Flotsam & jetsam

A few more notes from the week's changes.

In Birmingham, another translator move, although this one is a bit odd.  WAY-FM's ever silent W275AR at 102.9 MHz has a CP to move to 92.3, from the old 104.1 site in Hoover.  Call me crazy (everyone else does) but 102.9 MHz from atop Red Mountain seems like a much better signal to sell off than this one.  First, it's a downgrade in coverage, PLUS it's first adjacent to Crawford's WXJC-FM.  Granted, WXJC's piddly signal isn't exactly blowing down radios in Hoover, but it is possible to hear the station in some places.  That will change if this facility is ever put on the air.  WXJC-FM also runs HD (God only knows why) so it's conceivable that the HD sideband could affect the translator, or more likely vice-versa.

Up on the mighty Tennessee River, Priceville's LPTV WYAM has apparently cut over to digital and dropped their analog signal. The slightly directional signal should cover all of Decatur, Athens and a good chunk of western Huntsville.

Finally, the history for Fort Payne's WFPA has been sorted out thanks to the gracious help of someone in the know.  Thank you.  And remember, all the history is written by contributors, so if you have some dusty memories of radio or TV, be sure to send it off to me.  My address is all over the website.