While updating some stuff on the site, I happened to search the FCC query for info on this station. There's a pending application (which aren't normally discussed on ABMP) that caught my eye and is worth sharing.
W241AI is currently licensed for 10 watts on the eastern side of Birmingham, relaying Glen Iris' WGIB. The application boosts power to 43 watts and relocates it to… wait for it… Red Mountain. Where the parent station is to be changed to WERC-FM. Which means, in reality, a WERC-FM HD signal.
WERC HD-2 is currently heard on a translator, relaying gospel "Hallelujah FM". Could this be to bolster its signal, or is there an HD-3 planned with an entirely new format?
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Two new Journey stations hit the road, other minor odds and ends
Note: I'm writing this via mobile phone today as the internet at ABMP World Headquarters (what, you didn't know we had a World HQ?) has been out all day. The entire city's only high speed internet is delivered by CenturyLink, who generally sucks. Special kudos today to the folks who make the AnyFTP Android app for allowing me to get my site updated despite the outage!
A Friday full of odds-n-ends today as both Huntsville and Mobile/Pensacola pick up new "Journey" formatted stations, featuring a variety of 80s and 90s pop hits.
First up in Huntsville, country Wolf WWFF was blown up to bring in Journey 93-3. It's surprising that Cumulus chose this format as it overlaps with several existing stations locally. Huntsville may be the most oversaturated AC/variety hits market in the US now. This flip happened at 9:33am.
Later, Pensacola's WJLQ picked up the Journey format after dropping CHR as "i100" and a few days of stunting with a very short playlist of TV theme songs. The RDS has been off since the flip, although the HD signal is still active and still 7 seconds behind the analog.
Both cities debuted with the EXACT same playlist, which was a direct copy of the one used for the launch of Journey in Atlanta a while back. Just think, if Cumulus and Citadel merge, you'll have twice as many radio stations run this poorly and with so little thought given to them!
Staying on the coast for a moment, Pensacola's other pop music station, WRGV "The Groove" took this opportunity to finally shed their name, which had stuck around from the rhythmic AC days; they're now "107-3, Hit Music NOW".
Two AMs received minor construction permits today. WJUS in Marion has one that changes almost nothing, just dropping nighttime power for 34 to 33 watts. It will put the FCC record in compliance with the actual transmitter site, as ABMP has listed correctly for some time.
The other AM is WEBY in Milton, Florida, part of the Pensacola market. As far as I can tell this is only a "cosmetic" update, with the same facilities at the same location with basically the same coverage. WEBY is an unusual facility in that they use different night and day locations. The day location with 3 towers is co-located with Pensacola's WPNN, south of I-10 near FL-281 on Garcon Point. The night site is further north in the city of Milton, east of the river near downtown. With this update I've fixed the entry for WEBY, which had listed the night site with 3 towers. That was incorrect. It's directional days and non-directional at night only.
A Friday full of odds-n-ends today as both Huntsville and Mobile/Pensacola pick up new "Journey" formatted stations, featuring a variety of 80s and 90s pop hits.
First up in Huntsville, country Wolf WWFF was blown up to bring in Journey 93-3. It's surprising that Cumulus chose this format as it overlaps with several existing stations locally. Huntsville may be the most oversaturated AC/variety hits market in the US now. This flip happened at 9:33am.
Later, Pensacola's WJLQ picked up the Journey format after dropping CHR as "i100" and a few days of stunting with a very short playlist of TV theme songs. The RDS has been off since the flip, although the HD signal is still active and still 7 seconds behind the analog.
Both cities debuted with the EXACT same playlist, which was a direct copy of the one used for the launch of Journey in Atlanta a while back. Just think, if Cumulus and Citadel merge, you'll have twice as many radio stations run this poorly and with so little thought given to them!
Staying on the coast for a moment, Pensacola's other pop music station, WRGV "The Groove" took this opportunity to finally shed their name, which had stuck around from the rhythmic AC days; they're now "107-3, Hit Music NOW".
Two AMs received minor construction permits today. WJUS in Marion has one that changes almost nothing, just dropping nighttime power for 34 to 33 watts. It will put the FCC record in compliance with the actual transmitter site, as ABMP has listed correctly for some time.
The other AM is WEBY in Milton, Florida, part of the Pensacola market. As far as I can tell this is only a "cosmetic" update, with the same facilities at the same location with basically the same coverage. WEBY is an unusual facility in that they use different night and day locations. The day location with 3 towers is co-located with Pensacola's WPNN, south of I-10 near FL-281 on Garcon Point. The night site is further north in the city of Milton, east of the river near downtown. With this update I've fixed the entry for WEBY, which had listed the night site with 3 towers. That was incorrect. It's directional days and non-directional at night only.
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