Three Tennessee Valley area translators were deleted by the FCC the other day.
First, in Athens, W261CL was axed. Running 178 watts on 100.1 MHz, it was relaying WHRP-FM's Adult Mix urban contemporary format. The frequency has long been active in the area, at one time carrying Alabama Public Radio, and before that, Nashville's rocking 103KDF before it went countrified.
The other two are in Florence and belong to Urban Radio, who used W222AV to rebroadcast Shoals-music-lovin' AM'er WLAY. The station had been on 92.3 MHz and ran a healthy 225 watts. Gone with it is W266AU, running 125 watts on 101.1 MHz and relaying St. Joesph, Tennessee-licensed WMXV, which plays to the Florence market.
Most surprising to me is seeing the WLAY translator deleted. The overwhelmingly popular trend in Alabama radio has been for AMs to get FM translators, so to see one not only shut down but have the license turned in is very usual.
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