Heard the promos all week on 106.3 WORD. I assume that they are going to flip the AM side. I can't imagine sports taking over FM on an Entercom station.
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Sure enough. I tuned in today @ 1330 am. I hope thet add some local hosts as well.
It's about time something different was done with the AM's. Greg McKinney of the morning show on 98.9 is going to do an afternoon show.
i think moving mckinney to a sports talk show is an indication that they are about to make format changes on 98.9 mckinney was the last of the programmers that had success on that frequency
That would be interesting, but I'm not sure what they would do. MAGIC is now the only pure AC station in the market. It only recently started to fall below MY in the ratings race. They could definately use some refreshing of their music regardless of the age bracket and decades they cover musically. But I would find it surprising if they flipped.
As I recall, 106.3 FM doesn't even cover the entire market.
106.3 is only really troublesome going in to Easley. The rest is far superior to 1330/950, overall.
98.9 isn't doing that great, but neither is 93.3...and even 101.1 has done better in the past. Almost all of the Entercom stations need help. 98.9 has not had a dedicated, proper PD in years. You can't expect results running something on the side like that.
98.9 isn't doing that great, but neither is 93.3...and even 101.1 has done better in the past. Almost all of the Entercom stations need help. 98.9 has not had a dedicated, proper PD in years. You can't expect results running something on the side like that.
97.1 in Spartanburg is back off the air as of a few days ago...I was able to hear 97.1 The River from Atlanta up here in Gaffney last night with little effort. I wonder if they're in the process of moving the transmitter location after their tower fell down (along with 1400 AM's signal). I see an application to move to the WHRZ tower in downtown Spartanburg, but with a lower HAAT their signal probably won't get out as far. They're already on HD3 on 93.7, I'm glad they added that HD channel, and didn't touch my favorite (93.7 HD2). How was Entercom able to start with ESPN Radio, was 1400 ESPN sold to them too? I wonder what they'll become when they come back on, if they rebuild their tower...
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OK. Now I'm confused. I don't get 97.1 so you're saying that 93.7 HD3 broadcasts ESPN Radio? Also, just curious, what's on 93.7 HD2 these days. I know it used to be comedy, but have no idea what it is now (no longer have an HD radio).
Yup, 93.7 WFBC-HD3 just went on about 2 weeks ago, for the first few days it simulcasted News Radio WYRD from 106.3, but now it's simulcasting ESPN Upstate, which is also on 1330 in Greenville / 950 in Spartanburg. So I wonder whats gonna happen to 1400 once the come back online, since ESPN moved. Also I mentioned that 97.1 may be moving to the same tower in Spartanburg that already has 104.1 (Hangar Radio Z) it says they're 47 watts (I think they're using more than that) because their signal has always been strong enough here to make it well into Cherokee County towards Gaffney, even with the 104.3 translator here. 97.1 has never been so good up here, even at 250 watts it struggles to make it past Cowpens (probably because of WKKT).
93.7 HD2 is a Rhythmic AC called "FunkyTown" playing a 50/50 mix of dance/house/freestyle/disco music from the 70s to 90s mixed in with newer hits...No commercials so I like to leave it on all day sometimes.
Take a look at these pics of the 1400 and W246BU antenna carnage. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS...?appn=101621013&qnum=5110©num=1&exhcnum=1
Also https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS...?appn=101621013&qnum=5110©num=1&exhcnum=2
Also https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS...?appn=101621013&qnum=5110©num=1&exhcnum=2
I love the variety on the WFBC-HD2 FunkyTown Rhythmic AC format. I wish they would move this to analog and a station like this was more common nationwide. They play many good hits, and I listed a bunch of them that I heard over the past few days, so you get an idea of their playlist, which has well over 500 songs.
WFBC-HD2 Sample Playlist:
C&C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat
Madonna - Hung Up
Noel - Silent Morning
Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love
D-Mob & Cathy Dennis - C'Mon And Get My Love
Pitbull - I Know You Want Me
Usher - Caught Up
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Jomanda - Got A Love For You
Peter Brown - Dance With Me
Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie
Erasure - Chains Of Love
Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
Stevie B - In My Eyes
Maroon 5 - One More Night
Sir Mix A Lot - Baby Got Back
Britney Spears - Until The World Ends
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
DHT - Listen To Your Heart
Madonna - Vogue
Mariah Carey - Someday
Macklemore - Can't Hold Us
Janet Jackson - Miss You Much
David Guetta - Titanium
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
Katy Perry - Firework
Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child
Nikki French - Total Eclipse of the Heart
Club Nouveau - Lean On Me
DJ Sammy - Heaven
Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing
OMD - If You Leave
Robert Miles - Children
The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men
Lada Gaga - The Edge Of Glory
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Madonna - La Isla Bonita
Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me
Abba - Dancing Queen
Pitbull & Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment
Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
Robyn - Show Me Love
Black Box - I Don't Know Anybody Else
La Bouche - Be My Lover
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
Nikki Minaj - Starships
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over
Seal - Crazy
Rupaul - Supermodel (You Better Work)
Shakira - Whenever Wherever
Animotion - Osession
Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
Madonna - Beautiful Stranger
Haddaway - What Is Love
Gary Numan - Cars (Remix)
Psy - Gangnam Style
Daft Punk - One More Time
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Icona Pop - I Love It
INOJ - Love You Down
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
Irene Cara - Flashdance (What A Feeling)
Captain Hollywood Project - More and More
Bee Gees - Night Fever
KLF - 3 AM Eternal
Soul II Soul - Back To Life
Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na)
Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
Will To Power - Fading Away
George Michael - Fastlove
Black Box - Ride On Time
Adamski - Killer
Soho - Hippychick
Olive - You're Not Alone
Madonna - Borderline
Dr Alban - It's My Life
I hope this format is tried further on the analog side, would make a strong competitor for WMYI.
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Interesting playlist. Actually, I think it would be more of a competitor for Magic since MY now is only 90s and later as Hot AC (making WFBC itself more of a competitor). Maybe even a good alternative for Chuck listeners, since that station has been growing stale. That playlist certainly is more fun and, arguably, has more variety than the "we play everything" playlist of Chuck.
Lots of decent '80s pop/dance in there.
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