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Beasley Picks Up A Miami Translator

My guess would be WQAM. That's the only AM signal they have that isn't transmitting from Broward County, and all of them are from the Hillsboro Blvd. tower site except WWNN. QAM should cover just fine during the day, but at night they pull WAY back, and if they hope to get any of the major league teams back, they need nighttime coverage in the northern part of the market.
 
The article fails to mention this translator in Lauderdales, W245BC . . . . is only 67 watts at 40 meters. Anyway . . .

I was thinking the same thing as JayR.

At first, I thought, "Oh-o, they'll pull an iHateMedia move, and translate an HD 2 channel, again, and circumnative those ownership caps (discussed at length on another thread on this board). But looking at the BBGI page, Bealsey don't list one. (didn't they used to have one called, Pirate 96.5 on HD 2? Almost sure they did).

But now, I agree with Josh's assessment, that it would increase nighttime WQAM northern coverage. And it would be a good business move, as Josh says, because that increased coverage will make QAM more competitive in courting major league teams for broadcast and, of course, against WAXY 790/104.3.

Seems the non-profit Christian broadcasters (Way Media out of Colorado, and Calvary Chapel running the Reach brand) are dumping translators at an increasing frequency. I was never to crazy about those two groups swallowing up all the LPFM's in the first place. And . . .

Speaking of translators . . . slso seen this on Radio Insight about a new translator in West Palm Beach area as iHeartMedia acquires the CP for 93.3 W227CX Magnolia Park/West Palm Beach from Way Media for $100,000 and W227CX will rebroadcast an HD subchannel of 92.1 WRLX West Palm Beach . . . . . (as iHeart continues to circumnavigate ownership caps/rules) and retransmit HD channels. Of course, iHeart has been picking up quite a few from Reach as of late . . . what's up with iHeart's 100.3 these days? Is that dark permanently, or are they trying to relocate it, so as to non interfere with Legends WLML 100.3?

Back to Beasley's translator, and a counter Josh's take, another perspective: On the other board from Jim Slade, who always brings great insight to the boards opines, "if that will go to CBS along with the Miami cluster . . . or are they keeping it to use on one of the brokered stations." (which would be their Boca cluster). Good question: Would they rebroadcast WWWN or WSBR?

I can't see them rebroadcasting Radio International on WHSR 980 which has GREAT coverage with 5,000 day/2,200 at night, same goes for WWNN at 50,000 . . . but night time shrinks to 2,500. My money would be WSBR, the weak link with only 2,500 day and 940 at night. This of course, if Beasley keeps it, instead of packaging it into the CBS trade.
 
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artfuldodger said:
First, I thought, "Oh-o, they'll pull an iHateMedia move, and translate an HD 2 channel, again." . . . but looking at the BBGI page, Bealsey don't list one. (didn't they used to have one called, Pirate 96.5 on HD 2).
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Well, plus, you have to remember that they just sold Power to CBS, so even if they were still running an HD-2 there, they wouldn't have it for much longer.

artfuldodger said:
Seems the non-profit Christian broadcasters (Way Media out of Colorado, and Calvary Chapel running the Reach brand) are dumping translators at an increasing frequency. I was never to crazy about those two groups swallowing up all the LPFM's in the first place.
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It would have made some sense if they'd had decent market coverage with them after the demise of WMCU, but that was never the case, and no network of translators in a market this narrow east-to-west and long north-to-south is going to ever work the way a full-market signal will. That was never a winning proposition for them, and why they wasted all that time, effort and money in it never made any sense to me. Either entity would have been better off saving up and buying one of the lesser full-power stations. Say, WMIA perhaps.
 
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Well, plus, you have to remember that they just sold Power to CBS, so even if they were still running an HD-2 there, they wouldn't have it for much longer.
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Doh! I forgot about that, you're right. Speaking of HD's and Beasley.... didn't they/weren't they running WWNN on an HD 2 on an FM frequency, 100-something, 96-something. The logo or mention of that is no longer on the WWNN website.
 
I cant imagine that Beasley wouldn't use the translator to broadcast WQAM and then spin it off to CBS for even more $$. I'm sure WAXY on FM is killing them. An FM would help.

I doubt Beasley will get that much more for their brokered shows on their AM stations that are not being sold by putting the junk on FM, too.

I'm not an engineer, but would the 96.9 run into problems because it's so close to 96.5? Unless, of course, the same company owned both and they agreed to accept the interference. :)

And, artfuldodger, is it just me or has that other board been down for several days?
 
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And, artfuldodger, is it just me or has that other board been down for several days?
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Yeah. It wasn't loading up, just grinding way for several days. But this morning...it was up. Its pretty inactive these days, at least the Fort Laudy Miami board.

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I cant imagine that Beasley wouldn't use the translator to broadcast WQAM and then spin it off to CBS for even more $$. I'm sure WAXY on FM is killing them. An FM would help.

I doubt Beasley will get that much more for their brokered shows on their AM stations that are not being sold by putting the junk on FM, too.
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This is a point well made as well. Why waste it on brokered slop. Yeah, BBGI's Boca cluster makes money . . . but can you imagine those clients raising hell when they're told their rates are being increased because they're on an FM as well and the coverage increased?

In Atlanta, Beasley seems to have given up on one of their Brokered Outlets, 1100 WWWE in Hapeville/Atlanta, which was a African American oriented 'Sports and Entertainment Network,' (read: a catch-all, hodge-podge for anyone that walks through the door and and a check that will clear). Read about it here.

WWWE is part of a two-station cluster in Atlanta; the other is WAEC Inspirational Talk Radio 860 AM, known as Love 860, which is black inspiration, sort of an Altanta WEXY, if you will. And the Altanta cluster is to BBGI's Augusta cluster, what the BBGI Boca Cluster is to the Miami cluster. Boca is the brokered stuff, Miami is the non brokered stations with actual formats and real programming.

WWWE is flipping on January 5th to Female Oriented Talk in January 2015 as “WRNW1“ on http://www.wrnw1.com/ based out of Bohemia, New York. So, they're buying the whole of the airtime. It's the first terrestrial radio outlet for the internet based channel. Its in play for a five year deal.

I listened to it. Its seems like a good brand, good sounding station.

Which leaves me to wonder. If it works well in Atlanta -- and I think it will do better than the non-programmed brokered catch all of filling slots with anything, nilly-willy -- would BBGI try it on their other AM's, such the Boca Cluster?

Say WHSR 980, which is pretty much doing the same thing as WWWE. WWWN and WSBR and well known and good branded stations, so I don't see flips on either. In fact, the "Money Talk Radio" was copyrighted by Goldsmith way back when, he even sued when someone else tried to use it. And Beasley owns that brand now. As for WWNN, its got that great "Health to Wealth Network" branding. They're good brands and I don't see either being tossed. Both unique and well-done by BBGI.

It be best to move WSBR onto the better signal of 980 WHRS, and put the Women's News Network on 740, and just jettison the "Radio International" non format-check clears-catch bin, completely. Financially and quality speaking, its the better move. Again. The WRN programming sounds good; it's a definite benefit for BBGI.

Just spitballing, of course. Not starting rumor, or heard rumors.
 
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AMRocks said:
I cant imagine that Beasley wouldn't use the translator to broadcast WQAM and then spin it off to CBS for even more $$. I'm sure WAXY on FM is killing them. An FM would help.

I doubt Beasley will get that much more for their brokered shows on their AM stations that are not being sold by putting the junk on FM, too.

I'm not an engineer, but would the 96.9 run into problems because it's so close to 96.5? Unless, of course, the same company owned both and they agreed to accept the interference. :)
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Well, our questions and speculations have been answered. Over on the other board a poster offered a clarification/insight regarding the Beasley translator, in that '. . .the sale application with the FCC states the translator will rebroadcast 740 WSBR Boca Raton.' The poster opined that, '. . . seeing as that station is not part of the sale to CBS, I believe its fairly certain that the translator won’t be as well.' Interesting.

So, it seems 96.9 W245BC at 67 Watts / 40 Meters won't be part of the Miami Cluster or rebroadcast WQAM, but is part of the Boca Cluster and rebroadcast WSBR 740 AM.
 
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What will happen to the translator when all the Miami stations are sold to CBS?
 
The only translator BBGI has in Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Boca area is 96.9 W245BC at 67 Watts at 40 Meters. And the sales application with the FCC notes it is going to rebroadcast WSBR 740 AM. It's not part of the Miami trade with CBS. Everything else, as far as rebroadcasting their AM's on an FM, were HD channels, not translators. It looks like Beasley is keeping the 96.6 translator, not selling it nor trading it with CBS.
 
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