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Metallica on 1580?

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vchimpanzee

East of Charlotte NC, I heard "Unforgiven" just before sunset while going east. I was climbing a very long hill, though another factor could have been the creek running north to south.

A few minutes later I was picking up nearby WZKY like I was supposed to.
 
Radio-Locator lists three Classic Hits stations on 1580, VChimp. One in VA, one in IN, and one in KY.

All three seem to be 250-watters.

Bon chance and 73
 
Possibly WWTF out of Lexington, KY?

AM rock station on 1580 feeding a local translator. 10kW days. It’s possible they were still running day power. From where you were, it would seem a very possible station
 
Could be.

WZKY is also classic hits but I would hope Metallica isn't in their playlist. Also this week I hear "Chantilly Lace" so they're close to being oldies.
 
If the station is playing rock-based hits from the 90s, this song would qualify. It's considered a power ballad, similar to Boston's More Than a Feeling. Someone might have a sense of humor since James Hettfield recently entered rehab. As a result the band has been back in the news.
 
The old WAXU 1580 Georgetown, KY left on 10 kW sounds correct. Georgetown is a suburb of Knoxville. The pattern maximum on 10 kW is close to 2000 mV/m @ 1 km, or close to 50 kW minimum Class B nondirectional field.
 
TheBigA said:
If the station is playing rock-based hits from the 90s, this song would qualify. It's considered a power ballad, similar to Boston's More Than a Feeling. Someone might have a sense of humor since James Hettfield recently entered rehab. As a result the band has been back in the news.
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WZKY has never ventured into the 90s and is not rock-based.
 
Last night I wasn't even hardly out of the city and heard something like Herb Alpert coming from somewhere else. WZKY may have been doing news but I don't remember.
 
cyberdad said:
CKDO?
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That's pretty remarkable. Usually if I get anything from the north it's WJFK.

Maybe that's the station that was playing some really old songs last winter. I lost it before I got station ID. But these were REALLY old songs. Not what an oldies station would play.
 
seattlesarchiebunker said:
Possibly WWTF out of Lexington, KY?

AM rock station on 1580 feeding a local translator. 10kW days. It’s possible they were still running day power. From where you were, it would seem a very possible station
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I picked up a station for a really long time that was a little on the loud side, but that's normal sometimes for WZKY. I finally heard "WTF Rocks".
 
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