All Entercom FM stations in Philly no HD?

[Bill_W]

Turned on my HD radio to listen to KYW on WYSP-HD2 to hear traffic on the 2s before I head out. I always want to see if they say anything on the route I know Google maps or Waze are going to take me. It’s missing. No HDs. It’s the same for WPHT on WOGL-HD3. No HDs there either. No HDs on B101 or 96.5 also. My HD radio in the kitchen here in ChesCo is picking up all the Beasley and iheartradio station subchannels and WSTW too.

 

[radiodx10]

So around 10am this morning WIP-FM was total dead air with no RDS. I suspect something's up at the entercom transmitter site, idk.

 

[davideduardo]

So around 10am this morning WIP-FM was total dead air with no RDS. I suspect something's up at the entercom transmitter site, idk.

Entercom has had multiple incidents of their computer systems being hacked for ransom or destructive purposes.

At least one of the industry newsletters blames cost reductions and reduced staffing in technical areas for not having adequate security and system supervision at Entercom.

 

[TheBigA]

At least one of the industry newsletters blames cost reductions and reduced staffing in technical areas for not having adequate security and system supervision at Entercom.

For which the CIO at the company was let go. My view is they're still transitioning their IT system from one that had been part of the larger CBS system to one that is now smaller and less sophisticated.

 

[geostudent]

RDS is currently working on WIP-FM and WBEB (with WBEB scrolling title/artist). No HD on any of them.

 

[davideduardo]

For which the CIO at the company was let go. My view is they're still transitioning their IT system from one that had been part of the larger CBS system to one that is now smaller and less sophisticated.

Unfortunately, they dismissed the CIO for not doing something he had no budget to do and no staff to do it with.

I see Entercom as a company in desperate moments because the Fields lost majority control under the Reverse Morris Trust and now they may be manipulated by the increased power of Shari Redstone. Frightened people make mistakes.

 

[TheBigA]

I see Entercom as a company in desperate moments because the Fields lost majority control under the Reverse Morris Trust and now they may be manipulated by the increased power of Shari Redstone. Frightened people make mistakes.

I heard a similar thing from Disney stockholders after Citadel bought ABC Radio, and that didn't end well for them.

 

[andygradel]

Not Entercom, but I also noticed that WRFF HD2 wasn't on yesterday.

 

[Bill_W]

Turned on my HD radio to listen to KYW on WYSP-HD2 to hear traffic on the 2s before I head out. I always want to see if they say anything on the route I know Google maps or Waze are going to take me. It’s missing. No HDs. It’s the same for WPHT on WOGL-HD3. No HDs there either. No HDs on B101 or 96.5 also. My HD radio in the kitchen here in ChesCo is picking up all the Beasley and iheartradio station subchannels and WSTW too.

Not WYSP, I meant WIP, whatever the call letters are on 94.1 now. By the way, Entercom seems to have everything resolved. All the HD channels appear to be back on their respective stations.