As Scott has pointed out, everything about that translator is just rumor and speculation at this point. It is not approved, it is not allowed yet (if ever) to move to the ESB.
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For now, they’re operating under a STA. Their transmission system was damaged and they’re running on their nighttime pattern full time. Sounds like they’re not going to make the repair to bring the daytime pattern back, which makes sense considering they’re abandoning the site.
I would not be surprised if they simply sold the AM license and put Family Radio on a leased HD subchannel. Not sure who would want 1560, but I suspect it would be someone who already owns an AM site where it could be diplexed.
Isaiah 55:1-13 "The man lived, and learned that salvation is not to be bought with money."
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I wonder if this relay will be associated with WFME AM, once built out.
The link says it will.
Just like Mr. Joy, I too have Cerebral Palsy but unlike him, I'll be celebrating my 50th birthday in April.
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I wonder if this relay will be associated with WFME AM, once built out.
The link says it will.
Just like Mr. Joy, I too have Cerebral Palsy but unlike him, I'll be celebrating my 50th birthday in April.
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They've owned and operated that translator since 2018. I think there's something else closer to NYC that they're about to buy.
I don’t think they ever built this out.
I see it now in small print: CP Granted-Off Air
Still I don't think this is what they're talking about in their message.
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Hmm maybe 103.9 or 106.3 in Long Island city.
I believe the Lyndhurst location for 94.7 will be on one of WOR's towers.
I think what attracted the logistics company that's purchasing the site as well as the other warehouses and supply depots is the proximity to La Guardia.
I don't know what rebuilding or finding a station with which to diplex would involve in terms of cost, but buying 1190 does seem like a viable option. The station is rumored to be for sale.
WABC sold for $12.5 million. So what would WLIB's price tag be? Perhaps $4-$5 million? Maybe Family could then sell the 1560 license to someone.
WWRL, with an inferior signal, sold for $8.5 million. So perhaps WLIB could cost around $10 million?
WWRL Sale to IHeart Radio: Price iHeart Paid To Air Black Information Network In New York: $8.5M.
WWRL Sale to IHeart Radio: Price iHeart Paid To Air Black Information Network In New York: $8.5M.
Good point. Sounds like iHeart overpaid to me.
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I read recently that WWRL lost a tower ( of the 4 they have ) in a recent storm they had go thru area, because of this they were operating at reduced power day & night non-DA. Maybe the new owners felt it be better to take it off the air,while the new replacement tower goes up ? Just a thought ?
In the late 60's when THE BIG RL was SWEET 16 ,they played R&B and were good at it, They had great audio but the signal wasn't great in New Jersey west of the towers ,very spotty.
I recall cruisin' Bloomfield Av near Branch Brook Park ,in Newark,NJ and on the car radio driving east THE BIG RL would quickly get loud,really loud . . . as you headed into Newark. On the way west as we cruised Bloomfield Av. ,they'd get weak same spot other side of street.
I played the game all the time, it was fun to me ,not my friends !
Yes, it's possible but hard to say. A lot of stations have come on since 1955.
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