I could see it running as a zombie station for the immediate future. It can continue to claim that it provides a NYC clear for some of WW1's syndicated talkers. It costs next to nothing to run (some electricity, maintenance, a contract engineer, etc.)
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WFAS-FM BRONXVILLE NY Sold
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It's similar to what they're doing with KABC.
Is that sarcasm? The station hasn't done music in a year, and when it did, it barely got listeners. Why? A big reason is because there were other FM stations that they were listening to (i.e. WBLS).
Another reason was the coverage. A Class A from the Bronx is not going to get the job done. It probably would have been better off trying to make a go of it in Westchester. On the other hand, I'm not sure they would have pulled in an over $7 million sale price if the stick was still in Hartsdale. All irrelevant now. What's done is done.
Theatre of my Mind quotes : 'The shortwave-ification of FM radio continues.'
I was about to post earlier with the snarky thought about multi-band radios in the future (if there are any) having the FM dial consigned to 'The 3-meter Band'.
But Theatre beat me to it, lol.
Perhaps that new line of multi-band radios will even have a Conelrad spot or two situated on the 3 meter dial.
I was about to post earlier with the snarky thought about multi-band radios in the future (if there are any) having the FM dial consigned to 'The 3-meter Band'.
But Theatre beat me to it, lol.
Perhaps that new line of multi-band radios will even have a Conelrad spot or two situated on the 3 meter dial.
Who would make or sell them?
The best use of this station from its current location would have been as a Korean language format. The signal reaches Queens where at least two-thirds on NYC's Korean population lives. And it reaches Bergen County NJ's Fort Lee and Palisades Park area which is home to the second-largest Korean population in the U.S., just behind Los Angeles. But I guess there must not have been a Korean operator with the kind of cash that tax-exempt VCY had to throw around.
In any case, Cumulus destroyed everything it touched in the New York market and this latest transaction puts a bow on their miserable legacy.
There is already Korean programming on 87.7 FM, 101.5 FM (Queens translator); and 1660 AM.
My guess is that WFAS FM could have succeeded as a brokered station. WVIP FM 93.5 has been broadcasting for years from the same tower, and leases its time, mostly to West Indian broadcasters. Frankly, I thought Multicultural would have been the buyer, since leased time stations are their specialty.
It'll continue to decline. Just bought a car. No AM
You're absolutely right. I guess my statement was flippant and intended to mean why invest in a dying band. My brand new car has no AM.
Very very few new cars do not have AM. Since it will take more than two decades to flush current cars off the road, AM can still have a very very long life, even if most stations are converted to specialty or niche formats.
One of the few qualifications required to own a radio station is US citizenship. The FCC offers waivers and makes decisions on a case by case basis. But quite often that requirement is a problem. It's partly why there are so many foreign language pirate stations.
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They should move WFAN to 103.9 and make 101.9 Alt Rock again!!!
This obsession with WRXP is starting to become unhealthy.
There are about 10,848 commercial radio stations in the USA and that is not even including translators.
WFAN is the 8th highest in revenue out of all of them. Most of its listening is to the FM signal.
It's not moving.
Agreed. It’s becoming as bad as that other poster in Philly...
Shhhhhh. Please, please don't say the name. It's as bad as someone saying, "It's been nearly a year since we had a transmitter failure..."
It's a very limited Class A signal that puts a 65 dbu signal over less than 25% of the market population. And then, it is being used to clear the owner's networked talk shows and it gets nearly no listening and very little revenue.
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