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Alex Browne

Folks tuning in this morning for Mozart, Betthoven, and Bach on classical music public radio station WQCP/Fort Pierce (91.1) were surprised to hear, instead, Michael Jackson singing :"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." It's all part of a series of previously unannounced changes at the public radio cluster licensed to Indian River State College (IRSC Public Media).

WQCP flipped formats this morning at 6 a.m. to an R&B Christmas music format ("the soulful sound of the holidays"). After the holidays, WQCP will adopt a full-time R&B format.

The classical music format -- with no notable changes in the program schedule -- shifted immediarely to the HD2 channel of WQCP's sister station, WQCS (88.9); WQCS-HD2 is now branded as "QCS Classic," with classical music most of the week, and a few jazz and standards music series on weekend evenings. In on-air spots running today on WQCP, the station is assuring listeners that "classical music is alive and well" on WQCS-HD2, and is suggesting that listeners can find the signal on their smart speakers. (Not positive here, but I don't think they're yet streaming the HD2 signal on their website or TuneIn, though.) This is going to be a challenge for the older demos that have enjoyed classical music on their standard radios.

IRSC also operates WQJS/Clewiston (88.5), in Okeechobee County, which has been offering a jazz format until recently. At the moment it's simulcasting the "QCS Classic" classical music signal. The WQJS website says: "Due to programming realignment, the full-time Jazz is taking a pause on our stations. But we are working on expanded digital coverage to bring Jazz back to one of our HD channels as soon as we can."

Part of the rationale for WQCP's shift to R&B may be the impending loss of WFLM (104.5), the Urban Contemporary station in White City which has a construction permit to move WFLM to Palm Beach Shores and a new frequency, 104.7. After the move, St. Lucie County, the current home of WFLM (as well as WQCP and WQCS) will receive only a marginal signal, if any, from the new WFLM/Palm Beach Shores -- thus there's an opening for an R&B-oriented station in the county. It should be noted that WFLM has been broadcasting from the WQCS tower, so it will be moving off it, as well.

Finally, WQCS has a construction permit for yet another station in Okeechobee County, WQCO/Okeechobee (90.5). Unknown what formats IRSC will place on WQJS and WQCO once the dust all settles!
 
speer360 said:
a NCE R&B Station?
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That's what 91.1 was before it was soldf to the college.. owned by the late Ray Kassis as WJFP and did r n b/gospel and "paid programming"
 
From the Treasure Coast, two station flips to report:

1) WQCP-91.1/Fort Pierce, a public radio station licensed to Indian River State College, formerly a classical music station, was stunting with an R&B Christmas format ("Soulful Sounds of the Season") through December 25. The station flipped overnight, just as Christmas ended, to a new full-time Urban Contemporary format ("the new Q-91.1, the Treasure Coast's only R&B station"). Their new claim is not entirely accurate: WMBX-102.3/Jensen Beach offers an Urban Contemporary format as well on the Treasure Coast. But the positioning is a reference to WFLM, which has been offering an Urban Contemporary format on 104.5, licensed to White City, adjacent to Fort Pierce, but has re-located its COL to Palm Beach Shores on 104.7. From my home in Port St. Lucie, also adjacent to Fort Pierce, I could not hear a signal anymore on 104.5 this afternoon (December 26), but was unable to determine if I could pick up the new 104.7.

2) Glades Media reports a change in format for WJNX-AM-1330/Fort Pierce, and a call letter change for the former WLMX which becomes WJNX-FM-106.1/Okeechobee. The Regional Mexican format ("La Ley") is now being simulcast on both stations (WJNX-AM's previous format was Spanish Talk), as well as translator W236AO-95.1/Port St. Lucie, which had previously simulcast the former WFLM/White City. Here's the official news release from Glades Media:

"Glades Media recently completed a merger that combined two popular radio stations in South Florida, WJNX-AM1330 and WLMX-FM106.1/95.1, bringing them under one unified brand, “La Ley 106.1/95.1.” This merger, which officially came into effect on December 1st, marked an important development in the regional Mexican radio landscape in the region.

"Prior to the merger, Glades Media had ownership of the translator and was operating BMZ Broadcasting’s 106.1 WLMX through a Time Brokerage Agreement. As part of the merger, the call letters for 106.1 WLMX were changed to WJNX-FM.
With this consolidation, WJNX/WJNX-FM now stands as Glades Media’s third station operating under the “La Ley” brand in South Florida. This move follows the footsteps of their existing “La Ley” stations in the region, including “La Ley 99.5” WLLY-FM in Palm Beach Gardens, which primarily serves the West Palm Beach market, and “La Ley 92.1/99.7” on AM1490 WAFZ/99.7 W259CZ and 92.1 WAFZ-FM in Immokalee, which extends its reach to the Fort Myers area as well. This merger not only strengthens Glades Media’s presence in the South Florida radio landscape but also offers a broader platform for the “La Ley” brand to connect with its audience across the region.
For more information on La Ley 95.1/106.1 please reach out to [email protected]…"
 
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Brief update on 12/27. WFLM/White City still appears to be operating on 104.5. The new WFLM, moving to COL Palm Beach Shores at 104.7, was still not heard.
 
WFLM will officially move from COL White City to Palm Beach Shores (and from 104.5 to 104.7) this Friday, January 12, according to on-air announcements. The broadcast area will shift southward, from the Fort Pierce area to the West Palm Beach area.
 
Alex Browne said:
WFLM will officially move from COL White City to Palm Beach Shores (and from 104.5 to 104.7) this Friday, January 12, according to on-air announcements. The broadcast area will shift southward, from the Fort Pierce area to the West Palm Beach area.
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.... and in fact it did happen yesterday, February 12. The 104.7 signal is not listenable where I am, in Port St. Lucie. So the Fort Pierce market has indeed lost this signal to the West Palm Beach market.
 
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