I notice that some programs that air on WHKW get moved over to WHK. In some, maybe all, cases, this occurs because a sports play-by-play airs WHKW. On Thursday night, 11/26/2024, the WHKW show, "What's Left, What's Right" was on WHK. I've often heard commercial sized spots voiced by Molly Smith of Cleveland Right To Life during regular programming on WHK. For the first time, on 11/26, I heard her podcast/(radio program?) taking up what, usually, is an hour of "The Larry Elder Show". I'm thinking that these are paid for programs and that they need to air somewhere. The tip-off about their brokered programming status is the announcement about the views expressed not necessarily being those of WHK or Salem Media.
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"What's Left, Whats's Right" host Pastor Ernie Sanders' home base is his church in Geauga County. It is in the building at Route 87 and Sperry Road in Newbury that housed WNOB-FM 107.9 in 1959 and was later home to WELW-FM, WDMT-FM, WPHR-FM and WENZ-FM. When WENZ moved downtown, it was occupied by the Middlefield Cheese Company until sold to Pastor Sanders' church. The original tower which once stood right behind the building was moved just south to the adjacent trucking company property on the corner.
I wonder if the pastor does his show from that building. Some of the studio rooms might have been left there.
I wonder if the pastor does his show from that building. Some of the studio rooms might have been left there.
Im assuming the moved show is pay to play and Gorka produces no income since it’s an in house product. If sports or other programming made a conflict, I assume they protected the income by airing the show on the sister station.
WHKW is the flagship for Kent State Golden Flashes football.
The Flashes played Buffalo last night (Nov. 26 - the MAC always plays some games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the waning weeks of the season).
So while KSU was on 1220, "What's Left, What's Right" slid over to 1420 to fulfill the obligation.
Nothing more to it than that.
The Flashes played Buffalo last night (Nov. 26 - the MAC always plays some games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the waning weeks of the season).
So while KSU was on 1220, "What's Left, What's Right" slid over to 1420 to fulfill the obligation.
Nothing more to it than that.
Always a hoot to listen to Ernie and his rants against people who get and perform abortions, gay and trans individuals, Democrats and Liberals in general who he claims are all sick deviants and are all going straight to hell!
107.9 moved to Downtown Cleveland back in late 1988 when it was still WPHR. At first, they ended up across the street from Playhouse Square. Now, they're in Independence, not too far from WHK and WHKW's studios.
...and who could forget WHKW 98.1 in Kennedy, Alabama....
107.9, along with 95.5, was one of the first stand alone FM stations in Cleveland. Phil Kerwin was an original owner involved in the start up. Although the frequency was assigned to Cleveland, I do not know why the Newbury location was chosen. Originally, it had high power with a multi bay antenna atop the tower right behind the building. Some old-timers said there may have been as many as 16 bays. The signal was so narrow that it skipped right over most of Cleveland and allegedly could be heard in Chicago. That was changed, and for the bulk of its Newbury life it operated with 70 KW ERP with a multi bay antenna fed, at one time, by a Gates/Harris 20 or 25 kw transmitter. Great signal on the east side, into Youngstown and Akron, but again it tended to skip over the city and the west side.
When the tower was moved to the adjoining lot, the antenna was changed as was the ERP to, I believe, 40KW along with a change of height. This helped the downtown/west signal some. I heard there were plans to to move the transmitter to Warrensville Heights, but at that time issues with 107.3 in Elyria and other factors deemed that impractical.
The current Hip Hop format may be the most successful the station has ever had, which have included background music, Easy Listening, Progressive Rock, Country, A/C, Disco, Top 40, Urban and Alternative. A legion of area personalities and DJ's passed through there over the years. As with industry trends today, there are fewer local programs now.
When the tower was moved to the adjoining lot, the antenna was changed as was the ERP to, I believe, 40KW along with a change of height. This helped the downtown/west signal some. I heard there were plans to to move the transmitter to Warrensville Heights, but at that time issues with 107.3 in Elyria and other factors deemed that impractical.
The current Hip Hop format may be the most successful the station has ever had, which have included background music, Easy Listening, Progressive Rock, Country, A/C, Disco, Top 40, Urban and Alternative. A legion of area personalities and DJ's passed through there over the years. As with industry trends today, there are fewer local programs now.
I was there for a bit in the disco era. At the time, I was living in southern Medina county and the signal was very unreliable, breaking up, picket fencing etc. Once I started there, it was explained to me that they were basically trying to shoot the signal over a ridge and it didn't quite make it. If they had been allowed to increase the height of the tower/antenna the signal would have been better but they would have had to reduce power so they didn't bother.
Don't forget about WCRF 103.3 FM, the Moody Bible Institute station. I believe that is stand alone as well. My sister listens to them and, even though being Catholic, it's her go-to station for Christian radio.
Radio station cluster ownership in Cleveland:
IHeart - 7 stations (WTAM, WARF, WAKS, WGAR, WMMS, WMJI, WHLK)
Audacy - 4 stations (WKRK, WNCX, WDOK, WQAL)
Urban One - 4 stations (WJMO, WERE, WZAK, WENZ)
Salem - 3 stations (WHKW, WHK, WFHM)
Ideastream - 2 stations - (WKSU, WCLV)
Standalone stations:
WKNR (Good Karma)
WCCD (Darrell Scott/New Spirit Revival Church)
WCCR (Cleveland Catholic Radio)
WCRF (Moody)
WNWV (Rubber City Radio)
IHeart - 7 stations (WTAM, WARF, WAKS, WGAR, WMMS, WMJI, WHLK)
Audacy - 4 stations (WKRK, WNCX, WDOK, WQAL)
Urban One - 4 stations (WJMO, WERE, WZAK, WENZ)
Salem - 3 stations (WHKW, WHK, WFHM)
Ideastream - 2 stations - (WKSU, WCLV)
Standalone stations:
WKNR (Good Karma)
WCCD (Darrell Scott/New Spirit Revival Church)
WCCR (Cleveland Catholic Radio)
WCRF (Moody)
WNWV (Rubber City Radio)
It's like WAKS 96.5...licensed to Akron, but considered part of the IHeart Cleveland Cluster
And here's the receipt to prove it.
It's aimed at, and marketed toward Cleveland (107.3 Alternative Cleveland).
It's technically licensed to Elyria, but COLs are really just window dressing these days.
WAKR, WQMX, and WONE are all marketed towards and aimed at Akron, so Rubber City has a 3-station Akron Cluster, and a single station serving Cleveland.
AKR/QMX/ONE all (to varying degrees) can be heard in Cleveland - great...they're still geared towards Akron, and whatever reach they get in Cleveland is gravy
WJR 760 can be heard in Cleveland...doesn't mean it's a Cleveland station, as it is plainly geared towards Detroit.
To keep things simple, I only included stations meant to serve Cleveland (and in theory the market as a whole), and did not include the LFMs/translators
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