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WBT-FM Returns To Class C 107.9
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1110 WBT's future is in doubt. How long will WPTF stay on?
It's probably going to be all sports, like WCKY in Cincinnati or WHSQ (ex-WCBS) in New York City. That's the only format that would really make sense.
I would say sports, like Cox did with their 690 in Jacksonville. Simulcasting with 92.7?
I don't expect 92.7 simlucast but will probably very syndicated. I dont think they will do news.talk might hurt 107.9
Having a second news/talk station would defeat the purpose of moving to 107.9. It would be basically reinventing the wheel.
Huh? The only news/talk format mentioned that is going to be on 1110 is WBT, and that goes away next month. Nothing has indicated it will stay a news/talk station unless (highly doubtful) Radio One wanted to clear a bunch of syndicated shows on it or something.
My bet is FNZ goes to a simulcast on 1110. The listeners have been moved to FM, they’re not going to lose any sizable about of listeners from 92.7 to 1110, and it gives FNZ additional, better (primarily) daytime coverage in outer areas 92.7 doesn’t hit.
My bet is FNZ goes to a simulcast on 1110. The listeners have been moved to FM, they’re not going to lose any sizable about of listeners from 92.7 to 1110, and it gives FNZ additional, better (primarily) daytime coverage in outer areas 92.7 doesn’t hit.
Possibly ESPN Radio so that they can clear their full schedule as part of an agreement with WFNZ?
I was just thinking the thing word did here with word am back in September . I do think sports will be on 1110 though
I was just responding to RadioRonnie.
It also crossed my mind that they might do precisely that, program 1110 with a phalanx of syndicated news/talk shows of the Glenn Beck/Sean Hannity/Mark Levin ilk (I don't know what's on what stations in Charlotte already), as a kind of sidecar to WBT-FM on 107.9, with little if any local content.
Maybe Good Karma Brands would want 1110 like the old 880 in New York!!!
I hope we get airchecks.
I assume they'll change everything overnight and have everything swapped in time for AM drive tomorrow.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
When KNX added its FM simulcast four years ago, it happened at 3:00 in the afternoon and all the new imaging was already loaded and programmed into the playback system.
Not all that difficult when you know what needs to be done and by when.
So ... Is AM 1110 doomed? So much for EAS plans.
www.wcnc.com
WBT, Charlotte's oldest radio station, moves from AM to FM
Changes are also happening at co-owned Mix 107.9, Praise 100.9 and 102.5 The Block.
www.wcnc.com
I'm going to take a guess on the future of 1110.
With an iminient sale on the horizon, and most likely to an ethnic or religious broadcaster, I would say, possibly an expansion of Radio Nyra to Charlotte. Assuming there is enough of a South Asian Punjabi population there, as there is in Raleigh -Durham.
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With an iminient sale on the horizon, and most likely to an ethnic or religious broadcaster, I would say, possibly an expansion of Radio Nyra to Charlotte. Assuming there is enough of a South Asian Punjabi population there, as there is in Raleigh -Durham.
Radio Nyra | The Voice of the Indian Subcontinent in the USA
Broadcasting 24/7 Bollywood & Tollywood news, talk, and music to 100,000+ listeners in Raleigh-Durham.
radionyra.com
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Ethnic seems more likely. Only the true bottom feeders among religious broadcasters are interested in acquiring AMs these days, and I don't think any of them are capable of meeting the asking price for a 50kw blowtorch. As you say, it all depends on whether there's a South Asian (not Southeast -- we're talking about India, not Vietnam) community in Charlotte that has enough of a business base to generate advertising revenue for the station.I'm going to take a guess on the future of 1110.
With an iminient sale on the horizon, and most likely to an ethnic or religious broadcaster, I would say, possibly an expansion of Radio Nyra to Charlotte. Assuming there is enough of a Southeast Asian Punjabi population there, as there is in Raleigh -Durham.
Radio Nyra | The Voice of the Indian Subcontinent in the USA
Broadcasting 24/7 Bollywood & Tollywood news, talk, and music to 100,000+ listeners in Raleigh-Durham.
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