1110 New Format

[CLTRadio]

With what tower site? Rebuilding 3 towers and getting new land would be EXTREMELY cost prohibitive.

And you think the public would support the cost? Youd go broke and off the air in 6 months

Correct. It’s not happening. RIP 1110 AM, 1922-2026

 

[KilowattKat]

Correct. It’s not happening. RIP 1110 AM, 1922-2026

...and RIP 610 AM, 1941-2026.

 

[SomeRadioGuy]

Correct. It’s not happening. RIP 1110 AM, 1922-2026

Between 610 and 1110, i see only a slim possibility for one surviving and thats 1110 because you'll get more out of it Non D then 610......... and it'd likely be easier to diplex 1110 and thats how i see the only possibiltiy of 1110 surviving... if it is bought by someone, ie BBN...... who diplexes 1110 into a tower they already have... and thats a slim chancem, because Urban One will prob. want too much for the license.

 

[101tm]

Correct. It’s not happening. RIP 1110 AM, 1922-2026

Agreed. Time to move on. Both 610 and 1110 had long runs, and their most recent AM programming lives on via FM.

 

[secondchoice]

Agreed. Time to move on. Both 610 and 1110 had long runs, and their most recent AM programming lives on via FM.

The weird part of this is WBT has not really gone up in the ratings since moving to 107.9. The last full month on 1110 only on AM was 3.2 (6+). I'm not counting the Christmas period. They still haven't caught WFAE.

IMHO they should be at least a top 4 station (6+). WSB really went up when they got 95.5 especially the in town tower site.

With the midterms coming up and Trump forces beating a non Trump boot kissing Republican Senator the NC primary, any conservative talker should be rolling. As North Carolina goes back to a solid Red State for the Trump.

 

[TV Guy that still loves radio]

The weird part of this is WBT has not really gone up in the ratings since moving to 107.9. The last full month on 1110 only on AM was 3.2 (6+). I'm not counting the Christmas period. They still haven't caught WFAE.

IMHO they should be at least a top 4 station (6+). WSB really went up when they got 95.5 especially the in town tower site.

With the midterms coming up and Trump forces beating a non Trump boot kissing Republican Senator the NC primary, any conservative talker should be rolling. As North Carolina goes back to a solid Red State for the Trump.

Thank you, was very surprised no one mentioned their first book as an FM only was really bad.

 

[caudleweather]

The weird part of this is WBT has not really gone up in the ratings since moving to 107.9. The last full month on 1110 only on AM was 3.2 (6+). I'm not counting the Christmas period. They still haven't caught WFAE.

IMHO they should be at least a top 4 station (6+). WSB really went up when they got 95.5 especially the in town tower site.

With the midterms coming up and Trump forces beating a non Trump boot kissing Republican Senator the NC primary, any conservative talker should be rolling. As North Carolina goes back to a solid Red State for the Trump.

Aside from Good Morning BT, the rest of the lineup sucks. Just angry men being sarcastic.

Under what circumstances do you y'all think iHeart would flip 96.1 to their conservative talk lineup?

 

[101tm]

Aside from Good Morning BT, the rest of the lineup sucks. Just angry men being sarcastic.

Under what circumstances do you y'all think iHeart would flip 96.1 to their conservative talk lineup?

96.1 is not flipping.

 

[Josh Owens]

I wonder if the owner of 63 Big WAYS would be willing to take it over?

I thought about that...

 

[Josh Owens]

Just those who grew up during the glory days of 61 Big WAYS.

True.

 

[Josh Owens]

The strategy is clear now. Move the cash cow to 107.9 and future proof it, move Praise to 102.5 which is cheaper to operate and still covers your core audience, and sell off 100.9, 99.3, 1110 and 610 to the highest bidder to generate some cash. I was skeptical, but I think it makes sense now that it’s all out there.

I hope they make a bid for 97.3 if the relocation is approved. They could bring Mix back or try another format.

WBT was on 1110 for 103 years, and it’s still continuing on 107.9. Don’t understand all the emotion about 1110 going away. AM radio is dead.

Sell of 1110? Where do you get that or did I miss something? It's my understanding, that they're selling the land, not the station.

 

[Josh Owens]

I posted some of this earlier in this thread, but I think the tea leaves were there from the beginning. It was clear the move to 107.9 was to increase the reach/audience of the talk station, and allow them to command higher ad prices for political ads for the upcoming election cycle from the wider geographic area it would reach.

Good points, looks like that was the plan from the get go.

At the same time they've been slowly eliminating all syndicated programming since Limbaugh passed away, and converting it to completely local based shows to save $$. Yes, I understand some of those syndicated shows don't charge a license fee but even under a barter agreement they were surrendering ad time, and thus ad $$ versus local programming where they control 100% of advertising slots.

I am for local programming and yes, you do control ad times/rates therein.

The idea of launching another talk radio station with national shows made zero sense to me from the start. It would've been competing with themselves, and they risked listeners defecting back to the inferior AM station or stream to hear those programs which would've defeated their purpose of moving them to the FM signal and commanding more ad $$.

Hmmm, dunno 'bout all that, but see some of it.

 

[Josh Owens]

This is 100% true and I thought about it from the very beginning. Especially about not competing with yourself. I too noticed the move to more local programming. I just wish it wasn't all politics all the time.

That's what sells in that format, these days.

People living here prior to 1980 knew about WBT. Even then it was a well promoted station with entertaining public outreach. How many people today know about WBT be it AM or FM? With 90-100 people a day moving to the Charlotte area it would be a good idea if WBT made people think of WBT when they think of Charlotte.

I'm not from there, but when I think of Charlotte, I think of 'BT.

The not so logical side of me says there are a large number of 100KW FM's in the southeast, they're very common. Class 1A and 1B's aren't that common, that alone makes them special. There is also a sense of history that applies here with WBT-AM starting at the birth of broadcasting as we know it.

True.

There is something maybe a few may not know, something nerdy. You can listen to AM radio with a simple circuit that uses no electricity. All it takes is a long wire antenna, earth ground, a diode and a high impedance earphone. You can't do that wth FM.

HMMMM.

My wish for 1110 AM would be that it be turned non commercial listener supported.

What format?

In the interest of not beating the horse any further this will be my last comment on the subject.

I understand, too bad I asked questions. )

 

[Josh Owens]

Agreed. These were clearly business decisions. Mix and Block weren’t profitable enough, which is why they went away.

True.

 

[vchimpanzee]

What format?

I wonder what WHVN did with their music collection. When WAVO used it they succeeded in getting listener support for several years. However, that just paid for the music and there are other bills which the company covered. WHVN came back with the music for a few months so the station could be sold without being silent for longer than allowed.

A very traditional standards format, where the AC material that is dominant in America's Best Music takes a back seat.

 

[Loverofradio]

There’s absolutely no way this stunt is still airing on 1110

 

[Josh Owens]

I wonder what WHVN did with their music collection. When WAVO used it they succeeded in getting listener support for several years. However, that just paid for the music and there are other bills which the company covered. WHVN came back with the music for a few months so the station could be sold without being silent for longer than allowed.

A very traditional standards format, where the AC material that is dominant in America's Best Music takes a back seat.

WHVN was Standards? Back when I had a Sunday morning preaching broadcast on 'CGC (for like four months, it became apparent I needed to drop it for several reasons), I was on 'AVO, by default and somewhat delayed. If memory serves, when 'CGC was done with a tape (two weeks), they'd bicycle it (so to speak) to 'AVO. Dunno what time I was aired on in Rock Hill, but it was Sunday mornings at 8:30, back in late 2002.

 

[Josh Owens]

There’s absolutely no way this stunt is still airing on 1110

Is there something airing on 1110? It's not a stunt, it's a redirect. A stunt is what the owners pulled on us.

 

[vchimpanzee]

WHVN was Standards? Back when I had a Sunday morning preaching broadcast on 'CGC (for like four months, it became apparent I needed to drop it for several reasons), I was on 'AVO, by default and somewhat delayed. If memory serves, when 'CGC was done with a tape (two weeks), they'd bicycle it (so to speak) to 'AVO. Dunno what time I was aired on in Rock Hill, but it was Sunday mornings at 8:30, back in late 2002.

WHVN was silent but had to change that in order to be sold. So they did standards until the sale could happen.

 

[Josh Owens]

WHVN was silent but had to change that in order to be sold. So they did standards until the sale could happen.

Roger on that. I believe they were the first Religious Talk station I ever heard of, a predecessor of 'WTRU, etc.