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KlassikKountry
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They have been playing oldies all day, with a stronger signal in Philly, great liners, sweepers and "oh wow" music. Is this a permanent thing now, they sound great.
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bierkenstock
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Radio Disney
Right now, WAMS is running Radio Disney. Signal does not sound any better. Depending on exactly where you are listening, you could be picking up WBUD from Trenton (which runs Oldies).
> They have been playing oldies all day, with a stronger
> signal in Philly, great liners, sweepers and "oh wow" music.
> Is this a permanent thing now, they sound great.
>
Right now, WAMS is running Radio Disney. Signal does not sound any better. Depending on exactly where you are listening, you could be picking up WBUD from Trenton (which runs Oldies).
> They have been playing oldies all day, with a stronger
> signal in Philly, great liners, sweepers and "oh wow" music.
> Is this a permanent thing now, they sound great.
>
K
KlassikKountry
Guest
Re: Radio Disney
WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped listening, it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners and great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what time they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat clearer and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the woods. Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't know what they are doing now.
WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped listening, it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners and great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what time they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat clearer and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the woods. Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't know what they are doing now.
A
apco25
Guest
Re: Radio Disney
> WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped listening,
> it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners and
> great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what time
> they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat clearer
> and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely
> over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the woods.
> Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't
> know what they are doing now.
>
Maybe they run a SCPA receiver system that's wired in the board. Hired board -op pushes in different transponders buttons where they can be 4 different formats or whatever he feels like in one day. WPEN must be hiding under a rock. <P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by apco25 on 01/27/06 12:41 AM.</FONT></P>
> WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped listening,
> it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners and
> great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what time
> they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat clearer
> and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely
> over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the woods.
> Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't
> know what they are doing now.
>
Maybe they run a SCPA receiver system that's wired in the board. Hired board -op pushes in different transponders buttons where they can be 4 different formats or whatever he feels like in one day. WPEN must be hiding under a rock. <P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by apco25 on 01/27/06 12:41 AM.</FONT></P>
Re: 1260 WAMS Oldies at 9:35pm
1260 WAMS is playing oldies now. I tuned in at 9:35pm and yes indeed it was oldies. It will be interesting to hear what they are playing Friday morning during drive time. Will they revert back to Gospel or stay with Oldies? Maybe with WVLT and WOGL showing up in the Wilmington book 12+, the owner at WAMS has decided to give Oldies a try again, before AM 1290 can switch to it. Especially now 1260's signal seems much better than in the past.
> > WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped
> listening,
> > it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners
> and
> > great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what time
>
> > they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat clearer
> > and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely
> > over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the
> woods.
> > Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't
> > know what they are doing now.
> >
1260 WAMS is playing oldies now. I tuned in at 9:35pm and yes indeed it was oldies. It will be interesting to hear what they are playing Friday morning during drive time. Will they revert back to Gospel or stay with Oldies? Maybe with WVLT and WOGL showing up in the Wilmington book 12+, the owner at WAMS has decided to give Oldies a try again, before AM 1290 can switch to it. Especially now 1260's signal seems much better than in the past.
> > WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped
> listening,
> > it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners
> and
> > great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what time
>
> > they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat clearer
> > and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely
> > over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the
> woods.
> > Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't
> > know what they are doing now.
> >
J
Jim_Hicks
Guest
Re: 1260 WAMS Oldies at 9:35pm
Since they gave up the WAMS call letters on January 10th and switched to WRJJ to match their WRJE in Dover, I strongly suggest this was someone either playing games or its WBUD. WBUD is expected to change from oldies to another format.
Remember WRJE and WRJJ use the ABC Gospel format, this could be as simple as a bird channel problem. Someone was playing with the channel selector, switching from oldies to Disney. The Gospel channel could have died for some reason and they had to throw SOMETHING on th air in a hurry.
> 1260 WAMS is playing oldies now. I tuned in at 9:35pm and
> yes indeed it was oldies. It will be interesting to hear
> what they are playing Friday morning during drive time.
> Will they revert back to Gospel or stay with Oldies? Maybe
> with WVLT and WOGL showing up in the Wilmington book 12+,
> the owner at WAMS has decided to give Oldies a try again,
> before AM 1290 can switch to it. Especially now 1260's
> signal seems much better than in the past.
>
> > > WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped
> > listening,
> > > it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners
>
> > and
> > > great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what
> time
> >
> > > they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat
> clearer
> > > and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely
>
> > > over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the
> > woods.
> > > Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't
>
> > > know what they are doing now.
> > >
>
Since they gave up the WAMS call letters on January 10th and switched to WRJJ to match their WRJE in Dover, I strongly suggest this was someone either playing games or its WBUD. WBUD is expected to change from oldies to another format.
Remember WRJE and WRJJ use the ABC Gospel format, this could be as simple as a bird channel problem. Someone was playing with the channel selector, switching from oldies to Disney. The Gospel channel could have died for some reason and they had to throw SOMETHING on th air in a hurry.
> 1260 WAMS is playing oldies now. I tuned in at 9:35pm and
> yes indeed it was oldies. It will be interesting to hear
> what they are playing Friday morning during drive time.
> Will they revert back to Gospel or stay with Oldies? Maybe
> with WVLT and WOGL showing up in the Wilmington book 12+,
> the owner at WAMS has decided to give Oldies a try again,
> before AM 1290 can switch to it. Especially now 1260's
> signal seems much better than in the past.
>
> > > WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped
> > listening,
> > > it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners
>
> > and
> > > great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what
> time
> >
> > > they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat
> clearer
> > > and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely
>
> > > over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the
> > woods.
> > > Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't
>
> > > know what they are doing now.
> > >
>
B
bierkenstock
Guest
Re: 1260 WAMS Oldies at 9:35am
Now I am getting Oldies (actually double Oldies since BUD is bleeding in) and no Disney. Maybe I heard a weird daytime skip yesterday. Disney has three affiliates on 1260.
Whatever they do won't matter much. Here is a station most people in the market can't receive and hardly anybody has ever listened to anyway. But on this board we seem to have a fondness for obscure stations.
Now I am getting Oldies (actually double Oldies since BUD is bleeding in) and no Disney. Maybe I heard a weird daytime skip yesterday. Disney has three affiliates on 1260.
Whatever they do won't matter much. Here is a station most people in the market can't receive and hardly anybody has ever listened to anyway. But on this board we seem to have a fondness for obscure stations.
B
BobHamilton
Guest
Re: Radio Disney
> WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped listening,
> it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners and
> great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what time
> they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat clearer
> and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely
> over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the woods.
> Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't
> know what they are doing now.
>
Let's face it. 1260 is a joke! No one cares! No one listens. Nuff said! It's a hobby with a broadcast license!
> WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped listening,
> it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners and
> great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what time
> they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat clearer
> and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely
> over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the woods.
> Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't
> know what they are doing now.
>
Let's face it. 1260 is a joke! No one cares! No one listens. Nuff said! It's a hobby with a broadcast license!
J
Jim_Hicks
Guest
Re: 1260 WAMS Oldies at 9:35am
I agree with you about our attraction to dead radio stations! I guess we should all be undertakers! However, when Newark's 1260 made an antenna change, legal or illegal, the coverage changed. It is loud and clear at Ridley Park, which it never was before. You could hear it as far aas Reading, but it was not that strong. When it was WAMS, I could barely hear it at my home in Newark. Now it is pining the needle on my Grundig. It covers Wilmington, which is legally outside its coverage area to protect WBUD. It covers all of New Castle County with a good signal, even the areas around Bear where it is SUPPOSED to be nulled out to protect 1260 in DC. At night, it is SUPPOSED to drop to 42 watts. On several occasions in the 90's, I would travel around NCC to check our night pattern (I was OM in those days). Now, the signal is as strong as daytime in the areas which used to be out of the primary area. At no time does their signal sound reduced. I find it very difficult to believe they reduce their power to legal levels.
With the signal they now have, legal or otherwise, it remains a fact that only us radio geeks give a #$%*&# that the station exists.
> Now I am getting Oldies (actually double Oldies since BUD is
> bleeding in) and no Disney. Maybe I heard a weird daytime
> skip yesterday. Disney has three affiliates on 1260.
>
> Whatever they do won't matter much. Here is a station most
> people in the market can't receive and hardly anybody has
> ever listened to anyway. But on this board we seem to have
> a fondness for obscure stations.
>
I agree with you about our attraction to dead radio stations! I guess we should all be undertakers! However, when Newark's 1260 made an antenna change, legal or illegal, the coverage changed. It is loud and clear at Ridley Park, which it never was before. You could hear it as far aas Reading, but it was not that strong. When it was WAMS, I could barely hear it at my home in Newark. Now it is pining the needle on my Grundig. It covers Wilmington, which is legally outside its coverage area to protect WBUD. It covers all of New Castle County with a good signal, even the areas around Bear where it is SUPPOSED to be nulled out to protect 1260 in DC. At night, it is SUPPOSED to drop to 42 watts. On several occasions in the 90's, I would travel around NCC to check our night pattern (I was OM in those days). Now, the signal is as strong as daytime in the areas which used to be out of the primary area. At no time does their signal sound reduced. I find it very difficult to believe they reduce their power to legal levels.
With the signal they now have, legal or otherwise, it remains a fact that only us radio geeks give a #$%*&# that the station exists.
> Now I am getting Oldies (actually double Oldies since BUD is
> bleeding in) and no Disney. Maybe I heard a weird daytime
> skip yesterday. Disney has three affiliates on 1260.
>
> Whatever they do won't matter much. Here is a station most
> people in the market can't receive and hardly anybody has
> ever listened to anyway. But on this board we seem to have
> a fondness for obscure stations.
>
A
apco25
Guest
Re: 1260 WAMS Oldies at 9:35pm
> 1260 WAMS is playing oldies now. I tuned in at 9:35pm and
> yes indeed it was oldies. It will be interesting to hear
> what they are playing Friday morning during drive time.
> Will they revert back to Gospel or stay with Oldies? Maybe
> with WVLT and WOGL showing up in the Wilmington book 12+,
> the owner at WAMS has decided to give Oldies a try again,
> before AM 1290 can switch to it. Especially now 1260's
> signal seems much better than in the past.
>
> > > WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped
> > listening,
> > > it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners
>
> > and
> > > great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what
> time
> >
> > > they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat
> clearer
> > > and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely
>
> > > over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the
> > woods.
> > > Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't
>
> > > know what they are doing now.
> > >
>
Yes if they don't get no phone calls for 2 hours, then they'll switch over Portugese. With a flick of a transponder.
> 1260 WAMS is playing oldies now. I tuned in at 9:35pm and
> yes indeed it was oldies. It will be interesting to hear
> what they are playing Friday morning during drive time.
> Will they revert back to Gospel or stay with Oldies? Maybe
> with WVLT and WOGL showing up in the Wilmington book 12+,
> the owner at WAMS has decided to give Oldies a try again,
> before AM 1290 can switch to it. Especially now 1260's
> signal seems much better than in the past.
>
> > > WAMS was oldies until around 3PM, then I stopped
> > listening,
> > > it was not WBUD, it was indeed WAMS with jingles, liners
>
> > and
> > > great oldies, great voice guy. Don't really know what
> time
> >
> > > they changed to Disney Radio. They were somewhat
> clearer
> > > and cleaner then I remember them in the past, completely
>
> > > over-ride-ing WBUD which is unusual in my neck of the
> > woods.
> > > Of course at night nothing comes in on 1260, so I don't
>
> > > know what they are doing now.
> > >
>
Yes if they don't get no phone calls for 2 hours, then they'll switch over Portugese. With a flick of a transponder.
A
apco25
Guest
Re: 1260 WAMS Oldies at 9:35am
> Now I am getting Oldies (actually double Oldies since BUD is
> bleeding in) and no Disney. Maybe I heard a weird daytime
> skip yesterday. Disney has three affiliates on 1260.
>
> Whatever they do won't matter much. Here is a station most
> people in the market can't receive and hardly anybody has
> ever listened to anyway. But on this board we seem to have
> a fondness for obscure stations.
>
Right ON. I think I'll bring up a new topic right now, let's name all the loneliest radio signals on the AM and FM educational bands. I'm sure somebody has that info......leeeeeeeeet's roll it.
> Now I am getting Oldies (actually double Oldies since BUD is
> bleeding in) and no Disney. Maybe I heard a weird daytime
> skip yesterday. Disney has three affiliates on 1260.
>
> Whatever they do won't matter much. Here is a station most
> people in the market can't receive and hardly anybody has
> ever listened to anyway. But on this board we seem to have
> a fondness for obscure stations.
>
Right ON. I think I'll bring up a new topic right now, let's name all the loneliest radio signals on the AM and FM educational bands. I'm sure somebody has that info......leeeeeeeeet's roll it.
F
funradio
Guest
Re: 1260 WAMS Oldies at 9:35am
First of all, WAMS would have a much better singnal now due to the fact that the station is approved by FCC and under STA to operate with 250 watts non-directional. That means better coverage and no nulls. The old three tower arrey was tight. Now do you understand why the coverage is better? The FCC data base is a world of information, check it sometime.
First of all, WAMS would have a much better singnal now due to the fact that the station is approved by FCC and under STA to operate with 250 watts non-directional. That means better coverage and no nulls. The old three tower arrey was tight. Now do you understand why the coverage is better? The FCC data base is a world of information, check it sometime.
Re: 1260 WAMS still Oldies Friday night
At 10pm last night they did play a WAMS id with the oldies music. I'm sitting here listening to 1260 WAMS right now (10:40pm Friday) and they still are playing oldies tonight and are using 1260 WAMS id's including on the hour as the legal id. Their signal has improved, but it does get weaker at night. It's got interferance coming through now that doesn't come through at all during the day, but it's better than it used to be before whatever changes were made to their transmitter setup.
Frankly, I'm hoping he'll make a real effort to make the Oldies format work this time and not go changing it again for at least two years. Of course he's going to need to get someone out selling spots and some billboard advertising to let people know 1260 WAMS is back with Oldies. Of course he'll also need a bit of money to do all this. I guess once again, time will tell.
Has anyone in the Dover area checked WRJE 1600 to hear if it is still Gospel or has it switched to Oldies too. As 1600 Dover has been playing Gospel music for far longer than 1260 Newark and probably has an established loyal listernership as well as local preachers who are paying the bills so my guess is 1600 Dover will stay Gospel as it probably has become reasonably successful with that format.
> Since they gave up the WAMS call letters on January 10th and
> switched to WRJJ to match their WRJE in Dover, I strongly
> suggest this was someone either playing games or its WBUD.
> WBUD is expected to change from oldies to another format.
>
> Remember WRJE and WRJJ use the ABC Gospel format, this could
> be as simple as a bird channel problem. Someone was playing
> with the channel selector, switching from oldies to Disney.
> The Gospel channel could have died for some reason and they
> had to throw SOMETHING on th air in a hurry.
>
At 10pm last night they did play a WAMS id with the oldies music. I'm sitting here listening to 1260 WAMS right now (10:40pm Friday) and they still are playing oldies tonight and are using 1260 WAMS id's including on the hour as the legal id. Their signal has improved, but it does get weaker at night. It's got interferance coming through now that doesn't come through at all during the day, but it's better than it used to be before whatever changes were made to their transmitter setup.
Frankly, I'm hoping he'll make a real effort to make the Oldies format work this time and not go changing it again for at least two years. Of course he's going to need to get someone out selling spots and some billboard advertising to let people know 1260 WAMS is back with Oldies. Of course he'll also need a bit of money to do all this. I guess once again, time will tell.
Has anyone in the Dover area checked WRJE 1600 to hear if it is still Gospel or has it switched to Oldies too. As 1600 Dover has been playing Gospel music for far longer than 1260 Newark and probably has an established loyal listernership as well as local preachers who are paying the bills so my guess is 1600 Dover will stay Gospel as it probably has become reasonably successful with that format.
> Since they gave up the WAMS call letters on January 10th and
> switched to WRJJ to match their WRJE in Dover, I strongly
> suggest this was someone either playing games or its WBUD.
> WBUD is expected to change from oldies to another format.
>
> Remember WRJE and WRJJ use the ABC Gospel format, this could
> be as simple as a bird channel problem. Someone was playing
> with the channel selector, switching from oldies to Disney.
> The Gospel channel could have died for some reason and they
> had to throw SOMETHING on th air in a hurry.
>
A
apco25
Guest
Re: 1260 WAMS still Oldies Friday night
> At 10pm last night they did play a WAMS id with the oldies
> music. I'm sitting here listening to 1260 WAMS right now
> (10:40pm Friday) and they still are playing oldies tonight
> and are using 1260 WAMS id's including on the hour as the
> legal id. Their signal has improved, but it does get weaker
> at night. It's got interferance coming through now that
> doesn't come through at all during the day, but it's better
> than it used to be before whatever changes were made to
> their transmitter setup.
>
> Frankly, I'm hoping he'll make a real effort to make the
> Oldies format work this time and not go changing it again
> for at least two years. Of course he's going to need to get
> someone out selling spots and some billboard advertising to
> let people know 1260 WAMS is back with Oldies. Of course
> he'll also need a bit of money to do all this. I guess once
> again, time will tell.
>
> Has anyone in the Dover area checked WRJE 1600 to hear if it
> is still Gospel or has it switched to Oldies too. As 1600
> Dover has been playing Gospel music for far longer than 1260
> Newark and probably has an established loyal listernership
> as well as local preachers who are paying the bills so my
> guess is 1600 Dover will stay Gospel as it probably has
> become reasonably successful with that format.
>
> > Since they gave up the WAMS call letters on January 10th
> and
> > switched to WRJJ to match their WRJE in Dover, I strongly
> > suggest this was someone either playing games or its WBUD.
>
> > WBUD is expected to change from oldies to another format.
>
> >
> > Remember WRJE and WRJJ use the ABC Gospel format, this
> could
> > be as simple as a bird channel problem. Someone was
> playing
> > with the channel selector, switching from oldies to
> Disney.
> > The Gospel channel could have died for some reason and
> they
> > had to throw SOMETHING on th air in a hurry.
> >
>
Hey good job man ...just keep us inform on the latest progress report. Hey try to record an antenna switch so I can hear what it sounds like. Since I'm out here on the west coast trying to DX it. Uh Oh...I think here the Beach Boys. I'm not gonna go to sleep tonight until I hear an ID.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by apco25 on 01/28/06 05:03 AM.</FONT></P>
> At 10pm last night they did play a WAMS id with the oldies
> music. I'm sitting here listening to 1260 WAMS right now
> (10:40pm Friday) and they still are playing oldies tonight
> and are using 1260 WAMS id's including on the hour as the
> legal id. Their signal has improved, but it does get weaker
> at night. It's got interferance coming through now that
> doesn't come through at all during the day, but it's better
> than it used to be before whatever changes were made to
> their transmitter setup.
>
> Frankly, I'm hoping he'll make a real effort to make the
> Oldies format work this time and not go changing it again
> for at least two years. Of course he's going to need to get
> someone out selling spots and some billboard advertising to
> let people know 1260 WAMS is back with Oldies. Of course
> he'll also need a bit of money to do all this. I guess once
> again, time will tell.
>
> Has anyone in the Dover area checked WRJE 1600 to hear if it
> is still Gospel or has it switched to Oldies too. As 1600
> Dover has been playing Gospel music for far longer than 1260
> Newark and probably has an established loyal listernership
> as well as local preachers who are paying the bills so my
> guess is 1600 Dover will stay Gospel as it probably has
> become reasonably successful with that format.
>
> > Since they gave up the WAMS call letters on January 10th
> and
> > switched to WRJJ to match their WRJE in Dover, I strongly
> > suggest this was someone either playing games or its WBUD.
>
> > WBUD is expected to change from oldies to another format.
>
> >
> > Remember WRJE and WRJJ use the ABC Gospel format, this
> could
> > be as simple as a bird channel problem. Someone was
> playing
> > with the channel selector, switching from oldies to
> Disney.
> > The Gospel channel could have died for some reason and
> they
> > had to throw SOMETHING on th air in a hurry.
> >
>
Hey good job man ...just keep us inform on the latest progress report. Hey try to record an antenna switch so I can hear what it sounds like. Since I'm out here on the west coast trying to DX it. Uh Oh...I think here the Beach Boys. I'm not gonna go to sleep tonight until I hear an ID.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by apco25 on 01/28/06 05:03 AM.</FONT></P>
F
funradio
Guest
Re: 1260 WAMS still Oldies Friday night
Someone was live yesterday, about 4:30pm. DJ said they were testing new equipment at the Peddlers Village studio. He mentioned that WAMS will stream real audio in a few weeks at 1260wams.com he also mentioned, local sports, news and information.
Someone was live yesterday, about 4:30pm. DJ said they were testing new equipment at the Peddlers Village studio. He mentioned that WAMS will stream real audio in a few weeks at 1260wams.com he also mentioned, local sports, news and information.
J
Jim_Hicks
Guest
Re: 1260 WAMS still Oldies Friday night
Mike, At 3pm Friday there was no legal id, just 5 minutes of dead air. And the signal was much weaker from Ridley Park all the way down I-95. Same at 4pm.
My question is this. Why do you change call letters to WRJJ so you can call your station "Rejoice 1260" along with your other station being "Rejoice 1600"?
The change was just made two weeks ago! Okay, I know the answer to my question. The owner has no idea how to market a radio station. He has even begged on the air for listeners to send money!
By the way, the Dover station is still Gospel. At this minute, anyway.
> At 10pm last night they did play a WAMS id with the oldies
> music. I'm sitting here listening to 1260 WAMS right now
> (10:40pm Friday) and they still are playing oldies tonight
> and are using 1260 WAMS id's including on the hour as the
> legal id. Their signal has improved, but it does get weaker
> at night. It's got interferance coming through now that
> doesn't come through at all during the day, but it's better
> than it used to be before whatever changes were made to
> their transmitter setup.
>
> Frankly, I'm hoping he'll make a real effort to make the
> Oldies format work this time and not go changing it again
> for at least two years. Of course he's going to need to get
> someone out selling spots and some billboard advertising to
> let people know 1260 WAMS is back with Oldies. Of course
> he'll also need a bit of money to do all this. I guess once
> again, time will tell.
>
> Has anyone in the Dover area checked WRJE 1600 to hear if it
> is still Gospel or has it switched to Oldies too. As 1600
> Dover has been playing Gospel music for far longer than 1260
> Newark and probably has an established loyal listernership
> as well as local preachers who are paying the bills so my
> guess is 1600 Dover will stay Gospel as it probably has
> become reasonably successful with that format.
>
> > Since they gave up the WAMS call letters on January 10th
> and
> > switched to WRJJ to match their WRJE in Dover, I strongly
> > suggest this was someone either playing games or its WBUD.
>
> > WBUD is expected to change from oldies to another format.
>
> >
> > Remember WRJE and WRJJ use the ABC Gospel format, this
> could
> > be as simple as a bird channel problem. Someone was
> playing
> > with the channel selector, switching from oldies to
> Disney.
> > The Gospel channel could have died for some reason and
> they
> > had to throw SOMETHING on th air in a hurry.
> >
>
Mike, At 3pm Friday there was no legal id, just 5 minutes of dead air. And the signal was much weaker from Ridley Park all the way down I-95. Same at 4pm.
My question is this. Why do you change call letters to WRJJ so you can call your station "Rejoice 1260" along with your other station being "Rejoice 1600"?
The change was just made two weeks ago! Okay, I know the answer to my question. The owner has no idea how to market a radio station. He has even begged on the air for listeners to send money!
By the way, the Dover station is still Gospel. At this minute, anyway.
> At 10pm last night they did play a WAMS id with the oldies
> music. I'm sitting here listening to 1260 WAMS right now
> (10:40pm Friday) and they still are playing oldies tonight
> and are using 1260 WAMS id's including on the hour as the
> legal id. Their signal has improved, but it does get weaker
> at night. It's got interferance coming through now that
> doesn't come through at all during the day, but it's better
> than it used to be before whatever changes were made to
> their transmitter setup.
>
> Frankly, I'm hoping he'll make a real effort to make the
> Oldies format work this time and not go changing it again
> for at least two years. Of course he's going to need to get
> someone out selling spots and some billboard advertising to
> let people know 1260 WAMS is back with Oldies. Of course
> he'll also need a bit of money to do all this. I guess once
> again, time will tell.
>
> Has anyone in the Dover area checked WRJE 1600 to hear if it
> is still Gospel or has it switched to Oldies too. As 1600
> Dover has been playing Gospel music for far longer than 1260
> Newark and probably has an established loyal listernership
> as well as local preachers who are paying the bills so my
> guess is 1600 Dover will stay Gospel as it probably has
> become reasonably successful with that format.
>
> > Since they gave up the WAMS call letters on January 10th
> and
> > switched to WRJJ to match their WRJE in Dover, I strongly
> > suggest this was someone either playing games or its WBUD.
>
> > WBUD is expected to change from oldies to another format.
>
> >
> > Remember WRJE and WRJJ use the ABC Gospel format, this
> could
> > be as simple as a bird channel problem. Someone was
> playing
> > with the channel selector, switching from oldies to
> Disney.
> > The Gospel channel could have died for some reason and
> they
> > had to throw SOMETHING on th air in a hurry.
> >
>
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Re: 1260 WAMS New Ownership
According to the FCC web site, WAMS now longer ownes the Dover Gospel station WRJE. That is a good reason to change back the calls and go with oldies. WRJE was sold off a few months back.
According to the FCC web site, WAMS now longer ownes the Dover Gospel station WRJE. That is a good reason to change back the calls and go with oldies. WRJE was sold off a few months back.
Re: 1260 WAMS still Oldies Friday night
Sounds great. I hope they are successful. I've been enjoying the music since I read about Thursday night here and even though its great to hear all that music without commercial interuption I look forward to hearing spots as that will show the station might have a chance of surviving. He's got a great playlist from 50's, 60's and a sprinkling of some early 70's, so far no disco.
> Someone was live yesterday, about 4:30pm. DJ said they were
> testing new equipment at the Peddlers Village studio. He
> mentioned that WAMS will stream real audio in a few weeks at
> 1260wams.com he also mentioned, local sports, news and
> information.
>
Sounds great. I hope they are successful. I've been enjoying the music since I read about Thursday night here and even though its great to hear all that music without commercial interuption I look forward to hearing spots as that will show the station might have a chance of surviving. He's got a great playlist from 50's, 60's and a sprinkling of some early 70's, so far no disco.
> Someone was live yesterday, about 4:30pm. DJ said they were
> testing new equipment at the Peddlers Village studio. He
> mentioned that WAMS will stream real audio in a few weeks at
> 1260wams.com he also mentioned, local sports, news and
> information.
>
Re: 1260 WAMS signal far better at night than it was
The newer non-directional 250 watts transmitting pattern is working far better than the old system of three towers with more power. I was listening this evening in the car driving from Pike Creek Valley to Prices Corner via Kirkwood Highway and then Rt 141 south towards New Castle. WAMS signal was fairly decent, where as before with the old three tower setup, at night you'd barely be able to hear 1260 more than a mile away from Walther Rd (South of Newark) where the old towers were much less at Prices Corner. I'm assuming that 1260 WAMS still powers down to 42watts at night. But even so, the signal is far superior at night then it ever was before.
So it seems to me that 1260 WAMS has a fine music product and it now can be heard throughout the county during the daytime hours including Wilmington. Next step get some well placed bill boards telling folks about 1260 WAMS, and also a sales rep out selling spots. Maybe they'll eventually be able to do local news/traffic/weather, at least during drive times. Maybe sell air time to local preachers for Sunday morning worship services, etc as a way to help pay the bills and as a public service to the shut in's who can not get out to attend church. The old 1260 WNRK had a Sunday morning full of local church services and preachers, so my guess is 1260 WAMS could probably do much the same.
> First of all, WAMS would have a much better singnal now due
> to the fact that the station is approved by FCC and under
> STA to operate with 250 watts non-directional. That means
> better coverage and no nulls. The old three tower arrey was
> tight. Now do you understand why the coverage is better?
> The FCC data base is a world of information, check it
> sometime.
>
The newer non-directional 250 watts transmitting pattern is working far better than the old system of three towers with more power. I was listening this evening in the car driving from Pike Creek Valley to Prices Corner via Kirkwood Highway and then Rt 141 south towards New Castle. WAMS signal was fairly decent, where as before with the old three tower setup, at night you'd barely be able to hear 1260 more than a mile away from Walther Rd (South of Newark) where the old towers were much less at Prices Corner. I'm assuming that 1260 WAMS still powers down to 42watts at night. But even so, the signal is far superior at night then it ever was before.
So it seems to me that 1260 WAMS has a fine music product and it now can be heard throughout the county during the daytime hours including Wilmington. Next step get some well placed bill boards telling folks about 1260 WAMS, and also a sales rep out selling spots. Maybe they'll eventually be able to do local news/traffic/weather, at least during drive times. Maybe sell air time to local preachers for Sunday morning worship services, etc as a way to help pay the bills and as a public service to the shut in's who can not get out to attend church. The old 1260 WNRK had a Sunday morning full of local church services and preachers, so my guess is 1260 WAMS could probably do much the same.
> First of all, WAMS would have a much better singnal now due
> to the fact that the station is approved by FCC and under
> STA to operate with 250 watts non-directional. That means
> better coverage and no nulls. The old three tower arrey was
> tight. Now do you understand why the coverage is better?
> The FCC data base is a world of information, check it
> sometime.
>
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