I was listening to AM 850 yesterday and actually heard about 6 or 7 spots in a row. Bob Becker must be on fire sellin for that stellar facility. I listened after I saw Becker's TV commercial for 850 on the Fox ten o'clock news.
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- Thread starter Hundredthousandwatts
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I really like 850's music selection. I heard "Good News" by Jody Miller yesterday - I had forgotten all about it. Great song! They do a much better job that AM 1040 with the country oldies.
That's what a satellite feed will get you - 1040. I can't figure out what kind of music 730 is playing anymore, they're running songs from the 2000s on a frequent basis now.
I too like to listen to WKVL they play some of the old country you won't hear anywhere else due to the fact a consultant hasn't told them what songs everyone wants to hear. I don't care much for the delivery from the announcers but they are better that WKTI's satellite feed and very limited local content. What WKVL needs now is to add a translator with coverage for Knoxville and they might pick of a few extra points in the ratings.
As for WLIL I don't understand why they aren't running at least a live morning show other than the trading post. I do know the owner isn't a radio person and doesn't want to cut loose with any money, Stormin Norman visit's this board maybe he can give us an update on how things are @ WLIL. If WLIL could pick up a translator they might fair better in their county numbers. The AM has great coverage with 1kw days and 200w at night but more would listen if it were on FM.
As for WLIL I don't understand why they aren't running at least a live morning show other than the trading post. I do know the owner isn't a radio person and doesn't want to cut loose with any money, Stormin Norman visit's this board maybe he can give us an update on how things are @ WLIL. If WLIL could pick up a translator they might fair better in their county numbers. The AM has great coverage with 1kw days and 200w at night but more would listen if it were on FM.
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Tennessee Cowboy
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knoxbob said:What WKVL needs now is to add a translator with coverage for Knoxville and they might pick of a few extra points in the ratings.
It's a 50kw AM.
I don't have any trouble at all getting 850's daytime signal anywhere in the county and then some. Nighttime signal not all that bad out east. Where are the tower(s) located?
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SuperQ
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3 towers are on Emory Road halfway between Halls and Powell. Signal burns a hole in Sevier Co and can be heard in SC in the daytime.
They get 500 watts for an hour after sunrise, then 90 watts for another hour before signing off. To the Southeast that's pretty OK.
But during critical hours just after sunrise and just before sunset, Birmingham and Cleveland come pouring in on top of them in Farragut and the deep west end.
They get 500 watts for an hour after sunrise, then 90 watts for another hour before signing off. To the Southeast that's pretty OK.
But during critical hours just after sunrise and just before sunset, Birmingham and Cleveland come pouring in on top of them in Farragut and the deep west end.
Tennessee Cowboy said:knoxbob said:What WKVL needs now is to add a translator with coverage for Knoxville and they might pick of a few extra points in the ratings.
It's a 50kw AM.
But the translator would get 'em night service - KVL's a daytimer.
Have there ever been any successful 50k watt but “daytime only” stations of significance in the country that are still remembered to this day? Do not count the old WIVK-AM on this very 850
I noticed that yesterday - 5/27/11 - Cleveland, OH ESPN affiliate on 850 was very prominent about 830 pm; I've never had them in so strong. Completely dominating between about 825 pm and 845 pm. Maybe a hint for me to start DX'ing again............
SuperQ said:3 towers are on Emory Road halfway between Halls and Powell. Signal burns a hole in Sevier Co and can be heard in SC in the daytime.
They get 500 watts for an hour after sunrise, then 90 watts for another hour before signing off. To the Southeast that's pretty OK.
But during critical hours just after sunrise and just before sunset, Birmingham and Cleveland come pouring in on top of them in Farragut and the deep west end.
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Sammy Reed
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Gee, I wonder.tennvol said:Does anyone under 65 and not affiliated with the radio industry in some way listen to AM? Serious question.
In other words, Me!
biggest problem with AM is programming, not technology.
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Tennessee Cowboy
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radio-dinosaur said:biggest problem with AM is programming, not technology.
That, and public perception.
/and maybe that Steely Dan song
Kent T: [quoteWest Knoxville's growth in the 1960's and 1970's and lack of useful coverage in the end made WIVK on 107.7 the first Knoxville market FM station which made money on the FM main channel, all the other stations were very dependent on SCA revenue to stay on the air. ][/quote]
What an interesting tidbit of information. Are you saying that the only way the FMs on 94.3, 97.5, 100.3, 102.1,104.5, and any others I have missed would have all gone broke without sub-carrier customers? Wow! I never heard that before, I thought all those stations had always done well.
Could you be persuaded to share the source of your exclusive information with the rest of us, Kent T? I say "exclusive" because you seem to be the only one who has it. Maybe I should have put quotation marks around "information" as well.
What an interesting tidbit of information. Are you saying that the only way the FMs on 94.3, 97.5, 100.3, 102.1,104.5, and any others I have missed would have all gone broke without sub-carrier customers? Wow! I never heard that before, I thought all those stations had always done well.
Could you be persuaded to share the source of your exclusive information with the rest of us, Kent T? I say "exclusive" because you seem to be the only one who has it. Maybe I should have put quotation marks around "information" as well.
94.3 was serving it's original city of license, Oak Ridge back then.
97.5 was beautiful music and doing quite well in the ratings.
100.3 had just come on the air in the 70's.
102.1 was beautiful music serving it's city of license, Sevierville.
104.5 wasn't on the air until the late 80's.
97.5 was beautiful music and doing quite well in the ratings.
100.3 had just come on the air in the 70's.
102.1 was beautiful music serving it's city of license, Sevierville.
104.5 wasn't on the air until the late 80's.
WEZK-FM on 97.5 was originally built for the SCA, the main channel was merely there. South Central for years being the Muzak purveyor to East TN and the Knoxville area. 102.1 was WSEV-FM and beautiful music and for years owned by Chuck Ketron. WOKI-FM 100.3 wasn't built until 1975 or so, being originally an AM station in 1973 at 1550 Khz when it signed on in 1973. 94.3 was originally Oak Ridge's WATO-FM when first built in 1967, around 1971 it became WUUU-FM 94.3 (the one for you). In the early days of FM radio until it became a mainstream medium, subcarrier authorizations or SCA was many FM stations main source of income. Many an SCA feed was used for background music in stores and offices. WIVK-FM 107.7 signed on in 1966, and for most of East TN was their reason to buy their first FM radio. In most AM/FM combos until around 1975 or so, the AM station made most of the money. In Eastern Tennessee, the FM band was slow to be accepted by most radio listeners. FM radio for many years in general was the poor stepchild of AM stations and mainly the province of audiophiles and adult music on automated tapes.
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