91.5 on the air

[RickF]

How's this sound, 92.7 WQEL is moving to Richwood and will be on Rob Case's old Power Pig Tower on Rt 4. The Bible Radio Company trades it to Case for his non-comm. 91.5 WHKC. The FCC data shows that 92.7 will be 6,000 watts. This should rim into Columbus better than 104.3 does from this tower. They continue with the 80's music and call it 92X.

 

[Radioboy989]

How SWEET it would be!

 

[xiradiodotcom]

The Bible Radio Company trades it to Case for his non-comm. 91.5 WHKC.

There better be a wad of money to go with 92.7. The 91.5 full metro signal is worth quite a bit. Also, where 92.7 is on the fcc app, it will barely make it to the edge of Franklin county. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FM1167655.html

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

Well I hope Case has SOMETHING up his sleeve that would allow him to keep the current format. Unfortunately I doubt that's in the cards.

BTW, the Xmas music seems like it may finally be gone from 91.5. But last night the mix sounded more like mainstream 70's AC with a few dollops of tasty 80's tidbits thrown in.

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

I guess I spoke too soon about the Christmas music finally being gone from 91.5. Today, as I prepared to watch my team smash the other guys, Karen Carpeneter inisted that I have myself a merry little Christmas.

Is it possible there's some religion out there that uses the Super Bowl to mark the official end of Christmas?

 

[xmusicmatt]

I suspect the music format right now on WHKC Columbus is a place holder for something else. Though I would not be suprised if Mr Case and others dont read this board and tweak and play with our minds here -- I know I would if I had a FM station that I had not found a format for yet.

I tuned in to 91.5 coming up 315 earler today and I could had swore I was back in the time and that I was listening to Star 107.9 with the few songs I heard back to back.

 

[OHIODEAL]

I still listen to that station almost everyday.When they play a XMAS tune,I change the channel.They should add some Smooth Jazz tunes and more of todays music in the near future.

 

[ryan883]

We Finally Know something... courtesy of the Dispatch...


New FM station tinkering to sounds of ’80s music
Wednesday, February 07, 2007


Radio listeners aren’t imagining things: The dial has a new FM station.

WHKC (91.5 FM) quietly signed on in December, with engineers working since then on the technical aspects of the operation.

The new station, said owner Robb Case, best-known as a TV helicopter reporter, takes its call letters from "my wife’s initials."

Still, "I found out WTVN used to be called that years ago."

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[gabigley1]

We Finally Know something... courtesy of the Dispatch...


New FM station tinkering to sounds of ’80s music
Wednesday, February 07, 2007


Radio listeners aren’t imagining things: The dial has a new FM station.

WHKC (91.5 FM) quietly signed on in December, with engineers working since then on the technical aspects of the operation.

The new station, said owner Robb Case, best-known as a TV helicopter reporter, takes its call letters from "my wife’s initials."

Still, "I found out WTVN used to be called that years ago."

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Click here for the full story:

http://www.dispatch.com/features-story.php?story=dispatch/2007/02/07/20070207-B7-01.html

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New FM station tinkering to sounds of ’80s music
Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Radio listeners aren’t imagining things: The dial has a new FM station.

WHKC (91.5 FM) quietly signed on in December, with engineers working since then on the technical aspects of the operation.

 

[CBusDave]

Click here for the full story:

http://www.dispatch.com/features-story.php?story=dispatch/2007/02/07/20070207-B7-01.html

Interesting nuggest from Robb in the article. He said in comparison to WOSU "this isn't AM, it's HD FM".

Also, he mentioned it might go the way of NPR. NPR? Do we really need ANOTHER NPR station? WOSU on the AM side and WCBE on the FM side is more than covering the NPR needs of the community I would think. Sounds like a smoke screen to me though I don't see the point.

 

[Dirty_Harry]

Click here for the full story:

http://www.dispatch.com/features-story.php?story=dispatch/2007/02/07/20070207-B7-01.html

Interesting nuggest from Robb in the article. He said in comparison to WOSU "this isn't AM, it's HD FM".

Also, he mentioned it might go the way of NPR. NPR? Do we really need ANOTHER NPR station? WOSU on the AM side and WCBE on the FM side is more than covering the NPR needs of the community I would think. Sounds like a smoke screen to me though I don't see the point.

Yes, a smoke screen.

But how about this for a scenario: WOSU does indeed step in and purchase WHKC, moving all NPR programming there. WOSU then turns around and trades WOSU-AM for WBNS-AM, simulcasting for a time to mollify people complaining about the loss of WOSU programming over 2/3 of the State of Ohio. Two full-power public radio FM's finally force the hand of the Columbus Board of Education, and they sell WCBE to WOSU.

Orrrrrrrrrrrrr ............ what about another scenario? Ohio University purchasing WHKC in order to have a Columbus signal to complete their southeastern Ohio network!!!

Orrrrrrrrrrrrr ............ Columbus State purchasing WHKC in order to have a Columbus signal for the same reason OSU owns signals!!!

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But I say the most likely scenario still is ................. more Christian crap on the airwaves. Send me your money and be HEALED!

http://www.peterpopoff.org/peterpopofftestimonials.php

 

[xiradiodotcom]

Sounds like a smoke screen to me though I don't see the point.

The whole article is a smoke screen IMHO. He's had the CP for a while and I'm sure he had something planned well before it was built. Don't be surprised to hear K-LOVE or something similar next time you tune in.

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

Sounds like a smoke screen to me though I don't see the point.

The whole article is a smoke screen IMHO. He's had the CP for a while and I'm sure he had something planned well before it was built. Don't be surprised to hear K-LOVE or something similar next time you tune in.

I agree.  I'm not sure what kind of Christian programming K-Love does, but Case probably came closest to reveraling his real plans when he marveled about how dominant a station like WCVO could be with a big signal. And while I'm glad to see that the Dispatch wrote about 91.5 and contacted Case, it was pretty poor reporting not to mention the ownership entity's name -- Christian Broadcasting Service (or something like that) --- especially when discussing possible formats. For that matter, Feran should have told readers WCVO's format. Many/most wouldn't know.

 

[NotMe]

There goes Harry again... looking at the world through a key hole. A few months ago, my house was broken into. They caught the guy. Turned out he was an IT guy at a local company. I guess all IT guys are stinking crooks, huh?

 

[Dirty_Harry]

There goes Harry again... looking at the world through a key hole. A few months ago, my house was broken into. They caught the guy. Turned out he was an IT guy at a local company. I guess all IT guys are stinking crooks, huh?

These are meant as non-commercial frequencies meant for community-type uses. Psuedo car dealer hucksters should stop wasting these frequencies with their crappy programming is what I'm against. These "Christian" broadcasters are mostly businesses anyway, why should they waste free frequencies intended to serve the community?

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

There goes Harry again... looking at the world through a key hole. A few months ago, my house was broken into. They caught the guy. Turned out he was an IT guy at a local company. I guess all IT guys are stinking crooks, huh?

We're talking about commomly-observed patterns of behavior here, not anecdotes. If it became common for IT guys to do break-ins, your analogy would have some relevance. Harry may be incorrect in painting a black and white picture (which is actually one of the most dangerous tactics of the holier-than-thou, hotline-to-God millionaire preachers, because more and more people seem responsive to no-middle-ground dogma.) But the fact of the matter is that the scenario he describes is maddeningly and frighteningly common. And his later post about the intended use of non-comm frequencies makes some good observations.

 

[Dirty_Harry]

There goes Harry again... looking at the world through a key hole. A few months ago, my house was broken into. They caught the guy. Turned out he was an IT guy at a local company. I guess all IT guys are stinking crooks, huh?

We're talking about commomly-observed patterns of behavior here, not anecdotes. If it became common for IT guys to do break-ins, your analogy would have some relevance. Harry may be incorrect in painting a black and white picture (which is actually one of the most dangerous tactics of the holier-than-thou, hotline-to-God millionaire preachers, because more and more people seem responsive to no-middle-ground dogma.) But the fact of the matter is that the scenario he describes is maddeningly and frighteningly common. And his later post about the intended use of non-comm frequencies makes some good observations.

Those so-called ministries are businesses and their preachers are businessmen on the same order as Bill Swad ........ who, incidentally is on the board of directors of Benny Hinn's ministry. Bill Swad had a hand in starting Leroy Jenkins' ministry. Peter Popoff was exposed as a phony, filed bankruptcy ...... and is now back to making $16 million a year. Let's not fool ourselves that these things are anything other than businesses. They sell products, they make a lot of money, and their pastors live lavishly thanks to the SUCKERS who give them money.

Non comm frequencies are intended for community type or educational uses, which we don't have enough of ...... they are not intended to be used as a profit-generating loopholes for these psuedo-businesses. I would like to see OSU have it and use it for NPR, BBC or whatever they think is necessary for edification of the masses. This is what these frequencies are meant for ..... not as a free place for hucksters to make money.

Again, as a reminder, I was raised in a religious home and am a member of a church. I just don't this city needs 10 signals polluted with this low production value niche programming. I have no use for any of it.

 

[xmusicmatt]

It's April 1st and 91.5 is still spinning the 80s mix!!! I thought Case said the new format would be decided by the end of the month of March!!

 

[V.Riley]

Guess he didn't specify what year that March was going to be in.

 

[CatFM]

It's April 1st and 91.5 is still spinning the 80s mix!!! I thought Case said the new format would be decided by the end of the month of March!!

Chances are it has been decided. He didn't say it would necessarily be implemented by that date. No need to hurry. I have a feeling most of us like what is on there now better than what will be on there whenever the changes are made.