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91.9 WRCM Upgrade
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mike704
Guest
> I was suprised to see WRCM New Life 91.9 was awarded a Cp to
> upgrade from C3 to C2 considering it's proximity to WSGE.
> Does anyone have a timeframe on WRCM's upgrade? WSGE is
> stomping on WRCM here in Southwest Charlotte and I am sick
> of it.
>
I just looked at the FCC maps and they have a somewhat directional antenna. This change seems to just push their signal out to Albemarle and down to Rock Hill. They don't seem to be pushing that far west.
I don't officially know what the timeframe is but it's my guess that it will be soon. The people at WRCM don't mess around and they seem to have the money to do a very fine technical plant. I was there in a behind the scenes capicity when they expanded the building for new studios and put in brand new state of the art digital consoles. The old consoles were newer than what most of the commercial stations are using today.
This situation reminds me of the short spacing that WNMX has on 106.1. They have a good signal but north of Harris Blvd another station on 106.1 starts coming in, making it very difficult to listen to. Way to go FCC! Doh!
> upgrade from C3 to C2 considering it's proximity to WSGE.
> Does anyone have a timeframe on WRCM's upgrade? WSGE is
> stomping on WRCM here in Southwest Charlotte and I am sick
> of it.
>
I just looked at the FCC maps and they have a somewhat directional antenna. This change seems to just push their signal out to Albemarle and down to Rock Hill. They don't seem to be pushing that far west.
I don't officially know what the timeframe is but it's my guess that it will be soon. The people at WRCM don't mess around and they seem to have the money to do a very fine technical plant. I was there in a behind the scenes capicity when they expanded the building for new studios and put in brand new state of the art digital consoles. The old consoles were newer than what most of the commercial stations are using today.
This situation reminds me of the short spacing that WNMX has on 106.1. They have a good signal but north of Harris Blvd another station on 106.1 starts coming in, making it very difficult to listen to. Way to go FCC! Doh!
Short Spacing
Not to change the subject, but my two favorite examples of short spacing are up north. There is some pretty bad fcc decsions up there. Check out WPRO-FM Providence and WXRV Haverhill, MA. Even worse is WKNE-FM Keene, NH and WPKQ North Conway(Berlin, NH). Check em' out.
> >
> I just looked at the FCC maps and they have a somewhat
> directional antenna. This change seems to just push their
> signal out to Albemarle and down to Rock Hill. They don't
> seem to be pushing that far west.
>
> I don't officially know what the timeframe is but it's my
> guess that it will be soon. The people at WRCM don't mess
> around and they seem to have the money to do a very fine
> technical plant. I was there in a behind the scenes
> capicity when they expanded the building for new studios and
> put in brand new state of the art digital consoles. The old
> consoles were newer than what most of the commercial
> stations are using today.
>
> This situation reminds me of the short spacing that WNMX has
> on 106.1. They have a good signal but north of Harris Blvd
> another station on 106.1 starts coming in, making it very
> difficult to listen to. Way to go FCC! Doh!
>
Not to change the subject, but my two favorite examples of short spacing are up north. There is some pretty bad fcc decsions up there. Check out WPRO-FM Providence and WXRV Haverhill, MA. Even worse is WKNE-FM Keene, NH and WPKQ North Conway(Berlin, NH). Check em' out.
> >
> I just looked at the FCC maps and they have a somewhat
> directional antenna. This change seems to just push their
> signal out to Albemarle and down to Rock Hill. They don't
> seem to be pushing that far west.
>
> I don't officially know what the timeframe is but it's my
> guess that it will be soon. The people at WRCM don't mess
> around and they seem to have the money to do a very fine
> technical plant. I was there in a behind the scenes
> capicity when they expanded the building for new studios and
> put in brand new state of the art digital consoles. The old
> consoles were newer than what most of the commercial
> stations are using today.
>
> This situation reminds me of the short spacing that WNMX has
> on 106.1. They have a good signal but north of Harris Blvd
> another station on 106.1 starts coming in, making it very
> difficult to listen to. Way to go FCC! Doh!
>
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mediaspeaks
Guest
WSGE is
> stomping on WRCM here in Southwest Charlotte and I am sick
> of it.
>
yeah me too.... not that I have anything against WRCM, but I'd rather hear my beach music on 91.7. Thank goodness my radio picks up WSGE better
> stomping on WRCM here in Southwest Charlotte and I am sick
> of it.
>
yeah me too.... not that I have anything against WRCM, but I'd rather hear my beach music on 91.7. Thank goodness my radio picks up WSGE better
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Mr_Winston-Salem
Guest
Re: Short Spacing
When I lived in Winston-Salem, we had 98.1 WBRF and 98.3 WIST. Now that was a mess. WBRF was local in Winston-Salem and had a powerhouse signal into Greensboro, northern Davidson County, High Point and down 220 and 85. (lol) 98.3 was only an option with-in 5 miles or less of their tower. Outside 5 miles, you need a radio that allows you to listen to them on 98.4 and even then, you may still hear WBRF. Of course that doesn't really matter now. They are both the same (classic country). The lower signal wins-out on most radios, so 91.7 will win-out over 91.9 and 98.1 will win-out over 98.3.
I think too many people over-look how high-up signals like WMMY are. WBRF too! I've listened to WBRF in Charlotte before. The signal was weak, but it reached and sounded clear when the weather was good. I can remember listening to WBRF late at night when I lived in Charlotte. Their signal is a lot better than the maps show. 106.1 in West Jefferson is so high-up, its signal reaches the Charlotte area easy. Did you know you can see Uptown Charlotte and Downtown Winston-Salem from Grandfather Mountian? You need strong optics (telescope) to see something that far away, but it is possible on a clear day. FM radio is line of sight. Being that high up, they can cover a very large area. If you go that high-up, you can enjoy listing to distant signals like locals. I'm guessing someday soon, Salem will try to enter the fast growing Charlotte market. A purchase of 95.7 or 105.3? Then Charlotte will have a strong signal for CCM fans. Charlotte is a great market for a Fish. Like Atlanta before the Salem signed on 104.7 The Fish, Charlotte doesn't have good coverage from the existing Christian broadcasters. Salem could make big $$$ in Charlotte with a 95.7 or 105.3 The Fish.<P ID="signature">______________
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.winstonsalemskyscrapers.com>http://www.winstonsalemskyscrapers.com</a></P>
When I lived in Winston-Salem, we had 98.1 WBRF and 98.3 WIST. Now that was a mess. WBRF was local in Winston-Salem and had a powerhouse signal into Greensboro, northern Davidson County, High Point and down 220 and 85. (lol) 98.3 was only an option with-in 5 miles or less of their tower. Outside 5 miles, you need a radio that allows you to listen to them on 98.4 and even then, you may still hear WBRF. Of course that doesn't really matter now. They are both the same (classic country). The lower signal wins-out on most radios, so 91.7 will win-out over 91.9 and 98.1 will win-out over 98.3.
I think too many people over-look how high-up signals like WMMY are. WBRF too! I've listened to WBRF in Charlotte before. The signal was weak, but it reached and sounded clear when the weather was good. I can remember listening to WBRF late at night when I lived in Charlotte. Their signal is a lot better than the maps show. 106.1 in West Jefferson is so high-up, its signal reaches the Charlotte area easy. Did you know you can see Uptown Charlotte and Downtown Winston-Salem from Grandfather Mountian? You need strong optics (telescope) to see something that far away, but it is possible on a clear day. FM radio is line of sight. Being that high up, they can cover a very large area. If you go that high-up, you can enjoy listing to distant signals like locals. I'm guessing someday soon, Salem will try to enter the fast growing Charlotte market. A purchase of 95.7 or 105.3? Then Charlotte will have a strong signal for CCM fans. Charlotte is a great market for a Fish. Like Atlanta before the Salem signed on 104.7 The Fish, Charlotte doesn't have good coverage from the existing Christian broadcasters. Salem could make big $$$ in Charlotte with a 95.7 or 105.3 The Fish.<P ID="signature">______________
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.winstonsalemskyscrapers.com>http://www.winstonsalemskyscrapers.com</a></P>
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moedog1
Guest
Re: Short Spacing
>
> locals. I'm guessing someday soon, Salem will try to enter
> the fast growing Charlotte market. A purchase of 95.7 or
> 105.3? Then Charlotte will have a strong signal for CCM
> fans. Charlotte is a great market for a Fish. Like Atlanta
> before the Salem signed on 104.7 The Fish, Charlotte doesn't
> have good coverage from the existing Christian broadcasters.
> Salem could make big $$$ in Charlotte with a 95.7 or 105.3
> The Fish.
>
Hopefully Salem will bypass the Charlotte area. It would be a REAL SHAME TO LOOSE 95.7 to the likes of them. WRCM has already hijacked much of the WSGE signal. How that short-spacing passed muster I don't know (well, actually I do, but you can't discuss politics here).
>
> locals. I'm guessing someday soon, Salem will try to enter
> the fast growing Charlotte market. A purchase of 95.7 or
> 105.3? Then Charlotte will have a strong signal for CCM
> fans. Charlotte is a great market for a Fish. Like Atlanta
> before the Salem signed on 104.7 The Fish, Charlotte doesn't
> have good coverage from the existing Christian broadcasters.
> Salem could make big $$$ in Charlotte with a 95.7 or 105.3
> The Fish.
>
Hopefully Salem will bypass the Charlotte area. It would be a REAL SHAME TO LOOSE 95.7 to the likes of them. WRCM has already hijacked much of the WSGE signal. How that short-spacing passed muster I don't know (well, actually I do, but you can't discuss politics here).
G
ghattaway
Guest
Re: Short Spacing
> >
>
> > locals. I'm guessing someday soon, Salem will try to enter
>
> > the fast growing Charlotte market. A purchase of 95.7 or
> > 105.3? Then Charlotte will have a strong signal for CCM
> > fans. Charlotte is a great market for a Fish. Like Atlanta
>
> > before the Salem signed on 104.7 The Fish, Charlotte
> doesn't
> > have good coverage from the existing Christian
> broadcasters.
> > Salem could make big $$$ in Charlotte with a 95.7 or 105.3
>
> > The Fish.
> >
> Hopefully Salem will bypass the Charlotte area. It would be
> a REAL SHAME TO LOOSE 95.7 to the likes of them. WRCM has
> already hijacked much of the WSGE signal. How that
> short-spacing passed muster I don't know (well, actually I
> do, but you can't discuss politics here).
>
Actually, there is no such thing as short spacing in the non-commercial portion of the FM band. Class of station in NonCom only refers operation at or above the minimum ERP for the class of station, and the rules that govern protection based solely on mileage separations as in commercial FM service do not apply. Directional antennas are routinely allowed on new NCE's, not so on new commercial FM's. They must meet the so called minimum separations in the FCC rules. WSGE and WRCM are both directional, but neither is short spaced to the other, as their prohibited overlap contours butt up to each other, but don't overlap.
As for Salem, their entry into the Charlotte market will be an AM on 960...dba Truth Broadcasting. Stu Epperson, Sr. is Chairman of the board of both companies.
> >
>
> > locals. I'm guessing someday soon, Salem will try to enter
>
> > the fast growing Charlotte market. A purchase of 95.7 or
> > 105.3? Then Charlotte will have a strong signal for CCM
> > fans. Charlotte is a great market for a Fish. Like Atlanta
>
> > before the Salem signed on 104.7 The Fish, Charlotte
> doesn't
> > have good coverage from the existing Christian
> broadcasters.
> > Salem could make big $$$ in Charlotte with a 95.7 or 105.3
>
> > The Fish.
> >
> Hopefully Salem will bypass the Charlotte area. It would be
> a REAL SHAME TO LOOSE 95.7 to the likes of them. WRCM has
> already hijacked much of the WSGE signal. How that
> short-spacing passed muster I don't know (well, actually I
> do, but you can't discuss politics here).
>
Actually, there is no such thing as short spacing in the non-commercial portion of the FM band. Class of station in NonCom only refers operation at or above the minimum ERP for the class of station, and the rules that govern protection based solely on mileage separations as in commercial FM service do not apply. Directional antennas are routinely allowed on new NCE's, not so on new commercial FM's. They must meet the so called minimum separations in the FCC rules. WSGE and WRCM are both directional, but neither is short spaced to the other, as their prohibited overlap contours butt up to each other, but don't overlap.
As for Salem, their entry into the Charlotte market will be an AM on 960...dba Truth Broadcasting. Stu Epperson, Sr. is Chairman of the board of both companies.
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