957 Move In

[AugC]

Attn: Jason Roberts! Is the CP for the move-in to Cincy of 95.7 still going to be built? Just wondering on the status of this major move.

Thanks!

 

[gr8oldies]

If he told you, he'd have to kill you

 

[chip45]

Attn: Jason Roberts! Is the CP for the move-in to Cincy of 95.7 still going to be built? Just wondering on the status of this major move.

Thanks!

Don't hold your breath

 

[techie2]

No change, application is still listed as "accepted for filing."

 

[KFodor]

Attn: Jason Roberts! Is the CP for the move-in to Cincy of 95.7 still going to be built? Just wondering on the status of this major move.

Thanks!

Sorry...I don't have a clue! You probably know more than I do!

 

[cold_coffee]

You will be getting four low power FM stations, serving different parts of the Cincinnati area. This is what you get
instead of Cox being able to serve a greater population on 95.7. Just brilliant! ???

 

[kirkiefan]

You will be getting four low power FM stations, serving different parts of the Cincinnati area. This is what you get
instead of Cox being able to serve a greater population on 95.7. Just brilliant! ???

Richard Hunt and Oscar Baker would have been appalled!


(ha-chi-chi-chi-chi-chi...)

 

[Flying-Dutchman]

If I wanted to sell a CP, I realize this one is worth triple the money in the Cincinnati market. Maybe,
between 15 and 20 million.

But, if I wanted to keep WHIO and run it myself, I might leave it where it is with 50,000 watts.

Why? 95.7 is a trashed frequency in much of Cincinnati. Intermod and overload from the
big stations will cause signal issues in much of the city on most radios. Tune the frequency
in yourself.

I would rather own a station that could be heard 120 miles accross in western Ohio.

 

[gr8oldies]

I would like to see 95.7 stay with WHIO and the News Talk format. Having it on FM is a valuable service, particularly in emergencies in areas where the AM doesn't cut through the crap.

 

[BobOnTheJob]

I would like to see 95.7 stay with WHIO and the News Talk format. Having it on FM is a valuable service, particularly in emergencies in areas where the AM doesn't cut through the crap.

Excellent point...I know that since WIBC/Indy moved to FM, it's been great. While there are a few araes I can't hear the FM signal that I could hear the AM signal, the lack of interference & static more than compensates for it. With a few exceptions like WLW, having the N/T format on a big FM signal is a real asset. And in the case of WIBC, they left all the sports on AM & put nothing but the News & Talk on FM, which superserves each segment of the audience. Hopefully you'll continue to benefit from the FM N/T feed for the long haul.

 

[gr8oldies]

I was listening to WIBC while driving through the flooding rains from Ohio to Terre Haute in June...they provided excellent coverage and I could get them almost to TH. I hope N/T on FM continues in Dayton..annd I'd love to see WHIO punch up the processing to sound like WIBC. WIBC sounds loud and authoritative, WHIO-FM sounds flat.

 

[Flying-Dutchman]

I can hear WHIO from the north of Cincy to almost Findlay. From Muncie Indiana to the west side of Columbus Ohio.
This beats trying to cut through the hash and noise in Cincinnati with a small class A. I believe one could make a better
living off the signal, leaving it where it is at. Even if the license value is less.

 

[Flying-Dutchman]

On the other hand, if 95.7 does move to Cincinnati? I have found that 95.7 will fit in several locations from just west of
Springfield to back in Piqua. I know someone who might love to own a new FM there. So let's get er done! I can't
wait for the next chess game.

 

[KyDXIn]

On the other hand, if 95.7 does move to Cincinnati? I have found that 95.7 will fit in several locations from just west of
Springfield to back in Piqua. I know someone who might love to own a new FM there. So let's get er done! I can't
wait for the next chess game.

If WHIO moves closer to Cincy won't it interfere with WQMF in Louisville?

http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?t=FM204361.html

 

[NoWayNoCC]

If WHIO moves closer to Cincy won't it interfere with WQMF in Louisville?

http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?t=FM204361.html

It may, but the FCC just doesn't give a poop. For years, there have been countless instances in which stations interfered with each other when they would have otherwise had decent coverage on sensitive receivers.

If the 92.9 stations in Dayton and Lexington had been on different frequencies, listeners with sensitive receivers and good antennas in far northern Kentucky would've been able to receive both (though perhaps not with the stereo indicator on). The 97.7 stations at opposite ends of the Cincinnati metro are another example.

I think one of the reasons the FCC allows this situation is that major radio stations (as with TV) are very big on protecting their territory.

 

[gr8oldies]

I don't know that Cinn and Lou-a-vul are any closer than the short spacing of 93.3's in Cinncinati and Asheville (Columbus), which fight it out in the Springfield and Dayton areas. Does Cox own 95.7 in Louisville? If so, they can give themselves "mutual consent" to interfere.

 

[KyDXIn]

I don't know that Cinn and Lou-a-vul are any closer than the short spacing of 93.3's in Cinncinati and Asheville (Columbus), which fight it out in the Springfield and Dayton areas. Does Cox own 95.7 in Louisville? If so, they can give themselves "mutual consent" to interfere.

WQMF is another Clear Channel property.