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96.3 ESPN - Coming Soon

Good semi-investigative work. Give the man a raise. Its coming soon.
Finally, a better signal for espn NY.
 
Eventhough nothing is official about the sale or lease of WQXR to ESPN, th Post has reported that the New York Times isn't making any money, and the reccession we're in is putting the NYT further into debt.

*IF* Classical music cease to exist at 96.3 FM, it may be more like a lease of WQXR to ESPN. A sale of the station would mean it may take up to eight months before we see any changes.




Thanks,
Kevin L. Sealy
 
Whatever credence might or might not be ascribed to that domain registration, I've suspected for a long time this day would come before too long. Also, I doubt there would be another commercial signal that would pick up QXR's format.

If it happens, that would leave very few commercial classical stations. I can only think of KDFC in the Bay Area, WCRB in Boston, WFMT in Chicago, KING in Seattle, WCLV in Cleveland/Lorain, OH, KDB in Santa Barbara, KLEF in Anchorage, AK.

It's ok with me if I can still read the New York Times every day. However, 1050 AM with classical programming wouldn't do it for me.
 
radioman148 said:
DToTheJ said:
ESPN Inc. registered the domains 963espn.com and 963espnradio.com last week.

WQXR's owners, The New York Times, is hemorrhaging cash.

Do the math.
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What will happen to 1050AM--infomercials?
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Most likely ESPN Deportes. If ESPN does take over 96.3, I could see them switching on HD and broadcasting ESPN Deportes and possibly even Radio Disney on the subchannels as well.
 
DToTheJ said:
ESPN Inc. registered the domains 963espn.com and 963espnradio.com last week.

WQXR's owners, The New York Times, is hemorrhaging cash.

Do the math.
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Yikes, .....Well THAT would certainly free up another preset. Now I just need a portable HD Radio (that ISN"T oversized) so I can always get WNYC HD2.
I guess I'd have to turn to WBGO 88.3 jazz, when I need to escape from the high paced atmosphere.
 
Will they keep Mike&Mike in the morning? It kind of makes more sense with a national show in the morning and a local show in the afternoon.
 
icybluelake said:
Whatever credence might or might not be ascribed to that domain registration, I've suspected for a long time this day would come before too long. Also, I doubt there would be another commercial signal that would pick up QXR's format.
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Could the classical format continue on HD2 or HD3? Or any possible suburban signals that would pick up the format? (I'm an interested outsider in Houston.)

If it happens, that would leave very few commercial classical stations. I can only think of KDFC in the Bay Area, WCRB in Boston, WFMT in Chicago, KING in Seattle, WCLV in Cleveland/Lorain, OH, KDB in Santa Barbara, KLEF in Anchorage, AK.
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I always thought that WQXR and WFMT would be the finalists in commercial classical's death pool, but it looks like I'll replace 'QXR with KING for that distinction.)

WCRB and WCLV aren't even the originals, as both are now rimshot spinoffs of the original full market signals.

Hopefully WQXR will at least get a dignified sendoff after 73 years of classical in NYC, first on AM, then AM/FM, then FM.

Things today are sure a lot different from the WNCN/WQIV fiasco in the mid-70's.
 
Here is something I threw together a few months ago, probably still mostly current.
Sorry, no option for an equal size font.

Nassau Broadcasting Network, branded W-BACH (except WCRB, Boston):
Kennebunk ME WBQQ 99.3 www.wbachradio.com (probably went country)
Boston MA WCRB 99.5 www.wcrb.com (player)
Kennebunkport ME WBQW 104.7 www.wbachradio.com (player)
Thomaston ME WBQX 106.9 www.wbachradio.com (player)
Bal Harbor ME WBQI 107.7 www.wbachradio.com (player)
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World Classical Network (WFCC, Cape Cod):
http://www.theclassicalstation.net -- http://216.195.205.221
Block Island RI WCRI 95.9 www.classical959.com
Stowe-Burlington VT WCVT 101.7 www.wcvtradio.com (website down)
Monterey CA (KBach) KBOQ 103.9 www.kbach.com (scrawny website)
Cape Cod MA WFCC 107.5 www.wfcc.com (use MSIE-WMP)
Williamsburg VA WBQK 107.9 www.wbach.net (silent)
Kansas City MO KXTR 1660a www.kxtr.com (WMP & SilverLight)
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Independant Commercial Stations:
Santa Barbara CA KDB 93.7 www.kdb.com (silent)
Santa Fe NM KHFM 95.5 www.classicalkhfm.com (player)
Albuquerque NM KHFM: xlat K275AO 102.9, K240CN 95.9, K288EO 105.5
New York NY WQXR 96.3 www.wqxr.com
Seattle WA KING 98.1 www.king.org (4 streams) (abacast, WMA)
Anchoradge AK KLEF 98.1 www.klef.com (silent)
Chicago IL WFMT 98.7 www.wfmt.com
Saint Louis MO KFUO 99.1 www.classic99.com
Dallas TX WRR 101.1 www.wrr101.com
San Francisco CA KDFC 102.1 www.kdfc.com (various)
Cleveland OH WCLV 104.9 www.wclv.com (Ogg Vorbis, WMP)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hybrid Digital (only) Streams:
Tampa-Saint Pete FL WSJT 94.1-2 www.wsjt.com
Kansas City KS KDUL 98.1-2 (KXTR programming)
Seattle WA KING 98.1 Evergreen(HD2), Arts(HD3), Opera(web only)
Hartford CT (Beethoven)WCCC 106.9-2 www.beethoven.com (1290-AM) (WMP)
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Non-comms on commercial freqs:
DuluthMN-SuperiorWI WSCD 92.9 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/cms/
Myrtle Point OR KOOZ 94.1 www.jeffnet.org
Fort Wayne IN WBNI 94.1 www.nipr.fm
Buffalo NY WNED 94.5 www.wned.org
Sunderland VT WVTQ 95.1 (no web presence)
Minneapol-StPaul MN KSJN 99.5 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/cms/
East Jordan MI WICV 100.9 www.interlochen.org/ipr
Lafayette IN WBAA 101.3 www.perdue.edu/wbaa
Delta CO KPRU 103.3 www.kvod.org
Redding CA KNHT 107.3 www.jeffnet.org
 
ericdxx said:
Will they keep Mike&Mike in the morning? It kind of makes more sense with a national show in the morning and a local show in the afternoon.
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With the show as popular as it is, I would bank on it. Especially if ESPN Radio stations agree to carry a certain number of programming hours per day. I'd like to find out which ESPN Radio affiliates abide by this edict but run their own local programming in lieu of "Mike & Mike".
 
I have a particular fondness for WCCC, as I worked at WTMI(93.1), Miami
which begat Beethoven (internet) Radio in Miami
which moved to Hartford
which begat WTMI(1290am), Hartford
which became WCCC on 1290 and 106.9-HD2.
 
963espn.com now redirects to the espn963.com site for the affiliate in AR...the plot thickens....
 
d21ofnj said:
Does this mean W244AS (96.7 in Oakhurst, NJ) will be gone?
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No, all translators would continue relaying their parent station.
W244AS and W279AJ would continue to relay (translate) their primary station on 96.3.

MoldaMania182 said:
963espn.com now redirects to the espn963.com site for the affiliate in AR...the plot thickens....
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Could this whole thing be a bad joke?
 
OK everyone, I spent a long time figuring out how to clean my list up, embed the URLs, and then actually did it
Slight imperfections exist because only the Links are emboldened
My only revisions were to eliminate a W-Bach station which has gone country and
to add KING Symphonic Favorites which will be on line only, at some future time
Also, I went alphabetical by state (then city) rather than numerical by frequency
So, I present my finished product:

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Nassau Broadcasting Network, branded W-BACH (except WCRB, Boston)
Boston MA WCRB 99.5 (player)
Bal Harbor ME WBQI 107.7 (player)
Kennebunkport ME WBQW 104.7 (player)
Thomaston ME WBQX 106.9 (player)
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World Classical Network (WFCC, Cape Cod)
Monterey CA KBOQ 103.9 (scrawny website)
Cape Cod MA WFCC 107.5 (use MSIE-WMP)
Kansas City MO KXTR 1660am (WMP & SilverLight)
Block Island RI WCRI 95.9
Williamsburg VA WBQK 107.9 (silent)
Stowe-Burlington VT WCVT 101.7 (website down)
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Independant Commercial Stations:
Anchoradge AK KLEF 98.1 (silent)
San Francisco CA KDFC 102.1 (various)
Santa Barbara CA KDB 93.7 (silent)
Chicago IL WFMT 98.7
Saint Louis MO KFUO 99.1
Santa Fe NM KHFM 95.5 (player)
Albuquerque NM KHFM: xlat K275AO 102.9, K240CN 95.9, K288EO 105.5
New York NY WQXR 96.3
Cleveland OH WCLV 104.9 (Ogg Vorbis, WMP)
Dallas TX WRR 101.1
Seattle WA KING 98.1 (4 streams) (abacast, WMA)
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Hybrid Digital (only) Streams:
Hartford CT WCCC 106.9 (HD2) (1290-AM) (WMP)
Tampa-Saint Pete FL WSJT 94.1 (HD2)
Kansas City KS KUDL 98.1 (HD2) (KXTR programming)
Seattle WA KING 98.1 (HD2) The Evergreen Channel
(HD3) The Arts Channel
(web only) The Opera Channel
(web only) Symphonic Favorites (pending)
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Non-comms on commercial freqs:
Redding CA KNHT 107.3
Delta CO KPRU 103.3
Fort Wayne IN WBNI 94.1
Lafayette IN WBAA 101.3
East Jordan MI WICV 100.9
(SuperiorWI)Duluth MN WSCD 92.9
Minneapolis-StPaulMN KSJN 99.5
Buffalo NY WNED 94.5
Myrtle Point OR KOOZ 94.1
Sunderland VT WVTQ 95.1 (no web presence)
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