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97.5 FM WTHK The hawk has died. SIGNED OFF THE AIR FOREVER

FREEBIRD

VERY APPROPRIATE GREAT BAND GREAT SONG GREAT STATION, God Bless my good friend, another Rocker bites the dust to make way for.....................
 
It died at 7 PM EST after the top of the hour ID was played. The station's transmitter is off.
 
97.5 FM WTHK sign off

I hope someone will post audio of the goodbye by the DJ Jim Spector and sign off later tonight.
 
WMGK simulcast on 97. 5?

I had heard between now and Friday 97.5 FM will air a WMGK simulcast true?
 
Shawn O'Domski said:
Julius: can YOU let us know what is on 97.5 FM...since you seem to be listening to the station? Did you roll an aircheck of the end of The Hawk? Also, where did you get the information about a simulcast of WMGK on 97.5 FM?
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I'm still hearing simulcast on NJ 101.5 from 97.3 FM and yes I did roll tape of the sign off. I got the info from "the other board"
 
From All Access

Get out your scorecards, because GREATER MEDIA, NASSAU BROADCASTING PARTNERS and CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING CO. jointly announced today (11/15) that they have closed the previously announced transactions in which GREATER MEDIA acquired CHARLES RIVER's 102.5 FM frequency, licensed to WALTHAM, MA, and NASSAU's 97.5 FM frequency, licensed to BURLINGTON, NJ, and NASSAU acquired GREATER MEDIA's 99.5 FM frequency in LOWELL, MA. NASSAU also received cash and the Classical format of WCRB/BOSTON in the deal.
As of 6p on FRIDAY (11/17), GREATER MEDIA will sign on Smooth Jazz WJJZ/PHILADELPHIA at 97.5, formerly home of NASSAU's Classic Hits WTHK (THE HAWK). THE HAWK signed off tonight at 7p (ET) with PD/afternooner JIM SPECTOR thanking listeners and saying, “THE HAWK flies free next.” After some spots, SPECTOR played LYNYRD SKYNYRD's “Free Bird,” then turned off the transmitter. The station is dark until 12:01a tomorrow (11/16), when Classic Rock WMGK at 102.9 will simulcast on the 97.5 frequency until WJJZ's sign-on.

In BOSTON, beginning at noon on DECEMBER 1, Country WKLB will begin broadcasting on the 102.5 FM frequency and Classical WCRB will begin broadcasting on the 99.5 FM frequency.

"We are thrilled and proud to bring Smooth Jazz back to its fans in PHILADELPHIA," said GREATER MEDIA Pres./CEO PETER SMYTH. "We also look forward to moving Country WKLB to its new home on the dial at 102.5."

NASSAU Chairman/Pres. LOU MERCATANTI said, "We are extremely pleased to have WCRB in BOSTON as part of the NASSAU family of stations. We have been overwhelmed with the positive response from BOSTON listeners about NASSAU preserving WCRB's long-standing classical heritage, and we welcome WCRB as the new flagship of NASSAU's Classical network of stations throughout NEW ENGLAND."

CHARLES RIVER Chairman MARY MARSHALL stated, "CRB's entire board of directors is delighted that WCRB will continue to broadcast classical music to the BOSTON community. We worked hard to achieve this result and wish NASSAU and GREATER MEDIA every success in the future."
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i was in pottsville at the time, and i lost it right before freebird was over, it faded out :'(

i missed it, if anybody can somehow find the audio clip of it, please let me know
 
eyg2181 said:
i was in pottsville at the time, and i lost it right before freebird was over, it faded out :'(

i missed it, if anybody can somehow find the audio clip of it, please let me know
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Yeah i'm hoping someone will post audio of the signoff and the goodbye by the DJ soon.
 
Some country station from delaware is blasting in on 97.5, when the hawk was on the air I never received this station before in the CC south philly area....
 
RunWithScissors said:
Some country station from delaware is blasting in on 97.5, when the hawk was on the air I never received this station before in the CC south philly area....
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That station is Cat Country 105.9/97/5 out of Salisbury Ocean City, MD!!! They used to coem in on The Hawk when I listened to them which was often in Philly since most radio sucks in this market and one again has now sunk to an all time low!!!

Boo hiss on Greater Media God bless you all (listeners of The Hawk, I hope someday Greater Media will realize what kind of great station they had!!! They were a preset in my car!!!


BTW, Julius thanks for posting the sites link, that was a real poinant way of saying goodbye!!! That was cool!!!

GODSPEED THE HAWK!!! I WISH ALL THE BEST FOR THEIR LISTENERS FOR THE CORPORATE ------ OF THE WORLD!!!
 
hellskitchen85 said:
BTW, Julius thanks for posting the sites link, that was a real poinant way of saying goodbye!!! That was cool!!!

GODSPEED THE HAWK!!! I WISH ALL THE BEST FOR THEIR LISTENERS FOR THE CORPORATE ------ OF THE WORLD!!!
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Sure thing. BTW if anyone has audio of the final hour of the hawk, please post it here.
 
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