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975 WILI translator sold to Red Wolf.

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necrat123

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The 97.5 WILI-FM translator (W248AB) has been sold from the current licensee (Mountaintop Wireless, the owners of the tower where it is located), to Red Wolf Broadcasting. It was sold for $100,000 as listed in the public filing.

What will Red Wolf do with it? Throw an HD2 on WMRQ and put it on there? Use it in a dead spot of WMRQ?
Hop it down to the New London area?

Discuss... =)
 
Interesting possibility since 104.1 is a little weak in New London County. But, wouldn't a 97.5 translator conflict with WALK just across the sound?
 
kms575 said:
Interesting possibility since 104.1 is a little weak in New London County. But, wouldn't a 97.5 translator conflict with WALK just across the sound?
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The translator wouldn't have to stay on 97.5 if they were to move it to the New London area, or anywhere else for that matter.
 
DJKraze said:
Maybe bring a New London area station up here?
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Wouldn't be allowed.
It would extend beyond the protected contours of the two stations.
They would have to relocate it closer to New London.
 
A Friend on mine works at Hall Communication and said that John Fuller was at Hall Comminications WCTY tower site two days ago and he had a complete inventory list of equipment, is he buying this station too? I would hate to see Hall leave Eastern CT, they have done a great job. I saw a listing on line on radio and records before it closed it's interenet doors....that Fuller is looking to pick up more stations....He owns some 37 radio cell towers throughout the North East.. Time will tell??
 
someone Tell john to get a cell tower on a telephone pole here in old greenwich ::). nothing but dropped calls here. My phone has trouble keeping a lock on a tower in CT and likes to jump to a tower in oyster bay NY.
 
But if the translator isn't owned by the originating station, can they extend it beyond the protected contour?
They could pick up a New London, Hartford, or even Boston station over the air at the 97.5 translator site. I thought the only requirement is to pick up the station over the air.
This translator nearly doubles i98.3's coverage area, they'll lost a lot of listeners if they lose the 97.5 translator.
 
If the translator isn't owned by the originating station, it's contour extension can extend beyond the protected contour.

We could not purchase the translator because our 60 dbu contour on our main transmitter, on Gates Hill in Lebanon, extended over the Bolton Notch translator site. Per the FCC's current - key word current - rules, an originating station cannot own a translator that is within the originating station's 60 dbu contour UNLESS the entire 60 dbu contour of said translator is entirely within the 60 dbu contour of the originating station. That is not the case - and as you can see, I did extensive research on the subject.

We have built a substantial following through the 97.5 translator, which does have a great coverage area, getting many listener compliments on what it's like to hear a tight, real, balanced CHR with live and local DJs, giveaways, that plays "all the hits", etc. This was evidenced by our recent showing in the 12+ Hartford Arbitrons. However, we are very confident in the strong and growing base of listeners who listen via our 98.3 main signal, and look forward to continue serving them in the same manner.

Hopefully down the line there will be a way for those listeners to again hear us over the air; like all Connecticut Class A's we get killed on terrain. In the mean time, hopefully some of said listeners will migrate to the internet and stream us live at hitmusici983.com.

Adam Rivers
APD/MD/Nights
i98.3/Willimantic, CT
 
Additionally, I just read the filing and it states the "Rx" station as 104.1.
 
I only get a hint of the Bolton translator here in New Britain IF I move my 4 foot wire the right way. Otherwise I get a weak signal of WALK-FM from Long Island. I get a weak signal of WILI-FM 98.3 in almost any position. Sadly, I have to find a so-called "sweet spot" to get it through in stereo. I get almost nothing from the other direction, which means WDAQ-FM of Danbury. Then there's the Spanish translator on 98.3 FM to deal with when I'm near Westfield Shoppingtown in Meriden (I get none of that one here).
 
Radiowomen said:
A Friend on mine works at Hall Communication and said that John Fuller was at Hall Comminications WCTY tower site two days ago and he had a complete inventory list of equipment, is he buying this station too? I would hate to see Hall leave Eastern CT, they have done a great job. I saw a listing on line on radio and records before it closed it's interenet doors....that Fuller is looking to pick up more stations....He owns some 37 radio cell towers throughout the North East.. Time will tell??
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If Red Wolf ends up acquiring Hall's Kool 101, they'd better keep the oldies format intact. I think it's one of the most under-appreciated oldies stations in the country. They have live jocks 24/7! I once heard a live jock do a legal ID on a Sunday night at 12 midnight! And besides, how many oldies stations still play "Soulfinger" by The Bar-Kays?
 
KOOL 101 is voicetracked more than you think. It's all in the audio vault. (Does sound good though!) I am pretty sure Middays and Nights are voicetracked (and Overnights if they have a jock on?) and most of the weekends are VT'd as well. Only live shows I can remember are AM and PM drive shows. WCTY is the only station in Eastern CT that has a live body 24/7.
 
The terrain in NE Connecticut really kills reception. On the peaks of the hills, you get Hartford and Providence stations. In the valleys, nothing. i98.3 via 97.5 is the most consistent signal on I-84 from about East Hartford to Tolland, then 98.3 is good till the CT/MA border. At UConn, i98.3 is the strongest CHR station, so that's what the students will listen to.
 
WPRO-FM is possible in some spots by U-Conn. However, have a good tuner or they'll be wiped out by WWYZ. I went past their campus on a Bonanza bus a few years ago. I briefly had WJMN-FM 94.5 of Boston in with weak stereo along CT Route 195.
 
DToTheJ said:
Radiowomen said:
A Friend on mine works at Hall Communication and said that John Fuller was at Hall Comminications WCTY tower site two days ago and he had a complete inventory list of equipment, is he buying this station too? I would hate to see Hall leave Eastern CT, they have done a great job. I saw a listing on line on radio and records before it closed it's interenet doors....that Fuller is looking to pick up more stations....He owns some 37 radio cell towers throughout the North East.. Time will tell??
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If Red Wolf ends up acquiring Hall's Kool 101, they'd better keep the oldies format intact. I think it's one of the most under-appreciated oldies stations in the country. They have live jocks 24/7! I once heard a live jock do a legal ID on a Sunday night at 12 midnight! And besides, how many oldies stations still play "Soulfinger" by The Bar-Kays?
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DRC-FM.
 
I HATE to see 97.5 go from I-98.3. I Know Rivers Said the 'RX was for 104, But 97.5 would PERFECTLY fit into the WEEI network and fill in the Holes between Springfield and Providence. ( I hate to say that being a Mets Fan). Gee, 2 Sentances and I use the word hate,I Guess i am a Hateful Guy.
 
Jayday on Your Radio said:
I HATE to see 97.5 go from I-98.3. I Know Rivers Said the 'RX was for 104, But 97.5 would PERFECTLY fit into the WEEI network and fill in the Holes between Springfield and Providence. ( I hate to say that being a Mets Fan). Gee, 2 Sentances and I use the word hate,I Guess i am a Hateful Guy.
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Hey, at least you're not a Red Sox fan :)
I don't think we need yet ANOTHER WEEI outlet though. I'm still getting over 103.7 WRX being blown up!
 
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