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98.9 The Vibe replaces News/Talk
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Actually, it looks like Flinn may be doing classic hip-hop on the 96.3 translator. Sunny has indicated it is moving to 103.1.
Not sure where it will originate because WHBQ will still need the AM, and the signal contour is too far from 1240 to legally originate it. As far as I know, Flinn doesn't do HD.
Not sure where it will originate because WHBQ will still need the AM, and the signal contour is too far from 1240 to legally originate it. As far as I know, Flinn doesn't do HD.
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I have been wondering where the feed will come from for 96.3 as well. The website for the station is http://boomin96.com/ I thought of replacing Radio Caliente WGSF 1030 AM or Solid Gospel WAVN 1240 AM. I also thought of replacing 96 X WIVG 96.1 or Radio Phantom WWWN 96.5. However I think it will feed off 1430 WOWW that used to feed 97.7 but now 97.7 is being fed by The Rebel.
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Boomin 96 is now on the air replacing 96 X, the website is http://boomin96.com/ The 96.3 Translator is silent. I figured Flinn would use WOWW 1430 AM to feed 96.3 for this feed but I guess not.
Nope, it's on 96.1, 96X is dead again, http://boomin96.com/
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One of the best of the classic hip hop stations I've heard so far. A fair balance of songs from early 80s thru 2000. Actually surprised at how much 80-84 tracks I'm hearing
One of the best of the classic hip hop stations I've heard so far. A fair balance of songs from early 80s thru 2000. Actually surprised at how much 80-84 tracks I'm hearing
Flinn has an LMA for 1430/97.7 and you can't remove 1430 from that as it feeds 97.7 which can't originate it's on programing.
96.3 can't translate 96.1 on it's own because it is not in the required contour for 96.1. The rules say it can't add additional coverage.
IMHO, Flinn should move 96.3 to the 300 foot tower at 6080. Then flip 1210 to simulcast 96.1. Translate 1210 on 96.3 and 103.1. That puts the signal in 3/4's of the city and might make it a serious flanker and an additional sales opportunity for the Hot 107 sales staff.
I do like the format so far and I hope it becomes less and less repetitious in time. The burn factor could be high on this format.
96.3 can't translate 96.1 on it's own because it is not in the required contour for 96.1. The rules say it can't add additional coverage.
IMHO, Flinn should move 96.3 to the 300 foot tower at 6080. Then flip 1210 to simulcast 96.1. Translate 1210 on 96.3 and 103.1. That puts the signal in 3/4's of the city and might make it a serious flanker and an additional sales opportunity for the Hot 107 sales staff.
I do like the format so far and I hope it becomes less and less repetitious in time. The burn factor could be high on this format.
Well someone has tweaked the processing and 96.1 now sounds terrible. It's actually made the signal worse since now you have to try and eq some highs back in except that's not working very well since they are gone, missing, rolled off at about 10k or lower. I can't listen since all the audio equipment in the world can restore what they have done to it.
hopefully someone reads this and will put the omnia back on the former preset. I sounds like they may have even copied one from one of the other stations I also can't listen to in the 6080 building.
Omnia are great boxes and can sound really really good. Someone needs their hearing checked.
Some of us can hear all the way up the the 19k pilot hello??
hopefully someone reads this and will put the omnia back on the former preset. I sounds like they may have even copied one from one of the other stations I also can't listen to in the 6080 building.
Omnia are great boxes and can sound really really good. Someone needs their hearing checked.
Some of us can hear all the way up the the 19k pilot hello??
Flinn has put HD on 107.5 and now has Boomin on the HD2 feeding 96.3.
They are also in a pickle with Radio One over the Boomin name and use.
Looks like it may change to Bumpin in the near future.
Processing on 105.3 in Oxford sounds good compared to 96.3 & 96.1. I guess now that I have pointed it out someone will use their fingers to ruin it too.
For now Boomin is on 96.1, 96.3 , 107.5 hd2, and 105.3 Oxford.
They are also in a pickle with Radio One over the Boomin name and use.
Looks like it may change to Bumpin in the near future.
Processing on 105.3 in Oxford sounds good compared to 96.3 & 96.1. I guess now that I have pointed it out someone will use their fingers to ruin it too.
For now Boomin is on 96.1, 96.3 , 107.5 hd2, and 105.3 Oxford.
Update from RadioInsight:
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/92069/more-classic-hip-hop-for-memphis/
http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/92069/more-classic-hip-hop-for-memphis/
Maybe they will have someone with out hearing damage set up the processing. It will be funny if a translator/rim shot/hd2 beats them. They haven't been able to make anything work on the freq. since they flipped from Smooth Jazz.
The official announcement was on Inside Radio:
http://www.insideradio.com/Article.asp?id=2899827&spid=32061
While they noted that they were up against Flinn's "Bumpin 96", they failed to note that 96.1's coverage of the city is not that big, compared to 98.9.
http://www.insideradio.com/Article.asp?id=2899827&spid=32061
While they noted that they were up against Flinn's "Bumpin 96", they failed to note that 96.1's coverage of the city is not that big, compared to 98.9.
When did the flip happen? I was in Memphis this morning to take my exchange student to the airport and it sounded like they were still doing news talk at around 6 AM (or slightly before) but I didn't sty on it since I'm not a news talk fan.
It must have been midday
The processing is much cleaner on 98.9 the vocals do not distort. No harsh S's and it's not all muddy sounding. It's doesn't sound like and EQ set as sort of like an upside down smiley face reducing the overall bandwidth. Even the stereo image is terrible 96.1-96.3 sound almost MONO.
98.9 is missing a little thump in the low end that you would expect on a 80s-90s based hip hop station. You can tell its a digital orban processor. They should find a good 8100a get it recapped and warm up the music even more since that is probably how most of it was last played.
I will take the processing on 98.9 as it is now any day over what the processing on 96.1/96.3 sounds like.
The processing is much cleaner on 98.9 the vocals do not distort. No harsh S's and it's not all muddy sounding. It's doesn't sound like and EQ set as sort of like an upside down smiley face reducing the overall bandwidth. Even the stereo image is terrible 96.1-96.3 sound almost MONO.
98.9 is missing a little thump in the low end that you would expect on a 80s-90s based hip hop station. You can tell its a digital orban processor. They should find a good 8100a get it recapped and warm up the music even more since that is probably how most of it was last played.
I will take the processing on 98.9 as it is now any day over what the processing on 96.1/96.3 sounds like.
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