99.9/1300 are Teasing about a format flip. No Commercials just music and teasers right now.
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99.9 ANNOUNCING A FLIP
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Listening now to 1300 --99.9 coming in well too here in Beverly--and hearing music in Spanish. You had posted on Feb 5 "FM translator flipping format in 3 weeks"
Just heard recorded liner and only word I could pick out was "reggaeton"...current format...?
Just heard recorded liner and only word I could pick out was "reggaeton"...current format...?
Tropical right now and block programming
New format or old?
Some wonder if such an FMt could be sold off to
someone else--even one of the big operators. Beasley is at the 5 FM limit here but still also has the 106.1 FMt for 1330 as well. Imagine an iHeart putting WRKO on 99.9...but signal limited to pointing NE from Quincy
Some wonder if such an FMt could be sold off to
someone else--even one of the big operators. Beasley is at the 5 FM limit here but still also has the 106.1 FMt for 1330 as well. Imagine an iHeart putting WRKO on 99.9...but signal limited to pointing NE from Quincy
Keep in mind that reggaetón is not "tropical". Tropical genres vary by nation, and generally have an over-30 age appeal.
At the risk of criticism, reggaetón is the Latin American parallel (I don't want to say "equivalent") of hip hop.
No. It's Boston Translator W260DS. Translator for WJDA.
Parallel in terms of age/demographics of listeners or musical styling?
I don't think WJDA would want to sell it unless maybe they got some amazing offer. It has quite a good signal in metro Boston and the North Shore due to its height on the Hancock and its location in the city. I'm sure that's where most of their current listenership is tuning in, and why it has been showing up in the ratings lately (albeit near the bottom). I doubt many in those areas listen to it on 1300 AM anymore, though the AM has better South Shore coverage due to the translator null to protect WQRC on the Cape.
Maybe just put wrko on fm and get rid of the am signal would save money and probably be more efficient. This is probably going to be the trend with am stations in the future.
Some wonder?
There's also the whole thing of W260DS being PERMANENTLY married to 1300 as per how it got the license in the last translator filing window. It cannot be transferred to be used by another station.
But but Lance, you killed a radio geeks pontificating.. theyd rather guess and pontificate then look up actual facts
Unaware that it can't be transferred. Now we know though not sure if other translators can
be transferred...isn't or wasn't there a plan to switch WGBH's 96.3 to another freq, and didn't
WILD get rid of an FM translator it had? Could be just the most recent ones can't be transferred
Pretty sure Radio One had 106.1 tied to 1090 and Beasley got it to // 1330
be transferred...isn't or wasn't there a plan to switch WGBH's 96.3 to another freq, and didn't
WILD get rid of an FM translator it had? Could be just the most recent ones can't be transferred
Pretty sure Radio One had 106.1 tied to 1090 and Beasley got it to // 1330
There are different rules for translators depending how it got licensed. Any translator that was applied for in the 2017 filing window for AMs is permanently tied to that station. That's why the 99.9 cannot rebroadcast any other station ever.
Those that were part of the 2015/16 250+ waiver window must rebroadcast the AM for 4 years. Any others can be changed.
Where would they put it? All of their FM's seem to be doing well, and iHeartMedia has a good portfolio for demographics too.
Theres also a 99.9 in Butlington MA that runs chinese programming. So many translators and LPFM now
Wasn't aware of that; radio-locator says it's 100 watt WQEB-LPFM licensed to Winchester with antenna in Burlington. Winchester School For Chinese Culture
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I’ve heard it in the area. Signal is strong in Burlington but weak in Winchester, the COL.Wasn't aware of that; radio-locator says it's 100 watt WQEB-LPFM licensed to Winchester with antenna in Burlington. Winchester School For Chinese Culture
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