Apparently WNYH did finally build a studio facility in Jericho on Jericho Turnpike. I'm told the lady that works there is very nice. From what I hear it is a bit of a bizzare setup. We had some guests come in to our station to talk about programs that were running at a local library. They told us that they had done a show at WNYH. They had to do the show themselves. The station did provide an "engineer" (someone to push the buttons) but they said he sat in another room the whole time they were there. They said all of the other stations they have been on have a person that sits with them in the studio and asks them questions to keep the flow of the program going. The station didn't charge them for airtime, and didn't charge them for studio time either,probably because it will look good in their public file. But when the ladies asked for a copy of the recording, they had to pay $10 for a CD, and an additional $2 charge for the "engineer" to burn the audio to the CD for them.
It is kind of a shame with WNYH. The music is unique and certainly fills a major programming void. I know a few people who listen to it and really like it. They all say the same thing though, joking about the colon cleanse program, and that you never hear anyone on the air there except for when they are pedaling vitamins and such. The station really could use at least one single person that could voicetrack some stuff such as the weather, and maybe local headlines. Hey, it worked for the defunct Sunrise Radio Network. The automation on WNYH used to be really bad, but it does seem to have improved. The audio is way over the top. I have no way to confirm that they are overmodulating, but it sure does seem that way. They come in much louder on all of my radios than any of the other AM stations in the area, even the one located right here in town. When I say they are louder, I mean noticably and considerably louder, to the point that I need to adjust the volume knob on whichever radio I'm using. It would be nice to get a competant audio engineer in there to back off a bit on the compression and the limiting/clipping. The station should be loud, but not to the point that my radio starts to melt and my ears bleed. The other thing I don't understand is why do they go off the air at night? This has been the case since Barnstable got out of the Radio Disney deal and started simulcasting WHLI on then WGSM. Then it made sense to shut it down, because WHLI has to go off the air at night. It hasn't been on the air at night since then. I know they can broadcast low power. I just don't understand why the "doctor" nor the previous owners felt this is/was worthwhile. Broadcasting is supposed to be about serving the community, isn't it?
To sum up. WNYH has a good and unique music mix. With a little bit of effort, this could be a really nice local station with a killer signal. Unfortunately, you have an owner who really doesn't understand the business, and is operating the facility as tightly (cheap) as possible.
To answer the original question, I do enjoy the music. If you enjoy any of the other programming, you really can't credit the radio station, you have to credit whoever is buying that time and putting in the effort. I did once catch some program on WNYH last fall in the morning on either a Saturday or a Sunday. Other than that all I ever hear besides the music are the vitamin shows, which for me are an instant tuneout. The music is good though, and when I have my mom in the car, we prefer WNYH music over the odd music selection that they have switched to lately on WHLI.
I guess that's why I don't do these shows anymore and there's no pleasure tempting enough (re: $$$) to get me to do that again.