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Another new pirate, this time seemingly Pinellas

Noticed a huge, local stereo signal on 96.7 MHz from my Pinellas (Clearwater/Largo border) home today, Sunday, 1:45-2:03 p.m. All-Urban, mostly lighter stuff (Usher, etc.) seemingly via a CD-shuffle source, as about 3-5 seconds gap between songs, no voice announcements during my listen.

The signal (using the closest-available radio, a GE Super Radio III with whip antenna) looped either towards Largo/High Point or NE St. Petersburg, or downtown Clearwater (suspect the latter being that the signal was equally good to my NW). The transmitter was abruptly cut at 2:03 p.m., not to return through this typing, and not located on any alternate channel. This is NOT the same station as the 96.7 St. Petersburg Old School/Urban pirate, which has seemingly been inactive for a few months now (and was never very strong at this location, when active).

Also, current Urban/dance, slogan always "107 Point 9 P-F-M", trouncing 107.9 WSRZ-Sarasota (BTW, why do they sometime use "107 Point 9, Oldies 108" drops? How dumb to use two "frequency" refs on the imaging).
 
107.9 PFM is Panama City, BTW.

>
> Also, current Urban/dance, slogan always "107 Point 9
> P-F-M", trouncing 107.9 WSRZ-Sarasota (BTW, why do they
> sometime use "107 Point 9, Oldies 108" drops? How dumb to
> use two "frequency" refs on the imaging).
>
 
> (BTW, why do they
> sometime use "107 Point 9, Oldies 108" drops? How dumb to
> use two "frequency" refs on the imaging).
>

It helps to ensure they get Arbitron credit if someone just writes down "108".<P ID="signature">______________
"With God as my witness, I could have sworn turkeys could fly."</P>
 
> > (BTW, why do they
> > sometime use "107 Point 9, Oldies 108" drops? How dumb to
>
> > use two "frequency" refs on the imaging).
> >
>
> It helps to ensure they get Arbitron credit if someone just
> writes down "108".
>

It's also because over the past 10 years, the Oldies format has moved three times. From 106.3 to 106.5 now to 107.9. It can't hurt.<P ID="signature">______________
-brian holmes
APD/nights - 104.5 WSNX Grand Rapids
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Owner/Webmaster - www.ThePowerPig.com - Tribute to WFLZ/Tampa & www.Q105TampaBay.com - Tribute to WRBQ/Tampa</P>
 
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