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Anybody hearing the new WIJY "Gold 95.9?"

They use ENCO. WIRE, WSPM, and K-Love still using the old ENCO server from years ago.

HBC is happy with ENCO. Quality sound, quality product.

Formerly had tons of problems with user files. Last 3 years no tech support calls, no problems. Ten people vs 100 people using the old gal keep it working much better.

All the manufacturers use generic boxes. no one makes their own case. They all look alike.

Enco is the original btw. Scott came later.

Segues can be set on each song. A pleasure to use when it's working well. (Last 3 years)

> > I think Susquehanna Indy uses Enco.
>
> I know some Susquehanna properties use Enco. When looking
> at the Jack FM studio on their website, though, that
> computer for all the world looks like it's running the
> previous version of Scott Studios. I'll be the first to
> admit that I've not seen Enco, and, from what I've heard,
> that's probably a good thing! I haven't heard a single
> positive comment about that system! Is Enco like Maestro in
> that it's built on Scott Studios code? That could explain
> why that computer looks so much like Scott Studios.
>
 
Did they switch the new antenna out? Were using a 3 bay ERI full wave spaced antenna (went up about 2 years ago.) and license spec'd a 2 bay. New 10 kw harris box a year ago. license is 3kw.

2 bay is unity gain. 10 kw into the antenna is 10kw out. 3 bay is 1.5. 10 kw in is 15 kw.

Signal seems weaker East and South than when it was TCM. Charlie Sears is the chief and a stickler for accurate power output. Signal was much stronger but this could also mean an antenna optimization with a LAMBDA section or tuned resonant section.

> >> They still have some bugs to work out. Heard the mid-day
>
> > jock start talking, only to be cut off by the computer
> > playing a liner or jingle...oh well opening day jitters.
> >
>
> I was listening all the way home from work...sounds like a
> few bugs here and there to work out, but it's good to see
> the gold jocks return to the air...Heard a self-promo from
> Scott Records Roddy, and apparently he will be doing
> evenings. The signal on the eastide at Post Road was nada
> because of all the RF around that area, but once I was on
> 465, it ranged from fluttering to fairly solid once I
> approached Mann Road on the southwest side. Sounds like they
> need to work on the audio, too...noticed some hum during a
> bit of dead air, and the levels were all over the place. I'm
> sure it will improve in time and most of all, hope they are
> successful with the format and marginal signal.
>
 
> > > Jack and KLU are classic rock stations. They're no
> > > different than Q95. Classic rock and classic hits are
> > > different formats. Classic hits is based on playlists
> > > done by legendary Top-40 stations like WLS in Chicago.
> > >
> > I've never heard Tone Loc, Avril Lavinge, Michelle Branch,
>
> > and other Artists Jack Play on Q95. So Don't go labeling
> > Jack as a classic rock station. Jack is no where near
> > classic rock. Jack is Classic Hits/Hot AC station or as
> > listed by most people as Variety Hits. KLU is close to
> > classic hits but does have doeses of being classic rock.
> >
> Jack is NOT a classic hits station. It's a hodge-podge
> formatted station.
> WKLU IS a classic rock station that's going after the Q95
> audience.
>
The Jack format is techincally Listed as Classic Hits/Hot AC. So Techincally Jack is Classic Hits
 
> Just read about it on R&R and saw their web site
> www.gold959.com


I sure tried today on the way to work, but I don't think I have a prayer out here northeast of New Castle. WKUZ 95.9 out of Wabash and 50k WQLK 96.1 out of Richmond (both country formats, by the way) stomped all over Gold's signal. Looks like my best bet will be the online stream.

I guess this pretty much eliminates any slim chance there might have been of a stronger signal picking up oldies.

Having said that.... good for WIJY for being the one to step up and bringing oldies back to the airwaves! (At least in the Indy area.) I am so glad that Steve Rich, Dr. Don Riley, and Scott "Records" Roddy are back. I wish them all the best.
 
> Just read about it on R&R and saw their web site
> www.gold959.com
>

Does WIJY's signal reach down into the Columbus/Bartholomew County area? If it does, it will be interesting to see how WINN positions themselves.
 
I second the above post....

Looking at KLU's playlist....taking into account Jack and FBQ's list...there is NO ROOM for a classic hits station in Indy....

This guy is almost as bad as the dudes on the Chicago board who keep calling for a dance format that will never happen.
 
> I know some Susquehanna properties use Enco. When looking
> at the Jack FM studio on their website, though, that
> computer for all the world looks like it's running the
> previous version of Scott Studios.

Having spent a year wandering aimlessly around the Susquehanna/Indy facilities, pretending to do a radio show...I can confirm that is ENCO you're seeing. The "array" screens look very much like the Scott Studios array.

Enco has it's good points and bad points. I used it in Chicago, and it crashed daily. But, we later found out that was due to in-house wiring issues. At Susquehanna/Indy, it ran MUCH more smoothly. I think anyone will agree that when Prophet is set up properly, it's the best system around.

Oh, and congrats to Steve & Don for getting back on the air. They're good guys (no pun intended), and will do great things for Gold 95.9.
 
> > > I picked up Gold at Fishers pretty strong. However, I
> > > was driving a semi with a 3 1/2 foot high antenna mounted on
> > > the mirror. Total 12 ft high.
> >
> > When I lived at 86th and Township Line Rd, I couldn't get
> > the old WPZZ 95.9 at all.
>
> I live near there right now. Most of lack of signal
> reception is caused by those huge radio/TV antenas right
> accross the street! Weaker signals have no chance will all
> the side interference!
>
> However, 5 miles to the north, in Carmel, it came in pretty
> decent!
>
If the Franklin station hopes to eventually reach the whole city of Indy, isn't it going to have to get permission from the stations at 95.5 & 96.3 in order to make the changes necessary for a power increase?
 
> now if they could only simulcast with 950am that would be
> better and drop
> that ESPN stuff....there is more to life than sports...there
> are OLDIES!!!!

Dream on. ESPN does not want to drop Indy.
 
> If the Franklin station hopes to eventually reach the whole
> city of Indy, isn't it going to have to get permission from
> the stations at 95.5 & 96.3 in order to make the changes
> necessary for a power increase?

If it's not the worst full-power signal in the state, it's pretty close. It can't be upgraded, at least on that frequency, to move further into Indy.
 
> Having spent a year wandering aimlessly around the
> Susquehanna/Indy facilities, pretending to do a radio
> show...I can confirm that is ENCO you're seeing. The
> "array" screens look very much like the Scott Studios array.

Then, I stand corrected. If you ask me, ENCO looks almost exactly like Scott Studios, or the previous version of it. I can't really tell any difference looking at it from just a few feet away. The new version looks a little different than what Jack shows but not much. However, all of these automation systems are more alike than they are different.

> Enco has it's good points and bad points. I used it in
> Chicago, and it crashed daily. But, we later found out that
> was due to in-house wiring issues. At Susquehanna/Indy, it
> ran MUCH more smoothly. I think anyone will agree that when
> Prophet is set up properly, it's the best system around.

I like Scott Studios, though I haven't touched it in about five years. Until recently, I was using AudioVault, which is, for the most part, easy to use. However, I don't think I'd ever leave an AudioVault machine unattended for very long! I've heard good things about Prophet for music stations, and bad things about it for talk. However, right now, I'm using CD's and CartReady at one station and CD's and DCS at the other!

> Oh, and congrats to Steve & Don for getting back on the air.
> They're good guys (no pun intended), and will do great
> things for Gold 95.9.

Gotta agree with you! It's good to hear them back on-air, even if it is on a bad signal. However, living about six hours away from Indy now, I have to listen to them on the internet!
 
> > If the Franklin station hopes to eventually reach the
> whole
> > city of Indy, isn't it going to have to get permission
> from
> > the stations at 95.5 & 96.3 in order to make the changes
> > necessary for a power increase?
>
> If it's not the worst full-power signal in the state, it's
> pretty close. It can't be upgraded, at least on that
> frequency, to move further into Indy.
>
Long Before WKUZ-95.9 in Wabash got a better signal or switched to the frequency i use to get WIJY up here in Anderson in the late 80's i remember them when they were Q96 with a top 40 type format if i recall
 
> Either that or a new automation system. I know Gold 104.5
> used Scott Studios, at least for a little while. Scott will
> really spoil you.

GOLD 1045 Never used Scott Studios, ever.
 
> GOLD 1045 Never used Scott Studios, ever.

Like I said, I stand corrected. That ENCO setup looked exactly like Scott Studios from the camera in the Jack FM studio.
 
> Enco has it's good points and bad points. I used it in
> Chicago, and it crashed daily. But, we later found out that
> was due to in-house wiring issues. At Susquehanna/Indy, it
> ran MUCH more smoothly. I think anyone will agree that when
> Prophet is set up properly, it's the best system around.
>
> Oh, and congrats to Steve & Don for getting back on the air.
> They're good guys (no pun intended), and will do great
> things for Gold 95.9.
>
Jeff is dead on. I spent about 6 months on Shadeland....it was ENCO. When I was there, they were the first stations to "try out" the new voice tracking module...it was really tempermental....even though the bear was "jockless" and gld was tracked overnights....i would be there (weekends) and i don't remember the gals name that babysat gld.

ENCO was the best system I had ever used until Next Gen. The real difference between the two...stations CAN AFFORD NextGen. I tried to get ENCO about 4 years ago at a 2 station Iowa combo....It was double (somtimes) triple the cost of Scott, Prophet, and the others.

I would say that NextGen is better and more stable than ENCO's DAD. I wish I had the touch screens for the button bars....like WGRL had..that was nice..but I also remember Chris Clare putting his elbrow thru one of em after getting shocked...and they made him pay for it...OUCH!! or double OUCH!!
 
> They use ENCO. WIRE, WSPM, and K-Love still using the old
> ENCO server from years ago.
>

The K-Love local station using ECNO? What a waste of computer for just a top of hour legal id :)

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