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Batesville Radio

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mikl73

I had a little window of free time while I was working in MS this last wk and was able to stop in for a visit at WBLE/WJBI/WHKL.
It's always fun to talk up radio.
JBoyd has a nice operation there.
Thanks for the hospitality and the fun conversation.
 
Batesville seems to be a growing town.....

I listen to WBLE a lot when I am in Memphis.... it puts a good signal into the southern parts of town there.
 
Unfortunately, when working in Marks.. I never had the honor of meeting J. Boyd! the closest I ever came to meeting anyone at that station is several phone conversations and emails with Alex Ward from his Memphis studio
 
I found this interesting article about WBLE, etc.:
http://www.deltastate.edu/pages/1073.asp?item=6052

WBLE will always have a special place in my heart. My parents grew up in Batesville, and every few years
we'd go "back home", flying to Memphis, then taking I-55 dead south to Batesville.

My grandmother had a lot of acreage behind her house, and at the very far end, there was a car dealership and the
WBLE tower. During the day, 1290 put a *withering* signal into any AM radio in the house. At night, when the signal was
off, we could see the red tower lights blinking on and off all night.

I was a big country music fan, and enjoyed listening to WBLE. My cousins were more into R&B, and liked
WWUN when it had that format.

I also remember the obituaries. Every day at noon, the announcer would read the names of the departed, and
where their service was being held. Each of my grandparents, when they passed away, had their obituaries read
over WBLE...
 
Always a pleasure to cross paths with JBI. Along with Jim Buffington, Aberdeen... Bobby Caldwell in Wynne, Ark. and a few others scattered around, some of the really good guys in radio.

GJ, Starkville
 
I have to say I'm surprised to see the AM has picked up Scott Shannon's True Oldies format. 1520 in Marks, 106.9 in Crenshaw, 99.1 in Greenwood and 1450 in Clarksdale are all doing oldies already.

Furthermore, it sounds like only one channel of audio is making it out. Or maybe it's just a processing issue. I heard the same thing up at KOTC 830 in the Missouri bootheel before they went talk. "Left channel audio only" on AM radio is a pet peeve of mine!
 
We were using "MOYL" and then Timeless Classics....too old demo so they are gone. (Closed by syndicator)The format we are using on WJBI is interim. Tnx ( and both channels are there) JBI
 
jboyd said:
We were using "MOYL" and then Timeless Classics....too old demo so they are gone. (Closed by syndicator)The format we are using on WJBI is interim. Tnx ( and both channels are there) JBI
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Must be my ears, then. The processing on the station is a little different from what I'm used to hearing.

I hate it that the old music is falling by the wayside; younger folks like me just don't appreciate the good stuff anymore. I can't wait to hear what they settle on. ;-)
 
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