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Changes in Mid-Ohio: WMAN AM now on FM..

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xmusicmatt

Saw this on the OMW Twitter feed... Not exactly news in Columbus but WMAN-AM 1400 Mansfield is now on FM ....

http://www.am1400.com/main.html

Clear Channel is now broadcasting WMAN-AM on 100.1 FM Shelby Ohio and 98.3 Fredericktown Ohio. 100.1 / 98.3 had been previously a classic hits format. (Prior to Christmas Music they had during the holidays) http://www.my1001fm.com/main.html

Intresting to see a "small market" Clear Channel station start broadcasting their AMs talk format on FM.. Don't see this as "much" in smaller markets!
 
WMAN's am competitor at 1440 has had an FM translator for a year or two now. The competitor is ESPN sports programming. I wonder if that FM competition component sort of forced their hand.

It also sort of extends WMAN's regional coverage in the area, especially toward the east and southeast where WMAN had the most trouble getting coverage.
 
Also noticed on their web page the Shelby frequency is the premier frequency with the AM and Fredricktown frequencies less showcased.
 
How close does 98.3 get to being semi-listenable near Columbus? It seems to get into Mount Vernon pretty well. IIRC, I don't recall getting it near Delaware. And of course, now there's the 98.3 side of WCRS-LP, no?

(Cue jakej for a promo for "Yesterday's Top Secrets"!)

100.1 and 98.3 pretty much divide up Mansfield north and south, with a slight edge to the 100.1 signal coming in from the north.
 
I used to live just south of Delaware and Fredericktown did come in there. But that was about it.
 
OhioMediaWatch said:
How close does 98.3 get to being semi-listenable near Columbus? It seems to get into Mount Vernon pretty well. IIRC, I don't recall getting it near Delaware. And of course, now there's the 98.3 side of WCRS-LP, no?

(Cue jakej for a promo for "Yesterday's Top Secrets"!)

100.1 and 98.3 pretty much divide up Mansfield north and south, with a slight edge to the 100.1 signal coming in from the north.
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It fights the good fight with the Logan 98.3 between Newark and Buckeye Lake, then Logan takes over from about 70 south, though with not nearly as good a signal as might be expected for a station that's only about 30 miles away. North of Newark, the other 98.3 comes in pretty well.
 
schmave said:
It fights the good fight with the Logan 98.3 between Newark and Buckeye Lake, then Logan takes over from about 70 south, though with not nearly as good a signal as might be expected for a station that's only about 30 miles away. North of Newark, the other 98.3 comes in pretty well.
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The Logan 98.3 antenna height is below the Class A minimum facilities at 67m/220ft above average terrain, so that could be the cause of the reduced fringe coverage.
 
If I am not mistaken, Coshocton Broadcasting (WTNS A/F, WKLM) made multiple offers to Clear Channel on 98.3 and 107.7. They wanted to restore a simulcast and build out studios in Loudonville. Clear Channel said no way would they split up the cluster.

Then the folks at Coshocton was going to partner with Dix to swallow the entire market under a new "shell company" and divide the stations...

1340/101.3 going to Dix
107.7 going to Coshocton
1400, 98.3, 100.1, 102.3, 105.3 going to a new buyer

Clear Channel was asking too much for what the stations were worth....

Saga at one point had expressed interest, not sure where that went.
 
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