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Does anyone have updates on WCHK 1290 AM?
- Thread starter tlyle
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Davis Broadcasting owns it. The GM of LKQ & SNY told me it can be moved, but he wasn't sure where and when.
It signed back on last week as a simulcast of La Raza 102.3.
Do the McClures still own any stations? Or were WNSY/WCHK AM the last of them?
It seems pointless to simulcast anything on a 5000 watt AM station that has less range than the FM it's simulcasting (WNSY)...heck, maybe they could sell it to Big League for simulcasting 790. Although WTSH might object when it comes to Tech games...
It seems pointless to simulcast anything on a 5000 watt AM station that has less range than the FM it's simulcasting (WNSY)...heck, maybe they could sell it to Big League for simulcasting 790. Although WTSH might object when it comes to Tech games...
In the Canton area both of the FM stations are a bit distant and do not have gangbusters signals.... say on a construction site, inside Hispanic retail operations, for people carrying a portable radio in outdoor work. The AM signal could solidly reach audience in Canton, Woodstock, etc.
I don't think so. They owned WCGQ-FM in Columbus but sold it to Archway (ABG).
I thought WCHK was making money just being the local Canton station. The obituary show they carried every day was sure popular.
WCHK had a great Americana format before Greg bought the stations. I'm not sure how profitable WCHK was but the music was great.
I did some measurements for Greg while the station was off the air. We used programming from the old Americana format. I actually had people ask me when they heard the music from my field strength meter what station I was listening to - they had no idea there was a station playing bluegrass and classic country.
I wish there was a station which played a real Americana format. DAVE Roots is mostly acoustic/rock and plays too little country/bluegrass for my taste.
This would be a great HD2 format for WKHX/WYAY/WUBL.
But then.....if I like it it means no one else does!
I did some measurements for Greg while the station was off the air. We used programming from the old Americana format. I actually had people ask me when they heard the music from my field strength meter what station I was listening to - they had no idea there was a station playing bluegrass and classic country.
I wish there was a station which played a real Americana format. DAVE Roots is mostly acoustic/rock and plays too little country/bluegrass for my taste.
This would be a great HD2 format for WKHX/WYAY/WUBL.
But then.....if I like it it means no one else does!
taylorengineer said:
The original WMLB out of Cumming on 1170 had a great Americana format...until Corey bought them and took them dark so they could up 1160 to 50kW.
Now THAT is a format that would be great on one of these mystery AM stations we've been discussing...don't need FM to enjoy it. Oldies (50s-pre-Brit-Invasion 60s) would be good too.
Of course, if Citadel or CC were smart they would put classic country on one of their signals already (and I don't consider 96.7 to be a signal-CC needs to sell it to Radio One and watch them get a 4 share out of it)...
J
JohnAllan
Guest
When one of our local radio masterminds tried to approach Davis about buying WCHK, Davis told him 2 Million. After the laughter stopped, everyone moved on. By the way, I put the Americana format on WCHK. It was making money. And not just from the Obits. But then I had an offer I couldn't refuse from an Atlanta station, and the people still left at WCHK lost interest in the format. So they quit updating the new music, and upped the classic Country. Then the listeners lost interest. Management never cared what was happening with the station as long as no one got offended.
Hats off to you John for making an effort to do something different!
You don't have to make it rocket science to do good radio. But being able to entertain other people is an art which most people do not possess. The average guy/gal on the radio is NOT on the radio because of his/her ability to entertain. It is usually because they busted their butts working hard to get someone to let them be on the air. And since the business is full of people on the air who are NOT entertaining....then the new people who CAN'T entertain do not seem to be out of place - they fit right in.
I probably expect to much from radio. But I can go back to a time....long ago....when radio was the theater of the imagination. It was Jack Benny....Bob Hope....George and Gracie....Abbott and Costello. Yes - it was a different era. But the fundamentals of funny are constant - these were REAL personalities....with their funny voices and funny spouses and funny lives.
Today....the pinnacle of radio entertainment is "bitch slap" contests and "super phat" Fred getting parents to wake their kids by throwing ice water on them.
I want a radio station with people who are genuine and talented. Someone who can play Chopin on a piano or can sing as good as Allyson Krouse...or can play a banjo like Earl Scruggs. I want a Rhodes scholar.....maybe a mathematician or applied physics graduate....someone who I can actually listen to and ADMIRE.....someone I'd like my kids to be like when they grow up. Some super successful people ARE actually very funny people and have a lot of VERY interesting conversation. Why does practically everyone on the air have to be a reprobate?
I'm taking my meds now.........
You don't have to make it rocket science to do good radio. But being able to entertain other people is an art which most people do not possess. The average guy/gal on the radio is NOT on the radio because of his/her ability to entertain. It is usually because they busted their butts working hard to get someone to let them be on the air. And since the business is full of people on the air who are NOT entertaining....then the new people who CAN'T entertain do not seem to be out of place - they fit right in.
I probably expect to much from radio. But I can go back to a time....long ago....when radio was the theater of the imagination. It was Jack Benny....Bob Hope....George and Gracie....Abbott and Costello. Yes - it was a different era. But the fundamentals of funny are constant - these were REAL personalities....with their funny voices and funny spouses and funny lives.
Today....the pinnacle of radio entertainment is "bitch slap" contests and "super phat" Fred getting parents to wake their kids by throwing ice water on them.
I want a radio station with people who are genuine and talented. Someone who can play Chopin on a piano or can sing as good as Allyson Krouse...or can play a banjo like Earl Scruggs. I want a Rhodes scholar.....maybe a mathematician or applied physics graduate....someone who I can actually listen to and ADMIRE.....someone I'd like my kids to be like when they grow up. Some super successful people ARE actually very funny people and have a lot of VERY interesting conversation. Why does practically everyone on the air have to be a reprobate?
I'm taking my meds now.........
Tom are you out of your mind? We cant have this... and you know that.. Radio cant be fun anymore. I have only worked at a handful of GREAT radio stations that were fun, and even though those were small, DAMN I miss them.. The stations were not powerhouses, but they were creative like those Rockabilly programs I remember working so well for a certain Crazy Earl.. I didnt think those were good back then, but now? If only radio could survive.. Oh well back to dreamland, and oh by the way, I took my pepsid and Im off to bed..Adios you all.Well....we did have fun back in our day but we never did radio like I wish it could be done.
I'm a perfect example of someone who is notoriously un-entertaining. My wife says she's had better conversation with a cup of flour......
It is the rare person who can truly create a character from his/her imagination and make that character real to us. People who stir the human emotions....persons who exemplify the human condition and make us really feel it to the point of laughing uncontrollably or crying inconsolably.
But these people are out there....waiting to be "discovered."
Meanwhile...back at the ranch....the bean counters and suits discover clever new ways to cut costs while serving up the same garp they call morning shows and radio.
The meds are not working. I'll double the dosage......
I'm a perfect example of someone who is notoriously un-entertaining. My wife says she's had better conversation with a cup of flour......
It is the rare person who can truly create a character from his/her imagination and make that character real to us. People who stir the human emotions....persons who exemplify the human condition and make us really feel it to the point of laughing uncontrollably or crying inconsolably.
But these people are out there....waiting to be "discovered."
Meanwhile...back at the ranch....the bean counters and suits discover clever new ways to cut costs while serving up the same garp they call morning shows and radio.
The meds are not working. I'll double the dosage......
J
JohnAllan
Guest
Dear Tom and LCR (sorry, your screen name is too long to type!),
Radio CAN be fun again! I don't think anyone in Atlanta radio is going to do it, due to the money involved. I think radio is going to be best served at the small station. That is why we did what we did at WCHK. We were sitting in Atlanta's shadow, so the major formats were all covered. So we did an alternative format, added some interesting jocks (You should have heard Jack Reynolds/John Roach in the afternoons!) and some community programming. Yes, we did obits, the community calendar, and even the CHURCH calendar! We also did the Marines' Toys For Tots drive. We talked a local coffee house into donating some coffee, we got our "River Of Faith" host to stand out in the rain, and we collected toys. We covered elections by being there while the votes were counted. We covered the first day of school by having our news man on the scene. We got hot news stories by bugging the sherrif for the tips.
And I have an opening at one of my small stations for a morning man. We can't find anyone interesting, entertaining, or willing to build a show. We are building a community station at the new one as well. We do Chamber Reports (from three different Chambers), we do community calendars, we even do the lost pet report. We will be adding the boating report (it's a resort town on a lake). We cover the local high school sports by BROADCASTING thier games! We also cover the local college's sports.
Now, I can't see Dave FM doing obits. Or Rock 100.5 doing the lost pet report. But stations CAN take an interest in thier communities. And all too often, the bean counters forget that we are in the entertainment business. I think the future of radio will be the small community oriented stations. There no one gets upset if your jock talks long on a break. We can play more than 150 songs. We can try alternative formats. We can get involved.
Radio CAN be fun again! I don't think anyone in Atlanta radio is going to do it, due to the money involved. I think radio is going to be best served at the small station. That is why we did what we did at WCHK. We were sitting in Atlanta's shadow, so the major formats were all covered. So we did an alternative format, added some interesting jocks (You should have heard Jack Reynolds/John Roach in the afternoons!) and some community programming. Yes, we did obits, the community calendar, and even the CHURCH calendar! We also did the Marines' Toys For Tots drive. We talked a local coffee house into donating some coffee, we got our "River Of Faith" host to stand out in the rain, and we collected toys. We covered elections by being there while the votes were counted. We covered the first day of school by having our news man on the scene. We got hot news stories by bugging the sherrif for the tips.
And I have an opening at one of my small stations for a morning man. We can't find anyone interesting, entertaining, or willing to build a show. We are building a community station at the new one as well. We do Chamber Reports (from three different Chambers), we do community calendars, we even do the lost pet report. We will be adding the boating report (it's a resort town on a lake). We cover the local high school sports by BROADCASTING thier games! We also cover the local college's sports.
Now, I can't see Dave FM doing obits. Or Rock 100.5 doing the lost pet report. But stations CAN take an interest in thier communities. And all too often, the bean counters forget that we are in the entertainment business. I think the future of radio will be the small community oriented stations. There no one gets upset if your jock talks long on a break. We can play more than 150 songs. We can try alternative formats. We can get involved.
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