Dowdy's Tower Moves Set In Motion

[TheBigTymer]

I do remember WBWorld predicting this a couple of months ago, and it's already been set in motion.

As he said, 94.7 would be moving their tower to Pearl River. The signal would still be directional, with a null to the northwest (towards Covington) instead of a null to the southwest (towards New Orleans).

However, his predictions for 94.9 have not come entirely accurate... at least, not yet. The new 94.9 tower would be non-directional (the current is directional, with a null to the northeast), but it would move south of Laplace (the current tower is in Laplace). It really improves their coverage over Lake Pontchartrain!

I remember him saying the tower would move to Metairie, and city-grade New Orleans. However, it was contingent on 95.3 WZNF making their signal directional. That app hasn't been filed yeat (if it's coming).

Right now, I'm still waiting for the KLRZ tower to come online. However, feel free to discuss this.<P ID="signature">______________

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[RFLA]

> I do remember WBWorld predicting this a couple of months
> ago, and it's already been set in motion.
>
> As he said, 94.7 would be moving their tower to Pearl River.
> The signal would still be directional, with a null to the
> northwest (towards Covington) instead of a null to the
> southwest (towards New Orleans).

Before the null was for 94.9...looks like they are aiming for the NO East and Slidell area with whatever they have up their sleeves but does reach better in some areas (like into Picayune now with city grade)but with 94.9 moving south, they can do that...

>
> However, his predictions for 94.9 have not come entirely
> accurate... at least, not yet. The new 94.9 tower would be
> non-directional (the current is directional, with a null to
> the northeast), but it would move south of Laplace (the
> current tower is in Laplace). It really improves their
> coverage over Lake Pontchartrain!
>

technically it did move easterly, But it was southeast and according to the FCC ,puts the tower in St.Charles Parish off La. 3127 and southwest of the Bonne Carre (like he kind of hinted at needing it around the Bonne Carre would be the closest it could come to New Orleans)

Someone hinted that 94.9 would aim Houma way...technically now the signal will cover the river parishes and into Thibodaux/raceland better while still giving same coverage over NOLA effectively... I can't find out so far if it's a preexisting tower he's moving to or what however (no FCC/FAA antenna info)

> I remember him saying the tower would move to Metairie, and
> city-grade New Orleans. However, it was contingent on 95.3
> WZNF making their signal directional. That app hasn't been
> filed yeat (if it's coming).
>
Yeah but the way the signal is being bent on both..It looks more like he's trying to make the CBD the place where 94.7 and 94.9 should come in the same.... If he were to move 94.9 more toward Nola,He would have to bend 3 stations (one he doesn't own to do it with and that's WTIX FM 94.3 due to seperation rules in effect currently)

http://www.radio-info.com/mods/board?Post=469787&Board=louisiana

> Right now, I'm still waiting for the KLRZ tower to come
> online. However, feel free to discuss this.
>

I think everyone is... But haven't heard it offline lately however... So don't know what's up... Also does anyone know if Giscliar will add a temporary STL for him (for Ragin Cajun) or if they are just hooking it up for Citadel only (who is currently putting up studios for 106.1 last report)....

What I want to see is the Third purchase that WBWorld promised us for NOLA......

RFLA<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by RFLA on 08/01/05 02:41 AM.</FONT></P>

 

[WBWorld]

> > I remember him saying the tower would move to Metairie,
> and
> > city-grade New Orleans. However, it was contingent on 95.3
>
> > WZNF making their signal directional. That app hasn't been
>
> > filed yeat (if it's coming).

The towers cannot go in Metairie. See the post below

http://www.radio-info.com/mods/board?Post=469787&Board=louisiana

> Yeah but the way the signal is being bent on both..It looks
> more like he's trying to make the CBD the place where 94.7
> and 94.9 should come in the same.... If he were to move 94.9
> more toward Nola,He would have to bend 3 stations (one he
> doesn't own to do it with and that's WTIX FM 94.3 due to
> seperation rules in effect currently)
>


The 94.9 move can be legally done without anything
being changed at WTIX. He needs to stay a minimum of
76km away from WTIX which would put him in the area
of the WFNO towers. If you've ever been to the FNO
site you'll see hitting New Orleans is a breeze from
anything in that area. Getting to your tower is a whole
other story but the land is cheap. Dowdy would be smart
to look out there.
(psst..Wayne..call the of Corps of Engineers)


> > Right now, I'm still waiting for the KLRZ tower to come
> > online. However, feel free to discuss this.
> >
>

The new site is done. The FCC approved the sale. It should
be any day.

> I think everyone is... But haven't heard it offline lately
> however... So don't know what's up... Also does anyone know
> if Giscliar will add a temporary STL for him (for Ragin
> Cajun) or if they are just hooking it up for Citadel only
> (who is currently putting up studios for 106.1 last
> report)....

Nothing as far as a temp STL. It would take at least 45
days for the paperwork unless he runs it without a license
and that's not likely.

>
> What I want to see is the Third purchase that WBWorld
> promised us for NOLA......

Still in the works. Some deals just take time.

 

[RFLA]

>
> > Yeah but the way the signal is being bent on both..It
> looks
> > more like he's trying to make the CBD the place where 94.7
>
> > and 94.9 should come in the same.... If he were to move
> 94.9
> > more toward Nola,He would have to bend 3 stations (one he
> > doesn't own to do it with and that's WTIX FM 94.3 due to
> > seperation rules in effect currently)
> >
>
>
> The 94.9 move can be legally done without anything
> being changed at WTIX. He needs to stay a minimum of
> 76km away from WTIX which would put him in the area
> of the WFNO towers. If you've ever been to the FNO
> site you'll see hitting New Orleans is a breeze from
> anything in that area. Getting to your tower is a whole
> other story but the land is cheap. Dowdy would be smart
> to look out there.
> (psst..Wayne..call the of Corps of Engineers)
>
The site listed in recnet is around Killona in west St.Charles parish..about as close as he could get it I suppose ...Figure land is more expensive but easier to get to in the rainy season...
Plus Don't have the time again but what about seperation again between the class c3 (94.9) and class a (94.7)..... Wouldn't puttig 94.9 near where FNO is cause some distance issues with the FCC...but another thing is the problems caused by the refelctive surface of the water possibly causing headaches more (as FM will go furthur over water than land and killing some signal over land may be easier to deal with interefence wise than having it on the water (as 94.9 would want to bleed with 94.7 in more cases IMO )Huh WBWorld?


>
> > > Right now, I'm still waiting for the KLRZ tower to come
> > > online. However, feel free to discuss this.
> > >
> >
>
> The new site is done. The FCC approved the sale. It should
> be any day.
>
> > I think everyone is... But haven't heard it offline lately
>
> > however... So don't know what's up... Also does anyone
> know
> > if Giscliar will add a temporary STL for him (for Ragin
> > Cajun) or if they are just hooking it up for Citadel only
> > (who is currently putting up studios for 106.1 last
> > report)....
>
> Nothing as far as a temp STL. It would take at least 45
> days for the paperwork unless he runs it without a license
> and that's not likely.
>
I don't know how many bounces it would take to get from New Orleans to Cut Off but I figure one would be Larose to Cut Off...But to have the citadel station go on air with no real testing?!?!?!??! (unless KLRZ telcos it in for the few weeks or as stated above,just be one part of the STL link and cut the others off for right now....

Also I wonder if this means, we will be hearing the praise on 100.3 or CC knew something we didn't and blew up 104 to capture the lost flock if Citadel does away with praise (as I said,if Citadel was smart, it would do country here)?


> >
> > What I want to see is the Third purchase that WBWorld
> > promised us for NOLA......
>
> Still in the works. Some deals just take time.
>


That I'm waiting to see......

RFLA

 

[WBWorld]

> >
> The site listed in recnet is around Killona in west
> St.Charles parish..about as close as he could get it I
> suppose ...Figure land is more expensive but easier to get
> to in the rainy season...
> Plus Don't have the time again but what about seperation
> again between the class c3 (94.9) and class a (94.7).....
> Wouldn't puttig 94.9 near where FNO is cause some distance
> issues with the FCC...but another thing is the problems
> caused by the refelctive surface of the water possibly
> causing headaches more (as FM will go furthur over water
> than land and killing some signal over land may be easier to
> deal with interefence wise than having it on the water (as
> 94.9 would want to bleed with 94.7 in more cases IMO )Huh
> WBWorld?

94.7 and 94.9 always did interfere over the lake. They had
an FCC waiver. Don't forget that 94.7 is being moved to the
north so it woundn't be a big problem. No different than any
other legal first adjacent.


> Also I wonder if this means, we will be hearing the praise
> on 100.3 or CC knew something we didn't and blew up 104 to
> capture the lost flock if Citadel does away with praise (as
> I said,if Citadel was smart, it would do country here)?
>

Just guessing here, but the move of Praise has been talked
about for months. C.C. could have figured why not jump in
ahead of Citadel. If the listeners are being forced to move
stations, it's just as easy to move them to 104.1 as it is
to 100.3 Also it protects the 960 franchise and will make
a nice combo sell. Citadel will have to decide what to do
now. Stay with Praise or go back to square one.

 

[RFLA]

> > >
> > The site listed in recnet is around Killona in west
> > St.Charles parish..about as close as he could get it I
> > suppose ...Figure land is more expensive but easier to get
>
> > to in the rainy season...
> > Plus Don't have the time again but what about seperation
> > again between the class c3 (94.9) and class a (94.7).....
> > Wouldn't puttig 94.9 near where FNO is cause some distance
>
> > issues with the FCC...but another thing is the problems
> > caused by the refelctive surface of the water possibly
> > causing headaches more (as FM will go furthur over water
> > than land and killing some signal over land may be easier
> to
> > deal with interefence wise than having it on the water
> (as
> > 94.9 would want to bleed with 94.7 in more cases IMO )Huh
> > WBWorld?
>
> 94.7 and 94.9 always did interfere over the lake. They had
> an FCC waiver. Don't forget that 94.7 is being moved to the
> north so it woundn't be a big problem. No different than any
>
> other legal first adjacent.
>
I was talking if 94.9 was placed near where WFNO's tower was as you had suggested..That the problem on the lake would be componded possibly near Slidell on land... as you would have more signal radiating onto the water and causing headaches on the northshore espcially if you are running two seperate programs..So With this proposal, hopefully no FCC waiver now?

>
> > Also I wonder if this means, we will be hearing the praise
>
> > on 100.3 or CC knew something we didn't and blew up 104 to
>
> > capture the lost flock if Citadel does away with praise
> (as
> > I said,if Citadel was smart, it would do country here)?
> >
>
> Just guessing here, but the move of Praise has been talked
> about for months. C.C. could have figured why not jump in
> ahead of Citadel. If the listeners are being forced to move
> stations, it's just as easy to move them to 104.1 as it is
> to 100.3 Also it protects the 960 franchise and will make
> a nice combo sell. Citadel will have to decide what to do
> now. Stay with Praise or go back to square one.
>


That's what I had said on the original post in relation to blowing up 104.1 for this new gospel format. We all knew openly that praise was probably gonna be a goner from it's current home. Just like safe money is rajin cajun swamp pop will be gone from 100.3 as soon as Citadel starts broadcasting from the new tower in Cut Off.
I figure 104.1 would be a good sell ad wise...I know in other markets they had problems selling due to the sales people not really knowing the market they were trying to sell to.... With CC having a good decade or more of selling basically to the market,ad revenue will be generated but will ratings? I figured out there is only about 7% of the market here showing up as listening to gospel (compared to other regions where it's closer to 12 and 15%)..Can CC and Citadel support the with 3 Gospels and have decent ratings for all three? (considering WYLD-Am will probably be the #1 in the format for a while IMO unless CC advertises 104.1 heavily or flips 104.1 to simucast am 940)
My only question is Citadel doing some soul searching or is this a tease on 104.1 (as I haven't heard any ads or breaks on 104.1 yet..caught one sweeper about it but everything is cookie cutter from their other markets IMO)


RFLA