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Nu_Roo_2 said:
Since Hot AC didn't exist until KYSR/LA hit the air in 1992,
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News flash: WRQX in DC went Hot AC in September of '90.
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And 97.1 consultant Guy Zapoleon claims to have invented Hot AC at WNCI's then-sister KHMX Houston in July 1990. I say "claims" because I heard stations that would probably be branded as Hot AC's today as far back as the late 70's.
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WWMX Baltimore became, more or less, a Hot AC in '86. I suppose you could say the 60's and 70's "chicken rock" stations were Hot ACs.
 
pbf1 said:
Nu_Roo_2 said:
Since Hot AC didn't exist until KYSR/LA hit the air in 1992,
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News flash: WRQX in DC went Hot AC in September of '90.
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And 97.1 consultant Guy Zapoleon claims to have invented Hot AC at WNCI's then-sister KHMX Houston in July 1990. I say "claims" because I heard stations that would probably be branded as Hot AC's today as far back as the late 70's.
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WWMX Baltimore became, more or less, a Hot AC in '86. I suppose you could say the 60's and 70's "chicken rock" stations were Hot ACs.
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Yup. In fact, one of the stations I had in mind was WING Dayton in its chicken rock days. BTW, strictly speaking I guess WNCI & KHMX are still sisters, since they're both CC stations. But in 1990 it meant a bit more...
 
My question is that how can WNCI FM have a Class B license and not a Class C1 FM license since the tower puts out 175,000 to 185,000 watts?
 
They are a grandfathered "Superpower" Class B. If they ever were to move, they would lose this status and be limited to the regular 50,000 watts at 150 meters HAAT.

There are no Class C's in Ohio, as it's in FCC Zone 1. The only exceptions are WPAY in Portsmouth (C at the moment) and WAOL in Ripley (C3). Those stations are licensed to Ohio cities but have towers in Kentucky which is Zone 2 territory.
 
kentuckymedia said:
97.1 is trying to find itself. I do believe that by taking the older end of WNCI listeners is a very smart move. However...dump the 80's! They dont work on that station...period!

97.1 does make money, and lots of it. Its consistantly a top 5 biller in the market. I think this last quarter it slipped to #6
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Remember, KY - a lot of that revenue is OSU sports...
 
willcail said:
My question is that how can WNCI FM have a Class B license and not a Class C1 FM license since the tower puts out 175,000 to 185,000 watts?
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They were grandfathered in under old FCC rules.

BTW: I worked for a station that called itself "Hot A/C" in 1985.
 
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