And now….we come to the end of this round of the FM Frequency of the week series.
We’re finishing the traditional U.S. Class A frequencies.
106.3
East Tennessee---WPFT “106.3 The Mountain” licensed to Pigeon Forge.
Retro/other: Dayton, OH: The London allocation west of Columbus was usually there.
I worked at a 106.3, which at the time was WPNM (call letters resurrected for one of WLIO (TV)’s relay stations. It sometimes made it to the Celina area, along with whatever Columbia City, IN was that week.
107.1
East Tennessee: Pretty open, with just an LPFM nearby in WLNU
Retro/other: Dayton, OH: Mostly WKFS, Milford (Cincinnati), but sometimes WJYD, Circleville OH or WDOH, Delphos, OH. This was also a previous employer. Despite ownership changes, Bob Ulm still works there. Bob is blind from birth, but in the 70s would walk to the station, fire up the old school automation system, and act as News Director. At one point the Ohio Society for the Blind had a Braille AP machine installed. He’s part of a morning show and writes a blog called---ironically—The Way I See It.
Retro DX Clip of the Week:
106.3 Very small market sounding WLNO, London, OH
http://46124.info/FM/Ohio/OH London 106.3 1967 WLNO.mp3
107.1 WDOH, Delphos, sign off. http://46124.info/FM/Ohio/OH Delphos 107.1 1979 WDOH.mp3
To hear Bob Hawkins’ entire collection and hear how the FM dial used to sound, click here: http://46124.info/FM/
This concludes our long look at the FM dial. If you’d like to bump any of the threads up, by all means do so. Thanks to all who contributed, and I may have a new series soon.
We’re finishing the traditional U.S. Class A frequencies.
106.3
East Tennessee---WPFT “106.3 The Mountain” licensed to Pigeon Forge.
Retro/other: Dayton, OH: The London allocation west of Columbus was usually there.
I worked at a 106.3, which at the time was WPNM (call letters resurrected for one of WLIO (TV)’s relay stations. It sometimes made it to the Celina area, along with whatever Columbia City, IN was that week.
107.1
East Tennessee: Pretty open, with just an LPFM nearby in WLNU
Retro/other: Dayton, OH: Mostly WKFS, Milford (Cincinnati), but sometimes WJYD, Circleville OH or WDOH, Delphos, OH. This was also a previous employer. Despite ownership changes, Bob Ulm still works there. Bob is blind from birth, but in the 70s would walk to the station, fire up the old school automation system, and act as News Director. At one point the Ohio Society for the Blind had a Braille AP machine installed. He’s part of a morning show and writes a blog called---ironically—The Way I See It.
Retro DX Clip of the Week:
106.3 Very small market sounding WLNO, London, OH
http://46124.info/FM/Ohio/OH London 106.3 1967 WLNO.mp3
107.1 WDOH, Delphos, sign off. http://46124.info/FM/Ohio/OH Delphos 107.1 1979 WDOH.mp3
To hear Bob Hawkins’ entire collection and hear how the FM dial used to sound, click here: http://46124.info/FM/
This concludes our long look at the FM dial. If you’d like to bump any of the threads up, by all means do so. Thanks to all who contributed, and I may have a new series soon.
