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FM Frequency of the Week 2018-19: 97.9

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gr8oldies

Continuing our trip through the traditional U.S. Class B/C Frequencies.

What do you (or did you) get on 97.9?

in East Tennessee (Knoxville), it's mostly a very weak WLHR (LP), Maryville with a Christian format. If you're closer to Sevierville, you'll get W250BR (WLIK-AM's translator). Before the translator invasion, WSIX, Nashville was pretty regular.

Retro/other: Dayton, Ohio area. More often than not, Central Ohio powerhouse WNCI, but WGNR (ex-WXXP and WLHN) was there frequently. There's now an LPFM in Englewood that should be hitting the northwest corner of the market. I had a one-time reception of WSIX, in pretty steady in Bellbrook once.

Retro DX Clip of the week: Here's WSIX, Nashville's Countrypolitan sound in 1968. http://46124.info/FM/Tennessee/TN Nashville 97.9 1968 WSIX.mp3 . via http://46124.info/FM/.
 
Warminster PA(Philly 'burbs):

Usually splatter from local 98.1 WOGL. WSKQ(Spanish) from New York is usually strong here.
I have also heard WIYY(98 Rock) from Baltimore and a station from Hazleton PA, in the Poconos
(forget the calls for that one).
 
Orange County, TX Mostly KQLK, DeRidder, LA, at times under skip conditions KBFB-Dallas & KBXX-Houston.
 
radioman148 said:
In the near north Chicago suburbs it's WCKL with a good signal. Previously this was WLUP-FM for many years.
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Far northwest Chicago suburbs....

97.9 is WCKL from Chicago. Fair to good signal here for the new EMF outlet.

Prior to becoming "K-Love" recently, 97.9 has had a storied history. In the 1960s, the Chess Brothers (Phil and Leonard of Chess Records fame) launched WSDM as "The station with the girls and all that jazz". Just like it sounds...jazz music and female announcers. Some of whom went on to bigger and better things (Cindy Morgan in the movie "Caddyshack" comes to mind). The call letters stood for "Smack Dab in the Middle" (of the FM dial).

By the mid 70s, 97.9 had become WLUP "The Loop". Basically album rock interspersed with comedy provided by some of the program hosts....and simulcast on AM 1000 for a short time. In one variation or another, that format lasted for more than 40 years.
 
Yakima WA

Local KYYR-LP Yakima (Christian Teaching/Rock/Rap) but it's not very strong for 100 watts. Can find a couple nulls in my bedroom and get KZTB Milton-Freewater OR (La Gran D, Regional Mexican). In places like the lower valley, it's all KZTB. Other non-Es logs: KLVP Aloha OR (K-LOVE) and K250BB Packwood WA (//KACS)
I have had Es over the top of this 100 watt signal. Stations heard are below:

KGNC-FM Amarillo TX (Country)
KLUK Needles CA (Classic Rock)
KSEZ Sioux City IA (Rock)

Wanted: KUPD Phoenix has escaped me in the multiple times Phoenix has dominated on the FM dial. Same with KLAX Los Angeles, the #1 Regional Mexican station in L.A. Of course, anything else in Es range is always welcome.
 
In the Valley of the Jolly Green Giant (Le Sueur, MN)

K250AC St Peter (Christian)
translator of KJLY 104.5 Blue Earth
 
Definitely remember The Loop AM 1000. Brandmeier simulcast, Kevin Matthews, Steve Dahl and Gary Meyer, an assortment of night hosts including Danny Bonaduce at times. Interesting concept.


cyberdad said:
Far northwest Chicago suburbs....

97.9 is WCKL from Chicago. Fair to good signal here for the new EMF outlet.

Prior to becoming "K-Love" recently, 97.9 has had a storied history. In the 1960s, the Chess Brothers (Phil and Leonard of Chess Records fame) launched WSDM as "The station with the girls and all that jazz". Just like it sounds...jazz music and female announcers. Some of whom went on to bigger and better things (Cindy Morgan in the movie "Caddyshack" comes to mind). The call letters stood for "Smack Dab in the Middle" (of the FM dial).

By the mid 70s, 97.9 had become WLUP "The Loop". Basically album rock interspersed with comedy provided by some of the program hosts....and simulcast on AM 1000 for a short time. In one variation or another, that format lasted for more than 40 years.
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I remember when 97.9 simulcasted on AM 1000 in the summer of 1996 (between sports formats, I think). It definitely was weird hearing then-modern hits on 50,000-watt AM radio.
Here in Columbus, it's the aforementioned WNCI with 175,000 watts of Top 40 ... "rolling across Ohio," as an old liner of theirs went. Transmits from atop the Nationwide building downtown. Despite that wattage, several other of our big FMs (namely 93.3, 94.7 and 97.1) have every bit the reach of WNCI for 60-75 miles in every direction, a little more to the flat west and north than the hillier south and east.
 
Mason City, IA:
All local KCMR. Hybrid mix of non-commercial Christian music and community programming.

Central KS:
Strong signal from KRBB/Wichita. Also has a strong signal that could be picked up almost as far as KC.
 
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