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Format change in the Upstate

101tm said:
The web stream is still up.

I wonder what’s on 95.1 Pickens / 101.5 Anderson since those are licensed to rebroadcast WFBC?
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Probably Playing the 1330/950 talk station since that's currently on 98.9-2 and 93.7-4

However, I couldn't tell much of a difference between WYRD and Red ... Pretty Much the Same shows at different times ... and I Think 98.9 is too big a signal for its loud voice and no tunes...Nice to Pretend like WYRD is still WORD (and Like WSPA is Still Magic) before it ever outdone itself ... on a Full Power FM Signal.

Would be nice to combine the 95.1 / 101.5 stations with some FM translators in GV/SP probably 97.1/97.7 which makes sense since 104.5/96.3 are attached to 107.7 in that area.

Maybe They'll Add The Fan to the Group / Simulcast & Complement the 97.1 / 97.7 signals (not that Anderson & Clemson need another Sports Option). Or they can put (a) Talk Station back on the Translators (it's original coverage before WORD Ever went to FM) and Just Put the Fan back on AM and HD.
 
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It's Quite Hard to Believe That Magic is officially off the Radio Now. But I'd Be Shocked if Something NEW Isn't in the Works and Perhaps We'll See in Time For Christmas (Well Nov.1) for that audience. 🎄🎅
That's Something interesting to think about.

Perhaps if they're Not Interested in Changing the 98.9 Primary Signal and HD-1 than for sure their HD-2 to Debut something New is a good idea ... Maybe ?
 
AMRocks said:
I'm nowhere near those areas. But maybe The Fan or The Block. (Fan might be a better choice for those areas)
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Block is already on 104.5 in Anderson, but I’ve never understood why they kept (keep?) the Magic corpse on those signals when they could greatly extend The Fan’s reach.
 
Aaaaand yet another update this morning.

WFBC-HD4 is back this morning. Magic is back. It's music but ....
The logo for Magic 106.3 shows on my car radio and the RDS shows 1330AM Gville/950AM. Conservative Talk.
 
AMRocks said:
Aaaaand yet another update this morning.

WFBC-HD4 is back this morning. Magic is back. It's music but ....
The logo for Magic 106.3 shows on my car radio and the RDS shows 1330AM Gville/950AM. Conservative Talk.
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I haven’t checked 98.9 HD2 in several days, but it was still showing the Magic Songs now playing with no logo and conservative talk actually on the air.
 
101tm said:
I haven’t checked 98.9 HD2 in several days, but it was still showing the Magic Songs now playing with no logo and conservative talk actually on the air.
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It shows Magic, but I believe it's playing the new Upstate Red. (Audacy was never any good, at least here in the upstate, with their RDS being accurate.)
 
AMRocks said:
It shows Magic, but I believe it's playing the new Upstate Red. (Audacy was never any good, at least here in the upstate, with their RDS being accurate.)
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Yep, that’s what it’s still doing. Same situation as you reported on WFBC-HD4, showing Upstate Red info but Magic playing.

WROQ’s HD is all messed up too - 101.1-HD1 just shows “-HD1” with no name or call letters, the HD2 is silent, and they have the HD channel with actual programming on the HD3. They didn’t set it up right and never fixed it.
 
101tm said:
Yep, that’s what it’s still doing. Same situation as you reported on WFBC-HD4, showing Upstate Red info but Magic playing.

WROQ’s HD is all messed up too - 101.1-HD1 just shows “-HD1” with no name or call letters, the HD2 is silent, and they have the HD channel with actual programming on the HD3. They didn’t set it up right and never fixed it.
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I would expect nothing less from audicy
 
I wonder will Audissy Tweak or change a Format just in time for Christmas ? I think they would have to be Crazy not to, as a competitor may beat them to it. I dont think WMYI will go all Christmas Music by November 1 (but maybe 104.9 can pull that out of its almost empty hat)...
 
As of this post:
WYRD-HD2 - Upstate Red (along with 1330/950)
RDS Displays Upstate Red / Conservative Talk

WFBC-HD4 - Playing Audio / Programming of what (was) known as Magic Upstate. 😱😂
Just a Commercial Free - Ghost Playlist at this point.
but RDS Displays: Upstate Red / Conservative Talk ...
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Simple TOH ID only as: "WFBC-HD-4 Greenville"
- Without any mention of Magic
 
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Im still trying to figure out why 106.3 still gives me 98.9 WORD logo on my radio even though its owned by Norsen now. I swear I hear a mistake in the Upstate Red legal ID because they say WYRD Greenville WORD Spartanburg and WYRD HD2 Greenville (WYRD FM is Spartanburg and the HD1 feed correctly says WYRD Spartanburg-Greenville-Anderson-Clemson).
 
RadioRonnie285 said:
I swear I hear a mistake in the Upstate Red legal ID because they say WYRD Greenville WORD Spartanburg and WYRD HD2 Greenville
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Yea, They should list WYRDs Separately
(AM & FM) on their TOH Station ID

WYRD-AM (Greenville) &
WYRD-FM-HD2 (Spartanburg)

Not cool coming from a Station Trying to promote itself as "WORD" just based off of it's old namesake
"WORD-'AM'" and not "Weird" or "Wired" based off of WYRD on AM, and now on FM, When the real WORD-FM is at a competitor's talk Station in Pittsburgh.

I remember about 2000-2003 in Philly, after the old Talk Station WWDB moved to AM only and 96.5 Went "Wild" (as WLDW) but Clear Channel forced Beasley to change it, so they made it "Wired" (as WRDW - matching an AM sister in Augusta GA). There were Lots of Pretty Funny jabs at them for that. Ironically now that freqency is run by Audacy there too.
 
101tm said:
Yep, that’s what it’s still doing. Same situation as you reported on WFBC-HD4, showing Upstate Red info but Magic playing.

WROQ’s HD is all messed up too - 101.1-HD1 just shows “-HD1” with no name or call letters, the HD2 is silent, and they have the HD channel with actual programming on the HD3. They didn’t set it up right and never fixed it.
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Looks like there's now 2 Different Spanish Stations feeding now on Each of 101.1's HD Additional Subs

101.1 HD-2 was IDing as W275BJ and Kaliente which I think is on 102.9 in Greenville
101.1 HD-3 Not Sure but I think I was calling itself Poder. ?

Need to Listen More but something has changed and finally something playing besides silence on 101.1-HD2
 


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