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How is WQOK signal in Raleigh now?

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A 94Z Fan

I bet the VA folks are now in the dar :'(k? It's sad they way Radio-One did to that signal. I thought that was one of the best signals in the Raleigh?
 
Yeah, not that I'm sad, but I know plenty of people miss WQOK in southside Virginia. I now hear WWWV from Charlottesville, classic rock "3WV," instead.

- Trip
 
Never listen to 97.5 because of the music, but I tested them while driving through Henderson just to compare the before vs. after. You could still hear them okay, but you could pick up first adjacent WGH-FM Newport News, which you'd never be able to hear in Henderson before due to its proximity to the old Berea site. Also, in Danville, I tested and you can hear them a little better than expected, but noticeably weaker than before.
 
I haven't been to the Triangle since WQOK downsized, but simple physics would suggest their signal is no better than before in south Raleigh. I know when I visit relatives in south Cary their old signal has always been fine ( and competitive) on my relative's $9.95 clock radios with no adjustments necessary to the crapy antennas. Given that WQOK has always been one of the most powerful signals in Southside Virginia (long before they moved into the Triangle) and their longtime format is found no where in SS VA, it is obvious R-O and the FCC did that region a huge injustice in allowing the downgrade. Some areas of South side VA are seriously underserved by radio and there is no relief in sight. Meanwhile, the FCC allows R-O to downsize for no apparent reason, other than to save money. This, even though it is obvious R-O made cartloads of money off WQOK, which was always near or at the the top of the ratings using their old transmitter. Really, this is an outrage and the FCC deserves a good a-- kickin'.
 
Don't see any improvement of WQOK signal at all for that matter. I still don't understand why did the FCC let them do this? I feel sorry for the folks in VA that lost WQOK.
 
All I ever hear on 99.5 in my area is a faint WMAG. WYTT doesn't make it too far west.

- Trip
 
The original WQOK-AM 1400 was a popular Top 40 radio station in Greenville, SC that was great for many years. Then in the mid 1980`s, they went banrupct and became WGVL-AM. They were then purchased by the owners of WSSL-FM Whistle 100.
 
GoodTimesandGreatOldies said:
The original WQOK-AM 1400 was a popular Top 40 radio station in Greenville, SC that was great for many years. Then in the mid 1980`s, they went banrupct and became WGVL-AM. They were then purchased by the owners of WSSL-FM Whistle 100.
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1440, actually.
 
My bad, yes the Greenville SC WQOK was 1440 AM. They had the WQOK "Good Guys". Lee Alexander was one of them and is still active in that market today. He does middays on WSPA-FM Magic 98.9 in Spartanburg (100,000 watts).
 
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