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Hows the ratings for WANK FM In Tallahassee?

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RoleyPoley

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Are they bad enough for a format flip (it really could use one) The Tallahassee Radio Market could use a format where it actually plays anything instead of doing early repeats because I notice that's the case for Hank FM lately is that they do early repeats now.
 
In the last rating, Hank-FM was a 2.9. I think maybe it needs more of a tweak than a flip. It
definitely needs some work in the programming department.

The station that seems to be struggling the most in the cluster is WQTL, although they haven't been into their AAA format long enough to really tell if it has improved the station's ratings or not. In April 2011 it was at 3.5, now 'QTL is down to a 2.
 
I usually listen to V-89, and switch to 106-1 if something irritating comes on, then back to V-89 when commericals come on 106-1. Hank-FM was my go-to alternative prior to 106-1, but I do like the "odd" variety of classic rock, live and album versions, etc. on WQTL. I hope it survives!
 
dbright said:
I usually listen to V-89, and switch to 106-1 if something irritating comes on, then back to V-89 when commericals come on 106-1. Hank-FM was my go-to alternative prior to 106-1, but I do like the "odd" variety of classic rock, live and album versions, etc. on WQTL. I hope it survives!
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I noticed that you didn't even acknowledge X101.5. That's funny... It's like something I would do.
I've got a rooftop antenna pointed at V-89 from Fowlstown, GA. V89 comes in like a local with that rooftop antenna. ;D I've tried many times to pick up 90.9 from Valdosta State... not possible.
 
Poledo, I'm 60 years old, and probably not in X-101.5's demo. I do listen to Lex and Terry on occasion. I grew up DXing the AM band from Iowa, and then followed the development of FM from easy listening to rock in the Midwest, to, unfortunately, corporate blah-ness as of late. When I moved to Tally in 1976 there were four local FMs: 91.5, 94.9, 98.9, and 104.1. My first year here, 103.1 and 90.5 signed on.

I have never worked in radio, except for 90.5 as a DJ for about 3 years when they were 10 watts, then 160 watts. My hobby is DXing, having received about 1,700 FM stations here, with minimal equipment. I have never received 90.9 from VSU either, but have received the 97.7 lower power translator from Quitman on my car radio.
 
If you're 60 you're not in V89's demo either. I'm also not, I'm pushing up on 40 real fast. I just want to hear music that I'm not subjected to every day in public or on TV... and free form college radio is the best source for new music that no one else is playing.
So you lived in Tally back when the nut broke down V89's door and smashed up all the equipment in the early 1990's? At least that lead to a small power increase after they rebuilt everything.

I haven't tried DXing much radio from that area but I bet I've caught at least 200 analog TV stations with a rooftop yagi about 5 feet above the peak of the roof of a one story house.... in the middle of a one acre square lot surrounded by thousands of acres of loblolly pines that are over 50 feet tall and should have been thinned out over 10 years ago. Not exactly ideal conditions for DXing. Great conditions for star gazing.
Back when I payed a little more attention to DXing and everything was in analog I read several reports that people were considering the Tallahassee area the best place in the country to DX FM and TV, and it is easy to believe. I could pick up Tampa and New Orleans at least 3 nights a week, even under less than ideal tropospheric conditions. Those central and south Florida Spanish stations always surprised me when I stumbled upon one. I've seen everything from Miami to Arkansas to South Carolina... and when the stations come in they are coming from everywhere, not just from one direction. For some reason PBS channel 19 from Biloxi was one of my most frequent catches... and it didn't seem to matter what the wattage or tower height of the broadcasting station was. WAWD from Fort Walton came in over there all the time. At my home 35 miles west of WAWD's transmitter I've only seen it maybe 2 times. Translators and later LPTV stations were coming in from all over. It was common to have stations show up strong on all TV channels from 2-55 after 10 or 11 at night. WJJN-LP from Dothan came in stronger than Fox 34 from Ozark/Dothan. Really weird area for RF.

Back before the radio dial filled up (1985?) I had picked up just about every radio station I knew existed while scanning the dial from north of Tallahassee. In fact, we never... ever... listened to local stations except for Georgia and FSU football (Gulf 104 and WJAD 97.3 were probably the lone exceptions.) I'd say the Great 108 from Panama City was the most popular station in South West Georgia... for over a decade. Tallahassee's hills hurt the reception down there, but you could still listen if you were willing to deal with an occasional drop out. Now there are so many stations around it's hard to find one without static caused by an adjacent channel.

It's late and I just typed a really long post. Sorry.
 
rnigma said:
Last time I visited Valdosta I could not pick up WVVS, and I was in VSU's neighborhood. I think they went dark.
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Was school is session? It's always possible with small college stations that they shut down the station while the students are on break....
 
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