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Is anyone listening to 1660 in Charlotte?

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tothedj

Does anyone tune into WBCN-AM 1660?, i've noticed in the last few rating books, they don't even register numbers,
which brings up this question, can CBS radio afford to keep this station on the air?, i'm aware they are broadcasting
in HD around Charlotte, but they have shows like Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, and former WBT talker Jason Lewis.
I wonder if they might go FM someday?
 
Once in awhile, I'll dial up their Internet stream to hear Smerconish's afternoon show if I get bored listening to Rush.

CBS' bird-fed AM talker in Washington, D.C. is in the exact same mold: a mostly satellite-delivered talk format, featuring Glenn Beck, and call letters parked from a legendary station that has since flipped formats. Oh, and that barely registers in the PPM in D.C., either.
 
Afford to keep it on the air? It can't cost that much maybe the electric bill? I'm sure the other CBS stations in the cluster make more than enough to keep the WBCN 10KW transmitter happy.

Think of the days of stand along and 1 AM/ 1 FM stations. Now a single overworked staff can be spread across several stations.

Do any stations above 1600 anywhere do much in the ratings?
 
Not that I'm a fan, but it make all the sense in the world to have a syndicated talker that has Beck, Hannity, Lewis, etc. to compliment the locally based (+ Rush) WBT. WBCN's just the first station to have a strong enough signal and a big enough company to back it up (unlike WZRH or WDYT). It's probably not making a dent, but it's probably doing a much better job for CBS than any other format or simulcast could do on that frequency.
 
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