Okay, here goes. Is there anywhere that I could find a list of all the stations that carry programming from any given satellite network? I did a search for Dial-Global yesterday, and came up with nothing but a list of programming, and some links to listen to stations online. This type of information is probably proprietary, and the stations themselves probably wouldn't want this information getting out, but whenever I travel, I can find the same djs from one station that I am familiar with, on other stations when I channel-surf while out on the road. And it is my understanding that down in west Tennessee, some stations with the same satellite programming have coverage areas that overlap each other. So if you lived in just the right area, you could hear this same programming on multiple stations in your area without having to travel.
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firepoint525 said:
This is not uncommon. The satellite companies (mostly Dial Global and Cumulus today) want their formats on as many stations as possible. They give exclusivity on their formats over a pretty small range, something like 20 miles between two class A stations.
firepoint525 said:
Generally, affiliates are protected to some fixed standard, such as city grade coverage areas. Overlap in fringe areas is fairly common because it's not perceived to be usable by the average listener.
http://www.whdmradio.com/
Okay, gonna try this from the opposite direction. Hit the above link and look at the logo at the top of the page. I see "Good Time Rock and Roll" and "Oldies Radio." This is apparently a Cumulus station, but I am trying to find other stations that carry this satellite programming, but so far, no luck. WKOM in Columbia, TN, is the nearest such affiliate station to me (I think), but they don't have a website, at least not last time that I checked.
Okay, gonna try this from the opposite direction. Hit the above link and look at the logo at the top of the page. I see "Good Time Rock and Roll" and "Oldies Radio." This is apparently a Cumulus station, but I am trying to find other stations that carry this satellite programming, but so far, no luck. WKOM in Columbia, TN, is the nearest such affiliate station to me (I think), but they don't have a website, at least not last time that I checked.
I'm not so sure why anyone would care, but I use Dial-Global for much of my programming, and used to use ABC before it went the way of ABC/Citadel/Cumulus. I will venture to say that MOST radio stations in the United States use either voice-tracking or network (satellite) for some of their programming.
This runs the risk of going off-topic, but:
In the olden days, most radio stations were network affiliates. With the advent of television, this all changed. In this century, with the proliferation of radio signals, the smaller market stations, many of whom struggled even in the AM radio days, find it even more necessary to use voice-tracking (which wasn't available in the olden days), or networks for some or all of their programming.
Unfortunately, the larger market stations also do it, but only because technology permits it.
I fondly (not) remember the days that major market radio stations used automation of some sort. In Seattle, in the 70's, several FM stations used tape automation. Today, their revenues should be sufficient for a major market station to be live 24/7. Such is not the case. Several years ago, the leading country station in the Northwest was using a syndicated network show at least overnights. And in the early 90's, a leading station in San Francisco was utilizing a CD-based automation for 1/3 of its programming.
Today, every major group uses both voice-tracking and syndication across their numerous stations.
Interestingly, today when you hear a syndicated network format, some day parts it may even be automated (voice-track).
The only format that has not yet been perfected with voice-tracking is talk radio. And with ever-improving text-to-voice, watch out.
This runs the risk of going off-topic, but:
In the olden days, most radio stations were network affiliates. With the advent of television, this all changed. In this century, with the proliferation of radio signals, the smaller market stations, many of whom struggled even in the AM radio days, find it even more necessary to use voice-tracking (which wasn't available in the olden days), or networks for some or all of their programming.
Unfortunately, the larger market stations also do it, but only because technology permits it.
I fondly (not) remember the days that major market radio stations used automation of some sort. In Seattle, in the 70's, several FM stations used tape automation. Today, their revenues should be sufficient for a major market station to be live 24/7. Such is not the case. Several years ago, the leading country station in the Northwest was using a syndicated network show at least overnights. And in the early 90's, a leading station in San Francisco was utilizing a CD-based automation for 1/3 of its programming.
Today, every major group uses both voice-tracking and syndication across their numerous stations.
Interestingly, today when you hear a syndicated network format, some day parts it may even be automated (voice-track).
The only format that has not yet been perfected with voice-tracking is talk radio. And with ever-improving text-to-voice, watch out.
Okay, found it. Three stations, all in west Tennessee, all carrying the "classic hits radio" format:
http://radiodiscussions.com/smf/index.php?topic=191220.msg2161641#new
Some serious overlap, particularly with the Paris and McKenzie stations, with Humboldt not too terribly far away.
http://radiodiscussions.com/smf/index.php?topic=191220.msg2161641#new
Some serious overlap, particularly with the Paris and McKenzie stations, with Humboldt not too terribly far away.
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