K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
My first tongue-in-cheek thought was "illiterate management".
But I think you have to go back to when the Sci-Fi Channel rebranded as SyFy. Trademarking.
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My first tongue-in-cheek thought was "illiterate management".
But I think you have to go back to when the Sci-Fi Channel rebranded as SyFy. Trademarking.
That should be "klunkee" to go along with all these other weird spellings.
To whomever comes up with these spellings: maybe you should go back to school and learn how to spell....
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It’s spelled “skool”
Not all of them. Greater Media (now Beasley) had/has a series of "Magic" AC stations, but they use(d) the conventional spelling of the word despite having variants of it in their call letters (WMGK, WMGQ, WMJX, etc).you mean it's not audacity?
serious question thought: why do radio stations spell magic majik? at one time or another there were several "Majik" stations.
The only "Majic" (or "Majik"?) I know of was WMJK in Ohio... perhaps to avoid conflict with GM's trademarked use of the slogan?
I think WTHZ Lexington NC spelled it Majic when it played oldies. It is K-Love WWLV now, serving Greensboro NC and Charlotte.
The AC in the Greensboro market is still WMAG but hasn't been Magic for many years.
KMAJ 107.7 in Topeka, KS has used “Majic” for years.
Fallout from the modern trend of businesses uniquely misspelling their names to preempt search results that don't directly relate to them? Damn the grammarly and spellr, full speed aheadly.
I just wish a marketing person could tell me why all 1980s cable and satellite companies selling channels in packages had to chronically misspell "pack" as "pak." These can't be about trademarks, because everyone was/is using the same misspellings in all such cases.
Didn't all of this unique spelling come from the Hip Hop/Rap culture? Where the different spelling of words is considered an art form.
Slade was a rap group? 😁
"Mama Weer all Crazee Now."
"Look Wot You Dun."
"C*m On Feel the Noize."
WMJI in Cleveland was "Majic 105.7" all the way back in the 80s when it was just an AC station. Still has that moniker.
WMTR-AM 1250 is based in the New Jersey market where is enjoys good ratings.
I hear business at area funeral homes is booming and obituaries are the main revenue source keeping the local newspaper alive.
That's what getting rid of all the DJs and leaving the music selection to AI will do.
While not in a Top 100 market by any means, there is an LPFM station with numerous translators in and around the Grand Junction, CO region:
MBC Broadcasting's 95.7/The Monkey Pretty much runs the gamut of 60's and 70's pop music, woth dashes of 50's tunes as well
MBC Broadcasting's 95.7/The Monkey Pretty much runs the gamut of 60's and 70's pop music, woth dashes of 50's tunes as well
While not in a Top 100 market by any means, there is an LPFM station with numerous translators in and around the Grand Junction, CO region:
MBC Broadcasting's 95.7/The Monkey Pretty much runs the gamut of 60's and 70's pop music, woth dashes of 50's tunes as well
Correction. Since MBC is a commercial broadcaster, it cannot have a legal LPFM outlet. 95.7 is, in fact, a translator of the HD2 channel of KKVT-FM which MBC also owns.
Also, for the record, "The Funky Monkey," is being broadcast on an AM frequency in the mountains to the east of Grand Junction. The callsign is KNAM, the frequency is 1490 kHz, and the COL is Silt, CO.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
I think the key point of confusion here is the common misconception that LPFM and translators are the same type of station. Maybe a couple of brief definitions will help:
LPFM: Standalone station, maximum power 100w. Has to operate commercial free, and must be owned by a non-profit organization with no other station ownership.
Translator: Rebroadcasts an existing full-power station, AM or FM, or the digital subchannel of a full-power FM. Signal is limited to within the primary signal contour of the originating station. In the case of a translator which was licensed during the "AM Revitalization" window, it is permanently tied to its AM station, and must go silent if the AM surrenders its license.
As Ted noted, KNAM simulcasts not only on their own 98.7 translator, but also on KKVT-HD2, which is then simulcast on KKVT's 95.7 translator. All of that is commercial operation, so not a LPFM.
LPFM: Standalone station, maximum power 100w. Has to operate commercial free, and must be owned by a non-profit organization with no other station ownership.
Translator: Rebroadcasts an existing full-power station, AM or FM, or the digital subchannel of a full-power FM. Signal is limited to within the primary signal contour of the originating station. In the case of a translator which was licensed during the "AM Revitalization" window, it is permanently tied to its AM station, and must go silent if the AM surrenders its license.
As Ted noted, KNAM simulcasts not only on their own 98.7 translator, but also on KKVT-HD2, which is then simulcast on KKVT's 95.7 translator. All of that is commercial operation, so not a LPFM.