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Miller/O'Reilly vs Miller/O'Reilly

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StoneGT

I just realized that Dennis Miller and Bill O'Reilly are on competing stations in Atlanta that have different owners.

On JW Broadcasting's NewsTalk 1160 Bill O'Reilly is on 3-5 and Dennis Miller 5-7.

On Dickey Broadcasting's SuperTalk 1230, Dennis Miller is on 10-1, and Bill O'Reilly 1-3.

Isn't is unusual for the same shows to be on competing stations in the same market? What's up with this?
 
That is odd. But I've often wondered why WGST and WDUN both carry Rush (and WSB and WDUN both carry Hannity and UGA). Yes, I know Gainesville may be considered a separate market but come on...
 
StoneGT said:
I just realized that Dennis Miller and Bill O'Reilly are on competing stations in Atlanta that have different owners.

On JW Broadcasting's NewsTalk 1160 Bill O'Reilly is on 3-5 and Dennis Miller 5-7.

On Dickey Broadcasting's SuperTalk 1230, Dennis Miller is on 10-1, and Bill O'Reilly 1-3.

Isn't is unusual for the same shows to be on competing stations in the same market? What's up with this?
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I would imagine 1230 has primary rights over 1160, since they're airing both shows live (or in O'Reilly's case, semi-live).
 
jabba17 said:
That is odd. But I've often wondered why WGST and WDUN both carry Rush (and WSB and WDUN both carry Hannity and UGA). Yes, I know Gainesville may be considered a separate market but come on...
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WDUN is not an Atlanta station...it is a Gainesville station, even thought they have a monster signal. WDUN has never been recognized as an Atlanta station. There might be a mistake because Martha Zoller has put that station on the map, and some people might ID WDUN as an Atlanta station due to the close proximity.

If WDUN's owner wanted to move the signal back to Atlanta (550 was WCON at one point pre-1939 Journal-Constitution merger), they could make a monster amount of money (either by selling the signal or keeping it and programming it).

As for the WFOM/WCFO debacle...WFOM does not reach Atlanta proper (only listenable in Cobb County - thus the reason for the WALR-AM 1340 simulcast over two tries). I suspect that is why this arrangement is done.

Don't matter...as long as Boortz and Clark are on WSB-AM...and WSB-AM is 50 kW day/night...
 
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