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Nassau plans to liquidate

what would you call WNSX ? One of the best sounding single owner stations in the state. With lots of local focus. Look at the mid coast as an area with no local radio focus.
 
Not that local Bar Harbor radio has anything to do with what happens with Nassau. The stations in portland sound good, all do well in the ratings and cover much of the newly combined portland / lewiston market. Becuase of the stations, their ratings and that the portland market is now number 89, does it make the portland group more desirable compared to the other clusters in new england ? I haven't heard much talk on here about the new hampshire nassua stations, 2 or 3 of which are already up forsale, 99.1, 101.5, and 102.3 ? Does nassau have stations in VT ? Do the other clusters do as well as portland ?
 
Necrat said:
ThatGuyOnTheRadio said:
...seems off-limits would be 106.3 WFNQ - with its Nashua COL, wouldn't it be in the Boston DMA?
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Yes it would...
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BIA lists WFNQ as being in the manchester, NH market, which, last I recall, gets the market definitons from Arbitron.
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Hillsborough County (outside of the Manchester split) falls in the Boston TSA. The Manchester market I believe is a 12-zip code market, 9 of which are in the city itself.
 
musicman75 said:
what would you call WNSX ? One of the best sounding single owner stations in the state. With lots of local focus. Look at the mid coast as an area with no local radio focus.
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Agreed, WNSX does sound great, and good local news in the morning. Not to forget WDEA-1370 live and local weekday mornings with Rick Foster.
Further down-east WQDY also has a great local feel and touch. Shame that WALZ Machias is no longer live, but relays WQDY; but still not bad. Across teh Saint Croix River "The Tide 98.1" CHTD in Saint Stephen, NB also is mostly live and local and caters well to both sides of the border...They even make it down here to Mt.Desert Island with a good radio and antenna (or a hillside location facing east!)
 
According to the FCC, W257AU 99.3 is owned by Harvest broadcasting one of the corporate fronts for infamous scofflaw Brian Dodge. Anyone know what rock he slithered under? I heard he went to Oklahoma to find some new victims. I wonder what Nassau was paying him to use the thundering 5 watts.
 
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According to the FCC, W257AU 99.3 is owned by Harvest broadcasting one of the corporate fronts for infamous scofflaw Brian Dodge. Anyone know what rock he slithered under? I heard he went to Oklahoma to find some new victims. I wonder what Nassau was paying him to use the thundering 5 watts.
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He now owns 560 WCKL Catskill, NY
 
Gregg said:
Encarta95 suggests MPBN step in and buy the W-Bach Network. Maybe MPBN could join with NH Public Radio to keep the two New Hampshire simulcasts doing classical as well.

After all, WGBH stepped in to buy WCRB, a commercial Classical station in Boston. And New York Public Radio WNYC stepped in to buy WQXR, a commercial classical station in New York. Both stations continue to operate 24/7 as classical but non-commercial. Other commercial classical stations have been preserved in Chicago, Seattle and Cleveland when a non-profit bought them and made them listener-supported.

And as I said earlier, Vermont already has a public classical network. A few other states such as Minnesota and Iowa also operate two NPR networks, one news and talk, one classical. Maybe the public broadcasters in Maine and NH could do the same with the W-Bach network's three Maine stations and two NH stations.


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Or MPBN could buy the three Maine stations, and either WGBH or Vermont Public Radio buy the two New Hampshire ones.
 
The WGBH idea makes sense to me: A LOT of donors have homes in the Lakes Region and Mt Sunapee areas, and WWHQ/WNNH could simulcast WCRB. Very low expense with a good opportunity at more revenue.
 
NHRadio said:
The WGBH idea makes sense to me: A LOT of donors have homes in the Lakes Region and Mt Sunapee areas, and WWHQ/WNNH could simulcast WCRB. Very low expense with a good opportunity at more revenue.
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Agreed, though what are the chances of that REALLY happening?
 
Pure rock q106 I can dream right? :D
mornings with Tom O and Mr. Mike ;)
 
musicman75 said:
Not that local Bar Harbor radio has anything to do with what happens with Nassau. The stations in portland sound good, all do well in the ratings and cover much of the newly combined portland / lewiston market. Becuase of the stations, their ratings and that the portland market is now number 89, does it make the portland group more desirable compared to the other clusters in new england ? I haven't heard much talk on here about the new hampshire nassua stations, 2 or 3 of which are already up forsale, 99.1, 101.5, and 102.3 ? Does nassau have stations in VT ? Do the other clusters do as well as portland ?
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Part of their Upper Valley cluster is licensed in Vermont. Both 'Wolf' stations (WXLF- White River Junction , WZLF-Bellows Falls) are as well as the Fox in the Rutland area. I think they also have a cluster in Barre-Montpelier and Newport. Don't they own WMOO - Derby?
 
Here is something to consider. I have read what Lou Mercatanti has decided to do with this auction coming up in May if he gets FCC and court approval. My question is: Why did he decide to go public with the announcement of forming a new company (Nassau2) and bid in the upcoming auction? I for one would NEVER give an advantage to others what my plans would be until the last minute. To me, this announcement gives notice to Goldman Sachs and other lenders what his intentions are, as well as substantial time for others to put cash together to try to outbid Lou and Company. I think this announcement to the media was an error in judgement from Lou.
 
I think they also have a cluster in Barre-Montpelier and Newport. Don't they own WMOO - Derby?
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I have had the chance to work with some in the Derby market. I do miss it. There are 4 staff I do know at Derby's MOO who work full time that could loose their jobs and make their livelihoods on it. One of them I get to see on his way to work at Troy general store who actually listen to moo 92 non stop when I ski up at Jay Peak. This individual moved up from Connecticut. Many locals in the NEK up towards Newport have their daily routines to listen to MOO and WIKE.
 
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