New AM coming to Albany

[Orator1]

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=744228&category=BUSINESS

The Times Union reported on Thursday 11/27 that a new AM may be coming to town @ 670.

 

[Johnny_45]

This should be quite exciting for the area! Paul V has already prepared three phonebook-sized stacks of documents for the new kids in town to sign if they want to broadcast from Talk1300's towers!

What may be more exciting is (a little bird sez so) a New York City based urban radio powerhouse has approached a local cluster about simulcasting on an Albany market FM frequency.

Should that come to pass you can KISS your JAMZ goodbye ---- actually you can kiss BOTH KISS and JAMZ goodbye!

Official word may surface in the trades ---- if anybody sees any other scuttlebuttt please post it here!

I LOVE RADIO! (especially when so much behind-the-scenes stuff is going on!)

 

[Oldiesmike]

was it KTU or Hot 97?

 

[humanimals]

ALBANY HAS BEEN A HURTING MARKET FOR SOME TIME NOW SO ANYTHING THAT HAPPEND THERE, INCLUDING A TOTLA MARKET MELTDOWN WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE INDUSTRY!

 

[MHVRadiofan]

Here is a question for someone understanding the technical side of radio. I checked out WVVT’s application to move into the Albany marked in the FCC data base and it is listed as a ‘minor change’ in an existing unbuilt construction permit . How is moving a station from the Northern Vermont town of Essex Junction to East Greenbush New York minor ? I have also seen Other stations requesting significant increase in power and / or a change in broadcast pattern listed as a minor change . If these are minor changes what is a major one ?