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new am in hattisburg

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i just talked to the former gm of whny mccomb and he said that charlie holt was about to get a new radio station in hattisburg. a 6 tower directional station. anyone know anything about this? he said its a new station.<P ID="signature">______________
deep tracks xm 40 for those who arent single minded</P>
 
> i just talked to the former gm of whny mccomb and he said
> that charlie holt was about to get a new radio station in
> hattisburg. a 6 tower directional station. anyone know
> anything about this? he said its a new station.

The only thing that fits is the current application for PETAL on 1550 kc. It's 3kw day/ 250w at night with a whopping 6 towers.

Now fortunately, being at the top of the band, the towers are short, but that's still a honkin' array by anyone's measure. Wow. 1550 is a tough frequency; there is a lot to stear around at night.

Now, Charlie's not the applicant. But, perhaps he has cut some sort of deal. And, there is no CP issued, as I write.

Of course, I could be wrong. But, I rarely am.

DE
 
> > i just talked to the former gm of whny mccomb and he said
> > that charlie holt was about to get a new radio station in
> > hattisburg. a 6 tower directional station. anyone know
> > anything about this? he said its a new station.
>
> The only thing that fits is the current application for
> PETAL on 1550 kc. It's 3kw day/ 250w at night with a
> whopping 6 towers.
>
> Now fortunately, being at the top of the band, the towers
> are short, but that's still a honkin' array by anyone's
> measure. Wow. 1550 is a tough frequency; there is a lot to
> stear around at night.
>
> Now, Charlie's not the applicant. But, perhaps he has cut
> some sort of deal. And, there is no CP issued, as I write.
>
> Of course, I could be wrong. But, I rarely am.
>
> DE
>
I thought it was going to be 1530 with 50,000 watts. 3,000 watts won't do a whole lot at the top of the band. 1580 in Hattisburg barely gets out of the parking lot.
 
> I thought it was going to be 1530 with 50,000 watts. 3,000
> watts won't do a whole lot at the top of the band. 1580 in
> Hattisburg barely gets out of the parking lot.

Sorry. Typo. Is is on 1530. 1550 wouldn't fit; 10kc too close to WORV. I shouldn't type this stuff after writing all day.

And there are really two different amendments on the app. One requests 50kw. The other, 3kw.

But, as mentioned, there is no CP issued yet. These things take a while. And, of course, Poplarville has to successully move off-channel.

And, I don't know anything about this Walter Saunders guy, except that he has apps out for a few stations, including 1230 in Laurel (which, by the way, is mutually-exclusive with apps for Hattiesburg and Taylorsville).

Two apps for AMs in Hattiesburg. Why?!

DE
 
> > I thought it was going to be 1530 with 50,000 watts.
> 3,000
> > watts won't do a whole lot at the top of the band. 1580
> in
> > Hattisburg barely gets out of the parking lot.
>
> Sorry. Typo. Is is on 1530. 1550 wouldn't fit; 10kc too
> close to WORV. I shouldn't type this stuff after writing
> all day.
>
> And there are really two different amendments on the app.
> One requests 50kw. The other, 3kw.
>
> But, as mentioned, there is no CP issued yet. These things
> take a while. And, of course, Poplarville has to
> successully move off-channel.
>
> And, I don't know anything about this Walter Saunders guy,
> except that he has apps out for a few stations, including
> 1230 in Laurel (which, by the way, is mutually-exclusive
> with apps for Hattiesburg and Taylorsville).
>
> Two apps for AMs in Hattiesburg. Why?!
>
> DE
>
thanks guys..it is suppose to be a powerful station. but it may take a while to come on. charlie may be long gone by then :)..hes 82 you know!!<P ID="signature">______________
deep tracks xm 40 for those who arent single minded</P>
 
> thanks guys..it is suppose to be a powerful station. but it
> may take a while to come on. charlie may be long gone by
> then :)..hes 82 you know!!

Good Gawd!!! I thought ol' Charlie was as dead as Elvis!

If it is indeed an attempt to bring Holt Broadcasting back like the phoenix, ya gotta give him gonads. Wonder if Tibbett would go back to work for him? He's still in the Pine Belt radio biz.
<P ID="signature">______________
Robert Charles Pickering
Lakeland, Florida</P>
 
> > thanks guys..it is suppose to be a powerful station. but
> it
> > may take a while to come on. charlie may be long gone by
> > then :)..hes 82 you know!!
>
> Good Gawd!!! I thought ol' Charlie was as dead as Elvis!
>
> If it is indeed an attempt to bring Holt Broadcasting back
> like the phoenix, ya gotta give him gonads. Wonder if
> Tibbett would go back to work for him? He's still in the
> Pine Belt radio biz.
>
i worked at whny once. charlie was driving one afternoon in 91. decided he didnt like what he heard and flipped the station to standards when he arrived!! it lasted 2 weeks. then to oldies. then to talk. then to off the air via the fcc...all in a year!!btw i thought he was about 100. but hes not. hes only 82. lol!<P ID="signature">______________
deep tracks xm 40 for those who arent single minded</P>
 
Charlie already has a station in the burg.

> > > thanks guys..it is suppose to be a powerful station. but
>
> > it
> > > may take a while to come on. charlie may be long gone by
>
> > > then :)..hes 82 you know!!
> >
> > Good Gawd!!! I thought ol' Charlie was as dead as Elvis!
> >
> > If it is indeed an attempt to bring Holt Broadcasting back
>
> > like the phoenix, ya gotta give him gonads. Wonder if
> > Tibbett would go back to work for him? He's still in the
> > Pine Belt radio biz.
> >
> i worked at whny once. charlie was driving one afternoon in
> 91. decided he didnt like what he heard and flipped the
> station to standards when he arrived!! it lasted 2 weeks.
> then to oldies. then to talk. then to off the air via the
> fcc...all in a year!!btw i thought he was about 100. but hes
> not. hes only 82. lol!
>
Guys,

Charlie Has WBKH 950am on the air now with an upgrade in the works to 10kw. I know he has to move that at some point as the former owners wants the land. It may be that this is the rumor concerning a Holt station in the burg. Hes programming it N/T and has asked Tibbett several times to come over and run it. Tibbett has repeatedly declined.

It was my understanding that he is going to have to go to a multiple tower array to kick up to 10kw. Havent talked to him in a while, but hes still moving and shaking. Same old Charlie if you know what I mean.

Also, he still drives to McComb every day........eeks!!!
 
Re: Charlie already has a station in the burg.

> Charlie Has WBKH 950am on the air now with an upgrade in the
> works to 10kw. I know he has to move that at some point as
> the former owners wants the land. It may be that this is the
> rumor concerning a Holt station in the burg. Hes programming
> it N/T and has asked Tibbett several times to come over and
> run it. Tibbett has repeatedly declined.
>
> It was my understanding that he is going to have to go to a
> multiple tower array to kick up to 10kw. Havent talked to
> him in a while, but hes still moving and shaking. Same old
> Charlie if you know what I mean.
>
> Also, he still drives to McComb every day........eeks!!!

950 is now (officially) WHSY.

Boy, if he wants that thing on at night -- better than the few watts he has now -- that's gonna be tough. He'll have to protect Houston which won't be easy. Maybe if he points SE, out to sea? Due east would bump a couple of other stations.

At, even if the 10k can be done (and, btw, nothing is on file), one must remember the 10k didn't help 890 much, did it?

But, I don't want to be negative. If he can do it, God Love Him.

DE
 
Re: Charlie already has a station in the burg.

>
> At, even if the 10k can be done (and, btw, nothing is on
> file), one must remember the 10k didn't help 890 much, did
> it?
>

Speaking of 890. Is it gone for good? It used to go almost to Jackson, but now its nothing there. The last time I heard the station it was at very low power and could barely be heard in Hattisburg. I heard that a plane hit the tower but it looks like nobody ever fixed it.
 
Since I'm new to this forum, I went back and reviewed some of the older discussions, like this one from 5 years ago. Did anything ever come of this application, if indeed it did exist, to invest in 6 towers at the high end of the AM dial? This is hard to imagine, especially since the Laurel/Hattiesburg area has a long list of AM stations that have folded.
 
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