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I noticed that a license to cover was granted by the FCC for Columbus' new 103.7 FM WBOJ so does anyone know what the format is.
thanks
UPDATE.. i found a columbus blog and see they are called 103.7 the Truth and air the Chrstian pop music program Sonrise on Sunday mornings.
(from the blog of columbus)
BLOG EXCLUSIVE: That voice is coming from a new radio station we learned about last month through e-mail [26 Mar]. WBOJ-FM 103.7 is now on the air, calling itself "The Truth." With a name like that, you'd think it was owned by a group of attorneys....
"We're shaking it down right now," the majority owner of WBOJ told your blog Monday night. H. Lynn Page actually is retired from Synovus -- where I would hope the phrase "shakedown" isn't in anyone's vocabulary.
WBOJ went on the air last Thursday. H. Lynn Page says the Bible-reading will end and regular programming officially will begin Thursday morning. No, James Earl Jones will NOT end with the dramatic announcement, "This... is CNN!"
H. Lynn Page told me WBOJ will play "contemporary Christian music" as of Thursday. For those of you who only go to church occasionally, that means songs you can't find in the standard hymnal....
Uh-oh - there are some religious radio stations in Columbus which openly attack contemporary Christian music, and almost declare it demonic. "That's their problem," H. Lynn Page said of such criticism. Of course, the critics would say they're on God's side and HE is the problem.
Thursday happens to be the National Day of Prayer - but H. Lynn Page did NOT realize the matching timing of his station's start-up date until I mentioned it to him. This may explain why the noon-hour prayer event in Phenix City draws embarrassingly small crowds for a "Bible belt" area. I mean, you can find more people at Columbus Catfish games....
H. Lynn Page indicated WBOJ will sound a lot like WVFJ-FM in Manchester. "J-93.3" used to be heard easily in Columbus, but now is aimed toward the southside of metro Atlanta. Local residents hearing that station late at night might be surprised to learn John Tesh is a Christian.
Unlike some radio stations, H. Lynn Page told me WBOJ will NOT rely on a satellite network for its music. The music will play locally, but will have NO local announcers for now. Perhaps that means all the out-of-work DJ's from other stations have to repent first.
And unlike most of the religious radio stations in Columbus, WBOJ will have advertising. So the station is "The Truth," at least until you hear a car commercial....
WBOJ hinted at its music plan in early March, when it co-sponsored a RiverCenter concert by the Christian band Third Day. H. Lynn Page told me it did "marginally OK" financially, so his station might not do that again for awhile. Which reminds me - where's the big news release with final numbers from Broadway Springfest?
H. Lynn Page believes there's room in Columbus for a contemporary Christian music radio station. In fact, there already is one - but Beacon University's WBUE-FM is a low-power station, and hard to hear on the south side of town. Of course, loud trucks and drivers turning up rap tunes can make ANY station hard to hear there.
By my count, the launch of WBOJ gives Columbus seven religious radio stations. So if "The Truth" is not for you, you can try some variations:
+ WYFK at 89.5 FM - playing old-time hymns, and loudly against contemporary Christian tunes. If a song has a drumbeat, you should flee from it.
+ WFRC, at 90.5 FM - where the music is traditional as well. This station's President says Jesus definitely will return in 2011, so go ahead and buy that car with a five-year lease.
+ WBUE, at 96.1 FM - a station so modern that I've heard Christian rap tunes here. And the rappers are NOT reading from the Bible.
+ WURY, at 97.1 FM - the Seventh-Day Adventists' station, playing a network based in France. That may explain why the February evangelistic outreach at Columbus State University was never mentioned on the air.
+ WEAM-FM, at 100.7 - the Davis Broadcasting station playing "black gospel" music. Federal documents suggest it may have tried to block WBOJ from going on the air. As if there's a limit to stations playing Yolanda Adams songs?!
+ WSHE "AM 1270" - the "Southern gospel" station. I almost didn't count it, because you never hear "Duke and the Doctor" giving testimonies about anything except supplements.
While we're talking about radio, WIOL-FM has announced its new on-air staff as "Mix 95.7." The afternoon voice is somebody named "Nudge." [True/AllAccess.com] I haven't met this guy - so maybe he's that "gentle little Nudge from your United Methodist friends" I hear about on other stations.
thanks
UPDATE.. i found a columbus blog and see they are called 103.7 the Truth and air the Chrstian pop music program Sonrise on Sunday mornings.
(from the blog of columbus)
BLOG EXCLUSIVE: That voice is coming from a new radio station we learned about last month through e-mail [26 Mar]. WBOJ-FM 103.7 is now on the air, calling itself "The Truth." With a name like that, you'd think it was owned by a group of attorneys....
"We're shaking it down right now," the majority owner of WBOJ told your blog Monday night. H. Lynn Page actually is retired from Synovus -- where I would hope the phrase "shakedown" isn't in anyone's vocabulary.
WBOJ went on the air last Thursday. H. Lynn Page says the Bible-reading will end and regular programming officially will begin Thursday morning. No, James Earl Jones will NOT end with the dramatic announcement, "This... is CNN!"
H. Lynn Page told me WBOJ will play "contemporary Christian music" as of Thursday. For those of you who only go to church occasionally, that means songs you can't find in the standard hymnal....
Uh-oh - there are some religious radio stations in Columbus which openly attack contemporary Christian music, and almost declare it demonic. "That's their problem," H. Lynn Page said of such criticism. Of course, the critics would say they're on God's side and HE is the problem.
Thursday happens to be the National Day of Prayer - but H. Lynn Page did NOT realize the matching timing of his station's start-up date until I mentioned it to him. This may explain why the noon-hour prayer event in Phenix City draws embarrassingly small crowds for a "Bible belt" area. I mean, you can find more people at Columbus Catfish games....
H. Lynn Page indicated WBOJ will sound a lot like WVFJ-FM in Manchester. "J-93.3" used to be heard easily in Columbus, but now is aimed toward the southside of metro Atlanta. Local residents hearing that station late at night might be surprised to learn John Tesh is a Christian.
Unlike some radio stations, H. Lynn Page told me WBOJ will NOT rely on a satellite network for its music. The music will play locally, but will have NO local announcers for now. Perhaps that means all the out-of-work DJ's from other stations have to repent first.
And unlike most of the religious radio stations in Columbus, WBOJ will have advertising. So the station is "The Truth," at least until you hear a car commercial....
WBOJ hinted at its music plan in early March, when it co-sponsored a RiverCenter concert by the Christian band Third Day. H. Lynn Page told me it did "marginally OK" financially, so his station might not do that again for awhile. Which reminds me - where's the big news release with final numbers from Broadway Springfest?
H. Lynn Page believes there's room in Columbus for a contemporary Christian music radio station. In fact, there already is one - but Beacon University's WBUE-FM is a low-power station, and hard to hear on the south side of town. Of course, loud trucks and drivers turning up rap tunes can make ANY station hard to hear there.
By my count, the launch of WBOJ gives Columbus seven religious radio stations. So if "The Truth" is not for you, you can try some variations:
+ WYFK at 89.5 FM - playing old-time hymns, and loudly against contemporary Christian tunes. If a song has a drumbeat, you should flee from it.
+ WFRC, at 90.5 FM - where the music is traditional as well. This station's President says Jesus definitely will return in 2011, so go ahead and buy that car with a five-year lease.
+ WBUE, at 96.1 FM - a station so modern that I've heard Christian rap tunes here. And the rappers are NOT reading from the Bible.
+ WURY, at 97.1 FM - the Seventh-Day Adventists' station, playing a network based in France. That may explain why the February evangelistic outreach at Columbus State University was never mentioned on the air.
+ WEAM-FM, at 100.7 - the Davis Broadcasting station playing "black gospel" music. Federal documents suggest it may have tried to block WBOJ from going on the air. As if there's a limit to stations playing Yolanda Adams songs?!
+ WSHE "AM 1270" - the "Southern gospel" station. I almost didn't count it, because you never hear "Duke and the Doctor" giving testimonies about anything except supplements.
While we're talking about radio, WIOL-FM has announced its new on-air staff as "Mix 95.7." The afternoon voice is somebody named "Nudge." [True/AllAccess.com] I haven't met this guy - so maybe he's that "gentle little Nudge from your United Methodist friends" I hear about on other stations.