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Nw Charleston Move-In and FM Shuffle

txchipk

txchipk

Browsing through some of the applications put into the FCC today and found an interesting and unusual group of changes filed today for Charleston and Myrtle Beach.

Miller has filed to move WWBD 95.7 Bamberg into the Charleston market via a move to 95.9, upgrade from class C3 to C2, and city of license change to Isle of Palms. If the CP is granted, Miller will sell it to Apex to add to its cluster.

The FCC application is here (includes the agreement between Apex and Miller):
http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/...ext=25&appn=101192682&formid=301&fac_num=6634
Proposed coverage map:
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FM1192682.html

Creating a 95.9 in Charleston is a problem since Apex's WAVF 96.1 Hanahan is there...so, they will move it into the Myrtle Beach market via a downgrade to a class C2 and city of license change to Forestbrook.

WAVF's new coverage if granted:
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FM1192689.html


Why move in a station and move out one...well, NextMedia has filed to move WKZQ-FM 101.7 Myrtle Beach down to Charleston at the same time via a move to Hanahan.

FCC application:
http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/...xt=25&appn=101181577&formid=301&fac_num=24776
New coverage:
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FM1181577.html

Apex and NextMedia will then swap the properties once built. One would assume the current formats stay, but move to the new channels (i.e. WKZQ-FM would essentially move to 96.1 and WAVF will move to 101.7 locally). Apex will pay for all the moves.

The creation of a new 101.7 in Charleston is possible since WMGL 101.7 has its permit to move to 107.3. That works since WNKT 107.5 has its permit now to move out of the market to Eastover (Columbia market).

What's kind of odd is why not just filing to change frequency for WAVF and WKZQ-FM rather than relocating the two stations to each other's markets?
 
Wow, that's some major changes there! So, the WNKT permit has been granted for Columbia? Thanks for this info, looks like some interesting times coming up for SC radio.

Neil
 
So lets do this the easy way...it reminds me of some of those big radio move-ins in Salt Lake or Dallas ;D

Bamberg loses 95.7
Charleston loses 96.1, and 107.5
Myrtle Beach loses 101.7

Charleston gets 95.9, a more powerful 101.7 and 107.3
Myrtle Beach gets 101.7
Columbia gets 107.5

Thats crazy. The big question I have is if 96Wave goes to 95.9 or 101.7. Radio-sense speaking, I would guess country would go back on 107.3, urban AC goes on the monster 101.7 stick, and 96Wave gets the short end of the stick on 95.9.

Radio-X
 
What's kind of odd is why not just filing to change frequency for WAVF and WKZQ-FM rather than relocating the two stations to each other's markets?

You can move a station to a new COL and move up or down 1 to 3 channels and not have to face any competition as your change is self-conflicting.

But if you propose something else you could end up having to go to auction and fighting it.

It's stupid to have to do it this way, but it's much easier to make it fly under the current rules.
 
I may be a little slow on this, but from the looks of things WKZQ comes out the looser on this if I read things right!!! Since Apex is doing all of the dealing here and Miller is just the middle man till 95.9 is built once again it looks like MYB is getting the shaft here... I guess heritage does not mean anything in radio anymore even for a radio pro in Harold who looks to not only get a pumped up station built for free, but will be able to sell it as well... From the looks of it Harold will be coming out smelling like a rose with a little playing money to boot which begs the question what station will he buy next and do the same thing with??? I know he has had the station in Bamberg for awhile, but it sounds like a radio version of The Real Deal!!! CC1
 
What is more interesting is that when you read the agreement filed by Miller Comm for WWBD, it states that Miller intends to move and chance frequencies for one of its current stations... which 96.1 in MB would permit him to do. It also states that Miller is in discussions to do purchase and do a COL and Frequency with another owner in order to backfill the station that would move.

Interesting stuff.
 
This is TERRIBLE news for Chas & MYB!

Whatever happened to 96 Waves power increase & new transmitter? So now, two heritage stations get downgraded & moved to different frequencies. Horrendous!

G
 
Basically, under the agreement. WAVF moves to 101.7 at the power level and location of the 96.1 power increase. WKZQ moves to 96.1. Miller moves WWBD to Charleston and sells it to Apex, where it joins the Apex cluster. Miller also gets to move one of his stations closer to (most likely) MB/Florence, with a backfill move to maintain the service to the original COL.

The shuffle was designed to give Apex one more station in Charleston by taking advantage of the NKT move to Columbia and WMGL move up the band to 107.3.
 
OK...so Wave goes to 101.7?

so Apex will have that station on 95.9 and won't put Wave on it...I'm not complaining about it, but I would think Apex would want to keep Wave as close to their original frequency as they can.

Still, it will be nice to see Wave on a monster signal. I've finally made my long awaited move to Bluffton, and it would be awesome to see WAVF on that WCSC stick.

So...as I see it now

WWBD becomes a new Class C2 on 95.9
WAVF's 96.1 moves to Myrtle Beach and becomes WKZQ
WMGL moves to 107.3
WAVF's format moves to the moved WKZQ Class C on 101.7
Miller moves a station to the Pee Dee or the Grand Strand.

Sounds right...I think...

Radio-X
 
It's anyone's guess where the Wave format will end up.

Definitely an amazing amount of horsetrading. Even though his name did not pop up in the filings, this sounds like an Ed Seegar project.
 
I don't think any of this should be allowed. The FCC ought to stop all this mess.

And moving WKZQ shouldn't even be considered, period.
 
I just saw this in R&R:

Apex and NextMedia will be exchanging two frequencies in South Carolina: Apex will spin alternative WAVF (96 Wave)/Charleston over to NextMedia and, in exchange, will pick up NextMedia's active rock WKZQ/Myrtle Beach. WAVF will be heard on 101.7, and WKZQ will air on 96.1.
 
That sucks. KZQ is the only station that is worth crap in Myrtle Beach.
 
It's basically a frequency change, guys. They had to do it through a COL change, but basically WAVF is moving up the dial to 101.7 and WKZQ is moving down the dial to 96.1.
 
Iceman 07 said:
Do we really need another Rock station in Charleston? :mad:
Click to expand...

Yes we do, to combat the plethora of cRap stations. 'kno whu im sayin'?

G
 
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