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PENSACOLA CHR OVERLOAD
- Thread starter Rob
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Uh... yeah... see...
Ummmm. The legal call-letters on 93.3 in FWB are actually WNCV, which--no matter how you try to pronounce it--really doesn't resemble "coast." Maybe something like "wunnkuvv" but even with a New York accent it really doesn't sound anything like the word "coast." Betcha a buck it has something to do with Niceville, Florida from back in prehistoric times when the station was on 100.3 and it was actually licensed to Niceville. Now 100.3 is WTKE, which--again--cannot be pronounced "Niceville."
Like, for instance, there are hundreds of stations around the country that call themselves "kiss," but there's only one with the legal call-letters KISS (San Antonio).
Granted, LA's KOST is probably the closest you're gonna get to "coast," though a lot of folks would call it "cost" if they had the chance.
Alright, enough. Point is that someone who should know once told me (rightly or wrongly) that the WCOA call-letters on Pensacola's 1370 were intended to represent the word "coast"--which kind of makes sense when you consider the Gulf Coast location. I'll betcha that same buck that they were right.
And since Cumulus owns WCOA(AM) and therefore has first right of refusal to use those calls on an FM, I'm (still) a tad surprised that they haven't used them. Maybe even in Shalimar (FWB).
Ummmm. The legal call-letters on 93.3 in FWB are actually WNCV, which--no matter how you try to pronounce it--really doesn't resemble "coast." Maybe something like "wunnkuvv" but even with a New York accent it really doesn't sound anything like the word "coast." Betcha a buck it has something to do with Niceville, Florida from back in prehistoric times when the station was on 100.3 and it was actually licensed to Niceville. Now 100.3 is WTKE, which--again--cannot be pronounced "Niceville."
Like, for instance, there are hundreds of stations around the country that call themselves "kiss," but there's only one with the legal call-letters KISS (San Antonio).
Granted, LA's KOST is probably the closest you're gonna get to "coast," though a lot of folks would call it "cost" if they had the chance.
Alright, enough. Point is that someone who should know once told me (rightly or wrongly) that the WCOA call-letters on Pensacola's 1370 were intended to represent the word "coast"--which kind of makes sense when you consider the Gulf Coast location. I'll betcha that same buck that they were right.
And since Cumulus owns WCOA(AM) and therefore has first right of refusal to use those calls on an FM, I'm (still) a tad surprised that they haven't used them. Maybe even in Shalimar (FWB).
The only thing that really pisses me off about the NiCeVillE station at 93.3 is the fact they cease their "awesome 80s weekend" at 12:00 am Monday. Why didn't they go long for Memorial day?? Or any other holiday is beyond me.
I don't know how they managed to take the power pig off that frequency and leaving Dothan empty handed. Must have been a long battle.
Anyway, I hope you PD's reading this here will think about making the switch to one of your CHRs here in the P'COLA area.
Being a listener I feel kinda left out as most every other city in FL has a talk station but us!
WCOA FM 100.7 (and put the I100 on -1)
-Rob
I don't know how they managed to take the power pig off that frequency and leaving Dothan empty handed. Must have been a long battle.
Anyway, I hope you PD's reading this here will think about making the switch to one of your CHRs here in the P'COLA area.
Being a listener I feel kinda left out as most every other city in FL has a talk station but us!
WCOA FM 100.7 (and put the I100 on -1)
-Rob
I might can help in your case, Mr. Rob-42.
Solution is simple, persuade a under performing radio station to give your idea a chance and see if they would run with it.
See what you could do, to help get this idea off the ground and running.
Help them find the support needed to keep this format on the air.
It might just pay off for you in the end and for everyone else that wants to see FM talk come to your part of Florida.
Just my two cents, on the subject at hand.
R.D.P. <><
P.S. If enough people and businesses would get behind your idea and push it real hard, chances are your area might get it's first full powered FM talker. You must take that first step and see what you could do to help make it happen.
Solution is simple, persuade a under performing radio station to give your idea a chance and see if they would run with it.
See what you could do, to help get this idea off the ground and running.
Help them find the support needed to keep this format on the air.
It might just pay off for you in the end and for everyone else that wants to see FM talk come to your part of Florida.
Just my two cents, on the subject at hand.
R.D.P. <><
P.S. If enough people and businesses would get behind your idea and push it real hard, chances are your area might get it's first full powered FM talker. You must take that first step and see what you could do to help make it happen.
"Ummmm. The legal call-letters on 93.3 in FWB are actually WNCV, which--no matter how you try to pronounce it--really doesn't resemble "coast." Maybe something like "wunnkuvv" but even with a New York accent it really doesn't sound anything like the word "coast. Betcha a buck it has something to do with Niceville, Florida from back in prehistoric times when the station was on 100.3 and it was actually licensed to Niceville. Now 100.3 is WTKE, which--again--cannot be pronounced "Niceville." "
You are correct sir.
You are correct sir.
Somewhere along the way, certain large corps decided it was to much effort to change call letters to actually sort of reflect the moniker. It used to matter and used to be a fun game to figure them out. Now, with PPM in so many markets it doesn't matter and that has been passed down to even the bi-yearly book markets, where it does still matter. I don't buy it. Call letters should reflect the stations marketing. To use calls that have no tie-in is a sign of cheapness and laziness. The WNCV calls were always associated with Coast 100, but that station was not really solid enough nor did it have enough power to make it a legendary, heritage station, so, I guess the calls mean very little. What does indeed blow my mind is that here in Nashville, we have a trusty no power Crutchulass owned tin can branded as i-106 and it's trusty call letters duly reflect that and are also so obvious ... you guess it WNFN. Bottom of the barrel broadcasting continues to "reach" new heights.
Rob-42 said:I would be glad to contact him.. let's get something started! I feel so left out! The WFLF jammer won't budge, that's probably the only decent talk station that can be heard in Pensacola.
Don't waste your breath, Rob. It's legal and licensed. Are you familiar with the phrase "tilting at windmills?"
At the same time, are you familiar with streaming? Check it out. You'll be amazed by all the talk stations available--on the same gizmo you write these here notes to radio-info. Enjoy!
not so fast rnr....regarding "the jammer"...there is something in the works....film at 11
see the www.945wfla.com
cceng
see the www.945wfla.com
cceng
cceng said:not so fast rnr....regarding "the jammer"...there is something in the works....film at 11
see the www.945wfla.com
cceng
You are absolutely right, Charlie. What was I thinking? Believe it or not, I personally filed against a translator that was interfering with one of my stations about 5 or 6 years ago and forced them to move a couple of notches up the dial. It did cost us a few bucks for the required tech showing, it took awhile to gather enough listener complaints, and the commission wasn't enthusiastic--at the time they really didn't want to even think about translators--but we got 'er done.
My apologies, Rob. You are correct, Sir. And it appears as though your friends at CC are on the case.
Rob-42 said:and how does one listen to streaming while in the car?? keep us posted! WFLF usually comes in strong daily. (what are we supposed to look at on the WFLF website?)
-Rob
Got a cellphone, Rob? They've got these app things, nowadays, that let you listen damn-near anywhere--even in cars! If your AM radio still works, those things often work in cars, too. But believe it or not, most radio listening is not achieved in cars, but either at home or at work--both places where computers are often found. Just go to WFLF-FM's website and click "Listen Live" in the upper left-hand corner. Voila! Don't need no stinking translator.
Rob....there is a picture of a radio and a graphic asking "are you having problems hearing us?" ...or something to that effect....there is a link to the form which YOU filled out (which we can't use because you refused to sign it)....we threw it away.....you don't have to be that damned paranoid...there are no black helicopters involved in this....
cceng
cceng
Rob-42 said:I'm really private about my address. There's the completed form. It's not PDF but it should work.
-Rob
Red Alert Rob -
If the black helichopter thingys have lots of strobey's flashing run like hell, Rob. I don't trust those raydio ingineerz either from that evil Panamanian Radio Dictatorship just Mapquest west of you (east if you're standing on your head.) Those types, 'specially one with the frequency code word "Charlie Wooten" are such control freaks that they keep the power of radio stations down when they don't have to AND also force Cpt. Anderson's be to closed on Sunday and like country music stations and hate talk and mainly really C2C. Send 0bama a message of this. I have called the switchboard and also complained.
(FYI = No gin - really CCENG)
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