Radio Disney Ratings Up, Why Not in Nashville?

[Mike Sheridan]

Charlotte has a Radio Disney station WGFY (Goofy get it?) on 1480 with 5KW a lousy signal, the audio is muddy, and it doesn't even make the list in the ratings. A true waste of electricity.

 

[anotherguyTN]

If you are referring to Nashville's 50kw WNQM-AM 1300, I can almost guarantee the reason the licensee turned down the $10 million is because WNQM is a Christian formatted religious station. Keeping this in mind, in helps to understand most fundamental religious broadcasters think or their radio station much like a church or an outreach ministry of a church having been "anointed by the Lord". In other words they consider "reaching souls for Christ" to be more important in the long term than making a quick $10 million in the short term. Fundamentalists believe their riches, reward and treasures are being "laid up in heaven" based on the "good works" being done in this life. This is the most likely scenario explaining why WNQM's licensee refused to sell WNQM.

WNQM is a Dollar a Holler outfit that will sell airtime to any crackpot that will flash enough money in their faces. It's been noted by former employees in the Nashville and Memphis threads that their god (Little g) is the almighty dollar. They aren't concerned about reaching souls for Christ, only about making as much money as possible off the preachers they sell time to. I don't know the logic of why WNQM didn't sell, but then I've heard enough to know that WNQM's owners aren't very logical. :

 

[romer979fm]

First song, CR?{quote]

easy: "I didn't say she was stupid...I said she was ___ing goofy"

 

[firepoint525]

If you are referring to Nashville's 50kw WNQM-AM 1300, I can almost guarantee the reason the licensee turned down the $10 million is because WNQM is a Christian formatted religious station. Keeping this in mind, in helps to understand most fundamental religious broadcasters think or their radio station much like a church or an outreach ministry of a church having been "anointed by the Lord". In other words they consider "reaching souls for Christ" to be more important in the long term than making a quick $10 million in the short term. Fundamentalists believe their riches, reward and treasures are being "laid up in heaven" based on the "good works" being done in this life. This is the most likely scenario explaining why WNQM's licensee refused to sell WNQM.

WNQM is a Dollar a Holler outfit that will sell airtime to any crackpot that will flash enough money in their faces. It's been noted by former employees in the Nashville and Memphis threads that their god (Little g) is the almighty dollar. They aren't concerned about reaching souls for Christ, only about making as much money as possible off the preachers they sell time to. I don't know the logic of why WNQM didn't sell, but then I've heard enough to know that WNQM's owners aren't very logical. :

And don't forget that the ownership of WNQM is Jewish!

 

[deltas69]

WNQM1300 increased day-time power to 50kW 12 years ago. is that 5,000 or 50,000? not up on power ratings just know they were 1000 back in the rock and roll days i think..

 

[romer979fm]

WNQM1300 increased day-time power to 50kW 12 years ago. is that 5,000 or 50,000? not up on power ratings just know they were 1000 back in the rock and roll days i think..

WMAK was 5000 watts during the glory days...but the night signal was directional...
five towers along the Cumberland: you could hear WMAK in the Carolinas at night, but good luck
hearing anything at night in Madison.
FYI...taking meter readings was a real treat! phase...ratio...whatever.
remember actually taking readings?

and yes...1300 is now 50kw daytime

 

[deltas69]

didnt know they were 5k back in the sixties..they always had either them or wkda am ona the local pool..but as mentioned zero at night up here in green wave country..so now they have the same power as wlac and wls ? i havent listened to them since i had hair,,might see if i can get them now..not that i pal to become a listener..just curious more than anything...thanks romer

 

[K4WRF]

WMAK was 5,000 watts from the day it signed on the air in 1948. Originally directional all the time, they switched to non-directional signal daytime in the mid 1950’s. In the late 1980’s, the FCC allowed Class B regional’s maximum power 50,000 watts as long as it didn’t cause interference to other stations. 1300 achieved this in two steps in the 1990’s first to 10,000 then 50,000 daytime only, night remains the same 5,000 very directional. What the WNQM folks didn’t realize was that even though they were allowed to increase power ten times, they still receive Class B protection not Class A, there is a big difference. The increase ultimately was successful especially during “critical hours” 2 hrs after sunset and two hours before. That is what attracted the Disney folks; too bad Fred Westenberger didn’t cash it in….

 

[jmtillery]

Romer....it appears some doctors can't diagnose your sarcasm.

Unless one already knows another one's personality trait and overall persona, sarcasm can only be detected through voice-tone and inflection, neither of which can be identified in text only form. To suggest otherwise is no different than to say it is possible for one to feel the ocean breeze of Costa Rica while sitting on a bench in Central Park. One has to be in Costa Rica to feel the Costa Rican breeze; hence one has to know the person giving sarcasm in order to read sarcasm from same person when said sarcasm is being conveyed in text only form.

 

[jmtillery]

Obviously divine intervention didn't apply here. Only a mortal fool would have passed on that offer.

Unless I was somehow losing money on the deal, without taking anything else into account, I'd seriously consider selling had anyone offered me $10 million or it.

 

[jmtillery]

In this case, you’ll need to avoid any logical thought or thinking to arrive at why they refused.

There may be other underlying factors unknown to the rest of us that had a direct impact on the decision not to sell, and we may never know what those reasons may be, but those reasons may make perfect sense to us if we ever discover them. As for using any logical thinking, very few people ever do make decisions based on logic and right reasoning. Most decisions, even major ones, are based on feeling.

 

[jmtillery]

If you are referring to Nashville's 50kw WNQM-AM 1300, I can almost guarantee the reason the licensee turned down the $10 million is because WNQM is a Christian formatted religious station. Keeping this in mind, in helps to understand most fundamental religious broadcasters think or their radio station much like a church or an outreach ministry of a church having been "anointed by the Lord". In other words they consider "reaching souls for Christ" to be more important in the long term than making a quick $10 million in the short term. Fundamentalists believe their riches, reward and treasures are being "laid up in heaven" based on the "good works" being done in this life. This is the most likely scenario explaining why WNQM's licensee refused to sell WNQM.

WNQM is a Dollar a Holler outfit that will sell airtime to any crackpot that will flash enough money in their faces. It's been noted by former employees in the Nashville and Memphis threads that their god (Little g) is the almighty dollar. They aren't concerned about reaching souls for Christ, only about making as much money as possible off the preachers they sell time to. I don't know the logic of why WNQM didn't sell, but then I've heard enough to know that WNQM's owners aren't very logical. :

And don't forget that the ownership of WNQM is Jewish!

Is that supposed to make a positive or negative difference? Or are you simply acknowledging the owners are Jewish as opposed to Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran,...?

 

[romer979fm]

Unless one already knows another one's personality trait and overall persona, sarcasm can only be detected through voice-tone and inflection, neither of which can be identified in text only form.

that was old bud's point...he does know me...and detected the sarcasm...
but being sarcastic wasn't my real intent: if WNQM is making good money selling time...perhaps $10 million really is a bad offer.
i really have no way of knowing

 

[firepoint525]

Is that supposed to make a positive or negative difference?

Neutral. Just telling it like it is. And the owner's name has been mentioned here since yesterday (although not by me).

Or are you simply acknowledging the owners are Jewish as opposed to Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran,...?

That is correct. The former manager of the station is Catholic, although I didn't mention that because he has been gone from there for about five years now. Still, that is interesting because the stations ran at least one heavily anti-Catholic program (R. G. Stair's Overcomer Ministry) even while he was there.

 

[anotherguyTN]

Anything for a buck. :

 

[skippertthomas]

The two frequencies that could do it, for starters, would be 900 (Lebanon) or 980... BBN loves their 980 and 900 seems to have the best of the Spanish Speaking signals..

 

[K4WRF]

If you are referring to Nashville's 50kw WNQM-AM 1300, I can almost guarantee the reason the licensee turned down the $10 million is because WNQM is a Christian formatted religious station. Keeping this in mind, in helps to understand most fundamental religious broadcasters think or their radio station much like a church or an outreach ministry of a church having been "anointed by the Lord". In other words they consider "reaching souls for Christ" to be more important in the long term than making a quick $10 million in the short term. Fundamentalists believe their riches, reward and treasures are being "laid up in heaven" based on the "good works" being done in this life. This is the most likely scenario explaining why WNQM's licensee refused to sell WNQM.

WNQM is a Dollar a Holler outfit that will sell airtime to any crackpot that will flash enough money in their faces. It's been noted by former employees in the Nashville and Memphis threads that their god (Little g) is the almighty dollar. They aren't concerned about reaching souls for Christ, only about making as much money as possible off the preachers they sell time to. I don't know the logic of why WNQM didn't sell, but then I've heard enough to know that WNQM's owners aren't very logical. :

And don't forget that the ownership of WNQM is Jewish!

Is that supposed to make a positive or negative difference? Or are you simply acknowledging the owners are Jewish as opposed to Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran,...?

FTR: WNQM/WWCR owner is a Lutheran.

 

[deltas69]

when did we get an in house shrink ?? ??? i can't afford to pay for one..besides i was in radio for a long time..i already know i'm nuts...

 

[anotherguyTN]

FTR: WNQM/WWCR owner is a Lutheran.

In any case they're still in business purely to make a buck with no regard to who they allow on as long as the airtime is paid for. Some stations reflect the denominational leanings of the owners, for good or bad. Others aren't affiliated with any particular denomination, but they do make an effort to have Biblically sound programming. Bott's stations like WCRT are a good example of doing Christian talk radio in the right way. I might not agree with everyone they carry, but you definitely won't hear crackpots like Stair, Gene Scott, etc. there. Those stations have some sort of standard of what they will allow on, whether it's right or wrong.

When WMQM, WNQM's sister station in Memphis, came back on after being off for several years, I was talking to someone from the station commenting on allowing people like Stair on, and was told that they would allow anyone on as long as the airtime was paid for and made no apologies for it. (At least he was honest, although I didn't appreciate his attitude.) WNQM/WWCR/WMQM's management has NO standard other than "How much money can we make?" :-\

 

[almaniac27]

FTR: WNQM/WWCR owner is a Lutheran.

In any case they're still in business purely to make a buck with no regard to who they allow on as long as the airtime is paid for. Some stations reflect the denominational leanings of the owners, for good or bad. Others aren't affiliated with any particular denomination, but they do make an effort to have Biblically sound programming. Bott's stations like WCRT are a good example of doing Christian talk radio in the right way. I might not agree with everyone they carry, but you definitely won't hear crackpots like Stair, Gene Scott, etc. there. Those stations have some sort of standard of what they will allow on, whether it's right or wrong.

When WMQM, WNQM's sister station in Memphis, came back on after being off for several years, I was talking to someone from the station commenting on allowing people like Stair on, and was told that they would allow anyone on as long as the airtime was paid for and made no apologies for it. (At least he was honest, although I didn't appreciate his attitude.) WNQM/WWCR/WMQM's management has NO standard other than "How much money can we make?" :-\

The crackpots certainly entertain me, I remember getting a good chuckle when some guy on one of WWCR's stations claimed that the media and government were controlled by a cabal of lesbians!