I have been hearing commercial free Christmas music with a strong signal in the Springfield area on 99.1. It broadcasts in stereo but without any people speaking just music.
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I wonder if that may not be 99.1 from Benton KY. Their website (wcblradio.com) says they play Oldies. Of course, this time of year- That still would be a pretty good signal, if it's coming in strong.
Theres no station ID's, no DJ's just music though.
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Pretty much the definition of pirate radio, then
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bigbrotherfan4ever said:
Heck, why are you worried about it, let them play on. When the Enforcement Guys in Atlanta want to take a ride up here, they will bust them.
Right now with the new movie that's out called "Pirate Radio", why don't they play late 60's/early 70's progressive rock. Good promotion for the movie.
Im not worried about it I just wanted to make sure I was correct in thinking its a pirate and for anyone that is heading up this way on here. Luckily its not a major DX season or else I wouldnt like it so much.
bigbrotherfan4ever said:
Christmas tree lot?
A few summers ago, there was a short-lived pirate in Pleasant View. It was relaying AM-650 somewhere on the FM dial (I forget where) for about a week going into the 4th of July, and vanished on the 5th. I suppose it was at a fireworks stand.
Will check out 99.1 in a few days. The legitimate Kentucky station does have a recently-granted permit for a significant power increase and, if I recall properly, to move 20 miles or so to the east.
Its somewhere in Southwest Springfield because it comes in best at this Wal-Mart here where I work as a cashier. I dont know of any Christmas tree lots here but sometimes it plays those funny Christmas songs like I heard a redneck version of 12 Days of Christmas
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Maybe Wal-Mart is the Pirate and you employees there don't know it....(Hee Haw! Christmas Time is a coming!)
I doubt it I checked the 1st adjacents and they arent totally covered. I kinda like it though and hopefully it hangs on through the season. One of these days Ill have to drive around and find it. We have little YMCA stations but they just cover a few blocks at best this one covers all of Springfield.
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bigbrotherfan4ever said:
Heck, if I want to play "Pirate Radio" I'd go to 1610, 20 or something like that on the AM Dial. I would buy me a Rangemaster 1000 transmitter, which is a legal 100 millawatt AM Transmitter, and I know ways of making the signal go 5 or 6 miles and if the FCC inspected me, it would be legal.
A person has to be real stupid to play "Pirate Radio" on the FM Band. Corporate Engineers will hunt you down and turn you in!
scottwmro said:
There was a pirate on AM somewhere up that way a few years ago. Heard some EXTREME right-wing talk (I mean, it would make WLAC look like Radio Moscow) somewhere in the X-band. The rumor was that it was a KKK operation somewhere in Robertson County. No idea whether there was anything to that.
If you read the Boston or NYC boards you'll find that the FCC isn't really in that much of a hurry to track down FM pirates. One has been operating on 96.5 in Newark, NJ (first-adjacent to a licensed commercial station just across the river in NYC) for several years...
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Well, let’s just send Andy and Barney after the Pirate Radio Operators. They did a good job knocking out moonshine out of Mayberry, so let’s give Barney his axe, and let him do his POW, POW, POW, to that pirate radio station that doesn't even use FCC Certified Equipment.
Remember when Ole Ben got busted on the show for making moonshine? Forty Eight Hours in the Mayberry Jail listening to Andy sing prison songs. (HA!)
Remember when Ole Ben got busted on the show for making moonshine? Forty Eight Hours in the Mayberry Jail listening to Andy sing prison songs. (HA!)
Greetings. I am newly registered on the board, but have been a long time reader.
Last year, there was a pirate in Nashville, which popped up on 92.5 and 101.5, playing uncensored rap music. I could receive it from my home in Donelson to my work place, near the I-65/Briley Parkway/Dickerson Pike Interchanges. I, also, heard another one on 87.9, which sounded like it was being fed by a satellite or cable TV Tuner. It kept switching programs. It could have been someone in another car with an FM modulator and XM Radio. It stayed fairly clear on Briley Parkway in front of the Opryland Hotel.
Anyone remember the McDonald's near Opryland, which had a low power AM transmitter and ran nostalgia programming? The tower, with WMAC on it, is still on the roof of that McDonald's. Two River Baptist used to have a low power AM transmitter on 1610, but took it off as the airport has a traveler's information station on the channel.
To scottwmro, I used to listen to 1560 quite a bit when you programmed oldies. Listening to oldies on AM Radio brought back memories as that is the way I used to listen to that music in the 60's and 70's. I always wanted to contact WMRO to say thanks for the oldies and to express a wish you could increase your power so it could be heard better in Davidson County.
Last year, there was a pirate in Nashville, which popped up on 92.5 and 101.5, playing uncensored rap music. I could receive it from my home in Donelson to my work place, near the I-65/Briley Parkway/Dickerson Pike Interchanges. I, also, heard another one on 87.9, which sounded like it was being fed by a satellite or cable TV Tuner. It kept switching programs. It could have been someone in another car with an FM modulator and XM Radio. It stayed fairly clear on Briley Parkway in front of the Opryland Hotel.
Anyone remember the McDonald's near Opryland, which had a low power AM transmitter and ran nostalgia programming? The tower, with WMAC on it, is still on the roof of that McDonald's. Two River Baptist used to have a low power AM transmitter on 1610, but took it off as the airport has a traveler's information station on the channel.
To scottwmro, I used to listen to 1560 quite a bit when you programmed oldies. Listening to oldies on AM Radio brought back memories as that is the way I used to listen to that music in the 60's and 70's. I always wanted to contact WMRO to say thanks for the oldies and to express a wish you could increase your power so it could be heard better in Davidson County.
w9wi said:
There is a pirate station in the Lexington, TN area on 92.7 that has been on and off for years. They carried some sort of far right wing satellite network that has changed from time to time. I'm surprised they're stilll on. Either the local stations don't care, the FCC isn't doing anything, or both. I can't believe they don't know about it.
scottwmro said:
Nip it in the BUD!!! ;D
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BuzzCam said:
Thanks for the compliments. I hate to tell you, I was never involved in the WMAC project at McDonald’s off of McGavock Pk. I saw it one time. It had a nice Harris, Stereo 80 Console, Turntables & ITC Cart Machines. It was a cute set up. I don't know if it is still there anymore.
WMRO, Magic 1560 was 60's-early 70's Oldies for about 12-13 years. We can not get a power increase due to WPAD in Paducah, KY. The engineers there are friends of mine and I agreed to keep WMRO at 1,000 watts. I wish I could go lower to save on the power bill, but I would not have a good signal in Gallatin for the Sunday Gospel audience.
In 2006, we felt like we needed a change, so I made up my mind to go to "Adult Top 40", or what the industry calls "Hot AC". It's kind of like Top 40 Radio of the past, but with current music. I plan on keeping this format from now on out. I got sick of the same 400 Oldies songs playing over and over; besides, I enjoy the Current, Adult Top 40. No Rap, No Hard Rock, no bubble gum, and NO Brittney Spears! Our new format includes some Country Crossover like Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, etc. Our format gears to a 25-54 female audience, with males secondary. Magic 1560 is doing better with this format, than our old format.
It was strange that 97.1 change to Classic Rock about the time Magic 1560 flipped to Hot AC. That got the 55+ audience upset. Some thought I had something to do with 97.1's flip to Classic Rock. I swear the group owner of WRQQ, 97.1 made a BIG MISTAKE doing what they did. Oldies is an FM format, not so much an AM Format. The 55+ audience is listening to FM due to its quality of sound.
The Classic Hit's Oldies Format will return to Nashville. When, I don't know, but it will be on an HD Channel. HD Radios are coming down in price and before long; you'll see them in Dollar General Stores. It's just a matter of time. For now, I tell folks who want to listen to good ole time Rock-n-Roll to listen to WLS-FM online. They have a good variety of past Top 40 hits of the 60's, 70's and some 80's.
If someone was a "smart pirate" they would simulcast WLS-FM on one of the Clear FM Channels in this market. Yes, I know it's breaking the law, but it sure would get much support.
Sometime last spring, I picked up a 99.1 from somewhere in Alabama.
BuzzCam said:
I wouldn't rule out the possibility the 87.9 was legit. There's a licensed channel 6 analog LPTV in Wilson County. (they've also got a digital operation on channel 7 on one of the TV towers at OHB and I-24 West) I've heard the analog station on the car radio in downtown Nashville. They were running TV modulation, so would have sounded pretty low in audio on a FM radio.
I've heard the Lexington 92.7 pirate. That's one HUGE signal for a pirate!
The 99.1 you picked up was probably WAHR from Huntsville. That was a fairly regular station for me until this pirate started.
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