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Several new stations coming to Mississippi, and a few making moves

C

Casual_Observer

Hey all -

As The Golden Boy pointed out earlier, WYAB will be moving to 103.9 sometime this year. There are, however, several NEW stations coming to the state and others making moves.

WJNS 92.1 FM in Yazoo City has been granted a CP to move its community of license to Bentonia and then place its tower in Flora, which would provide full 60 dBu coverage to almost all of the city of Jackson (according to the FM coverage simulation computer) and to 196,000 people overall - to 344,000 people if you extend coverage out to 50 dBu. Get ready for more Jimmy Swaggart than ever before!

Yazoo City residents need not worry, however, as a new noncommercial station licensed to Benton (which will cover Yazoo City) on 88.3 FM (7.8 kW) will be on the air by the end of the year. Former District 21 Senator Joseph C. Thomas plans to run it and to make it a gospel station with local sports and information.

Also, a new station is coming to Greenville on 91.9 FM - don't know when it will be or who will be programming it.

There are also a few new Delta stations coming to the airwaves next year - one licensed to Itta Bena to serve Greenwood on 89.7 FM (7.4 kW) and a new station licensed to Merigold to serve Cleveland and Clarksdale on 89.5 FM (41.0 kW). The Licensee should have those up and running by Summer of 2009.

Those are just some of the new ones - more will follow.

--- Casual Observer
 
Casual_Observer said:
WJNS 92.1 FM in Yazoo City has been granted a CP to move its community of license to Bentonia and then place its tower in Flora, which would provide full 60 dBu coverage to almost all of the city of Jackson (according to the FM coverage simulation computer) and to 196,000 people overall - to 344,000 people if you extend coverage out to 50 dBu. Get ready for more Jimmy Swaggart than ever before!

Yazoo City residents need not worry, however, as a new noncommercial station licensed to Benton (which will cover Yazoo City) on 88.3 FM (7.8 kW) will be on the air by the end of the year. Former District 21 Senator Joseph C. Thomas plans to run it and to make it a gospel station with local sports and information.

Also, a new station is coming to Greenville on 91.9 FM - don't know when it will be or who will be programming it.

There are also a few new Delta stations coming to the airwaves next year - one licensed to Itta Bena to serve Greenwood on 89.7 FM (7.4 kW) and a new station licensed to Merigold to serve Cleveland and Clarksdale on 89.5 FM (41.0 kW). The Licensee should have those up and running by Summer of 2009.

Those are just some of the new ones - more will follow.

--- Casual Observer
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JBI, you're a wise, wise man. ;) Some of these folks could use a quick education in minimum separation distance rules...

I don't think there's going to be anything on 91.9 in Greenville anytime soon. It's a 2nd adjacent to K-Love affiliated WLRK, 91.5, licensed to Greenville. Their tower's up near McGehee in Ar-can-saw.

Same deal with the APP for 88.3 near Benton. Not only does it not meet the distance requirement with WJSU in Jackson, I have my doubts that the wacko directional pattern they're proposing would even city-grade Benton itself.

Ad nauseum with the 89.7 in Itta Bena. Unless directional antennas change the distance rules, they'll get tossed out over being too close to first adjance WMAB over in Mis'ippi State...

And last but not least, the impressive APP for 89.5 for Merigold. I think it clears all the 3rd, 2nd and 1st adjacent minimums, but not co-channel... It appears to be too close to both WYAZ in Yazoo City and KYFL in Monroe, LA.

Of course, this is just from my quick mental calcs and a few quick queries of the FCC database, so YMMV. I mean, these guys do all kinds of painstakingly in-depth research for suitable locations and all that... Right? ::)

;D
 
The fact that 91.5 is over 20 miles to the northwest of Greenville enables a 91.9 to happen because its tower will be east of town. The new 91.9 will be clear by 4 km to 91.5 so it will work. In fact its 92.1 that 91.9 has to protect.
 
> Some of these folks could use a quick education in minimum separation distance rules... I don't think there's going to be anything on 91.9 in Greenville anytime soon. It's a 2nd adjacent to K-Love affiliated WLRK, 91.5, licensed to Greenville. Their tower's up near McGehee in Ar-can-saw.

There is no minimum distance separation rules for non-comms, it's all based on contours. The new 91.9 in Greenville and the existing 91.5 do not have any overlap of protected and interfering contours.

LF
 
I would agree with Mr. Fuss on that last point - I assure you that the minimum standards for all of those stations are met. The FCC has all but issued construction permits to each of the aforementioned applicants. You can look for those CPs to be coming out in the next few weeks, because each application carries the status of "Accepted for filing": a station without competitors that is technically acceptable.

--- Casual Observer
 
But JB is right... some of these people are going to get a harsh lesson in the realities of running a radio station. It's hard enough to sell "real" advertising in the Delta. Selling underwriting announcements that are prohibted from containing a "call to action" will be even harder. As soon as these new stationbs get built (if they do), get back in touch with me and we can start a pool on how long they'll last before they go dark.

LF
 
Larry is right, of course.

But, my experience watching these sorts of stations is that most deal with the underwriting issue simply by ignoring it. They either are unwilling or unable to explain the differences to potential clients. In fact, I was listening to the LPFM in Jackson on-line a couple of days back. "I'm just sayin'..."

DE
 
Zack...you are cool...we are all in a learning mode...when not...We are DEAD...but consider this...where is revenue coming from in the Delta to support these guys...last I heard, Delta Electric and MPL required the bills to be paid promptly...as Larry will attest, (and ME) on the air does not equate to positive
cash flow...just watch and see...! All the best JBI
 
> Also, a new station is coming to Greenville on 91.9 FM - don't know when it will be or who will be programming it.

Well, let's look at the application.

Delta Foundation, Inc. is the putative licensee. 819 Main Street, Greenville. Parties to the application include:

Cindy Ayers Elliot, President. Ms. Elliot lives in Jackson and her e-mail address is the contact on the application. [email protected]
Joseph M. Taylor, Secretary. Mr. Taylor lives in Greenville.
Ed Cole, Vice Chairman. Mr. Cole lives in Jackson.
Spencer Nash, Board Chairman. Mr. Nash lives in the Camelia City of McComb, and
Tommy Hart. Mr. Hart lives in Greenville.

The application makes interesting reading. They discuss potential programming in some depth, as well as the alleged overall goals of the corporation. Here's a link:

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws...t=25&appn=101213857&formid=340&fac_num=175995

And, boy. It's really, really tight to WJNS.

DE
 
That Delta Foundation actually sounds interesting. I was under the impression these were all going to be religious repeaters, as seems to be so common in the non-comm band these days.

That being said, I love the 'mission statement' one of the applicants gave:

ECD MISSION STATEMENT

TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES, BUILD ASSETS AND IMPROVE LIVES IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS OF THE MID SOUTH BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND RELATED SERVICES. THROUGH RADIO BROADCASTING, TO EDUCATE MID SOUTH DELTA REGION RESIDENTS OF THE MANY OPTIONS MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION.
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So they're going to transmit a loop of the phrase, "Leave, leave, leave!" twenty-four hours a day?

( ;D Sorry, I couldn't resist a jab.)
 
One of the reasons why the I-69 project has been delayed so long is that officials are worried that when it opens, everyone with a car will get on it and leave. ;-)

LF
 
HA HA i don't care who you are,that's funny.but the sad part is it's oh so true...Just what we need ,MORE stations to go broke..
 
I would not be surprised if it is the same guy.

Ms. Ayers-Elliot is very involved in Democratic politics. A banker by profession, she once ran for Mississippi State Treasurer as a Democrat. Certainly, she would know the state Democratic machinery intimately.

DE
 
ECD MISSION STATEMENT

TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES, BUILD ASSETS AND IMPROVE LIVES IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS OF THE MID SOUTH BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND RELATED SERVICES. THROUGH RADIO BROADCASTING, TO EDUCATE MID SOUTH DELTA REGION RESIDENTS OF THE MANY OPTIONS MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC SITUATION.
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Sounds like a pyramid scheme to me
 
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