Silence is golden on 1160AM

[callletters]

Works for me.

 

[moneymaker]

That answers my question about 1160s new calls. "Calls cut off at end" (???)

No. I was referring to the jingles that 1480 airs now that they are in identity limbo: "Good Times, Great Oldies, Oldies 1480..." then nothing, even though the jingle isn't done yet. Sorry, but that sounds bush league.

 

[microbob]

Why don't they just use WCIN? Those are heritage calls on 1480 and have been around longer than WDJO.

 

[hipporadio]

Roger may be thinking of a means of “meshing” the WCIN calls into his "new and technically-reduced effort"... I’m a realist, so my years of radio experience whisper to me: that the former “WDJO” CANNOT survive on the 1480 frequency... It’s a less-potent daytime signal [unless you live in Lockland]... The nighttime signal barely makes it to the river, and has a “real world AM impact” on MUCH LESS of Cincy’s sprawling area [to the north and south]. I understand that most AM stations DON’T “butter their bread” at 9PM, BUT consider that during HALF of the year [thanks to DST], WCIN’s current facility CANNOT present reliable service to its commuter audience who drives from the burbs... 1480 was a better AM facility in 1973, but that is long-gone. I have NO ideas regarding the “politics” of the former WDJO’s migration to the inferior 1480 spot on the AM dial... I only know that the “clock is ticking” for the OTA end of this fine stab at an oldies station. [tears are flowing] :'(

 

[ncincy1]

Let's rearrange the chairs on the Titanic.....again. Still = same outcome.
1160 was/is a fairly good signal. To "waste" it on infomercials is a shame.

 

[wllmlos]

I used to switch back and forth from 1160 to 1480. That's how I discovered the change over. I miss my Smooth Jazz. I guess it was just not a money maker. Old Leo Underhill seemed to make it work on WNOP back in the 60's and 70's.
There's the problem! Instead of personalities they keep thinking that the Jazz listeners want to hear smooth voice over studio announcers. They need some personality like the other formats.

 

[BobOnTheJob]

Old Leo Underhill seemed to make it work on WNOP back in the 60's and 70's.

And worth noting, he made it work with an 8AM sign on & 5:15PM sign-off during December. ZERO night time power. I know...I was the one who turned the old Raytheon 1000 on at sunrise & off at sunset from 1973-1975. The transmitter was too old to operate by remote control, or so Don Cook (the consultant) convinced the owners. WNOP was a far cry from the 'smooth jazz' of today. The audience wasn't huge (seems an occasional 3 share occurred) but they were fiercely loyal.

 

[hipporadio]

Great observation, Bob. I loved Leo Underhill on 740 way back then. I would push the button to escape: “We have joy, we have fun, we have seasons in the sun”... OMG—those years :-[ I miss WNOP—the skipping records when the river was rough and their constant desire to form a "take" on what their call letters really stood for. They were never in Arbitron's champaign club, but they served and entertained so many who loved real jazz [but didn't have a pencil at hand]... I have this suspicion that AM took a near-fatal shot to its middle when WNOP flipped-on the Catholic satellite.

 

[BobOnTheJob]

I fondly remember the morning that I called Leo & he said "Test" into the mic to make sure the program loop was OK. It was...but this time he left the mic on. I turned the transmitter on at 1 minute until sign on....he opened a beverage, took a pill (or so it sounded) and burped. Of course, I thought this was funny & turned the processing up to amplify the background noises to a greater degree. God rest his soul...

 

[hipporadio]

Leo Underhill was a broadcast “classic”—and so was the former WNOP. I’ll admit to listening to "Q-102" for a longer period, but I always checked-in at WNOP... It was a delightful AM station! BTW, Bob – WIFE is sounding a bit distorted... You might need to make a trip to C’ville and restore it to its elegance

 

[BobOnTheJob]

Leo Underhill was a broadcast “classic”—and so was the former WNOP. I’ll admit to listening to "Q-102" for a longer period, but I always checked-in at WNOP... It was a delightful AM station! BTW, Bob – WIFE is sounding a bit distorted... You might need to make a trip to C’ville and restore it to its elegance

It should be OK now...the transmitter has two RF circuit boards that combine to produce full power. One of the circuit boards failed (with a resulting 1/4 power & some distortion)...I replaced it at 9:30AM Thursday...that "off frequency" sound should be gone now.