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Slow Board - What ifs

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NashvilleNative

I was just browsing Radio-Locator before bed and had a few thoughts. Very random just to spark conversation. I claim none as even a halfway good idea.

1. Salem get its hands on WRQQ for the Fish
2. WayFM I bet would love to have WKYU 88.9
3. WKOM bought up and simulcast the Beat? (blasphemy, I know, but Columbia and Pulaski would be a good demo for that)
4. Eh, that's all I got. Unless WCVQ magically obtains 102.1 translator.
 
NashvilleNative said:
I was just browsing Radio-Locator before bed and had a few thoughts. Very random just to spark conversation. I claim none as even a halfway good idea.

1. Salem get its hands on WRQQ for the Fish
2. WayFM I bet would love to have WKYU 88.9
3. WKOM bought up and simulcast the Beat? (blasphemy, I know, but Columbia and Pulaski would be a good demo for that)
4. Eh, that's all I got. Unless WCVQ magically obtains 102.1 translator.
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1. The Fish is fine...It's almost an advantage to have two medium sticks instead of one big one.

2. I don't see Western Kentucky University going bankrupt anytime soon. Besides, 88.1 and 88.7 serve the Middle Tennessee/Southern Kentucky area well enough as it is after 88.1's upgrade a while back.

3. How about WKOM increases power and simulcasts WMRB-910 AM instead?

4. Cromwell is not going to give away half of "The Light", even though that "Light" is barely on...
 
What if someone steps up at the last minute to buy WNAZ from Bott and keep the CHR CCM format? Not very likely, but wishful thinking.
 
1. The Fish is fine...It's almost an advantage to have two medium sticks instead of one big one.

2. I don't see Western Kentucky University going bankrupt anytime soon. Besides, 88.1 and 88.7 serve the Middle Tennessee/Southern Kentucky area well enough as it is after 88.1's upgrade a while back.


I have to strongly disagree with your #1 - Especially since 97.1's coverage is larger than their 2 sticks combined and the fact that in my office (and many others I'm sure) 93.7 and 94.1 are static. Heck, go crazy. Simulcast the Fish on 104.9 and 105.1 and give 94 to Solid Gospel.

I agree - Western will keep 88.9, I just said that for the heck of it, however 88.7 cuts out anywhere Northeast of Madison. Nothing in Gallatin or Hendersonville other than their pathetic excuse of a translator that only sounds good on paper. I can pull in Cookeville and BG stations fine in Old Hickory, but Way's overlapped by WVCP.
 
NashvilleNative said:
I have to strongly disagree with your #1 - Especially since 97.1's coverage is larger than their 2 sticks combined and the fact that in my office (and many others I'm sure) 93.7 and 94.1 are static. Heck, go crazy. Simulcast the Fish on 104.9 and 105.1 and give 94 to Solid Gospel.

I agree - Western will keep 88.9, I just said that for the heck of it, however 88.7 cuts out anywhere Northeast of Madison. Nothing in Gallatin or Hendersonville other than their pathetic excuse of a translator that only sounds good on paper. I can pull in Cookeville and BG stations fine in Old Hickory, but Way's overlapped by WVCP.
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Are you using a 30 year old boombox (which would be slightly older than me) with a wire hanger where the antenna should be to try to pick up the Fish and Way FM? I'm in Lebanon and can get them fine. Heck, 94.1 is what I used to listen to Lightning 100 back in the day, even though 100.1 would still come through (barely)...

As far as Salem switching up stations, 93.7 and 104.9 should swap. 93.7 was more of a bluegrassy station in its heyday, so it might be nice for the Phoenix's 5 or so listeners to hear some good ol' strumming back on that frequency!
 
I'm using a digital Boston Recepter HD. The thing picks up great - not quite as well as it's non-HD version. (I have the non-HD version at home and with a simple wire can pull in WBKO to WUSY) The building I'm in hinders reception quite a bit, but the only main Nashville stations I can't pick up are: 88.7, 93.7, 94.1, 100.1 (of coarse, I'm inside), and 102.1. 94.1 has some topo issues in the fairgrounds/nolensville road area. Their signal in the boro and Lebanon is pretty good since their tower is in LaVergne and has good LOS in those directions. It gets out pretty well toward Manchester. My only point was that where the big population is, they're not office listenable to most.

93.7 swapping with 104.9 would create overlap coverage west of town. 105.1 covers the west side, while 104.9 covers east side from woodbury (too bad neither cover Nashville). I imagine 104.9 comes in well in Lebanon.
 
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