#1 in Charotte county, now there is something to write home about. Ive been a reader of these boards for a while now and Ive just grown tired of everytime someone says anything about radio in the central va area, you go singing your praises of that one horse radio station. If you think that they are the best, no wonder everyone is switching to CD's and XM. I'm not saying that anybody that works there isn't talented in his/her own way. As far is their billing, I'm sure that it is mediocre at best and the newspaper still keeps the lights on in the place. To me, I just plainly don't see what is good about it at all. As far as the e-mail thing, Ive got better things to do than trade quipps with you about WVHL.
> > "WVHL 92.9 (High-rated country station in Farmville)"
> >
> > This is the overstatement of the year. Highly rated
> country
> > station. Does anyone know what number in the arbitron
> books
> > Farmville is??????
>
> Last time I checked, Farmville would have a market ranking
> of...umm...#3974

>
> Well, according to the non-metros (which I assume you don't
> have access to, according to your statement) WVHL has been
> number 2 in Prince Edward Co. for over a year now, behind
> the constant ratings winner WFLO-AM/FM (I suppose they're
> combo'd up because they simulcast a good bit). It's against
> RI rules to say what share anybody has (hint: very, VERY
> similar to the 12+ a book ago of WIVK in Knoxville), but
> you'd be hard pressed to find a person who wouldn't like to
> be the salesperson of that station. WVHL also does quite
> well in Cumberland, Nottoway, and Lunenburg and is
> frequently #1 in Charlotte County. Not bad for a class A
> station with competition in various parts from 6 other
> stations!
>
> > WVHL might be highly rated by a handful
> > of rednecks with blown out speakers.
>
> Now, that's not fair, my truck didn't have blown speakers!
>
> > But outside of the town
> > limits, it's just another nuisance on the dial.
>
> Wanna know what's a nuisance IN the town? WFLO! a 50kW
> tranny that bleeds so much across the dial that you can't
> pick up anything else
>
> OK...Since I am long gone taking shade underneath a palm
> tree in Georgia, I will admit that I am partial to WVHL
> because I worked with those folks. To be honest with you, I
> think they are some of the best people to work for in
> Southside. Sherry has done a good job in running the station
> and is a walking country music encyclopedia. Ditto with the
> new morning guy Ken Alan. For a staff of 4-5 people, that
> station does awfully damn well compared to stations with
> double the amount of people. The station had some real
> problems in the past (like a 2 year stint of 24/7 bluegrass)
> but they have turned around, and their billing certainly
> shows it.
>
> While I understand that the board is a great place to BMC
> about stations that you don't like (I am certainly guilty of
> it myself), it is kinda unfair to make claims that have no
> backing at all. I encourage you, computertech, to show your
> face to me. Either e-mail me with your name or post it here
> for all to see...I have a feeling I know exactly who you are
> from my travels...
>
> OK...enough. I, for one, have a job to go to...GOOD DAY,
> SIR!
>
> Joe C.
>
> (a.k.a.: Radio-X...alumnus of WVHL and other fine radio
> establishments in the 434)
>