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Surrounded by Wolves!!

Now isn't John Boy and Billy done out of the Clear Channel in Charlotte? The shows on The FOX 99.7 I believe it is which is classic rock.

Also for Sunny 103.1 their new calls are WSYN just taken over from 106.5, and the new calls for 106.5 are WLLF I believe. As that is what I heard at the top of the hour.
 
That is correct on the id's...also it looks like Night Train is gonna be afternoons on the Wolf
 
You all could be right about the Classic Rock, but I disagree. I think what Cumulus did was make their own playlist for John Boy and Billy in the Morning atleast for 103.1. The songs I heard this morning were all played on Sunny 106.5 before the flip.

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Now are people that listened to Sunny when it was on 106.5 still staying with the station while it moved to 103.1? At least they played classic hits/oldies on both stations before 106.5 went country and 103.1 went Sunny.

As for the other flip of Hot 100 to Power 100.3 should Cumulus of put that on 103.1 or 106.5, thus maybe putting Sunny on 100.3.
 
People are listening to 103.1, otherwise Denny James would not be getting requests during the all request lunch hour. We will have to wait for Arbitron or someone to rate Myrtle Beach to see whether cumulus made a good move or not. To me, it would not have mattered if Cumulus put the Oldies on 103.1 or 100.3 because both stations have a very similar coverage area.

While we are on the topic of listenership, I know there are alot of Country fans on the strand, and I have already stated that I feel fortunate just to have an Oldies station on FM in the first place. However, it would not bother me at all to see 103.1 finish ahead of 106.5 in the upcoming ratings, based on the fact that I don't think Cumulus handled this move in a very fair manner. For example, if anyone has been reading The Sun News over the past several days, they have seen a big advertisement for 106.5 the Wolf on one of the pages, but I have not seen an advertisement for Sunny 103.1 in the paper at all. I was watching American Idol last night, and an advertisement for 106.5 the Wolf was even on TV. I have not seen the new Sunny 103.1 advertised anywhere, has anyone else? I bet if 106.5 The Wolf had a syndicated morning show, and this past monday instead of playing Country, they were playing Oldies at 8am, someone from Cumulus would have the Country playing by 9:00. I myself, and I am sure some of you on here called Cumulus multiple times asking them nicely if they would drop the country music during the morning show and add oldies on the new Sunny 103.1. It took them 4 days to get the station setup right during the 4 hours of the day that radio stations are listened to the most. To those of you out there that like Oldies/Classic Hits, and want the format to remain on the FM dial in Myrtle Beach, please tell Arbitron that you like the new Sunny 103.1 if they call you.

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Speculation,speculation,....speculation. Yes folks you have witnessed yet another Cumulus "better idea". Unfortunately, this outfit has the uncanny knack of bringing successful radio stations they aquire down to their level. I need not remind many radio enthusiast on how they destroyed the legendary 100kw WBBQ/Augusta,GA in a matter of months after the take over. Then traded the mess to Clear Channel. The WSYN/WYAK saga had me wondering what took them so long to make a decision to flip flop and have the guts to go after WGTR. Yes, I do believe it took four hours to make the change over.....it surely sounds like it! I must say WSYN is no total loss. Sunny 106.5 that is. The station was dismantled the day they took it over in 1999 starting with the first program director, a moron from San Diego. He single handed flushed the entire format. So, actually Sunny 106.5 really died 10 years ago. Typical Cumulus hiring idiots. There were a few PD's who tried to pick up the pieces. However "Oldies Radio Sunny 106.5" died when Kemosabi Joe was no longer at the helm....Make no mistake. Now, here we have the brilliant idea of "The Wolf" and Sunny 103.1. In therory, I can see what Cumulus is trying to accomplish. The switcheroo is not very impressing. The result, the rebirth of the failed "K-Country 103. Here's the reason..................
WYAK was a dog of a station. Reincarnated numerous times....WYAK,Big YAK, Y103,etc. From owners like Beasley Broadcasting and down the line...it never took off. The reason? The crappiest signal in Myrtle Beach. Everything was tried. Higher antenna, lower power and vice versa. 103.1 is directional signal. There was no helping it. A cheap aquisition for Cumulus.
So here were are years later and here we are. The only way they could ever compete with WGTR was to do it with more power. Hello WSYN. Now, Sunny 103.1 is the red headed step child, and reduced to an elf I suppose. Like I said earlier, no big loss.
So The Wolf is set to take on WGTR Gator 107.9. I bet they're banking on close frequency to snag some listeners, that may be true, but it's gonna take more than a "power increase" to topple. WGTR has the market in Country music, they have NASCAR, and are CONSISTENT! That cannot be said down HWY 17 Bypass at Club Cumulus. I had a chance to briefly listen to the station. I would have hope Cumulus would have not recycled the K-Country airstaff, but I hear that was the case. Typical 50 minute music sweep, liner'd to death after nearly every tune complete with what sounded like homemade wolf howls in the background. The presentation sounds more like a jukebox than a radio station. Pass the cheeze-whiz please. Then a promo about a $1k give away when a random caller heard their first commercial. Finally, a live remote broadcast and ticket giveaway from a fricken bowling alley in North Myrtle Beach! Yes folks we have an overnight sensation here!
 
106.5 The Wolf doesn't sound that great. I would not even compare this wolf to 96.9 The Wolf in Charleston. This as 96.9 The Wolf sounds 100 times better as they sound much more lively and enjoy it. I would say Cumulus took the name and the $1,000 give away after the first commerical from 96.9 The Wolf which did the same thing after playing their first commerical. At least they didn't copy the slogan as only 106.5 The Wolf says Carolina Country which 96.9 The Wolf says The Most Country Music. Getting back to the name of the station. I don't think they should of even named it The Wolf as it doesn't really sound good "106.5 The Wolf" and also cause you have 96.9 The Wolf which can be heard good in parts of the Grand Strand. They could of called it Kicks 106 - Myrtle Beach Country. Not sure what other name as Eagle is used on 92.9 which can be heard well around Myrtle Beach and is sister to Gator 107.9. Anyways good luck 106.5 The Wolf, I think their going to have a hard time taking listeners away from Gator which sounds lively to the listener.
 
Well, first of all I am making a new post on this board because I owe some people here an apology with what I said about the music during the morning on 103.1.

Secondly, I just wanted to comment on 103.1's signal. I know 103.1 does not have a coverage area as big as 106.5's, however I can hear it fine in Myrtle Beach. When I was a student at Myrtle Beach High School, 103.1 was country, and I remember one day during Colonary Class, we were all in the kitchen cooking. Someone said: hey lets listen to Sunny 106.5, unfortunately we could not get 106.5's signal in the kitchen, so someone else said go to K-Country 103, and we could hear 103.1 loud and clear in a windowless room, within Myrtle Beach High School. djrnr, I am not disputing what you said, 103.1 certainly does not cover the grand strand as well as 106.5, I am just stating my opinion of the signal is all Sir.

Lastly, please read my new post on this board conerning 103.1

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The new calls for 106.5 The Wolf are WLFF and the WSYN calls are out of Myrtle Beach. I thought they would just move those to 103.1 and trash the WYAK calls. As for the WSYN calls they are being moved to St. Paul, AR http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WSYN#10002 so much for keeping them in Myrtle Beach. Wonder if Sunny 103.1 will get new calls. They should as WYAK doesn't go with Sunny. Maybe the WSUY calls are still avaiable as that used to be the calls for Sunny 96.9 in Charleston before it flipped.
 
sharper said:
From what I have heard, Sunny will not have local DJs. It looks like the company has decided to spend the money competing with Gator 107.9 in the country arena. There are really no other "oldies" stations on the Grand Strand so Cumulus decided to put that format on the weaker signal and use the stronger signal for competing with Gator.
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I'll edit this if I get it wrong that no one else said it, but WVCO 94.9 plays a type of oldies, though not excatly what the old Sunny was playing, and WNMB 900 is pure oldies but only reaches the north end. WGTN 1400 in Georgetown apparently has the format too.
 
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Now someone please correct me if I am wrong but 106.5 The Wolf is Country, Gator 107.9 is Country, 96.9 The Wolf is Country, Eagle 92.9 is Country, 101.3 Double Q out of Wilmington is Country, also 1370-AM WTAB out of Tabor City is Country. This is a total of 6 country music radio stations that cover all or part of the Grand Strand.
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Don't forget WLSC 1240, although I've never picked it up IN Myrtle Beach.

Even with the AC and TV off, I can only pick up WIQB, WRNN-AM and WOKV on AM in my motel room.
 
sharper said:
From what I have been told, John Boy and Billy send their show out over satellite two different ways. One is for country stations and the other is for classic rock formats. Apparently Sunny has now made the switch to the classic rock feed. I do not think JB&B intended for their show to be on a "true oldies" station.

As for 106.5. They now have a morning show with someone named Johnny D. They are emphasizing a "more music in the morning" format. It definitely is not as fun to listen to as 107.9.
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At one time, the oldies station in Raleigh (now classic rock) was the place to hear John Boy, so apparently they had oldies as an option at one time.
 
Ken said:
Now isn't John Boy and Billy done out of the Clear Channel in Charlotte? The shows on The FOX 99.7 I believe it is which is classic rock.

Also for Sunny 103.1 their new calls are WSYN just taken over from 106.5, and the new calls for 106.5 are WLLF I believe. As that is what I heard at the top of the hour.
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I just tried to do a move on Wikipedia. WLLF is in Mercer, PA. Therefore, something is goofy.
 
vchimpanzee said:
Ken said:
Now isn't John Boy and Billy done out of the Clear Channel in Charlotte? The shows on The FOX 99.7 I believe it is which is classic rock.

Also for Sunny 103.1 their new calls are WSYN just taken over from 106.5, and the new calls for 106.5 are WLLF I believe. As that is what I heard at the top of the hour.
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I just tried to do a move on Wikipedia. WLLF is in Mercer, PA. Therefore, something is goofy.
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Okay, it's WLFF. I looked at the Wikipedia article more closely.

Oh, joy! ;D ::) I had to move the WLFF article to WBPE but that didn't free up the WLFF article; I have to request speedy deletion. I have to do the same for WSYN when I move WYAK. Oh, well, someone has to. And let's not forget "What links here"!
 
I just thought I would add that WVCO 94.9 The Surf is similar to the regular Oldies format, however WVCO is classified as Rhythmic Oldies, which is somewhat different. 94.9 The Surf focuses mainly on Beach Music with a few regular oldies mixed in. Also, WVCO is a fairly good sized station, however due to the location of the tower, they only have a moderate signal into downtown Myrtle Beach. 94.9 the surf is a good station for people who like 50's-70's shag and beach hits.

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vchimpanzee said:
sharper said:
From what I have been told, John Boy and Billy send their show out over satellite two different ways. One is for country stations and the other is for classic rock formats. Apparently Sunny has now made the switch to the classic rock feed. I do not think JB&B intended for their show to be on a "true oldies" station.

As for 106.5. They now have a morning show with someone named Johnny D. They are emphasizing a "more music in the morning" format. It definitely is not as fun to listen to as 107.9.
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At one time, the oldies station in Raleigh (now classic rock) was the place to hear John Boy, so apparently they had oldies as an option at one time.
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That was a few years back, when Clear Channel gave more of a rat's rear.
JB&B didn't feed the oldies music through the show, but the oldies music had to be inserted locally.
That feat of mechanical engineering is unlikely to happen these days, given what Clear Channel has done to 100.7 with staffing and motivation (typical).
 
quadraphonic said:
That was a few years back, when Clear Channel gave more of a rat's rear.
JB&B didn't feed the oldies music through the show, but the oldies music had to be inserted locally.
That feat of mechanical engineering is unlikely to happen these days, given what Clear Channel has done to 100.7 with staffing and motivation (typical).
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I forget where I read it, but oldies was an option. I assumed they played classic rock until I read that. It makes no sense, though.

Good advice: Never volunteer to change the call letters of a radio station on Wikipedia. ;D

Especially if Radio Station A is taking over call letters previously held by Radio Station B, whose Wikipedia article still has those call letters. And certainly never if Radio Station C is talking Radio Station A's old call letters too.

Last Monday turned out to be REALLY interesting. On Wikipedia, you have to ASK for a station's article to be deleted after you redirect to the new article. And of course they want you to check "What links here". That takes quite a bit of time. The two deletions took place pretty quickly, and I was able to redirect where the deleted articles were.

I'm surrounded by wolves on three sides. Greensboro was the first. The other two are on frequencies that are occupied in Charlotte, so I can't hear the stations on the coast.
 
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