Sad radio anniversary of note today. Ten years ago today (July 19, 2006) was the last day for 105.7 WFMX, Statesville. While corporate radio had chiseled away at what was once a GREAT WFMX in its earlier years in Statesville, it was still sad to see the plug finally pulled on a heritage local station - the first country FM in the area nearing its 50th anniversary, which it never achieved as Clear Channel moved it to the Triad, lowered power, and flipped formats.
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Ten Years Ago on July 19, 2006 - The Last Day for WFMX
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WAME seems to have taken advantage of the situation, with a good signal for an AM in the Statesville area and the great classics.
Meanwhile, the former WFMX has a spotty signal and Metallica, Nirvana, Ozzy, AC/DC, Stone Temple Pilots ...
Meanwhile, the former WFMX has a spotty signal and Metallica, Nirvana, Ozzy, AC/DC, Stone Temple Pilots ...
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105.7 Put Out An Awesome Signal to the Greater Charlotte area. I was disappointed to see it sold off. When it was revealed that it would go the Triad area, I was cautiously optimistic. It ended up going there. You could still hear it in Charlotte, NC... But the change in Format was null and void several years later. The FCC later decided to give a License to a Bible-Thumper to begin transmitting 0n 105.7 FM towards the Charlotte, NC Area - from Rock Hill, SC. Later they moved their Transmitting Equipment directly into Charlotte/Pineville. It is now impossible to listen to anything on the original 105.7 Transmitter anywhere in Charlotte, NC...... Steve.
Sad radio anniversary of note today. Ten years ago today (July 19, 2006) was the last day for 105.7 WFMX, Statesville. While corporate radio had chiseled away at what was once a GREAT WFMX in its earlier years in Statesville, it was still sad to see the plug finally pulled on a heritage local station - the first country FM in the area nearing its 50th anniversary, which it never achieved as Clear Channel moved it to the Triad, lowered power, and flipped formats.
It was indeed disappointing to see this happen. And a bit strange, since Statesville is part of the Charlotte market, rather than Greensboro. And Charlotte is the larger market. Did they move the signal tower closer to Greensboro? Because previously WFMX had a strong signal in the greater Charlotte area, but also reached into Greensboro. I guess they saw no value in a signal covering parts of both markets from an advertising standpoint. Same situation with 105.3 in Gaffney, SC. Previously it reached both Charlotte and Greenville-Spartanburg, but it was sold and moved to Charlotte as a Radio One urban oldies station. Still some coverage in Upstate SC, but now more of the signal goes into Charlotte since they moved to the WBTV tower.
They sure did - moved it to Clemmons, NC which you get to right before entering Winston-Salem. The Tower can be seen right off of I=40 as you head to W-S. They tried several formats in the last few years, most notably Alternative. You can listen to 105.7 leaving W-S all the way to Statesville -and- Lake Norman and even Huntersville. After that, though, the Station in Charlotte on 105.7 MHz starts interfering. First to go is the HD Radio Signal from 105.7 from Clemmons. Then the Analog Signal also starts to go. Game is over by the time you see the Mecklenburg County Welcome Signs. Steve.
It was indeed disappointing to see this happen. And a bit strange, since Statesville is part of the Charlotte market, rather than Greensboro. And Charlotte is the larger market. Did they move the signal tower closer to Greensboro? Because previously WFMX had a strong signal in the greater Charlotte area, but also reached into Greensboro. I guess they saw no value in a signal covering parts of both markets from an advertising standpoint. Same situation with 105.3 in Gaffney, SC. Previously it reached both Charlotte and Greenville-Spartanburg, but it was sold and moved to Charlotte as a Radio One urban oldies station. Still some coverage in Upstate SC, but now more of the signal goes into Charlotte since they moved to the WBTV tower.
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