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To those who are already critical of the new WNOX 100.3...

M

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...I would ask that you give them some time to work out the bugs.

Consider that Ed and his crew had one month to get this thing on-the-air. Basically, they started from scratch. One month to find a building, get the equipment in place, hire an entire staff, learn the computers/automation/formatics, etc. Given the severe time constraints they were facing, I'd say they're doing a pretty darn good job.

No, it's not perfect. Yes, the system needs some tweaking as far as getting in/out of local breaks and syndication feeds. But give them a chance before you bash, will ya? Remember that these are LOCAL radio folks who have a dream and are making it a reality against all odds. That's a huge deal in my book. When was the last time you heard of local, seasoned broadcasters building a new 100,000 watt FM and directly taking on the #3 radio conglomerate in the United States? As far as I'm concerned, this alone makes Johnny Pirkle and Ed Brantley heroes to every listener, advertiser, and broadcaster who has been burned by corporate radio.

Give WNOX a chance. Support them and their advertisers. If these guys are successful (and I absolutely believe they will be), it will inspire others to do the same in their markets. The result will be more locally-owned and operated radio stations. More jobs. More money that stays in the local economy. More service to the local communities. That's good for all of us.
 
Yes they are a little rough around the edges but they had no chance to test this thing under actual operating conditions. Most stations sign on with some sort stunting or test pattern and spend a week if not weeks testing. 100.3 had to hit the ground running. Now granted the 100.3 signal was in place already but the equipment at the studio was brand new. Anyone remember WTVK channel 26. Until cable made large inroads in the the Knoxville area this station was very rough and hardley known even in Knoxville even though it was the second oldest tv station in East Tennessee. With cable, people found out about WTVK, they became less rough around the edges and when they went to channel 8 their situation improved greatly. The same thing with WNOX. Give them time. You have Ed Brantley and Johnny Pirkle, two of the best in radio anywhere. Citadel had better not take these two lightly for if they do 98.7 could end up playing polka music.
 
Never seen a new station yet that didn't have a rough first week.
 
Pre-1987 era there were some pretty clean flips with pretty tight music in place and actually staffed by reel to reel live people...just no websites that were five formats behind.
 
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