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Triangle Sports Talk 1490/1090 is stunting

One other big winner: Steve Bass, the owner of Raleigh's Bass Music Store, bought the then 800-watt daytimer from long-time owner Jim Massengill for only $1,000 in 2000, moved the studios to Garner in Wake County and initiated a format featuring only local bands and musicians. WBZB was sold in June 2004 to Triangle Sports Broadcasters, LLC, for $1.5 million. Even if Bass funded some or all of the power upgrade, that was a hell of a payday.
 
berlin201 said:
I've never heard of any station--- AM or FM--- stunting for a month and a half as Triangle Sports Talk is apparently doing now.
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I've forgotten how long WCCJ in Charlotte did it. But people loved the Triple-A sound. No commercials, though. Then they ended up with smooth jazz.
 
CCAlumni said:
Okay students I'll explain. No one is knocking the idea of a second sports talker. No one is saying Taylor doesn't have talent. The guy hustles for sure. What I am saying is that if Taylor had done his homework instead of following his "dream" he would have known he talked his dad into buying the worst signal in the market. Had he learned from that he probably wouldn't have talked dad into buying the second worst signal as a simulcast. Taylor's father was making an investment for his retirement not buying toys. Dad has now lost almost everything and is forced to go back to work...in his 60's. Meanwhile Taylor has moved on to Tarheel Sports. Dad is f----d. Maybe "idiot" is the wrong word. Tell me one that is more fitting.

What you are hearing isn't "stunting." You are hearing a station with no capital, no staff, no real market value that is forced to stay on the air by the FCC. The only winner in this thing was Clear Channel. The best move they made in the last five years was selling WDUR to the Zarzors. Everything else was just a disaster.

Man! I don't even know the Father and you're makin' me sad! That is really a downer. Too bad. :'(
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