The staff has been notified and the clock is counting down on WQKC 93.7/Seymour. The last day on 93.7 should be October 16. Before being directionalized about 3 years ago, the full Class B signal reached from Kentucky to Illinois on a good car radio. I haven't been given any info on when 93.9/Sellersburg will come on or what the format might be. These are the facts...now let the rumor mill take it from here!
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well my guess is if the last day is october 16th for 93.7 the move to 93.9 will probly happen in the week or few after
In theory, it could be at 12:01AM on Oct 17 as it's a new buildout in Louisville. But they may want some time for testing...
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jimbo700
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That will leave WZZB 1390 AM and WJAA 96.3, plus Blair Track purchased WJCD-FM, 92.7 and moved it from North Vernon to Seymour, operating it as WXKU, I believe calling it The Duck.
So there be 1 AM and 2 Class A FM's with programming originating in Seymour. Blair Trask owns WZZB and WXKU, and Robert Becker owns 96.3. WZZB is adult contemporary in C-Quam stereo which sounds a heck of a lot better than WIBC or WLW's HD,
The loss of WQKC isn't nearly as devastating as Connersville's loss of WIFE to Cincinnati.
I'm wondering what Susquehanna/Cumulus will doing with a stand-alone Class A added to the Louisville market.
It won't be long before WRKA will get their big power increase, and suddenly Louisville is starting to sound a bit cluttered.
So there be 1 AM and 2 Class A FM's with programming originating in Seymour. Blair Trask owns WZZB and WXKU, and Robert Becker owns 96.3. WZZB is adult contemporary in C-Quam stereo which sounds a heck of a lot better than WIBC or WLW's HD,
The loss of WQKC isn't nearly as devastating as Connersville's loss of WIFE to Cincinnati.
I'm wondering what Susquehanna/Cumulus will doing with a stand-alone Class A added to the Louisville market.
It won't be long before WRKA will get their big power increase, and suddenly Louisville is starting to sound a bit cluttered.
Just browsing and came across this post concerning Seymour radio. WJCD-FM was actually 93.7 that currently operates ad "The Duck". This was Seymour's only FM station for years before Robert Becker came with 96.3. 92.7 now operates as "Kix 92". I dont know what the call letters were prior to the purchase and move from North Vernon.
Jimbo did a typo & called WJCP by WJCD, which was indeed the 93.7 callsign prior to 1990. 92.7 was originally WKLO as a non-com Christian station from the mid 90's until Marty Pieratt bought it in the later 90's & changed the calls to WJCP. It became WXKU in the summer of 2006 when TraskomLLC bought it. Station roughly tripled in value in 10 years...pretty good investement I'd say...
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jimbo700
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Bob's right about my confusion on the WJCP/WJCD issues, but I believe when we (Keith Reising) signed on 92.7, the call letters were WJLR and the music was Contemporary Christian. It was a commercial station.
When the CP for 91.5 was granted, it took the ledgendary Louisville call letters WLKO, and was mostly Christian Talk.
I remember we carrierd Mike Pence's talk show live on 91.5 WKLO, but because 91.5 was a non commercial station, the network spots for the `Pence Show actually aired on 92.7 WJLR.
When Marty purchased 92.7 WJLR, he changed the calls to WJCP and flipped the format to Country. The contemporary Christinan format was then moved to 91.5, as were the WJLR calls and within a few months became an outlet for KLOVE. Eventually EMF (KLOVE) bought it outright.
When the CP for 91.5 was granted, it took the ledgendary Louisville call letters WLKO, and was mostly Christian Talk.
I remember we carrierd Mike Pence's talk show live on 91.5 WKLO, but because 91.5 was a non commercial station, the network spots for the `Pence Show actually aired on 92.7 WJLR.
When Marty purchased 92.7 WJLR, he changed the calls to WJCP and flipped the format to Country. The contemporary Christinan format was then moved to 91.5, as were the WJLR calls and within a few months became an outlet for KLOVE. Eventually EMF (KLOVE) bought it outright.
Gather round radio junkies/historians. WQKC's last day with their current format will be today or Monday. After that, there will be about a 1 week simulcast of WXKU 92.7 to encourage the WQKC audience to move to KIX 92. I was at the Seymour Oktoberfest Saturday night...it was kind of sad hearing "The Duck" playing there, knowing that in 10 days it would disappear. The prevailing rumor is that when it signs on in Louisville on 93.9 (date unknown), it will be ESPN Radio.
which would make it unless they end up taking ESPN from 1570/1600 Simulcast a simulcast of 1570/1600.
Who knows how close to 6PM this will actually happen, but barring any change in plans, WQKC's "Duck" will die at 6PM Monday 10/8 & a WXKU simulcast will take place for a week before 93.7 goes silent. RIP...
Has this happened? Long live the Jackson County Doctor.BobOnTheJob said:Who knows how close to 6PM this will actually happen, but barring any change in plans, WQKC's "Duck" will die at 6PM Monday 10/8 & a WXKU simulcast will take place for a week before 93.7 goes silent. RIP...
Simulcast has happened...actual shutdown date is up in the air though.
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rockandroll
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Any word on the date for the QKC plug pulling? ???
Jesus Christ Died - Original Owners idea of remembering our Saviour. Dr AC Baker. Died in the early 1970's. His programs on tape aired until the daughter sold the station in the late 80's.
I liked the 45 rpm songs aired at 78 or vice versa. He was deaf and had little left when recording most of these.Unfortunately the daughter played music on some of the tapes before dad passed.
An accomplished Opera singer she returned to Seymour and aired half hour programs of her singing Opera.(During Afternoon Drive) Sounded like a wounded "Cooooooooooooow".
Simulcast of Bob Shipee and the Am programming on the FM until 12 noon. Programs and Ac until 5 or 6 then "rock" music till sign off at 9pm.
A real scare in 1979. Ambulance called to the station as daughter was suffering chest pain. She concluded she was having a ehart attack and was ready and willing to die. Upon examination the bra (which was much too tight) was removed and the chest pain went away. Hipaa Rules might make this a non event today. The ensuing talk of this community wide known laughable event lasted for weeks. Questions of "Chest pains?" kept her hidden for awhile.
AC Baker accomplished much on returning from WW2. His wife was a delightful lady and talked to any job applicant from her bed in the house next door before hiring you in later years. She never came to the station as she was bedridden by the 1970's. She always listened though.
We Just Can Do - Listeners and locals coined these words.
I liked the 45 rpm songs aired at 78 or vice versa. He was deaf and had little left when recording most of these.Unfortunately the daughter played music on some of the tapes before dad passed.
An accomplished Opera singer she returned to Seymour and aired half hour programs of her singing Opera.(During Afternoon Drive) Sounded like a wounded "Cooooooooooooow".
Simulcast of Bob Shipee and the Am programming on the FM until 12 noon. Programs and Ac until 5 or 6 then "rock" music till sign off at 9pm.
A real scare in 1979. Ambulance called to the station as daughter was suffering chest pain. She concluded she was having a ehart attack and was ready and willing to die. Upon examination the bra (which was much too tight) was removed and the chest pain went away. Hipaa Rules might make this a non event today. The ensuing talk of this community wide known laughable event lasted for weeks. Questions of "Chest pains?" kept her hidden for awhile.
AC Baker accomplished much on returning from WW2. His wife was a delightful lady and talked to any job applicant from her bed in the house next door before hiring you in later years. She never came to the station as she was bedridden by the 1970's. She always listened though.
We Just Can Do - Listeners and locals coined these words.
Actually...no. Cumulus is now in control of the station, which is still simulcasting WXKU as a courtsey of WXKU. Word is that the studio construction in Louisville is far from complete...there are unofficial estimates of the end of the year floating around. I wanna say the CP expires in March. It's out of my hands at this point...rockandroll said:Any word on the date for the QKC plug pulling? ???
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