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W256BO 98.9... 99X Moves AGAIN!

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acheron1982

So if you go to Radio-locator.com, you will see the proposed map for this station. I need the more technical elites to come in and explain HOW they will be able to do this. Yesterday, I went out to Carrollton and tuned in to 98.9 out of Tallapossa and carried the signal to Douglasville. Will not W256BO Atlanta interfere with 98.9 in west Ga?

The move for 99x from 99.1 to 98.9 is to take place Wednesday night. According to the basic height and power information, looks to be just as strong as 97.9 signal which begins to fade in Douglasville to the west and goes out in Villa Rica.
 
Here's some more info:

http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2011/09/12/99x-moves-again-this-time-to-98-9/

And the press release:

Atlanta, Georgia (September 12, 2011) - At 9 a.m. EST, Cumulus Media announced that Atlanta’s Alternative - 99X will be changing FM frequencies, migrating from its current frequency, 99.1 FM, to 98.9 FM. The move comes three months after 99X moved from 97.9FM to 99.1FM, with this being a strategic move to a stronger signal than 99.1 could offer. The change will mean that 99X will be in a familiar place on the FM dial, and boost reception across the metro Atlanta area. The transition from 99.1FM to 98.9FM will take place overnight this Thursday morning, September 15th, between 2 and 4 a.m. 99X will encourage listeners all this week to tune in this Thursday at the new frequency.


Program Director and Morning Drive personality Axel Lowe commented, "We have the opportunity to be much more powerful and reach more listeners at 98.9FM so this decision was a no-brainer. We’ve heard our audience, and we are giving them what they want – a bigger, better 99X.”

Since 1992, 99X has been one of the most respected Alternative stations in the country, setting a new precedent for the format. 99X will maintain the current format and staff at 99.1 FM. 99X broadcast live from the Cumulus Media studios located at 780 Johnson Ferry Rd in Atlanta.
 
I sure as hell hope the signal is better on the south side. I have to be north of Langford pkwy before I can even get 99x to come in.
 
acheron82 said:
So if you go to Radio-locator.com, you will see the proposed map for this station. I need the more technical elites to come in and explain HOW they will be able to do this. Yesterday, I went out to Carrollton and tuned in to 98.9 out of Tallapossa and carried the signal to Douglasville. Will not W256BO Atlanta interfere with 98.9 in west Ga?
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I'm no elite (but my daughter is truly 1337)...

WWGA 98.9 in Tallapoosa is only an 1850W class A. The "protected" 60dBu contour appears to only go as far due east as Temple. The translator gets no protection (but can still operate even if other stations interfere with it). If you're in Villa Rica or maybe Douglasville you'll probably get nothing but a fight between both transmitters.

If W256BO (or, rather, W255xx as the calls will change with the new frequency) can be demonstrated to be interfering with WWGA in (say) Temple, then Cumulus will have to do something about W255xx.

For another example, WDUN-FM 102.9 is now unlistenable in the Duluth/Suwanee area now that that 102.9 translator is on the air, where it was listenable before. But WDUN-FM's protection only extends southwestward to about Flowery Branch.
 
jabba17 said:
acheron82 said:
So if you go to Radio-locator.com, you will see the proposed map for this station. I need the more technical elites to come in and explain HOW they will be able to do this. Yesterday, I went out to Carrollton and tuned in to 98.9 out of Tallapossa and carried the signal to Douglasville. Will not W256BO Atlanta interfere with 98.9 in west Ga?
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I'm no elite (but my daughter is truly 1337)...

WWGA 98.9 in Tallapoosa is only an 1850W class A. The "protected" 60dBu contour appears to only go as far due east as Temple. The translator gets no protection (but can still operate even if other stations interfere with it). If you're in Villa Rica or maybe Douglasville you'll probably get nothing but a fight between both transmitters.

If W256BO (or, rather, W255xx as the calls will change with the new frequency) can be demonstrated to be interfering with WWGA in (say) Temple, then Cumulus will have to do something about W255xx.

For another example, WDUN-FM 102.9 is now unlistenable in the Duluth/Suwanee area now that that 102.9 translator is on the air, where it was listenable before. But WDUN-FM's protection only extends southwestward to about Flowery Branch.
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How much help did you get from your daughter on this?
 
Maybe so, but they seem to be going out of their way to keep this format alive.
It is not doing so well in much of the country at this point.

I'm just glad 99.1 will be free. That's the best frequency to plug my MP3 radio
player into.
 
In related news, Journey is now running spots. I heard a D. Geller (gag) spot on the way home tonight.
 
Where did Cumulus get this translator? It was not an existing Atlanta translator frequency and I thought the FCC closed the window for new applications. Are they just pulling them out of their a$$ now?
 
radioworld said:
Where did Cumulus get this translator? It was not an existing Atlanta translator frequency and I thought the FCC closed the window for new applications. Are they just pulling them out of their a$$ now?
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I think it's being done as a move of the 99.1 translator.
 
agentUrge said:
so what are they going to do with 99.1? Kill it, use it for another HD or add a new format to the line up?
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They're going to be using the exact same transmitter that they are currently using, just dropping one dial position. They don't have a license to for both 98.9 and 99.1, so they'll only be using 98.9. FCC prohibits stations from being so close in proximity and frequency.
 
Does anyone have any updates on how the signal sounds? I'm in Alpharetta and just put in a call to a friend in Douglasville to check it out there because that is the place of interest considering the proximity to 98.9 WWGA.

I do note that the 99.1 frequency began to break up in Alpharetta but it came in clear this morning without any issues. Just because I'm a geek with nothing else better to do, after work this evening, I'm going to drive 400 north and see how far the signal travels (unless someone beats me to it).
 
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