W270BW (also known as "WENN-FM") moves to 102.1

[passtheword]

I don't know how long ago this took place, but I just found it today. WENN-AM's translator here in Bham (W270BW) which goes by "WENN-FM" has moved to 102.1 from 101.9. I came across it unexpectedly this afternoon listening to WENN-AM and hearing them announce the station as "the new 102.1". I was able to hear the new 102.1 all the way past the Alabaster exit on I-65.

 

[tomservo]

This has me ???.

I see that they have a CP for 102.1 and 228 watts from the existing tower site on Red Mountain. But there's also a station in Tuscaloosa (relaying WJRD-AM) that is on 102.1 now, and has a CP for the Tuscaloosa tall tower with 250 watts at 2474 feet HAAT. The FCC plot shows its contour will extend pretty far into west Jefferson County. 101.9's 99 watts made it that far from Red Mountain, so I can safely assume that on 102.1 and with more than 2x power, there will be some serious overlap of these signals if the WJRD permit is built out.

The W270BW/WENN app is H+V power, but the W271AM/WJRD app is horizontal power only.

 

[passtheword]

This has me ???.

I see that they have a CP for 102.1 and 228 watts from the existing tower site on Red Mountain. But there's also a station in Tuscaloosa (relaying WJRD-AM) that is on 102.1 now, and has a CP for the Tuscaloosa tall tower with 250 watts at 2474 feet HAAT. The FCC plot shows its contour will extend pretty far into west Jefferson County. 101.9's 99 watts made it that far from Red Mountain, so I can safely assume that on 102.1 and with more than 2x power, there will be some serious overlap of these signals if the WJRD permit is built out.

The W270BW/WENN app is H+V power, but the W271AM/WJRD app is horizontal power only.

I was thinking about that Tuscaloosa translator too and it being on the same frequency as "WENN" when I was headed back this afternoon. It does put a pretty good signal into the southern areas of Bham, at least on a car stereo. I did hear 271AM mixing in a couple of times with the WENN translator around the Pelham/Alabaster area.

 

[tomservo]

I was thinking about that Tuscaloosa translator too and it being on the same frequency as "WENN" when I was headed back this afternoon. It does put a pretty good signal into the southern areas of Bham, at least on a car stereo. I did hear 271AM mixing in a couple of times with the WENN translator around the Pelham/Alabaster area.

Whoops. I just read through today's FCC daily digest and see the WJRD CP for the tall tower was canceled per owner's request. The CP for WENN also appeared just in today's digest. Boy, they move quick.