WABB SOLD!

[ouuc]

I have worked in or observed many station ownership changes, and in most cases, the seller doesn't really care what the buyer does with the format. They usually take the money and run. A great example is WOXY-FM in Oxford, Ohio. The owners were called champions of the modern rock format, with live DJs, a deep, eclectic playlist, and an active participant in the local music and community scene. They sold to a company who put on a satellite generic active rock format.

 

[NoWayNoCC]

I have worked in or observed many station ownership changes, and in most cases, the seller doesn't really care what the buyer does with the format. They usually take the money and run. A great example is WOXY-FM in Oxford, Ohio. The owners were called champions of the modern rock format, with live DJs, a deep, eclectic playlist, and an active participant in the local music and community scene. They sold to a company who put on a satellite generic active rock format.

The WOXY sale was another missed opportunity by the FCC.

 

[Poledo]

Yep, that WOXY deal was a shocker. How long ago was it? I had wiped it from my mind.

It happened when I was actively listening to good radio stations via web streams. I know they moved WOXY's internet streaming station to Austin (cool) but I never really listened after the OTA signal was sold. In fact, I've never listened to any internet only radio stations.

 

[tomservo]

Yep, that WOXY deal was a shocker. How long ago was it? I had wiped it from my mind.

It happened when I was actively listening to good radio stations via web streams. I know they moved WOXY's internet streaming station to Austin (cool) but I never really listened after the OTA signal was sold. In fact, I've never listened to any internet only radio stations.

I've tried here and there and haven't had much luck. I know it's very carrier-dependent, but it seems like there are just too many weak spots in C-Spire's 3G service here for it to be of much use. Almost all of Pensacola is 1X (like EDGE, but slower) so anything internet-related is just not worth the hassle.

T-Mobile doesn't have ANY 3G here at all and just turned on 4G here in Baldwin County recently, but it is by no means as robust as any of our Class C FMs.

Maybe AT&T and Verizon are better, but judging by the complaints I see online, I doubt it. :

 

[Poledo]

As for cell phone companies, I have no choice. Verizon is the only company that covers the places I need to be. I'm not smart enough to figure out why I need a smart phone, I still have one of those flip things in my pocket. I also through a fit when they told me they were shutting down the analog service that the phone bolted down in my truck was using. Ah, the good old days, when I had to carry 3 cell phones and a pager... Do people still use pagers?

 

[Kent]

I have worked in or observed many station ownership changes, and in most cases, the seller doesn't really care what the buyer does with the format. They usually take the money and run. A great example is WOXY-FM in Oxford, Ohio. The owners were called champions of the modern rock format, with live DJs, a deep, eclectic playlist, and an active participant in the local music and community scene. They sold to a company who put on a satellite generic active rock format.

I agree that it's not likely the Dittmans cared much about what happened with WABB when they decided to sell it. I was just saying it was one of many possibilities. In most businesses, the people who run them don't care much about anything other than making money. That's one of the unfortunate side effects of capitalism!

 

[Kent]

Do people still use pagers?

Yes and no. It's been years since I've seen an actual pager, but even the older cellphones are equipped with a pager function. Much like the changes to the radio business, the pager is still around, just in different form!