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WBWH 99.3 FM Bluffton playing Jazz and Big Band

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Thought I'd throw this in for those travelling on I-75 between Lima and Findlay.. I dicovered WBWH-LP "Beavers With Headphones" at 99.3 FM from Bluffton University.

For fans of traditional,progressive and smooth jazz you will find this enjoyable with a little bit of Big Band thrown in...but mostly the jazz oriented bands like Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway and Count Basie..not much Glenn Miller or Benny Goodman though.

Was listening this morning while driving up to Carey on Good Friday and it started coming in at Beaverdam,and took me all the way up to Findlay and didn't fade out on my car radio until I got to Vanlue.

Only thing I found annoying was a lot of legal IDs on the bottom of the hour and sometimes after every third song played...guess they just want to promote their locality and COL since they're relatively new. Wish they had an email so I can thank them for the jazz programming,although its computerized. Any live specialty programs like be-bop,doo-wop,black gospel or blues? Any audiostreaming in the plans down the road?

Let's hear from you folks at Beaver Radio on this post and let us know wazzup?

Bravo 'BWH!

BTW: Hugh Downs of the original "Concentration," "Today(1960s)" and "20/20" is (I think) a Bluffton alumnus.

http://www.bluffton.edu/stuorg/wbwh/index.html
 
My jazz faves include Chuck Mangione,Maynard Ferguson,Miles Davis,Herbie Hancock,the late Buddy Rich and a little bit of Frank Zappa (yes he also poked around with some jazz in the 1970s in his own little way!)

"Jazz is not dead...it just smells funny."

FZ

(from the "Be-Bop Tango" in "Roxy and Elsewhere" LP in 1974)
 
NOt a fan of this station..sorry. I like real jazz though! But, more really this kind of radio is going by the wayside old white guys. It's Pandora or internet streams. Wifi in the consoles is here! Obama admin says this is their plan..to get rid of terrestrial transmissions. So, enjoy while you can white guys!
 
..dont worry Wilson I'm not,but you might be pleased (depending upon your musical tases) that the last time I was driving though on I-75 (Fri 7/02/10) WBWH was also playing some alternative rock miced in with some classic rock and 70s music in the mornings then jazz/adult standards inthe afternoons.
 
I had a sneaking suspicion this was the case as no new LPFM grants have taken place for several years. I am curious as to the date when they first signed on. Any Bluffton/WBWH alumni to answer this question?
 
Hello All,

My name is Donald Isaac - The Station/Operations Manager at WBWH-LP in Bluffton, Ohio at Bluffton University. I am proud to announce that as of this September we will be moving to an all Smooth Jazz format. The tentative name of the station will be "Smooth Jazz and Alternative 99.3 FM WBWH" (The other playlist is an Alternative one which features a mix of Triple-A and Alternative Rock - this playlist will be heard Mon.-Thurs. Nights and is a favorite of the students). During the Smooth Jazz lineup we will feature a variety of Smooth & Contemporary Jazz sprinkled with unique Smooth Vocals from a wide variety of genres and Chill music tracks. We also will make it a point to keep Smooth Jazz as the basis of the station which why we will be incorporating "The Smooth Jazz Promise" which states: (from our Wikipedia Article) "As WBWH goes through its exciting transition to The New "Smooth Jazz & Alternative 99.3 FM WBWH," it strives to keep the sounds of Smooth Jazz as the noticeable basis when the format is on the air. This means that in an hour of 14 songs for example, around 10-11 will be Smooth Jazz songs, and the other 3-4 songs will be Smooth Vocals and/or Chill music songs. WBWH does not strive to play Adult Contemporary and Urban Adult Contemporary songs as its basis as some former Smooth Jazz stations are currently doing... WBWH is looking forward to serving as Northwest Ohio's only Smooth Jazz station."

A Sample playlist during the Smooth Jazz format in a 14 song set:

"Private Party" - Pamela Williams (Smooth Jazz)
"Walk In The Night" - Kaori Kobayashi (Smooth Jazz)
"Let Me Show You" - Bob Baldwin (Smooth Jazz)
"Bluebird" - Sara Bareilles (Smooth Vocals)
"Glamourgirl" - Alex Cortiz (Chill)
"Shine" - Chieli Minucci (Smooth Jazz)
"Look Again" - Nelson Rangell (Smooth Jazz)
"By The Fireplace" - Brian Bromberg (Smooth Jazz)
"Ladyland" - Michael Lington (Smooth Jazz)
"Visions" - Marcus Miller (Smooth Jazz)
"On A Magic Carpet Ride" - Gabriella Cilmi (Smooth Vocals)
"Just As You Are" - Everette Harp (Smooth Jazz)
"One More Chance" - Art Porter/Lalah Hathaway (Smooth Jazz+Vocals)
"Mainstream" - Soulstance (Chill)

-We are looking into streaming possibilities - it is a big goal of ours to get an online stream up very soon. Please contact me directly at [email protected] for any questions you might have about the station. Thank you and please spread the word about our new station.

-Coverage Area: Radio Locator does a pretty good job on this map but the signal can be heard past Findlay, OH toward the NE and past Lima, OH toward the SE in good conditions and with either a high end home radio or car radio.
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WBWH&service=FL&status=L&hours=U

Donald Isaac Jr.
Smooth Jazz & Alternative 99.3 FM WBWH Operations Manager at Bluffton University
Host of "The Chillout Sessions" - Northwest Ohio's first home for Smooth Jazz, Smooth Vocals, and Chill Music

WBWH Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBWH
"Chillout Sessions" Info: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-C...nald-Isaac-Radio-Show/162209370464049?sk=info
 
Hello everyone, I wanted to update our process here at WBWH on switching to the Smooth Jazz format. We are currently in the process of building our Smooth Jazz library and also installing a new scheduling system (MusicGen). I have gotten a tremendous response from SJ artists and their labels on help with building the library. I am optimistic that we can air the new format within 2-4 weeks from now. There is still a lot of work to do including possibly streaming online as well. The base playlist that I first listed on here is still going to be how our Smooth Jazz station will sound. We will also make it a point to get artists on our station that normally don't get much if any airplay on commercial stations (examples that have already been on my show include: (J. White, Michael J Thomas and John Hopkins Jr.). If anyone has any suggestions or questions, please e-mail me and I will be glad to get back with you.

I also wanted to let everyone know that my show "The Chillout Sessions with Donald Isaac" will premiere on trumpeter David Well's Chocolate Jazz Radio Website either this weekend or next. I will let everyone know the times as soon as I know. Of course, if you are in the area, you can still listen on WBWH Sundays at 7pm. For now please visit my show's Facebook Page for playlist info and updates: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Chillout-Sessions-with-Donald-Isaac-Radio-Show/162209370464049
and here is a link to Chocolate Jazz Online Radio: http://chocolatejazzradio.com/. Now anyone will able to hear the show nationally and worldwide.

Also, we will be picking up David's "Chocolate Jazz with David Wells & Friends" Radio Show here on WBWH as part of our Sunday night lineup, it will air after my show at 9:00 pm.
 
Donald_WBWH said:
Hello everyone, I wanted to update our process here at WBWH on switching to the Smooth Jazz format. We are currently in the process of building our Smooth Jazz library and also installing a new scheduling system (MusicGen).
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MusicGen? Last I checked Prophet (now RCS) hasn't supported/provided that software in years....
 
Yes, it is an old system but it is compatible to our AV software on Win XP.
 
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