> Has anyone in the Carrboro vicinity had a chance to check
> out WCOM-LP, the new LPFM station on 103.5? Since they do
> not yet have a fulltime audio stream and I live far outside
> of their coverage area, I have not had a chance to listen.
> I was wondering how they sounded, how far their 100 watts
> carries, and how long will it be before they get sold and
> become another religious satellite repeater. I guess the
> gist of my question is: is there some interesting radio
> happening there, or is it another WBAI wannabe with The
> People's Revolutionary Granola Hour and music programming
> that no one besides the DJ and his/her friends have ever
> heard of?
>
> KL
>
> The Last Radio Station
>
I have listened to the station while I was passing through Carrboro the other day. I could hear it all the way to the Streets at Southpoint exit on I-40 (Fayetteville road in durham) on a clear day- it went bad fast and by RTP you are listening to classic rock at that frequency. It was playing alt country on a Sunday- not my thing but actually pretty good sounding! It appears to be owned by the local food co-op. I doubt it will be sold off to religious broadcasters. It is basically a college town station with alt country/indie/latin and should do fine considering the town is Carrboro (Chapel Hill should get it no problem).
http://communityradio.coop/programschedule.asp
This could be the beginning of a venue for alt country around here but other than that, not likely to rock anyone's world. The major Pacifica programs are on WNCU already (50kW 90.7 MHz FM) and WCHL carries progressive talk/AAR. WUNC is an NPR talker. With WXDU and WXYC (WKNC on a good day maybe) Chapel Hill/Carrboro is well covered for most independent/college music. I can't say what the specific niche this channel is trying to reach but I wish them luck and would advise going after Alt Country and Folk demos.
