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WGAL 105.1 Bubba FM Gainesville

taylorengineer said:
What exactly is the "old ass" country format you speak of?
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I think it would mean oldies country music, which I like best. Sick of the country today, it is really not country at all, it is urban country. Just like pop oldies, the country stars of today cannot hold a candle to the likes of Loretta, Dolly, Conway, Jones and hundreds of others.
 
Kinda sounds like the format WZTR 104.3 out of Dahlonega used to run, except they were more southern rock than general classic rock.
 
There is a lot of new country music which is really well done and certainly not "yo' mamma's country music!" I like the new country/hick-hop/rap variety with artists like Colt Ford and Cowboy Troy.
Cowboy Troy is African-American and NOT a traditional country artist. Go on Youtube and check out "I Play Chicken With the Train" which features Big and Rich (another "new" country duo.)
Hick-hop......I like the concept. Now.....where's all the hick chicks.........??!!
 
Hick-Hop. Interesting... and pretty good, too, although I wouldn't make it my main menu.

(True story: I remember back in Dallas in the 80's we were trying to combine country and rap (We called it K-Rap.), but it just didn't work. Always sounded like crap.)
 
taylorengineer said:
There is a lot of new country music which is really well done and certainly not "yo' mamma's country music!" I like the new country/hick-hop/rap variety with artists like Colt Ford and Cowboy Troy.
Cowboy Troy is African-American and NOT a traditional country artist. Go on Youtube and check out "I Play Chicken With the Train" which features Big and Rich (another "new" country duo.)
Hick-hop......I like the concept. Now.....where's all the hick chicks.........??!!
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Don't forget cowpunk (the Cramps were an early example) and also country-techno like Rednex. Y106 had Rednex on their playlist back in the late 90s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddgyg_5FF_0

Side question: They keep doing a TOH station ID of WGAL Gainesville, right on time at the TOH. The FCC on FM Query still lists the station as WNGA Helen or Clermont, depending on whether or not they are broadcasting with their CP. Are they hiding their real legal ID elsewhere in the hour? There is no WGAL radio station according to the FCC, nor is there any kind of app to move their CoL to Gainesville. Heck, I don't know if they could even city-grade enough of Gainesville to qualify.
 
Station seems to carry a good ways...I was getting it decent all the way down to Norcross, with some spit coming in around Berkeley Lake.
 
Hey, Trusty.... if I have this thing figured out right, the new tower location ought to be just about in your 'tater patch. Whether the music is good or not, you should be getting one very strong signal!
 
trusty said:
I heard an ad for Bubba on Chuck FM this morning. Is there an owner relationship here?
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Did this have to do with UGA sports moving from Chuck to Bubba for the holidays?
 
trusty said:
I heard an ad for Bubba on Chuck FM this morning. Is there an owner relationship here?
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Bubba is owned by Tugart (Art Sutton), while Chuck is Cox.
 
Because I know Mr. Sutton would prefer to not have his image of a good full service local radio operator tarnished by the shenanigans going on with Bubba FM. I'll help clear up the speculation and confusion. Cox Athens has a deal with New Endeavors, LLC (my company) to provide a replacement signal for Georgia sports while 103-7 Chuck FM is providing the soundtrack to Magical Nights of Lights. New Endeavors has a deal with Tugart (Sutton) to operate the station until the end of the year. So three separate entities working together to make things happen... a win-win-win.

Now, talk amongst yourselves.
 
kjallen said:
By the way, the ID says "Dubya N G A Helen, Gainesville" not "WGAL Gainesville". Ya'll need to brush up on yer twang.
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Got it. So it sounds like double-u'n G A Hel in Gainesville.

OK, next question. Why are they using the CoL of Helen while operating under the CP (CoL Clermont)? I am assuming that the good signal all the way to Peachtree Corners is on the CP. Or do you not have to use the new CoL in station IDs until the CP is converted to a regular license?
 
105.1 has always had a very long range to the south. It broadcasts from the third highest broadcast point in the state, so there is nothing that stops it toward Atlanta except for the curvature of the earth. Mr. Smithgall, the person that signed the station on once said that on a clear night, you can see the lights of Atlanta from the transmitter site. I have never witnessed that, that may be because every night I have had to go up there, the weather was less than pleasant.

Remember, the most important factor in FM coverage is height above average terrain.
 
kjallen said:
105.1 has always had a very long range to the south. It broadcasts from the third highest broadcast point in the state, so there is nothing that stops it toward Atlanta except for the curvature of the earth. Mr. Smithgall, the person that signed the station on once said that on a clear night, you can see the lights of Atlanta from the transmitter site. I have never witnessed that, that may be because every night I have had to go up there, the weather was less than pleasant.

Remember, the most important factor in FM coverage is height above average terrain.
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Are you currently broadcasting using the higher power of the CP?
 
jabba17 said:
kjallen said:
105.1 has always had a very long range to the south. It broadcasts from the third highest broadcast point in the state, so there is nothing that stops it toward Atlanta except for the curvature of the earth. Mr. Smithgall, the person that signed the station on once said that on a clear night, you can see the lights of Atlanta from the transmitter site. I have never witnessed that, that may be because every night I have had to go up there, the weather was less than pleasant.

Remember, the most important factor in FM coverage is height above average terrain.
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Are you currently broadcasting using the higher power of the CP?
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Well KJ... if you are going to be the spokesperson for helping us understand things, there is another point you could help us with.

I think the last time I looked through the FCC reports, there was a construction permit to relocate the transmitter from North of Helen to North of Dahlonega and change the city of license. (Clermont?)

There have been postings indicating short bursts of transmitter testing from the North of Dahlonea site, but when you describe the view of the place where Mr. Smithgall could see Atlanta, and that clarified version of the voicing of the station ID, are you reporting to us that the current BUBBA FM signal is coming from the site North of Helen using the currently licensed location rather than the CP authorized facility?
 
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