For the past couple of weeks, The radio station in Northampton known as 106.3 Smooth FM has been dark in the area. I'm wondering if that station has gone out of business?
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Western Mass. What happened to 106.3 Smooth FM WEIB in Northampton, MA
- Thread starter cartman2002
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Website is still up, but the live audio is just random white noise. I'm looking at various news sources (non-paywalled) around that area and not a peep about the station on any of them. Were I still in Connecticut, it would only be a 40-45-mile drive for me to be in reception range, but I'm about 100 miles north of Northampton now that I'm in Vermont, so won't be wasting nearly four hours of my day driving down and back just to see if a radio station is still broadcasting.
The following listener comment appears on the station's Facebook page:
I can't imagine WEIB's outage is related to its CP application (filed a month ago).
I can't imagine WEIB's outage is related to its CP application (filed a month ago).
WEIB was one of the last commercial stations playing Smooth Jazz. When I heard it a few years ago, it seemed to be a 50/50 mix of soft contemporary jazz instrumentals and Urban AC crossover vocals, Sade, Luther Vandross, Anita Baker, etc.
But I wouldn't see the station switching to Urban AC. That region of New England does not have many African American residents who might welcome an Urban AC.
But I wouldn't see the station switching to Urban AC. That region of New England does not have many African American residents who might welcome an Urban AC.
And if the station is sold, the odds favor the buyer being a religious broadcaster, in which case the demographics won't matter in the choice of format.
The station's facebook page includes a couple of videos that discuss a relocation:
Furthermore, according to FCCdata.org, the station has construction permits for eight new on-channel boosters within WEIB's 60 dBμ service contour.
As an interesting side note, Carol Moore Cutting, CEO, president, and owner of WEIB, was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame this year.
Furthermore, according to FCCdata.org, the station has construction permits for eight new on-channel boosters within WEIB's 60 dBμ service contour.
As an interesting side note, Carol Moore Cutting, CEO, president, and owner of WEIB, was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame this year.