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What now for 103.9?
- Thread starter Theater of My Mind
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I was at the Pearl River, NY St. Patrick's Day parade today and 103.9 WFAS-FM was there broadcasting live.....What was funny was their tent had "106.3 WFAF" plastered all over it....Either their too cheap/lazy to update or this is more proof that changes will come to 103.9 in the future.
103.9 was off the air last night for a good 5 minutes.
What about a station that targets only the Bronx? The last time I was in London, there was a station there that targeted only "Southwest London." WHUD also has a good signal in the Bronx...
I still think that Cumulus is going to sell 103.9 and give it to Pacifica in exchange for 99.5 and put a rock based format on 99.5 because 103.9 has such limited signal issues and Pacifica is in major debt and need help in order to stay on the air.
XCountry285 said:
New York, New Rock... 99x
XCountry285 said:
That day may come eventually, but it's not anytime soon, despite however dysfunctional they may seem.
No x because of x 96.3. Probably New Rock 99.5 or Rock 99.5 or Radio 99.5
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Lee Anderson said:
From your lips to God's ears!
RadioInsight has an update on this.
In a nutshell, translator 94.3 W232AL has applied to move to the current WFAS-FM tower with 250 watts simulcasting WFAS *AM* 1230.
The author suggests that the current A/C programming on WFAS-FM would be moved to the WFAS-*AM* and its powerful new FM translator so it would retain its coverage of the Westchester County market. That would allow Cumulus to move 103.9 into its New York City cluster, presumably with a flip to the WRXP calls currently parked in Minnesota.
He also notes there's no guarantee the translator move will be approved but the prospects for it to happen don't look too bad.
In a nutshell, translator 94.3 W232AL has applied to move to the current WFAS-FM tower with 250 watts simulcasting WFAS *AM* 1230.
The author suggests that the current A/C programming on WFAS-FM would be moved to the WFAS-*AM* and its powerful new FM translator so it would retain its coverage of the Westchester County market. That would allow Cumulus to move 103.9 into its New York City cluster, presumably with a flip to the WRXP calls currently parked in Minnesota.
He also notes there's no guarantee the translator move will be approved but the prospects for it to happen don't look too bad.
I assume that translator is far enough away from New Haven's WYBC-FM 94.3 for it not to cause interference? I only ask because, for some reason, the FCC allowed Berlin (CT) High School to put WERB-FM on 94.5, a mere 22 miles away (straight line) from the WYBC-FM transmitter at East Rock Park in New Haven. ???
The article contains a lot more detail than I summarized above. You can read it at http://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...plication-presents-new-york-city-implications
It does state, "The translator’s directional signal will protect co-channel signals WWSK Smithtown, NY, WKXP Kingston, NY and WYBC-FM New Haven, CT."
It does state, "The translator’s directional signal will protect co-channel signals WWSK Smithtown, NY, WKXP Kingston, NY and WYBC-FM New Haven, CT."
While RadioInsight speculates that the current WFAS FM programming would be moved to WFAS AM for rebroadcast on the translator (if it is approved by the FCC), it also seems possible that WFAS AM's programming instead would remain unchanged. Within the past year, Cumulus has returned it to being a talk station. There is at least one local show. Perhaps they simply want to increase its audience by providing it with better coverage.
WWSK, the Shark on 94.3 has a decent signal in parts of southern Westchester County. I do not think it is possible for a 94.3 translator to offer good coverage of Westchester County without making it difficult to receive WWSK there.
WWSK, the Shark on 94.3 has a decent signal in parts of southern Westchester County. I do not think it is possible for a 94.3 translator to offer good coverage of Westchester County without making it difficult to receive WWSK there.
Barry said:
There is no place in Westchester County where WWSK's protected contour reaches.
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/fm-broadcast-station-classes-and-service-contours shows the contours for each class of station... it's just a tad over 28 km to the end of the protected contour of WWSK and nowhere near the closest part of Westchester. As long as the translator's signal to the SE does not overlap the WWSK contour somewhere NW of Syosset, there would be no issue
I believe protected contours are irrelevant if even a small amount of listeners of a station complain that a translator is interfering with it.
For example W292DV was briefly broadcasting in Queens on 106.3 with 25 watts. It had to shut down due to interference complaints from a few Thunder Country listeners. I doubt that any part of its small signal was within the protected contour of this station, located on the New Jersey shore. It was moved further away from it to the Queens/Nassau border, but has been dark for almost a year due to additional complaints from Thunder that have not yet been ruled upon by the FCC.
In 2011, W284BQ in Detroit had to shut down, due to complaints from listeners to WIOT, located in Toledo, Ohio. Again the complaints were the issue, not infringement of the protected contour of WIOT.
For example W292DV was briefly broadcasting in Queens on 106.3 with 25 watts. It had to shut down due to interference complaints from a few Thunder Country listeners. I doubt that any part of its small signal was within the protected contour of this station, located on the New Jersey shore. It was moved further away from it to the Queens/Nassau border, but has been dark for almost a year due to additional complaints from Thunder that have not yet been ruled upon by the FCC.
In 2011, W284BQ in Detroit had to shut down, due to complaints from listeners to WIOT, located in Toledo, Ohio. Again the complaints were the issue, not infringement of the protected contour of WIOT.
Barry said:
The real issue, though, is that so far from the protected contours of WWSK it is unlikely that there are any listeners passionate enough to complain themselves. And WWSK, focused on that area of central LI between Nassau and Suffolk county lines, is not counting on listenership in Westchester for sales or ratings.
By the laws of physics, it's really unlikely that there is any "real" consistent listenership to the station in the area the translator will block.
OTOH, I can see how Thunder Country might have had a following on the fringe of its signal, as there was no alternative source for the format.
DavidEduardo said:
Also if things go as thought and RXP returns via 103.9 in general terms, those trying to catch the Shark would have a much clearer, local option further reducing the odds of complaints.
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