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What would you do to Providence stations?

K

Kenny Atkinson

Starting with the FM....


WPRO-FM leave it alone

WSNE- Switch to Smooth Jazz

WHJY- Need new morning show.No more VTing

WBRU-Leave it alone

WCTK-Leave alone

WWBB-Keep it Claasic Hit's and add more late 60's and 70's rockers,Van Halan,More Kiss,More 80's on poppy side.
Move Paul and All to mornings-Middays live,add Wolfman Jack friday nights at midnite,add TruckinTom's syndicated show overnights.

Cool 102..I mean 101.9-I see that they are sounding alot like B101. Ok I guess

WERI- Overnights add jon and Jeff. I know they are not sports but its overnight and they are running FOX or something off the bird.
Jon is a local boy.Why no one is carring this show is beyond me.At minimun WHJJ should be carring them

WWLI- Go to a softer sound because of WSNE.Sound like WPLM.

WWKX-Simulcast on 99.7 or just move the whole format to 99.7.
WJMN 94.5 has a strong presence in Woonsocket and I know alot of people who would rather listen to Jamming.
Make WWKX if a real oldies format.probably off the bird exept morn and afternoon drive.

Now the AM.

WDDZ- Ok with the kiddie stuff
WPRO-leave alone,Let CC keep helping out the compition.
WSKO- No idea what to do this
Now the famous WALE,-Wait for time to run out and see if I can move the station closer to Providence maybe at a lower power. Go mostly off the Bird bartered.Have Greater Media or a boston group simulcast another Boston talker.

Almost forgot about WHJJ- Turn off the lights and go home.
 
Ken, I agree with what you say about 990. I'd try to diplex it with WRNI's setup and maybe run 10 kW days, 2.5 or 5 kW nights from Centredale. Grady Moates told me years ago that 10 kW with 4 towers from N. Providence would at the least, equal the 50 kW from Burrillville. I'd change the call to either WEAN, WRIB, WICE, or the original WLKW if I could get it from Hall. Steve Conti's stuff was starting to get listeners before the place went off, and I'd give that a go.

Dave Gardiner

WVCH 740/WNWR 1540

Philadelphia
 
91.3 WDOM (Providence College) have the kids turn the station off correctly when not in use! If they don't know how.
Ask students at NE. Tech.


88.1 WELH. When they are running oldies. And the mix is great. Covering mid 50's to 1979. Add more imaging.
Perhaps a jingle or two.
 
I think that WWLI should stay where it is soundwise and that WSNE should go to being a hot AC. Maybe not so top 40 sounding like Mix 98.5 can be, but not so soft-rock as well. Put a little more pressure on PRO-FM, as they basically have no competition right now.

WHJY should go more in an active rock direction, move Quinn and Cantara to mornings, put Charles on WHJJ (what else is on WHJJ), and put Paul and Al somewhere else. Ideally, Citadel/ABC should sell the 99.7/790 simulcast to WEEI, and make 103.7 a classic rocker again, move Paul and Al there, and get rid of some of the 80s music on B101, making it sound more "oldies" again, and bring back Bruce Palmer.

In a perfect world....

Jacko
 
Maybe an old-timer or two could find a copy of the Stan Freberg UNDERGROUND Lp...and reference side 2, cut 2:

DOES ANYBODY HERE REMEMBER RADIO ?

argytunes
 
Bruce Palmer's "comic book sheepish golly-gee-wililkers-I'm stuck in 1957" is too old for Providence now. The only people who really miss him are those car show people, and they don't buy anything. They just sit in front of their cars looking at engines. (No offense Jacko and Kenny, I know you pray to the altar of Bruce, but I could never stand listening to him ramble on about cars...very boring)

I agree that HJY needs some work in the morning but I don't think the night guys are the answer. Paul and al would be great mornings on B101.

HJY should bring back Palmieri, he was good when he filled in for Paul and Al. Put him on afternoons with Kevin and that would be entertaining.

Coastal moves?? Get rid of that morning team. Oil and water...is there even a connection with the women?

JJ is a complete mess, I agree with many of you. HG is not entertaining, she's like a DI at boot camp. Barking her opinions at anyone who'll listen.

I think the Buddy question and radio is still relevant no matter what is "officially" said. Buddy has the gift of gab, it wouldn't be work for him it would be easy. CC isn't smart enough to finish the deal. There is a new RVP in Boston who I hear is really young. Maybe he'll sense the outdated thinking of the Prov Brass and make a clean sweep...that will be when it gets interesting.
 
I just don't see that HJY needs to make any change in the morning. I'd almost say that Paul & Al are the reason for the format staying where it is as opposed to going more active. Put them on B101 & they're not going to be Paul & Al as we know them anymore. I agree with Palmieri needed back somewhere on the station. If WHJJ were more successful I'd go so far as to say it's time for Charles to make the move to talk, but given the station's lack of success it would be too risky a move for him to bother with.

I think Tad & Brian are great. Their promos are more entertaining than some others' shows. As far as any connection with females, maybe it's time radio started rethinking what females want when it comes to humor & a little more edge. That whole course of events that led to new morning pairings on both Coast & WCTK was unfortunate as far as I'm concerned, but it is what it is.
 
If WHJJ were more successful I'd go so far as to say it's time for Charles to make the move to talk, but given the station's lack of success it would be too risky a move for him to bother with.

Charles did talk for years on WPRO-AM in the late 80's,early 90's and on that station with the name of an animal that swims in the sea.

Charles I think would be pretty good on WHJJ mornings.
Again I will say that morning show HJJ airs now has to go.I hope HJJ goes with Imus when he returns in January.I think he will be back.I believe CBS will honor the rest of his contract but with some serious restrictions.A toned down Don Imus.
 
DG02816 said:
Ken, I agree with what you say about 990. I'd try to diplex it with WRNI's setup and maybe run 10 kW days, 2.5 or 5 kW nights from Centredale. Grady Moates told me years ago that 10 kW with 4 towers from N. Providence would at the least, equal the 50 kW from Burrillville. I'd change the call to either WEAN, WRIB, WICE, or the original WLKW if I could get it from Hall. Steve Conti's stuff was starting to get listeners before the place went off, and I'd give that a go.

Dave Gardiner

WVCH 740/WNWR 1540

Philadelphia
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No doubt. 990 in its' present form is a disaster both technically and, obviously, programming wise as well (it's silent). Those WALE call-letters have got to go (WLKW would be nice). Grady knows what he's talking about regarding the possibility of 990 diplexing with 'RNI. For one, the cost of running it would be substantially lower than current site in terms of transmitter/electric power. Secondly, It would cover the market much more evenly than the current site. It's too bad that the Troll never had a chance to get an audience with it with his format. Obviously, somethings got to give as the station has been silent for nearly 6 months. The clock is ticking and once a year goes by, it's over. We shall see.
 
I would agree with those who suggest a 990 diplex off of the 1290 site. To me, it seems the simplest, most elegant engineering solution to the 990 mess.

However, the simple elegant solution isn't always the one that ends up becoming a reality (just ask any fan of FMeXtra).

There is one thing about the 990 situation that I really haven't heard anyone here talk about, so I guess I'll begin.

The co-ownership of 990 and 1320 WARL (Peter Arpin controls 100 percent of 1320 and 79 percent of 990)......might suggest a possibility for a 990 diplex off the 1320 site in North Attleboro......especially if the land underneath those 1320 towers is controlled by Arpin as well.

While this solution is not as simple or as elegant as the 1290 site, it might serve as a way to get 990 back on the air in some form or fashion. And......if memory serves, that 1320 site is a good 10 or so miles closer to Providence than the Burrillville site.

I don't know exactly what power / tower combination would be needed to make it work, but I imgine it could be something like 15000/3 towers, 20000/4 towers, etc...etc.

As for the programming, I was one of those who was listening to the swing/jazz music before the plug was pulled, and miss having that as a listening choice.

Well......that's my two cents. I welcome any thoughts on this.


Dighton Rockhead
 
Dighton,
A 1320 diplex could work, but the towers would be electrically short on 990. I'm thinking 10 kW with 4 towers, but the pattern from Attleboro would have to be such that it covers the Providence area AND protects a cochannel here in Philly. It would still have to protect the Canadian border, as 990 is a Canadian clear channel.

Dave Gardiner

WVCH 740/WNWR 1540

Philadelphia
 
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