Yeah. In the even they would do Christmas music under VCY, which I strongly doubt, it would be "O Little Town of Bethlehem". I'd wager "What Child Is This" would be too progressive.
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WJBR sold to VCY???
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VCY carries an ultra conservative format of music (when they play music) just like BBN but I think their "Music 'til Dawn" late-night block is or was well regarded?
That would be one heck of a way to close the curtain on a legendary station. At the very least, I'm sure they will throw some on Christmas tunes before the pending sign off.
Has WJBR announced an end date yet? I saw that in the FCC database, there's a call letter change scheduled for 10/4. That doesn't necessarily mean that the station will flip that day, but it's a decent indicator.
Meh, no reason for them to get too far ahead of things.
An all request day and bringing back former DJs on Thursday. Take that as you will.
That's the nail in the coffin for sure. Any time a station outside of Podunk takes and actually plays requests (instead of regurgitating the assumedly well-researched library that the masses apparently eat up), the ship has sailed.
WJBR was at times strange, but mostly a very solid AC option. Delawareans will surely just seek up to 101.1, so they're going to be fine. Of course, I feel bad for all the people who put their hearts & souls into making WJBR what it is. It's a weird, awful feeling that is hard to describe.
EDIT: I must say though, Thursday seems weird. So, the deal closes at like 11:59:59 pm on the twenty-eighth day of the month? That doesn't seem odd to anyone else?
May simplify calculation of severance checks based on 4 full weeks of the month... or some other factors that are more easily calculable based on calendar weeks. That's just a guess, and I've never seen a closing done that way as most accounting is by the month.
Scott Fybush is reporting on his site that WJBR will change its call letter to WVCW when the sale is closed.
FWIW, WROZ in Lancaster, PA, a station that had a similar experience (AC station being bought by God), signed off at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. WROZ was very transparent with their listeners about going off the air and did weeks of goodbyes. WJBR seems to be doing it all quieter.
Looks like Beasley will be keeping WJBR around in some digital format for the time being. The logo on the website switched to this:
So os it off the air yet? I have the station recording at home in case it does. Im trying to catch the format switch
They're still going in regular format.
One of the morning show hosts posted this on their Facebook:
Wednesday October 4th will be an extremely special, and noteworthy show with Deanna and Justin In The Morning on 99.5 WJBR
Wherever you are, please tune in.from your car, from home say “Alexa open JBR” or go here
and click “Listen Live”
So I think we've finally got a pretty accurate date estimate then. Oct. 4 special morning show. Also the same date the call letter change is supposedly taking effect. Sounds like that's the day.
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