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WJBR sold to VCY???

pjc1961 said:
Read it again, Marcos_C - Tuesday 10/3 is likely the last full day of WJBR as AC.
Wednesday 10/4 will likely have the morning show, possibly another show (or shows) and then the format change before the day ends. That would mean that Wed. 10/4/2023 would be less than a full day of broadcasting the outgoing WJBR format.

Semantics and technicalities: I do realize.
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Where did this timeline come from though? I would assume ownership changes at midnight, right? Why would the new owners want to have one additional previous-format morning show instead of just flipping at midnight? And at this point, why would the WJBR morning show even want to do one last show on a station that won't exist the next day?
 
I'm not sure I think morning show hosts get paid per episode, haha. Not sure how doing one more show--when the station is under the ownership of the company who basically took their jobs--would look particularly professional or unprofessional.

At any rate, I'm more questioning the validity of the timeline. Wondering what the source of it is. Just seems weird for the new company to not want to flip at midnight, and to instead want the fired staff wandering around the building for a few hours.
 
Miguelito said:
I'm not sure I think morning show hosts get paid per episode, haha. Not sure how doing one more show--when the station is under the ownership of the company who basically took their jobs--would look particularly professional or unprofessional.

At any rate, I'm more questioning the validity of the timeline. Wondering what the source of it is. Just seems weird for the new company to not want to flip at midnight, and to instead want the fired staff wandering around the building for a few hours.
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They don't necessarily have to be in the same building per se... It's as simple as one studio locale feeding the tower (STL) until the new operation is ready to make the change and have their audio sent from their studios to their new tower... Odd though indeed how the timeline is so disjointed...
 
Is it possible the new owners just aren’t total jerks? Do people “wandering” really do harm? Or can you let people have their final goodbyes, last looks, etc?

But as for the job thing, you do things you don’t always want to in any job. Sooner or later it’s their last show. They can do it like professionals and move on, with all understandable sadness.
 
Everything here is valid, but I feel like these responses are missing the point. Or perhaps (and maybe more likely) I was clumsy when I was making the point. The timing is weird. It is strange for a new owner to have employees of the previous owner doing a final show after the deal closes. Regardless of what building they do it from (though, I would assume they'd be doing it from the same studio where they always did it). And a last show could just as easily have been scheduled for this morning instead the morning after the deal is closed and the hosts are no longer even employees of the station!

And is all of this for naught anyway? I feel like there's still a 50/50 chance WJBR is gone at 12:00am.
 
CTListener said:
Has any company that's put big-city calls into cold storage out in the sticks ever returned them to major-market use? I can understand the company not wanting another WJBR to start up in Philadelphia, but why would Beasley have a problem using the call in Boston?
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IIRC Beasley had WTEL parked on a religious station down South before bringing it back to Philly and placing it on 610. Not that anybody cared or noticed.
 
Miguelito said:
I'm not sure I think morning show hosts get paid per episode, haha.
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Of course they are paid for every show. Either they are paid hourly like your every day employee, or they earn 1/52nd of an annual contract every week.

In either case, doing a show tomorrow would be one more day's pay.
 
WPLJ NY signed off its AC format at 7 PM ET on Fri. 5/31/2019, becoming K-Love at that time.

The Final Two Hours Of 95.5 WPLJ - Format Change Archive

Previous Format: Hot AC “95.5 PLJ” New Format: Christian AC “K-Love” Date & Time Of Change: May 31, 2019 at 7:00pm More Info: RadioInsight, Wikipedia Aircheck features afternoon host Race Taylor, APD/night host Mike Allan, musician Gavin Degraw, former President/General Manager Steve Borneman...
formatchangearchive.com

KSWD L.A. 100.3 The Sound signed off its classic rock format at 1 PM PT on Thu. 11/16/2017, becoming KKLQ K-Love at that time.

100.3 The Sound Signs-Off - Format Change Archive

Previous Format: Classic Rock “100.3 The Sound” KSWD New Format: Christian AC “K-Love” KKLQ Date & Time Of Change: November 16, 2017 at 1:00pm More Info: RadioInsight, Wikipedia
formatchangearchive.com

However, WAAF Boston and WLUP Chicago *did* have midnight sign-offs when both flipped to K-Love.
 
Miguelito said:
Everything here is valid, but I feel like these responses are missing the point. Or perhaps (and maybe more likely) I was clumsy when I was making the point. The timing is weird. It is strange for a new owner to have employees of the previous owner doing a final show after the deal closes. Regardless of what building they do it from (though, I would assume they'd be doing it from the same studio where they always did it). And a last show could just as easily have been scheduled for this morning instead the morning after the deal is closed and the hosts are no longer even employees of the station!

And is all of this for naught anyway? I feel like there's still a 50/50 chance WJBR is gone at 12:00am.
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Redirect attention to Posts 199, 200 and 201 of this thread which gave dates, times, last morning show and call letter change info:

Station's Instagram account with message (hopefully won't need Instagram acct. in order to view):

Set up to show Wed. 10/4/2023 playlist (will likely update by 3 AM ET Wed. 10/4/2023):

>http://www.mediabase.com/whatsong/whatsong.asp?var_s=087074066082045070077&MONDTE=10/4/2023<

Shows the past 16 hours (plus Listen Live):

Songs Archive

Your Mix From The 80s To Now!
wjbr.com wjbr.com
 
As I sit in my car waiting for a train, WJBR and WBEN-HD2 are airing separate programming.

WJBR is airing regular Mix 99.5 music and programming.

WBEN-HD2 is airing AC music as well, but a different playlist and liners saying “WJBR.com” and “at least 56 minutes of commercial free music every hour”
 
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