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WKBK & WZBK get FM Translators in Keene, NH
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Yup--
http://wkbkam.com/Top-Stories/2158184?contentId=2063084
not sure how far they'll push
"The FCC found the public interest would be served well by allowing for this rebroadcast of the WKBK-AM programming on the FM dial. WKBK provides stimulating talk all day long with Dan Mitchell in the Morning, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Howie Carr and Bill O’Reilly. WKBK has local news, National news from CBS 24 hours a day, and Red Sox baseball" It also mentions 1220's translator on 103.1
Remember the old days when you'd have an AM simulcast on an FM and the FCC got concerned because they wanted _different_ programming on the FM to provide more diversity? Now they welcome an AM simulcasting
on FM (see also in Prov RI recently w/ WPRO, and I think WTAG is doing same on FM in Worc.)(
http://wkbkam.com/Top-Stories/2158184?contentId=2063084
not sure how far they'll push
"The FCC found the public interest would be served well by allowing for this rebroadcast of the WKBK-AM programming on the FM dial. WKBK provides stimulating talk all day long with Dan Mitchell in the Morning, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Howie Carr and Bill O’Reilly. WKBK has local news, National news from CBS 24 hours a day, and Red Sox baseball" It also mentions 1220's translator on 103.1
Remember the old days when you'd have an AM simulcast on an FM and the FCC got concerned because they wanted _different_ programming on the FM to provide more diversity? Now they welcome an AM simulcasting
on FM (see also in Prov RI recently w/ WPRO, and I think WTAG is doing same on FM in Worc.)(
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BenKarlow
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Jamie said:
Are you living in the Keene area now? No, you're not. You're at college in the NEK, or you're home in Connecticut. How do I know this? Because you tell us this ALL THE TIME. I highly doubt your gripe is going to make much difference, or that what is likely a low-powered translator at 104.1 is going to affect your life much in the long run. Keene is WAY outside WBCN's proctected service contour. St. J is much, much further. Keene has its own rock radio station now @ 101.7. WBCN is a spotty catch at best in that area.
I hate to come across as mean, but you bring this on yourself constantly on this board.
Moving on, it's good to see a commitment to local programming on WKBK at least in mornings in a "market" of this size.
The WBCN interference issue aside, it's surprising to see WKBK using the lower powered of the two translators. 1220 has always had a bit of a daytime advantage in downtown Keene and south of town over 1290. Then again, both should do fine getting into the downtown buildings off the 1220 tower. This sounds like a preemptive step against the possibility of talk moving in on 93.5. 1290 WKBK still misses southern Cheshire county with a solid signal - Winchester, Troy, etc. - even during the day.
103.1 should add something to WZBK 1220's nighttime pattern, which barely covers the town. Keene may be the first local market in the East to have all its many local stations available on FM. That's a far cry from 30 years ago, when WKBK 1220 went off at sunset and WKNE 1290 & the one commercial FM - beautiful music WNBX at 103.7 - signed off at 11:15!
103.1 should add something to WZBK 1220's nighttime pattern, which barely covers the town. Keene may be the first local market in the East to have all its many local stations available on FM. That's a far cry from 30 years ago, when WKBK 1220 went off at sunset and WKNE 1290 & the one commercial FM - beautiful music WNBX at 103.7 - signed off at 11:15!
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