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WKFL Back On The Air Now

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WKFL is on the air 1170 Bushnell, Classic Country, Bluegrass, Western Swing, on the air as of 3pm on the 1st of Feb. LMA operator KickinCountry , [email protected] Cowboy Rowdy Live 6a-10a Mon - Fri . Need to contact us chat page and contact info on the webpage.
 
Good luck - I hope you do well. Is Bruce Cox involved, or are you dealing with the landowner/former station owner who foreclosed?

The construction permit application has been dismissed for a lack of action, so the story is changing.
 
Good deal - I hope everyone (you, Cox, and Walker) does well and the station lives on. What transmitter is being used? The old clunker that was there didn't have too much punch left.
 
ok walters said:
Good deal - I hope everyone (you, Cox, and Walker) does well and the station lives on. What transmitter is being used? The old clunker that was there didn't have too much punch left.
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I wish WKFL well also. That being said, it sounds as if they are off to a rough start. I tried listening early today 1 - 2:30 PM and they were off the air. (right now my listening post is eastern Hernando county probably about 10 - 11 miles south of their antenna,(assuming it's still north west of downtown Bushnell, just to the west of I-75).

Just picked them up and obviously a pre-recorded weather forecast which sounded several days old and indeed it was.

I was listening for a current temperature and instead the recorded forecast guy was telling everyone to have a good "Thursday" on Super-Bowl Sunday!

I hope things will improve for WKFL, I know it has to be an uphill battle.
(this was at 5:14 PM)

drt
 
I appreciate the support from the folks on the board. Yes we have some growing pains and the programming will improve in the days to come. Having problems with internet connections but hope to have that straightened out Monday or Tuesday latest. Again thanks for the support and please be patient while we get the system reestablished. Glen Zeigler sends
 
Satellite internet at the tx site is a problem - I saw a Wild Blue dish when I was there several years ago. Tx site is in the boonies so that may always be an issue
 
Ok, Please do not read into anything you think you see...I am technically more advanced than that. I personally am a veteran engineer/broadcaster....yes we have some issues with the internet connection, but i do not rely on satellite thanks for your concern. glen zeigler sends
 
So far it's not making it to central Pinellas County on my pretty sophisticated monitoring site gear (not that I'm in the WKFL market). Mostly it's WAVS, Davie (Caribe format) and WDEK "The Deck" oldies from Lexington, SC. I am guessing WKFL has a pattern that protects the former mostly southward?
 
The Wild Blue dish that was/is there obviously wasn't there for nothing - it was the internet at some point. And if that was used, it would lead you to believe that if there is a phone line there, it is too old to handle the internet or it would have been used, not the Wild Blue dish. It would cost thousands for the cable company to get there, so the assumption that the Wild Blue dish is still in use is a reasonable one.

I visited the site in 2009 and lets just say it was antiquated and of questionable reliability. An engineer that worked on it then said he thought Marconi's second transmitter was there. The first one is in a museum and the second one is in Bushnell. It would have taken an engineer of some experience and ability just to get that place in reliable shape unless all of the equipment has been replaced in the last few years, which is unlikely considering the recent history.

No one is questioning your experience or ability at all. The fact it is on at all says alot about your ability. If there are limited internet options due to the remote site, that would limit everyone regardless of experience or technical savvy. You would have to use what is available or not have internet at all.

Having said all of that, how is internet getting to the site now if the satellite is not the source? Inquiring minds want to know. ;D ???
 
Things at WKFL shaping up.

Was in the Bushnell/eastern Hernando area this weekend and it is sounding better than it has in years.

Starting getting decent reception (going northbound) at mile marker 293 on I-75.

The TOH announcements sound good and I think the CBS news at the top of the hour will help put WKFL and Bushnell back on the map.

The Grand Ole Oprey weekend shows seems like a good fit.

drt
 
That is a little over 20 miles - not too bad. There isn't alot of population inside of that circle though as it is pretty rural around there. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out. Seems like they are headed in the right direction out of the box.
 
How is this station doing at this point? It has been four months since Ziegler Media fired it back up. Be interesting to see if that old transmitter is still kicking. It is a dinosaur.
 
In reply to Ok Walters, Yes it has been four months and we are still on the air, getting more popular every day! Been heard on I4 at 27 loud and clear in Tavares, Leesburg, had a call from a couple of fish in the Gulf yesterday but all in all not bad. We are running a CSI transmitter looking for a power rock, power pebble or something in that regard. I am live on a morning show Mon thru Fri 6-10am You are welcome and I invite anyone that would like to comment on what they hear and where to [email protected] or on our webpage we have a chat box you can leave comments. Thanks for your comments!
 
I would assume that the transmitter is a different one than was there - that thing hardly reached the other side of Bushnell when Cox had it on. Couldn't hear it in Leesburg at all. Good to hear things are going well. Cox pretty much killed that station so it is good to see it have a rebirth.
 
"had a call from a couple of fish in the Gulf yesterday"

Gotta love that salt water conductivity! Did they call you from their shell phone? :D
 
Hi Folks, Thanks for the kind remarks, the website is wkfl1170am.com there is a listen live button up there so you can click on the listen live button to hear the audio stream. I guess the fish were using thier shellphone lol.... We have a chat page on the website as well. glen
 
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