I really wish I could hear some kind of stream. I'm in Dayton. Any ID's? Any clues?
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I would agree about the signal not being very impressive. I was traveling into northern Licking County today (Utica and St Louisville). You totally lose the station northeast of Johnstown on Rt. 62 and some public radio station with NPR programing takes it's place. WTDA 103.9 came in the whole way - and they are at lower wattage and I believe at a lower position on the WOSU tower at Highland Lakes / Westerville compared to WMRN.
cbussteeler said:
There's a WCBE translator in Newark at 106.7 FM they might have forgotten to kick off. Maybe that's what's causing so much crap with the signal? But then again, its approximately at the same HAAT as 93.3 with basically 1/5 of the power ...... maybe we all got too excited by the fact that the signal was supposed to be the equivalent of 25,000 watts?
lovejamminoldies said:
FWIW, I had stopped at an I-70 rest stop west of Dayton this afternoon and decided to make a quick check for updates to this thread on my cellphone browser. I saw Chip's post about songs played at 3:35pm, and at first I thought maybe he meant that 106.7 itself had made the switch. By jockeying my car into position "just right" across three parking spaces, I was actually able to pick up 106.7 in pretty clear mono and confirm it was still stuck in TV-Land. Not the ideal listening setup I must admit, but it worked. Fortunately they were outlying spaces that no one would want
Here are my predictions.
1. CHR/RHY like the old Hot 105.7 (would hurt WCKX)
2. Active Rock.. there's only BLITZ and many people are dissappointed with it. With WAZU gone, this could open up a hole for them.... it wouldn't hurt any of their currents either.
3. Smooth Jazz, CC hates Saga. My bro Chris told me that one!
1. CHR/RHY like the old Hot 105.7 (would hurt WCKX)
2. Active Rock.. there's only BLITZ and many people are dissappointed with it. With WAZU gone, this could open up a hole for them.... it wouldn't hurt any of their currents either.
3. Smooth Jazz, CC hates Saga. My bro Chris told me that one!
cbussteeler said:
then my guess is that WMRN is not at full power... Does anyone know if Greg used a directional antenna...
I did notice that the audio settings are very nice, compared to some of the other stations...also very soft, sounding really good, so I suspect that isn't running full bore either...
It is interesting to hear those tv themes with the multi-band processing.. they do sound really different.
All you have to do is look at what CC is doing in the PPM world and even though it won't be here anytime soon, it's the road map to how they are operating. I first thought it would be an urban flanker to hurt WCKX but that now does not make sense. Unless they can be THE urban station in the market they probably won't do it for various reasons. All CC has to do is wait for the urban format to get the same treatment it does in PPM and that will be that. PPM does not like the urban format. That brings it down to some form of modern AC which most have hit on in this stream. It's not going to be any form of CHR to interfere with WNCI. Why active rock? Can't really sell it in the cluster. Yes lovejamminoldies, they hate Saga but they also don't have a love for smooth jazz and there would be no reason to do that since Saga has the network tied up here. All they would do is put it up on the bird and that's already being done. The one variation on the theme that would fit the cluster is modern AC. You can sell it in tandem with the rest of the cluster. Both WBNS (they lean their hot AC to eclectic and triple A and are not pleasing the core) and WWCD (they are what they are and that's a mess that has stayed alive by default...kids trying to program to kids who don't listen to traditional radio they way they use to. They are legends in their own minds and don't realize they've been dead for a few years now.) as the one person said should be very afraid! It should be pretty simple. I would say they are testing and aren't at full power yet. They will stunt until they are ready...fill in your date. Which way will the format lean? Your guess here.
Yes...legends who every year get the same group of groupies voting for them as "Station Of The Year" in Columbus Monthly. One year, due to our efforts to get the award, WCOL-FM got "Station Of The Year". You should have heard the howling from the CD-heads.
And, don't ever...ever try to correct someone in a Columbus bar about their "greatness". I tried to explain the fallacies of their programming to a guy once and was called a lot worse than a "capitalistic pig." But, it was somewhere along those lines!
Don't get me wrong. I think a lot of the people there are fine people. But, the station is owned by a guy who, bless his heart...runs it with passion, rather than common business sense. And yes, that has made them vulnerable on a number of occasions, including today.
And, don't ever...ever try to correct someone in a Columbus bar about their "greatness". I tried to explain the fallacies of their programming to a guy once and was called a lot worse than a "capitalistic pig." But, it was somewhere along those lines!
Don't get me wrong. I think a lot of the people there are fine people. But, the station is owned by a guy who, bless his heart...runs it with passion, rather than common business sense. And yes, that has made them vulnerable on a number of occasions, including today.
Nu_Roo_2 said:
This sampler is "Modern AC." See KQKQ, Omaha. Alternative-based pop music. The goal would be to be perceived as hipper than BNS-FM and not as young as NCI. Targeting the 30-year old chick with a master's degree and a good job. Any of them in Columbus?
redneckriviera said:
Yes, there are plenty of them around here. BTW, 97.1 WBNS-FM signed on as a modern AC back in 2001 when the whole Hot AC format tended to lean modern. But 97.1 has always been far more current-based than this monitor of WRFF. I'm personally hoping for something a tad less modern-leaning though still gold based, like the CC Mix stations in Cleveland or Dayton. That's not to say that the RFF approach wouldn't be welcome and sensible for the market and the local CC cluster. Not so sure about the harder "Radio xxx.x" approach CC has been using outside Cincy, though; it would be fun to see someone swipe all of CD-101 owner Roger Rabbit's carrots, but 106.7 needs to play in a much bigger vegetable patch than that. 97.1, SNY's younger end, and even disenfranchised radio listeners could provide plenty of "green" for 106.7.
I wouldn't worry much about the signal right now. This TV tunes thing is less of a stunt and more of a test so Greg can get it together IMO. And if there is a guy who can get every ounce of coverage and sound out of a transmitter, it's Greg. He's wicked good! Can you dig it?
SportsRadioDoc said:
Now that you mention it, the local CC stations really do seem to excel audiowise, especially compared to the likes of 94.7 and 97.1. And, as someone else suggested, those TV tunes actually sound a lot better on 106.7 than they ever did on TV. Seeing as how WYTS has tanked, when the stunting/testing is complete maybe they should flip the TV themes over to WYTS and let the calls stand for "Your Television Station." (Just kidding, jakej.)
I like the WYTS "Your Television Station" idea... I still wouldn't listen, but its a cool idea!
SportsRadioDoc Is 100% correct in that Greg is the BEST engineer PERIOD. Common sense and will squeeze the most out of any piece of equipment. In my book there is no one better and I've seen it first hand for many years. When he is ready to go then 106.7 will be ready to go! Gotta wait until that man says jump.
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Savoldi is a former radio jock (on 92X back in the day) turned radio engineer with a tremendous ear for audio. Ever compare WTVN to WLW or WTAM? WTVN blows them both out of the water with its sound! When he says its ready to go, then they'll do it, but I think it'll be sometime next week when it'll launch.
Nu_Roo_2 said:
Sorry, just a correction of my own error here: The monitor posted at the top (from Chip's post) is for WNNF, i.e., the more Hot-AC leaning "Cincy version" -- *not* Philly's harder WRFF. I was aware of this, but now see that I mistakenly referred to WNNF as WRFF in my comments. I've corrected that in bold blue font above.
Nu_Roo_2 said:
I have to agree with you on this. What happened to 94.7? It used to be a great sounding station, with a very acoustic sound. Now 93.3 wins hands down for best sounding station (I'm not talking about their crappy format, just the way it sounds).
Likewise with WTVN and 105.7 which both sound great. Not sure I agree when it comes to WNCI and WYTS sounds like crap! I don't listen to WCOL ..... but I always thought the old 92-X was a great sounding station (both format and the actual sound that came out of the speakers). Same goes for the old Z-93 (the Great Trails version, not the Radio One version).
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