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WNSG moving to 880:AM

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PaulO

This morning I turned on 880 WMDB to see if it is back on the air. They are simocasting 1240 WNSG. They are having frequent anouncements saying that soon WNSG will move to 880.

WNSG will have more power in the day time hours but I don't think they will be able to broadcast at night. Will 1240 go spanish? If they do 1240 can be picked up outside of Nashville at night. It is noisy but I can pick it up in Hendersonville at night.
 
> This morning I turned on 880 WMDB to see if it is back on
> the air. They are simocasting 1240 WNSG. They are having
> frequent anouncements saying that soon WNSG will move to
> 880.
>
> WNSG will have more power in the day time hours but I don't
> think they will be able to broadcast at night. Will 1240 go
> spanish? If they do 1240 can be picked up outside of
> Nashville at night. It is noisy but I can pick it up in
> Hendersonville at night.
>
WMDB 880 AM is licensed by the FFC as a daytime only broadcast station according to the disclaimer as they sign off each night. So unless the new owners petition the FFC to allow them to stay on after dark, WNSG will only be on during daylight hours.
 
> > This morning I turned on 880 WMDB to see if it is back on
> > the air. They are simocasting 1240 WNSG. They are having
>
> > frequent anouncements saying that soon WNSG will move to
> > 880.
> >
> > WNSG will have more power in the day time hours but I
> don't
> > think they will be able to broadcast at night. Will 1240
> go
> > spanish? If they do 1240 can be picked up outside of
> > Nashville at night. It is noisy but I can pick it up in
> > Hendersonville at night.
> >
> WMDB 880 AM is licensed by the FFC as a daytime only
> broadcast station according to the disclaimer as they sign
> off each night. So unless the new owners petition the FFC to
> allow them to stay on after dark, WNSG will only be on
> during daylight hours.
>
This just might work! I listen to both stations when there's nothing decent on FM. Both 880 and 1240 have a decent format/staff. If this merge happens, 880 could be the next WDIA/Memphis with the best staff from both stations and twice the gospel playlist.
 
I happened to go to the FCC's website this morning just to see if there were any clues as to what 1240's new calls will be. I noticed WMDB 880 is now WNVL. I'm guessing those calls will move to 1240, once WNSG moves to 880. Still wonder what is going to happen at 1240, I hope its not Spanish or foreign language, but I'm not holding my breath.



> This morning I turned on 880 WMDB to see if it is back on
> the air. They are simocasting 1240 WNSG. They are having
> frequent anouncements saying that soon WNSG will move to
> 880.
>
> WNSG will have more power in the day time hours but I don't
> think they will be able to broadcast at night. Will 1240 go
> spanish? If they do 1240 can be picked up outside of
> Nashville at night. It is noisy but I can pick it up in
> Hendersonville at night.
>
 
> > > This morning I turned on 880 WMDB to see if it is back
> on
> > > the air. They are simocasting 1240 WNSG. They are
> having
> >
> > > frequent anouncements saying that soon WNSG will move to
>
> > > 880.
> > >
> > > WNSG will have more power in the day time hours but I
> > don't
> > > think they will be able to broadcast at night. Will
> 1240
> > go
> > > spanish? If they do 1240 can be picked up outside of
> > > Nashville at night. It is noisy but I can pick it up in
>
> > > Hendersonville at night.
> > >
> > WMDB 880 AM is licensed by the FCC as a daytime only
> > broadcast station according to the disclaimer as they sign
> > off each night. So unless the new owners petition the FCC
> to
> > allow them to stay on after dark, WNSG will only be on
> > during daylight hours.
> >
> This just might work! I listen to both stations when there's
> nothing decent on FM. Both 880 and 1240 have a decent
> format/staff. If this merge happens, 880 could be the next
> WDIA/Memphis with the best staff from both stations and
> twice the gospel playlist.
>
Comparing 880 to a heritage fulltimer like WDIA may be a stretch, but I agree that it could become a great station if it can indeed merge its playlist with 1240's and use the "cream" of both stations' staff "crops" -- at least in the short term. What concerns me about 880's more distant future is that, due to Davidson's emphasis on non-English-language programming, it may end up being treated like a stepchild in the Davidson family of stations.<P ID="signature">______________
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