Per an announcement on the WNSH website (www.wnsh.com), the station was to have changed format to a twenty-four hour simulcast of the Spanish language religious programming on WESX (1230) on July 21st. According to a poster on B-R-I, the switch had not occurred as of this afternoon. Anyone have any more information?
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WNSH to simulcast WESX?
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They were still broadcasting English language talk as of 6:30PM this evening. I agree that the move doesn't make much sense, unless WESX is looking to reach out to the Spanish speaking population in Halifax.
Ironically, if this move does come to pass, it could mean the end of WNSH's longest running local programs, the Sunday morning "Radio Portugal" program and Antonio Guarino's "Minestrone-Italian American Radio Show" which has been airing on Saturday evenings for the last decade. Both programs have been constants on 1570 since at least the early 1980s, and I believe that Guarino started his show on the old WMLO in the mid 1970s.
In truth, its rather remarkable that WNSH has lasted this long without this type of move. The station never really seemed to fully recover from the early 1990s fire that destroyed the transmitter and tower site in Danvers and then operating under STA for well over a decade before they were able to steadily increase power under Mr. Willcox's ownership.
Ironically, if this move does come to pass, it could mean the end of WNSH's longest running local programs, the Sunday morning "Radio Portugal" program and Antonio Guarino's "Minestrone-Italian American Radio Show" which has been airing on Saturday evenings for the last decade. Both programs have been constants on 1570 since at least the early 1980s, and I believe that Guarino started his show on the old WMLO in the mid 1970s.
In truth, its rather remarkable that WNSH has lasted this long without this type of move. The station never really seemed to fully recover from the early 1990s fire that destroyed the transmitter and tower site in Danvers and then operating under STA for well over a decade before they were able to steadily increase power under Mr. Willcox's ownership.
jlehmann said:
You've got it backwards! WNSH (by day, anyhow) covers areas that WESX doesn't reach and doesn't come close to reaching--Lawrence and Lowell for two. With the large non-English speaking populations in both cities, this is a very good move for Principle, the owners of WESX. I suspect also that this is an LMA with option to buy, which will allow Keating to cash out. Principle spent $14 million last year to buy WLIE, the huge 540 signal on long Island. Whoever is financing Principle, it appears that they are still in a position to fund station acquisitions at a time when few other companies are able to do so. I suspect that Keating was thinking of just such a deal when he exercised his option to buy WPEP and took it dark so that he could increase WNSH's power.
I wonder if this move is setting the stage for Principle to try and sell off WESX, should they eventually buy WNSH from Keating Willcox? Would they really need 1230 on the North Shore with WNSH getting such good daytime coverage throughout the region? After sundown, it would be a different story, but wouldn't they more than make up for the lack of North Shore coverage in the evening hours with the increased revenue they can realize from a) charging more per hour on the stronger 1570 signal during daylight hours and b) the sale of 1230?
as of 3:22 am tonight here a mile or so from their stick, it seems like Spanish language music (the world
caliente came through)(
caliente came through)(
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Laurence Glavin
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WNSH-AM's signal is just petering out in the Lawrence area, but still strong enough to be received by someone searching it out. By the time you get to Lowell, it's among that group of signals in the upper end of the dial that just barely register: WXKS-AM, WNBP (with interference from WKXL), WAZN, WNTN, and possible WSMN.
Laurence Glavin said:
Well, once Principle owns the station (assuming that is their plan), they could revert to Keating's original plan: Increase to 50 kW using a DA that aims a good deal of the signal to the north. All of the stations that require protection are located to the south (the closest being in eastern Long Island). CFAV is too far away to have to worry about during the daytime and its a Class B, so it doesn't require CH protection. AFAIK. the towers for a DA that would work are standing at the site. Such a DA and power increase would considerably boost the signal in Lawrence and Lowell.
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>I wonder if this move is setting the stage for Principle to try and sell off WESX, should they eventually buy >WNSH from Keating Willcox?
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My bet is the opposite; Willcox is throwing in the towell with his programming. Maybe he's selling, maybe he has (another) overhaul in the works. So he's simulcasting another signal in order to keep his license viable.
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My bet is the opposite; Willcox is throwing in the towell with his programming. Maybe he's selling, maybe he has (another) overhaul in the works. So he's simulcasting another signal in order to keep his license viable.
I'm not sure if it's a WESX simulcast or not, at least by day. Sounded like they were running Spanish language (contemporary) music and not the same thing that either WESX or WJDA were running. Maybe by night they
do the simulcast but not by day
do the simulcast but not by day
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