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jimnmidtn
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I noticed 560 WNSR was off today, and it sounded like they might have been on very low power last night. anyone know why?
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I got email today from WNSR on the signal if anyone is interested
WNSR has been experiencing transmitter trouble. Our main transmitter went down three weeks ago and out back up went down last Thursday. Our engineering staff has been working on it 24 hours a day. Both transmitters are new (under two years old). The manufacturer will be in town Monday nigh to fix the problems. Until then we are operating at a much reduced power from another site. Thanks for your interest and keep listening.
Ted Johnson
VP/GM
WNSR SportsRadio 560
WNSR has been experiencing transmitter trouble. Our main transmitter went down three weeks ago and out back up went down last Thursday. Our engineering staff has been working on it 24 hours a day. Both transmitters are new (under two years old). The manufacturer will be in town Monday nigh to fix the problems. Until then we are operating at a much reduced power from another site. Thanks for your interest and keep listening.
Ted Johnson
VP/GM
WNSR SportsRadio 560
"Engineering staff..."??? LOL!
Do we need any further evidence this station is a joke?
Do we need any further evidence this station is a joke?
Hey, "Nasti":
I'm one of those engineers and all your comment says to me is that YOU ARE THE JOKE.
For the record, the transmitters Mr. Johnson refers to are less than 2 years old and I've spent my weekend on the phone with the manufacturers and their engineers can't find the problem either. So, pal, I am one of the five engineers that are working on this project and you don't have a clue about WNSR, its management or staff. Your opinions on this subject are, in a word, meaningless.
In fact, let me state this in a way that you might comprehend, [EDIT]
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I'm one of those engineers and all your comment says to me is that YOU ARE THE JOKE.
For the record, the transmitters Mr. Johnson refers to are less than 2 years old and I've spent my weekend on the phone with the manufacturers and their engineers can't find the problem either. So, pal, I am one of the five engineers that are working on this project and you don't have a clue about WNSR, its management or staff. Your opinions on this subject are, in a word, meaningless.
In fact, let me state this in a way that you might comprehend, [EDIT]
[EDIT-inflammatory]
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SwissVol
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I am sorry to see this happen. I like the mornig sports show with Pouge and Coleman. I like Biddle and King. I think they make a good team.
But I am glad that this did not happen last week!!! Otherwise I would have not gotten to hear Don West and his buddy up there eat all of that Peyton Manning crow!!! LOL
Seriously guys, I do hope you all get that going and soon!!!
But I am glad that this did not happen last week!!! Otherwise I would have not gotten to hear Don West and his buddy up there eat all of that Peyton Manning crow!!! LOL
Seriously guys, I do hope you all get that going and soon!!!
Wow.... Engineers be so sensitive.... Whoda' thunk it?
BigTimeEngineer said:I'm one of those engineers and all your comment says to me is that YOU ARE THE JOKE.
For the record, the transmitters Mr. Johnson refers to are less than 2 years old and I've spent my weekend on the phone with the manufacturers and their engineers can't find the problem either.
I'm also an engineer (albeit in television) and this brings up one of my pet peeves in the industry: the greatly declining quality of manufacturers' tech support. At least it sounds like in your case, the manufacturer is being responsive - these days that's no longer a given. But even when they do respond, often we don't get any useful information. At the same time, the quality of the documentation provided with the equipment is declining. With a lot of computerized gear, the manufacturer expects to do the configuration and maintenance themselves - doesn't provide enough information for the end user to do so. It's VERY unnerving to be caught between management who expects something to be done TODAY and a manufacturer who says "if we rush this job we can get it done in a week". It seems much more common that it used to be to get "we're working on that" - and never get any further.
It sounds like WNSR has two transmitters of the same model? (or at least same manufacturer?) We've recently been learning the hard way this may not be a good idea -- that diversity in backup gear may be valuable.. There's a lot to be said for only having to stock one set of spare parts, but if the manufacturer becomes unresponsive/critical parts become unobtainum//etc., one can begin wishing they had something else available...
I suspect the post you're replying to was giggling about the idea of WNSR (as opposed to its ownership group) *having* an engineering staff, not about the quality of said engineers I would be surprised if your normal duties extend *only* to WNSR, and utterly amazed if there was more than one engineer whose normal duties extended only to this one station. Knowing how the industry works these days, I think it's reasonable to assume all five of you have duties at other stations.
(and as for Nasti -- understand that these guys have been working horrible hours under ridiculous pressure - a considerable amount of "testiness" is to be expected! ))
I had a lengthy discussion with WNSR GM Ted Johnson last night. I have been aware of their situation but not able to offer much help other than verbal. WNSR owns three transmitters of current serviceable topology. You should know that WNSR operates from two separate sites. Day is located off highway 96 east of Franklin and consist of four towers. Here, they employ two transmitters including a Energy Onix 5kw and a BE2.5 as alternate. Then, a night only “class D” operation from the WENO-AM transmitter on the campus of Trevecca College on Murfreesboro Road in Nashville. What is further complex about this configuration is the system is NOT a diplex with WENO. Only one station can operate at a time and under normal conditions when WENO signs off, WNSR switches to this site for their night time operation. This is a permitted and licensed operation and WKDA operates under a similar situation. This is why the signal is so good in Nashville at night. They use a BE 500 watt transmitter reduced to 70 watts at this site. WNSR has had a series of problems with their main Energy Onix transmitter and part of that has had to be returned to the factory to resolve the main issue with it and rendering it unusable. The BE2.5 has developed an issue that has not been able to be resolved and BE has dispatched a service technician to WNSR arriving last night. These BE transmitters are very reliable and rarely if ever develop problems so there is not a lot of knowledge base on failure scenarios. Ted explains there are no faults showing, it just does not put out RF. The Trevecca WENO folks in their gracious nature offered to turn off WENO so that WNSR can come on from that site in the day. Ted went on to say that Energy onix has sent the repaired modules via express for arrival today and the BE technician has brought just about every part and subassembly possible to fix the BE2.5 kw stand-by.
We’ll see what happens today.
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We’ll see what happens today.
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jimnmidtn
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That's interesting, I had no idea the WENO site was not diplex, let alone WNSR operated from two seperate sites.
Wnsr has always fascinated me.
From a horrible signal (I'm not sure what Wait Hairston is referring too when he mentions "great signal at night...) and terrible imaging to poor quality programming and non-existent ratings, this station keeps plugging away.
You truly have to give their sales guy credit for being able to sell such a product and produce revenue. Who would buy advertising on the station is beyond my comprehension (what are you buying???), but apparently enough do to keep it solvent.
My hats are off to 'em...
From a horrible signal (I'm not sure what Wait Hairston is referring too when he mentions "great signal at night...) and terrible imaging to poor quality programming and non-existent ratings, this station keeps plugging away.
You truly have to give their sales guy credit for being able to sell such a product and produce revenue. Who would buy advertising on the station is beyond my comprehension (what are you buying???), but apparently enough do to keep it solvent.
My hats are off to 'em...
if there's a compliment in there...I must have missed it
Major, major props to the sales guy!
Come on, you gotta admit, with the challenges I mentioned, that's gotta be a tough gig. Though I hardly remember they're on the air, when I do check them out, its a pretty low-end product. For a guy to sale THAT product with NO RATINGS--its pretty impressive in my opinion.
Come on, you gotta admit, with the challenges I mentioned, that's gotta be a tough gig. Though I hardly remember they're on the air, when I do check them out, its a pretty low-end product. For a guy to sale THAT product with NO RATINGS--its pretty impressive in my opinion.
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SwissVol
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NewtotheNasti said:Major, major props to the sales guy!
Come on, you gotta admit, with the challenges I mentioned, that's gotta be a tough gig. Though I hardly remember they're on the air, when I do check them out, its a pretty low-end product. For a guy to sale THAT product with NO RATINGS--its pretty impressive in my opinion.
Kind of like a football recruiter for Vanderbilt huh?
For whatever problems that station might have as of this time, that station has a loyal base of fans that tune in every day. I do hear some of the same callers on other stations also (Such as Gator Jay). I hear this Gator Jay bigmouth on all the sports cal in shows.
Even though these callers float around from station to station, they do listen and they do add to the quality programming on WNSR radio.
It does seem as though that WNSR is the Vanderbilt of Nashville radio. They compete against bigger stations and seem to produce quality programming. The local programs are good prpgrams in my opinion.
Anyway,
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