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WNSR Bringing 95.9 Translator Home to Brentwood

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WNSR is bringing its recently purchased Rubensville, TN, FM translator home to the Nashville Sports Radio station's City of License. Seems Ted, Thom, and the boys have acquired a CP to bring 95.9 to Brentwood, with an antenna on the former WAY-FM tower near there. What was a 15-watter up in Rubensville will grow to a 250-watter in Brentwood, with a height of 300 ft., enough to cover the local money market.

This brings the local sports radio score to 4 FMs, 2 AMs, and whatever fraction you want to assign to WLAC when they broadcast Vandy games: the Zoners' 104.5, the Gamers' 102.5 and 97.5, NSR's 560 and 95.9, and SportsTalk 830. For those who haven't paid close attention, SportsTalk 830 is Cromwell's WQZQ, which recently was given a separate identity from sister station The Game. 830 airs the complete Sports Night from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. (does this make 830 George's real flagship?), Nashville Sounds day games, and NBC Sports Radio network programming during the remainder of the station's daytime-only schedule.

And here's a news flash: the-normally-slow-to-update-their-website WNSR already has a teaser blurb on the page header of wnsr.com.
 
I don't see them wasting much time moving it. I once saw a notice for a CP for a translator and it was on in two days.
 
I hope they have a local morning show now that they will have a FM presence in Nashville. I always prefered Sport 56 over the both the Zone and the Game as far as their local shows but hadn't listened to them since Greg Pogue and David Coleman left and they started airing during the mornings.
 
Mmm, the Portland translator was still on when I passed through Thursday. Must be still working on getting the new antenna and transmitter installed.

WNSR is promoting the FM as HD-FM on Facebook. Compared to the current audio bandwidth occupied for their AM, it's not going to be much difference considering most of the programming is talk and mono. Stereo broadcasts for games will be the only major positive difference. I'd say that for most of the motoring public and office dwellers, the lack of interference will help.
 
Lee Dorman is listed on WQKR's website as the GM. I don't believe he holds an ownership interest in the broadcast stations.
 
I believe Ted Johnson's dad owns WQKR. WNSR is Randy Bell, Ted, and Bill Kincaid. I bought a set of JAM jingles from Randy back in 1986.
 
Nashsound said:
I believe Ted Johnson's dad owns WQKR. WNSR is Randy Bell, Ted, and Bill Kincaid. I bought a set of JAM jingles from Randy back in 1986.
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Actually, Nashsound is correct on all of the above. And, yes, collectively, we own WNSR and I am still a VP at JAM. 1986? We were still mastering on something called 1/4 inch magnetic tape.
 
radio guy 1951 said:
I was in Portland today and WQKR was broadcasting on 95.9. Is there a seperate translator for WNSR?
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I thought the translator for WQKR was supposed to be shut down...moved to Brentwood...and then fired up
with 250 watts for WNSR: no way they should both be on at the same time...it's ONE license.
Of course, I've been wrong about a lot of this already...so...
 
I thought I posted something on here about being able to pick up 95.9 (Brentwood signal) very well over near Old Hickory Blvd near Old Hickory on Sunday, but it seems like the post is gone.I was surprised. The new tower site is brilliant for pushing the signal into Nashville from Brentwood, but to carry that far is pretty dang impressive!

Seems like the Portland signal would have caused some interference, but I didn't catch that, CR.
 
Tibbs2 said:
I thought I posted something on here about being able to pick up 95.9 (Brentwood signal) very well over near Old Hickory Blvd near Old Hickory on Sunday, but it seems like the post is gone.I was surprised. The new tower site is brilliant for pushing the signal into Nashville from Brentwood, but to carry that far is pretty dang impressive!

Seems like the Portland signal would have caused some interference, but I didn't catch that, CR.
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I don't believe the Portland signal is powerful enough to cause any interference. It fades out less than five miles south of Portland. I live in White House and cant pick it up at all.
 
I pick up the Portland signal decently at times in Gallatin.  It's quite good in the Food Lion parking lot.

When the paperwork for a license to cover for the new translator is filed/approved, I suppose the Portland signal will be shut.

The only loss would be night service coverage the translator provided.  The AM doesn't reach the city center well enough to overcome interference.  Both AM and FM sound almost the same (still with the same one channel of the stereo audio program coming out of their receiver), other than the different processing used.

I remember the studio and antenna were on the same property located just north of the city center on state route 109.  Now the studio is on Main Street and the transmitter is on the other side of Interstate 65 near the northbound weigh station.  What happened to it?
 
Tibbs2 said:
I thought I posted something on here about being able to pick up 95.9 (Brentwood signal) very well over near Old Hickory Blvd near Old Hickory on Sunday, but it seems like the post is gone.I was surprised. The new tower site is brilliant for pushing the signal into Nashville from Brentwood, but to carry that far is pretty dang impressive!
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You did. It's on one of the other threads. I believe we are up to three threads about this translator now. Maybe more. :p
 
They should relicense the Portland signal for those folks that didn't want the FM signal to go away (I spoke to a few).  As soon as the Portland signal is gone, covered up by WLQK, a quarter-mile or so down the highway I get the Brentwood signal pretty well.  It's still a fight though in some places.

<Ding, Ding, Ding> "In this corner..."

WNSR does well at night power north of Gallatin and I get it decently (outside of new interference my car now produces).
 
kc4rae said:
I pick up the Portland signal decently at times in Gallatin. It's quite good in the Food Lion parking lot.

When the paperwork for a license to cover for the new translator is filed/approved, I suppose the Portland signal will be shut.

The only loss would be night service coverage the translator provided. The AM doesn't reach the city center well enough to overcome interference. Both AM and FM sound almost the same (still with the same one channel of the stereo audio program coming out of their receiver), other than the different processing used.

I remember the studio and antenna were on the same property located just north of the city center on state route 109. Now the studio is on Main Street and the transmitter is on the other side of Interstate 65 near the northbound weigh station. What happened to it?
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The owner of the land where the station used to be wanted the land for other purposes and from what I understand the site where the tower is now is all they could come up with.
 
I was near Portland on I-65 today and WQKR was still broadcasting on 95.9. It appears there are two translators on 95.9. One in Portland and one in Brentwood.
 
radio guy 1951 said:
I was near Portland on I-65 today and WQKR was still broadcasting on 95.9. It appears there are two translators on 95.9. One in Portland and one in Brentwood.
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I drove through yesterday afternoon...I also heard WQKR on 95.9. There is only ONE license...
seems pretty bold to keep the original facility on-air after moving to a higher power facility in Nashville.
No way the Portland signal is a part-15....so it should NOT be there.
 
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