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WNWR 1540 Programming Moves To WWDB 860 on June 13th
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This week in NERW Scott Fybush wonders about the future of 1540, speculating that maybe it will start running China Radio International. http://fybush.com/nerw.html (CRI just landed on Radio One's WILD AM 1090 in Boston. Like 1540, WILD 1090 is a daytiner).
Should be interesting, will they keep Rush?
What are you guys talking about? I don't recall Rush ever being on AM 860. He was finally added to the FM around 1992 when they couldn't avoid his success any longer (last Top 10 market to add him - Philly was a talk radio backwater even 20 years ago). Then when DB-FM decided to "go local" (get out of the talk format) in 1999-2000, Rush moved to 1210 where he's been ever since. When Beasley made a short-lived attempt at running their older-skewing talk on the AM, Irv Homer was on 860 from noon to 3.
The rumor that 1540 would go to CRI programming has been floating around for awhile since co-owned WCRW in the DC area signed on an improved signal brokered to CRI a month or so ago.
The rumor that 1540 would go to CRI programming has been floating around for awhile since co-owned WCRW in the DC area signed on an improved signal brokered to CRI a month or so ago.
Hmmm. Beck and Hannity?
Shows ya how long its been since I listened to 860!
1310 said:
Is that right? Hard to believe that what these days serves as the home of such lovely shows like this one was once the same frequency that carried El Rushbo back in the day. Holy s***. Now I want a history request for AM 1360.
Hmmm....makes me wonder if 860 will be able to get any type of power increase? Their 10 kW does pretty well though.I remember seeing a CP for 500 watts at night from a Lower Merion location, dated 1988.Wondering too if WNWR will try to go fulltime like its sister WCRW, or remain a daytimer.
We're not in a rated area here in Coal Country. But for what it's worth signal-wise, only 690 puts in a good signal here, of the four Philadelpha stations shared by high-power Canadians.
If the link here from Radio-Locator goes through, you can locate us on the map. There's a straight line of country boundaries which starts at the Delaware, shaves NE Philly, and ends at Schuylkill County. Extend it from there on the same bearing. We're just west of that big beige patch which goes into both Schuylkill and Carbon counties.
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WNWR&service=AM&status=C&hours=D
For decades, AM stations in PHL and NYC (and other East Coast markets) have located their towers west or northwest of town, and sent their signals blazing through downtown and then out to sea. On an endlessly mired list irrespective of power increases, WNWR is one such facility. WFIL, WMCA, WVNJ, WPEN (at night), WIBG, WNYM, WDAS (WUBA), WWRL, et al have their strictest coverage area over the downtown of their communities of license and that's their fate.
It'd be great to hear traditional Country on 1540, or more relevant Oldies, or even Standards, or maybe even Jazz while WRTI is in their Classical mode. But each of those formats would be a wastebasket bandaid after a short while.
Oddly : If WNWR were to go some form of Asian, we wouldn't be able to get them here because of a Toronto station with similar programming on 1540.
If the link here from Radio-Locator goes through, you can locate us on the map. There's a straight line of country boundaries which starts at the Delaware, shaves NE Philly, and ends at Schuylkill County. Extend it from there on the same bearing. We're just west of that big beige patch which goes into both Schuylkill and Carbon counties.
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WNWR&service=AM&status=C&hours=D
For decades, AM stations in PHL and NYC (and other East Coast markets) have located their towers west or northwest of town, and sent their signals blazing through downtown and then out to sea. On an endlessly mired list irrespective of power increases, WNWR is one such facility. WFIL, WMCA, WVNJ, WPEN (at night), WIBG, WNYM, WDAS (WUBA), WWRL, et al have their strictest coverage area over the downtown of their communities of license and that's their fate.
It'd be great to hear traditional Country on 1540, or more relevant Oldies, or even Standards, or maybe even Jazz while WRTI is in their Classical mode. But each of those formats would be a wastebasket bandaid after a short while.
Oddly : If WNWR were to go some form of Asian, we wouldn't be able to get them here because of a Toronto station with similar programming on 1540.
1540 has tried nightime broadcasting at I believe 7 watts at night which traveled as far as a chattered signal at the city limit heading toward or coming from the airport. Unless you live in Roxborough...it's useless. They are on a Bahamian frequency which you can hear crystal clear in S. Fla in the daytime, let alone all of the other stations south of us that are required of signing off at sunset as well. I believe CHIN Toronto which was once a daytimer, acquired nightime broadcasting being way up north and directional to nowhere., and WNWR also has to comply with licensed fulltimer with a station in Albany, NY. 1540 did well enough with Philly oldies but that can carry on for so long, especially in these times, you can get that music on the internet. Let's face it....1540 is one of the many frequencies on a respirator. It's useless.
Hey Guys:
Why is 860 a daytime station? Where is the clear channel 860 signal anyway?
T.J.
Why is 860 a daytime station? Where is the clear channel 860 signal anyway?
T.J.
CJBC Toronto. 860 is not a US clear channel; it's reserved for Canada and Mexico. That doesn't make night operation in Philadelphia impossible in principle, but the amount of signal protection that would be required at the Canadian border is so high that it would mandate the use of a tight directional array...and the place where you'd have to put such a large DA to usefully serve Philadelphia would be deep in NIMBY territory out in Bucks County or thereabouts.
Call it wishful thinking on my behalf, but it shouldn't have to be that way! Perhaps the station could be run as either a non-profit or 'partially' non-profit operation. Maybe alternative fund-raising methods could be implemented.StveGreenPA said:
FWIW of the aforementioned formats, I don't think traditional country will cut it in that area. Don't get me wrong, I think the format is kinda cool but I question how much of an audience exists to justify such a format. Oldies might be an option, but I would combine the following genres: R&B/soul, 'graffiiti-gold' and maybe some 'surf-rock' or even Carolina beach music. Standards might also work but I would make it more 'modern' and feature some of today's crooners and 'croonettes' (i.e. Diana Krall, Harry Connick, Jr.) as well as some of the more modern style big band flavored jazz (e.g. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Colin James). Maybe some of crew from the old 'JZ-640 could be brought back! Should standards or oldies ever become reality, may I suggest the station sponsoring events such as dances, car shows or maybe even motorcycle/scooter shows/rallies.
Another format suggestion not mentioned might be Americana.
1540's nightime authority (as WPGR) was for 500 watts, and really wasn't as bad as presented here, especially in center city and nearby south jersey. the signal could be carried reliably to the almonesson exit of rt 42. that's coverage of more that 1 million persons.
would any of you part 15ers out there like a signal that covered 1 million persons?
would any of you part 15ers out there like a signal that covered 1 million persons?
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