WOLT-FM 103.3-Oldies 103 Greenville S.C.

[Goodtimesandgreatoldies]

Driving through Greenville tonight, WOLT Oldies 103 sounded great! Seems like Brother Bill has a great playlist there. Too bad that WOLT cannot be picked up in areas such as Anderson, etc. Has anybody noticed that WOLT is now doing a LIVE Oldies Request showw weekday mornings at 9? looks like they now have some d.j.`s and some ad men selling time with the Oldies. They are still doing brokered shows, but are playing Oldies with Live D.J.`s in non-brokered slots. Will they continue to expand this as their advertisers grow?

 

[radioguybroadcasting]

Driving through Greenville tonight, WOLT Oldies 103 sounded great! Seems like Brother Bill has a great playlist there. Too bad that WOLT cannot be picked up in areas such as Anderson, etc. Has anybody noticed that WOLT is now doing a LIVE Oldies Request showw weekday mornings at 9? looks like they now have some d.j.`s and some ad men selling time with the Oldies. They are still doing brokered shows, but are playing Oldies with Live D.J.`s in non-brokered slots. Will they continue to expand this as their advertisers grow?

Uh, you're quite mistaken GTGO.... there are no NON BROKERED SPOTS on WOLT. If you hear someone on the air there, they are PAYING for the airtime.

That Davidson's business model.

Plain and simple.

 

[carolinaradio]

I don't listen to them except at night or when they haven't brokered time out. I just don't go for the type of stuff they've got going on (Drake, Bob Ross (too talkative and obscure songs), Starlights, etc).

 

[freqdev]

Davidson has figured out that there are people who will pay them just to feed their own ego. It certainly cuts out the overhead of running a radio station.

 

[Goodtimesandgreatoldies]

Well, I don`t know. The guy that comes on weekdays at 9 AM with Request Show is a young guy who does many of the station i.d.`s! Who is this? Bill Drake identifies him as "Country Earl`s Helper". However, the Request Show is not Country. It is 1950`s-1970`s Oldies and they have commericals too! Oldies 103 WOLT must be paying this guy to host this show!

 

[radioguybroadcasting]

Well, I don`t know. The guy that comes on weekdays at 9 AM with Request Show is a young guy who does many of the station i.d.`s! Who is this? Bill Drake identifies him as "Country Earl`s Helper". However, the Request Show is not Country. It is 1950`s-1970`s Oldies and they have commericals too! Oldies 103 WOLT must be paying this guy to host this show!

Bill Drake pays for his airtime, why can't this guy?

What makes you think Davidson Media is paying him to host the show? What evidence do you have contrary to Davidson's "You Pay You Play" business model?

I know of ONE employee Davidson has at that station, but to my knowledge he isn't an on air guy.

 

[Goodtimesandgreatoldies]

I don`t think that this guy is paying beacuse I have heard him doing live d.j. duties right before Furman games, etc.... I do believe that he is an employee there. He has been there for at least two years sharing the i.d. duties on air with o.m. Brother Bill. I don`t know the young guys name but he is pretty good. Can someone help with answers to this??????????

 

[in3media_be1]

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[Geek Brian]

I don`t think that this guy is paying beacuse I have heard him doing live d.j. duties right before Furman games, etc.... I do believe that he is an employee there. He has been there for at least two years sharing the i.d. duties on air with o.m. Brother Bill. I don`t know the young guys name but he is pretty good. Can someone help with answers to this??????????

why thanks no, i didnt pay, nor was i paid....just playing around till the time was sold (but there weren't any commercials)

 

[Goodtimesandgreatoldies]

Well, radiogutbroadcsting never apoligized to me..... lol........... He said that I didn`t know what I was talking about......Yea, right.......... Maybe he will be a lot more careful next time. By the way Geek Brian, any chance that we can get the feed from WOLT Oldies 103 back on WOLI 103.9 out of Easley. I think that it would do quite well. That spanish format right now is not a good mix for this area. I love to listen to wolt when I am in Greenville... But, it doesn`t come in at all in Anderson! Has there been any talk about pairing WOLT and WOLI back together? I think that it would be great.............

 

[carolinaradio]

I doubt the 103s will ever simulcast. Specific people/groups have bought the time on each station and it is probably impossible. Davidson has no say in what is done as long as they get the $$$. Different Spanish programs are brokered...then the stuff on 103.3...IMO, the stations NEVER should have been split up. They can get decent ratings together, but neither covers the whole market alone.

Goodtimesgreatoldies' comment got me thinking about something - how come 103.3 in Greer and 103.1 in Anderson are allowed to be so close on the dial? If I try to get 103.1 in Greenville, 103.3 is bleeding over and if you try to get 103.3 outside of Greenville, 103.1 starts bleeding over. Seems to me they should have been spaced better, they aren't that far apart in distance.

 

[Goodtimesandgreatoldies]

Let`s PLEASE stay on topic-WOLT.

 

[radioguybroadcasting]

Let`s PLEASE stay on topic-WOLT.

We are staying on topic, we're discussing WOLT and related items relevant to the discussion. You may have created the thread, but yo uaren't a moderator who can tell us what we can and can't talk about it.

Other stations signals, such as the other 103 Davidson owns is relevant to this discussion.

 

[Goodtimesandgreatoldies]

I agree we are staying on topic-I was referring to a now deleted post. I would like to see the revenue sheet from WOLI. davidson would most likely sell to what makes the most money. WOLT is doing good, I don`t have info. on WOLI.

 

[radioguybroadcasting]

I doubt the 103s will ever simulcast. Specific people/groups have bought the time on each station and it is probably impossible. Davidson has no say in what is done as long as they get the $$$. Different Spanish programs are brokered...then the stuff on 103.3...IMO, the stations NEVER should have been split up. They can get decent ratings together, but neither covers the whole market alone.

Goodtimesgreatoldies' comment got me thinking about something - how come 103.3 in Greer and 103.1 in Anderson are allowed to be so close on the dial? If I try to get 103.1 in Greenville, 103.3 is bleeding over and if you try to get 103.3 outside of Greenville, 103.1 starts bleeding over. Seems to me they should have been spaced better, they aren't that far apart in distance.

Both WRIX-FM and WOLT-FM are Class As, a Maximum of 6KW/328 ft or the equivalent thereof.

For Class As on the same channel, the minimum spacing requirements are 62 miles.

The distance between the WRIX-FM Antenna just west of Craytonville and the WOLT-FM transmitter east of Holly Springs is about 50 miles.

Also, the 60 dbu "local signals aren't allow to cross on adjacent channels, which WOLT's and WRIX-FM's dont.. the 54 dbu signals of both stations come very close to touching, with WRIX-FM's 54 dbu falling off somewhere in southwestern Easley and WOLT-FM's 54dbu signal falling off in eastern Easley.

EDIT: I should also state, stations are only protected to their 60dbu signals... WRIX-FM's 60dbu falls about 6 to 7 miles due north and about 10 miles NE of Anderson. WOLT-FM's 60 dbu falls offright about the center of Greenville, just NE of Simpsonville.

They fit, but barely. As long as certain criteria are met and they are proven they fit, it'll be allowed

 

[radioguybroadcasting]

I agree we are staying on topic-I was referring to a now deleted post. I would like to see the revenue sheet from WOLI. davidson would most likely sell to what makes the most money. WOLT is doing good, I don`t have info. on WOLI.

What makes you think Davidson would sell?

 

[Goodtimesandgreatoldies]

radioguybroadcsting, I wasn`t talking about Davidson selling the stations, I was speaking about them selling the air-time. For example, they had 103.3 as Praize FM-Black Gospel. When the renters couldn`t keep up the bills, they switched to Oldies-Beach Bob-Spanky Jim Miller etc. i.e.- They switched the format (time-brokered) to something that brought in more money than what the "Praize FM" renters were paying.

 

[radioguybroadcasting]

radioguybroadcsting, I wasn`t talking about Davidson selling the stations, I was speaking about them selling the air-time. For example, they had 103.3 as Praize FM-Black Gospel. When the renters couldn`t keep up the bills, they switched to Oldies-Beach Bob-Spanky Jim Miller etc. i.e.- They switched the format (time-brokered) to something that brought in more money than what the "Praize FM" renters were paying.

Oh ok... thanks for the explination.

 

[carolinaradio]

I doubt the 103s will ever simulcast. Specific people/groups have bought the time on each station and it is probably impossible. Davidson has no say in what is done as long as they get the $$$. Different Spanish programs are brokered...then the stuff on 103.3...IMO, the stations NEVER should have been split up. They can get decent ratings together, but neither covers the whole market alone.

Goodtimesgreatoldies' comment got me thinking about something - how come 103.3 in Greer and 103.1 in Anderson are allowed to be so close on the dial? If I try to get 103.1 in Greenville, 103.3 is bleeding over and if you try to get 103.3 outside of Greenville, 103.1 starts bleeding over. Seems to me they should have been spaced better, they aren't that far apart in distance.

Both WRIX-FM and WOLT-FM are Class As, a Maximum of 6KW/328 ft or the equivalent thereof.

For Class As on the same channel, the minimum spacing requirements are 62 miles.

The distance between the WRIX-FM Antenna just west of Craytonville and the WOLT-FM transmitter east of Holly Springs is about 50 miles.

Also, the 60 dbu "local signals aren't allow to cross on adjacent channels, which WOLT's and WRIX-FM's dont.. the 54 dbu signals of both stations come very close to touching, with WRIX-FM's 54 dbu falling off somewhere in southwestern Easley and WOLT-FM's 54dbu signal falling off in eastern Easley.

They fit, but barely.

Thanks. Interesting....hard to get WOLT below Greenville, especially southeast- WZSN (103.5/Greenwood/C3 at 25kw and 328ft) starts bleeding over to 103.3 the further south you go, even when WOLT still has a relatively strong signal. Actually, 'ZSN has a pretty good signal towards Greenville, sort of the same situation can apply to 103.3/103.5 as 103.1/103.3, I guess. WOLT is really in a bad dial position.
Looks like they barely got that one done.

 

[radioguybroadcasting]

I doubt the 103s will ever simulcast. Specific people/groups have bought the time on each station and it is probably impossible. Davidson has no say in what is done as long as they get the $$$. Different Spanish programs are brokered...then the stuff on 103.3...IMO, the stations NEVER should have been split up. They can get decent ratings together, but neither covers the whole market alone.

Goodtimesgreatoldies' comment got me thinking about something - how come 103.3 in Greer and 103.1 in Anderson are allowed to be so close on the dial? If I try to get 103.1 in Greenville, 103.3 is bleeding over and if you try to get 103.3 outside of Greenville, 103.1 starts bleeding over. Seems to me they should have been spaced better, they aren't that far apart in distance.

Both WRIX-FM and WOLT-FM are Class As, a Maximum of 6KW/328 ft or the equivalent thereof.

For Class As on the same channel, the minimum spacing requirements are 62 miles.

The distance between the WRIX-FM Antenna just west of Craytonville and the WOLT-FM transmitter east of Holly Springs is about 50 miles.

Also, the 60 dbu "local signals aren't allow to cross on adjacent channels, which WOLT's and WRIX-FM's dont.. the 54 dbu signals of both stations come very close to touching, with WRIX-FM's 54 dbu falling off somewhere in southwestern Easley and WOLT-FM's 54dbu signal falling off in eastern Easley.

They fit, but barely.

Thanks. Interesting....hard to get WOLT below Greenville, especially southeast- WZSN (103.5/Greenwood/C3 at 25kw and 328ft) starts bleeding over to 103.3 the further south you go, even when WOLT still has a relatively strong signal. Actually, 'ZSN has a pretty good signal towards Greenville, sort of the same situation can apply to 103.3/103.5 as 103.1/103.3, I guess. WOLT is really in a bad dial position.
Looks like they barely got that one done.

Glad I could help and try and explain things.... how things may appear on your raido is not always how they show on paper.. and it's what's on paper that usually counts.

I once heard WOLI 103.9 pretty darn clear along Highway 28 and 72 in Abbeville!