I went to the WPAP website, and, like all ClearChannel stations that have HD, the HDRadio logo was in the top right corner of the screen. The same goes for Sunny 98. Did they "flip the switch" for HD? (question directed at Wooten, obviously)
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WPAP/WFSY in HD?
- Thread starter FrankB-town
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Groove1670
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Charlie take me to school. I have not heard a HD station yet. Is it heavily compressed. Or will they use limiting just to supress peaks. It seems if standard compession is used that would defeat the purpose. The Analog Mobile/Pensacola station are wayyyy over processed. It would be nice to hear a station with a transparent sound. But, I also understand that the market specializes in loudness wars.
Actually what I'd like to know is this.....
Are there any AMs in PC still running C-QUAM?? My guess is "no", but I have conflicting reports.
Are there any AMs in PC still running C-QUAM?? My guess is "no", but I have conflicting reports.
WDIZ (590) used to broadcast in C-QUAM stereo....it really sounded pretty good, but we took the equipment off line about 6 years ago. We did not get a single call or letter complaining about it. I have a 1994 GMC pickup (my personal truck) which has AM stereo capability. It really sounded good....I have tuned around several times both during the day and night and can't find a station still running C-QUAM. WSM on 650 used to run it but they apparently took it off line several years ago.
Charlie
Charlie
Ah, yes... the big 590 in delightful C-QUAM stereo!
I was on the air on WDLP-AM (now WDIZ) for about an hour on its last day of existence... while the regular midday jock was being informed that she was being let go, and a format change was imminent.
I had worked at one other C-QUAM AM (WDAK/Columbus, GA)... which was oldies, so the stereo was kind of a waste, since the vast majority of their library was dubbed to cart from MONO copies of the vinyl, and even the jingles they were using were recorded in mono back in the 60's. I mean, what was the point of being stereo when the vast majority of your on-air material was in mono?
Anyway, after that fateful day on WDLP (12/31/86), we signed off at midnight and Charlie Wooten flipped the wires to move the FM automation (the "Genie" beautiful music format) from 98.5 over to the AM side, and hooked up the AM control room to the FM processing. At 6am New Years Day 1/1/87, Sunny 98.5 was born! (Jim Dooley was on the air... first song... "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range; 2nd song... "To Love Somebody" by the Bee Gees -- don't ask me why I remember that, but can't find my car keys most mornings!).
Believe me, every snowbird in the Panhandle called the radio station that day to bitch about us taking away their music... once we told them where to find Genie, they were okay.
And although I only got to hear Genie-AM on a couple of AM Stereo radios in the time I was there (plus the studio air monitor), I thought those beautiful music versions of popular songs ("Billie Jean" by 100 Strings?) sounded pretty darned good.
TDO (aka David Nolin)
I was on the air on WDLP-AM (now WDIZ) for about an hour on its last day of existence... while the regular midday jock was being informed that she was being let go, and a format change was imminent.
I had worked at one other C-QUAM AM (WDAK/Columbus, GA)... which was oldies, so the stereo was kind of a waste, since the vast majority of their library was dubbed to cart from MONO copies of the vinyl, and even the jingles they were using were recorded in mono back in the 60's. I mean, what was the point of being stereo when the vast majority of your on-air material was in mono?
Anyway, after that fateful day on WDLP (12/31/86), we signed off at midnight and Charlie Wooten flipped the wires to move the FM automation (the "Genie" beautiful music format) from 98.5 over to the AM side, and hooked up the AM control room to the FM processing. At 6am New Years Day 1/1/87, Sunny 98.5 was born! (Jim Dooley was on the air... first song... "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range; 2nd song... "To Love Somebody" by the Bee Gees -- don't ask me why I remember that, but can't find my car keys most mornings!).
Believe me, every snowbird in the Panhandle called the radio station that day to bitch about us taking away their music... once we told them where to find Genie, they were okay.
And although I only got to hear Genie-AM on a couple of AM Stereo radios in the time I was there (plus the studio air monitor), I thought those beautiful music versions of popular songs ("Billie Jean" by 100 Strings?) sounded pretty darned good.
TDO (aka David Nolin)
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