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WPAZ's Return

WPAZ, Wow, 40 years ago Herb Scott interviewed me there and sent me to WJWL, Georgetown, Delaware. I was in Georgetown a year ago, WJWL is Hispanic. There were some FM's there now. I guess the sons have done well since Mr. Scott passed away at a young age.
 
I am not sure that the boys and mom have done that well with the Great Scott Broadcasting Group. WPAZ is worth no more than the real eastate where the towers and studio are located, and The Great Scott stations in Salisbury-Ocean City are the bottom feeders in that over saturatred radio market. Basically D- radio stations in a C- market. Do good, be well and happy.
 
As a WPAZ alum from the 70's, I wish these fellas all the luck in the world. It's a great station waiting to happen. But ya need gas in the tank to make the car run...money, advertisers. Wait till that first electic bill comes in, payroll (even with volunteers), lease payment, BMI/ASCAP/SESAC all want their pound of flesh, too. It'll be a rough road, and they have my earnest blessings.
 
You bring up a good point... and it makes me wonder if they plan on streaming WPAZ, given all of the above... Then again, Great Scott does stream all of their other radio properties. We shall find out in a week's time.

Does anyone who can hear the station describe what the "loop" they currently have on sounds like?
 
Well, today should be the day that WPAZ is scheduled to resume broadcasting... Anyone hear anything?

I see 1370wpaz.com was registered by Great Scott but that website is not live as of right now. Likewise, nothing on wpaz1370.com.
 
D--J, no, there's supposedly 'red tape' with the control of the station and the FCC. The local papers had stories about it. There's links on their FB page, the 'WPAZ Preservation Society'.
 
It is now being reported that WPAZ is once again on the air - albeit not at full strength:
http://pottsmerc.com/articles/2010/11/18/business/doc4ce5496119f6c768476188.txt

Great Scott Broadcasting, under FCC guidelines, has begun playing popular music during the day to prevent the station's current license from expiring... A schedule of varied and unique content is currently being put together by the preservation association; though, that content will not go on the air until the association gains possession of the license to broadcast...
 
I'm sure WPAZ is looking for volunteer work of course. Are they also looking to broker time?
I mean, I don't know what plan I would choose or how I'd go about keeping the lights on, but that wouldn't be it...
The volunteer thing could be good (you know, some people who are honestly dedicated to the community aspect of it and the love of radio), but as soon as you have people buying time, that's when it all seems to go downhill. Quickly.
The first show to feature a realtor or a financial advisor or a lawyer... beginning of the end. Unless those people are guided, very closley, by folks who know radio a little, the 'shows' they pay for are often worse than static.
Quite frankly, I hope WPAZ makes it. As most posters here know, there's not enough local radio anymore. Make it worthwhile though. Easy to say I know, but now be fanatical about doing it well. Good luck folks.
 
Here's a lineup of their daily schedule, from the WPAZPA Facebook page:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...4236568829_367218693829_5401887_2761948_n.jpg

I wonder if the Randi Ellis doing morning drive is the same Randi Ellis who most recently did traffic reports on KYW-AM as well as news reports on WPHT...

Anyway, following Randi will be Brian James (wonder if he's related to the Brian James - the late Brian James of radio imaging fame)...
 
WPAZ Preservation Association Facebook page (http://www.wpazpa.org/friends.html) reports that FCC approved the sale from Great Scott to Four Rivers on Wednesday 12/22. Scott has been operating the station from 8AM-4PM over the past 4 weeks to keep license active. New WPAZ to sign on after a "settlement period and some prep time".
 
vmelis said:
New WPAZ to sign on after a "settlement period and some prep time".
Click to expand...

An application for transfer of control of WPAZ finally made it into today's (Tuesday 12/28/2010) FCC Digest. I'm pretty sure that the new owners are the preservation group but their corporation has a different name. A LONG list of other Great Scott stations are also being transferred but I think that's one of those legal things; IIRC, the principal owner's stock is being conveyed into a trust.
 
WPAZ's new website http://www.wpazradio.com/ is up and will soon provide a link for streaming. One of their on-air promos says they're broadcasting from the "Paris of Montgomery County from the Left Banke of the Schuylkill River" which may explain the significance of the Eiffel tower in their new logo.
 
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