Wplo Still Silent!

[Part15rulesdude]

As Of 11:30 am Wplo is still silent.. I wonder whats up?
We can only hope that this could mean a format change.
Could Viva really have done that much damage to thier
chances? Guess we will have to wait and see..<P ID="signature">______________
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[RoddyFreeman]

> As Of 11:30 am Wplo is still silent.. I wonder whats up?
> We can only hope that this could mean a format change.
> Could Viva really have done that much damage to thier
> chances? Guess we will have to wait and see..
>

It's true that WLKQ-FM (even before Viva) knocked WPLO out of the ratings.

But I believe Mrs. Prieto, a Hispanic person, still owns the station; at least I haven't heard anything differently.

After she and her husband went through a nasty divorce a few years ago, she got WPLO and he got WFTD (1060). But they apparently became friendly again last year, and the husband started selling advertising on both stations.

For small retail advertisers in Doraville and Gwinnett, I wouldn't think you'd need ratings to sell that station. But there are so many Hispanic AM's. Who knows?

 

[radionut987]

> > As Of 11:30 am Wplo is still silent.. I wonder whats up?
> > We can only hope that this could mean a format change.
> > Could Viva really have done that much damage to thier
> > chances? Guess we will have to wait and see..
> >
>
> It's true that WLKQ-FM (even before Viva) knocked WPLO out
> of the ratings.
>
> But I believe Mrs. Prieto, a Hispanic person, still owns the
> station; at least I haven't heard anything differently.
>
> After she and her husband went through a nasty divorce a few
> years ago, she got WPLO and he got WFTD (1060). But they
> apparently became friendly again last year, and the husband
> started selling advertising on both stations.
>
> For small retail advertisers in Doraville and Gwinnett, I
> wouldn't think you'd need ratings to sell that station. But
> there are so many Hispanic AM's. Who knows?
>

Maybe 610 should (or could) be bought by Chase Broadcasting, the same company that owns WNNG in Warner Robins, or WMGR in Bainbridge, both AM stations that super-serve their respective communitites with local news, sports, and the "Unforgettable Favorites" from the ABC Radio Networks. But, like many of these situations, that's just speculation at this point. Maybe a storm knocked WPLO off the air. After all, the first two days of this new year have brought nasty weather all over the state. <P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by radionut987 on 01/04/06 02:21 AM.</FONT></P>

 

[BDBopper]

> Maybe 610 should (or could) be bought by Chase Broadcasting,
> the same company that owns WNNG in Warner Robins, or WMGR in
> Bainbridge, both AM stations that super-serve their
> respective communitites with local news, sports, and the
> "Unforgettable Favorites" from the ABC Radio Networks. But,
> like many of you, that's just speculation at this point.
> Maybe a storm knocked WPLO off the air. After all, the
> first two days of this new year have brought nasty weather
> all over the state.

Good point. However the first time I noticed that WPLO was silent and off the air was after Midnight on New Year's Day.

Also FYI...Before WPLO switched formats to Hispanic, the station was a full-service Country station and aired Ludlow Porch's show in the mornings.
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[ricksegers]

If this is such a concern we have two threads on it surely someone could pick up a phone and ask what's going on or is it just too much fun to hide behind made up names and start rumors and wild a** speculations?