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There is/was a 99.1 lic. to Whitefield NH but I know there have been a bunch of changes up that
way, flipped frequencies and formats and all
radio-locator:
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WXRG&service=FM&status=L&hours=U
Acc. to WXRV's site http://www.wxrv.com , "Listen to our sister station WLKC 105.7 The River North in Plymouth, Lincoln, Holderness, and the Lakes Region."
(WLKC 105.7 lic to Campton NH)
...?
way, flipped frequencies and formats and all
radio-locator:
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WXRG&service=FM&status=L&hours=U
Acc. to WXRV's site http://www.wxrv.com , "Listen to our sister station WLKC 105.7 The River North in Plymouth, Lincoln, Holderness, and the Lakes Region."
(WLKC 105.7 lic to Campton NH)
...?
raccoonradio said:
Checking the FCC database, I found that Rivers has just done a call letter swap, effective yesterday, between his co-owned 99.9 in Athol, MA and 99.1 in Whitefield, NH.
99.9 Athol MA, formerly satellite-delivered soft AC WNYN, is now WXRG, simulcasting WXRV.
99.1 Whitefield NH, formerly WXRG, is now WNYN. Not sure what their format is up there now.
105.7 WLKC Campton, NH is another co-owned station which has been a straight rebroadcast of WXRV for a number of years.
I'd imagine that WNYN would maintain a different format because it covers a lot of the same ground as WLKC.
Radio-Locator has just gotten the call letter swap down, but not the rest of the stations information.
Eli Polonsky said:
Don't always trust what you see on radio-locator. 99.9 in Athol was not satellite AC, it was satellite classic rock. For some reason, a website they had at one time was shut down, and started redirecting to litefavorites.com, a site run by their former webmaster. This caused radio-locator to think that the station changed to AC.
99.1 WNYN (formerly WXRG) is actually quite a bit further north than WLKC. Their format is (or at least was) a Mike-FM type station, calling themselves "Free 99.1."
jlehmann said:
I remember hearing satellite classic rock on WNYN, but I hadn't been out that way to hear it for a while, so I assumed that it had changed format.
When Athol was mentioned I figured the 99.9 (formerly WINQ--I think I remember billboards showing a
woman "wink"-ing) was a part of all this. There were various changes up in NH/VT recently with some
stations moving slightly (101.7 to 101.5 or something), ownership/call/format changes etc. (and the
same kind of flipping happened a couple years ago around Keene/southwest VT)
The lic. for what is now WNYN 99.1 Whitefield NH was granted a little over a yr ago acc. to radio-locator.com;
not sure when they first hit the air. They are further north than the Concord/Lakes region area where
(Clark Smidt's?) WNNH 99.1 in Henniker is with the southern fringe of WNYN hitting around Plymouth
woman "wink"-ing) was a part of all this. There were various changes up in NH/VT recently with some
stations moving slightly (101.7 to 101.5 or something), ownership/call/format changes etc. (and the
same kind of flipping happened a couple years ago around Keene/southwest VT)
The lic. for what is now WNYN 99.1 Whitefield NH was granted a little over a yr ago acc. to radio-locator.com;
not sure when they first hit the air. They are further north than the Concord/Lakes region area where
(Clark Smidt's?) WNNH 99.1 in Henniker is with the southern fringe of WNYN hitting around Plymouth
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99.9 in Athol was never WINQ. Their original call sign was WCAT-FM issued in 1989. In 2002, they became WAHL, in 2003 WNYN, and now WXRG.
97.7 which used to be in Winchendon (about 10 miles north-east) was WINQ. (From 1982 until it's move to Keene Metro in 2005 when it became WOQL, and then WSNI in 2006. In 2007, the city of license changed to Swanzey, NH). But Winchendon wasn't left without a "local" radio station *cough*, as "local" *cough* WKMY/Educational Media Foundation out of Rocklin, CA now serves the local interest of Winchendon. (It is a interesting fact, WKMY's transmitter location is located where the old WINQ transmitter was years ago).
97.7 which used to be in Winchendon (about 10 miles north-east) was WINQ. (From 1982 until it's move to Keene Metro in 2005 when it became WOQL, and then WSNI in 2006. In 2007, the city of license changed to Swanzey, NH). But Winchendon wasn't left without a "local" radio station *cough*, as "local" *cough* WKMY/Educational Media Foundation out of Rocklin, CA now serves the local interest of Winchendon. (It is a interesting fact, WKMY's transmitter location is located where the old WINQ transmitter was years ago).
Oh right--I stand corrected. Winchendon's WINQ at 97.7 (and it was driving through that area where I saw
those billboards_
those billboards_
Does Athol-Gardner NEED AAA?
Are they still running Gardner/Athol area spots? Granted this will fill a signal hole for Gardner proper, as 92.5 is a tough grab there, but Athol and Orange can already get ANOTHER AAA called "The River" at 93.9 (WRSI). Plus, the last in-demand format I could think of for that area is AAA.
Maybe I'm wrong and they did some research. Or maybe it's just Steve Silberberg saving a buck.
At least it will sound better than that awful Eagle sat-classic rock format.
Are they still running Gardner/Athol area spots? Granted this will fill a signal hole for Gardner proper, as 92.5 is a tough grab there, but Athol and Orange can already get ANOTHER AAA called "The River" at 93.9 (WRSI). Plus, the last in-demand format I could think of for that area is AAA.
Maybe I'm wrong and they did some research. Or maybe it's just Steve Silberberg saving a buck.
At least it will sound better than that awful Eagle sat-classic rock format.
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