I forgot to mention this above. The land under towers being sold, seems to be happening a lot (too much for this AMer and gray-headed former DJ) these days.
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I forgot to mention this above. The land under towers being sold, seems to be happening a lot (too much for this AMer and gray-headed former DJ) these days.
Charleston started the AM fall in the Carolinas a couple years ago with Hurricane Helene causing issues. We had one owner with 3 AMs in town and now 2 of them are OTA. All played music. The 3rd one was off for several months as well but fed an FM translator.
WTMA gets like a 1.5 as a stand alone news-talk and that’s about the only AM listening in this market other than the Catholic station on 730. Shocked about WBT but not surprised about 730.
They had a good signal, I remember hearing them in Charleston during one of the hurricanes when the local 730 went off the air.
Columbia’s 1320 which had the same 3rd tier sports format went off a couple years ago as well. 1230 also.
WTMA gets like a 1.5 as a stand alone news-talk and that’s about the only AM listening in this market other than the Catholic station on 730. Shocked about WBT but not surprised about 730.
They had a good signal, I remember hearing them in Charleston during one of the hurricanes when the local 730 went off the air.
Columbia’s 1320 which had the same 3rd tier sports format went off a couple years ago as well. 1230 also.
AM lost any relevance in Greenville in 2008 when WORD (AM)/WYRD-FM went to FM too.
Had a preacher friend from the area, who was on WTMA, dunno if he still is. In tuning in to his church's broadcast online, may have been the only times I've ever heard that station, save for possibly capturing an ID.
AM radio in this area is, sadly, made worse by the awful local ground conductivity.
It takes about 10x the power to go half the distance (watts/coverage) versus an AM station in the Midwest
It takes about 10x the power to go half the distance (watts/coverage) versus an AM station in the Midwest
The only AM around here I kinda enjoy listening to is the small Urban AC - WASC on 1530 in Spartanburg, which has no streaming & no FM translator.
It would be nice, as their 1000 watt signal can't reliably reach up to Gaffney only 20 miles away...
The ground conductivity and overall performance of AM Radio around here is terrible, compared to what I experienced out in Kansas earlier this year.
I got pretty much the answer I expected, but I've never been shy about asking the question anyway. I reached out to Bible Broadcasting Network for additional information about its plans for WYFQ 930 AM. Carl Redemann, Executive Director of BBN, told me, "Currently, we are just too early in the process to make any meaningful comments." I also asked if I could follow up with him as the situation develops. Sometimes "no comment yet" is still useful information.
Yes, I think 930's days are numbered.
Yes, I think 930's days are numbered.
Worked at AM 93 and Stereo 1110 in the '80's, great days. This has been a watershed year for AM radio in Charlotte. Soon there will be just 870, 1030, 1240, 1310 and 1480. 2 out of 5 are daytimers.
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WOHS in Shelby was probably better on AM 730, versus 1390 (former WADA) where they are now...
But their FM Translator W268CU @ 101.5 probably makes that irrelevant as far as they are concerned.
But their FM Translator W268CU @ 101.5 probably makes that irrelevant as far as they are concerned.
I was just post that station not too long ago..
WZGV Charlotte To Cease Operations
2G Media will shut down Sports Betting "InsideTheGame.net" 730 WZGV Cramerton/97.5 W248CO Charlotte NC on Wednesday, June 17.radioinsight.com
While we debate the future of 1110 AM a lesser known station will shut down. I can’t say that I am surprised. They never seemed to be a serious competitor to WFNZ. Their last gasp switch to sports gambling never worked out. The shows leaned very heavily into the technical jargons of sports gambling which likely shut out the casual sports listener. It’s too bad that this will leave Charlotte without a Braves play by play affiliate.