YIKES...WZLR down to a 0.9 in the Spring Book

[gr8oldies]

Hopefully someone can help you get that aircheck uploaded. If it's clean it would be a great addition to reelradio!

 

[One Who Knows]

I have a little tape of DJ 95, but a lot of tape of Power 95 from 92-93. I also taped most of their final morning show on August 10, 1993. However I have no way to upload it to the 'net.
DJ 95 was OK...Power 95 was great...if you could hear it. I've talked to people in the market at that time that had trouble picking up the signal in the Dayton metro and even in Kettering. I lived at the edge of Clark County at the time and had no trouble picking them up. They were a fun second CHR/Pop alternative to the bigger Z-93. Let's not forget that most of the alumni went on to bigger and better things once Power 95 was sold...Jeff Stevens(Went to WRVF, which later became WXEG, now PD of Mix and OM of Mix, Lite and 106.5), Allen Rantz(Went to WXEG and later Mix), Joe Thomas(Went to WING-FM and later Z-93, and then was Promo Dir. at Mix until January '09), Joe Momma(Now at KUBL in Salt Lake City), Taylor(Went to Xtreme Radio in Las Vegas...This is NOT the same Taylor that is on Mix now), and Todd Hudson(Went to WHIO-AM...later WXEG and WMMX and was at WHIO-TV for a time as well). Brian Bruchey went on to Mix as APD and later Z-93. Brian Savage went on to Z-93. Not sure of what happened to Jack Rutledge, the first co-host of Jeff Stevens on Power 95...I do know he was at Cox Dayton a few years ago. Not sure what Al Pichot, the GM of WDJK, is up to either.

Rutledge has been an Account Executive in town for many years...he worked in sales at 95.3 while working on the air.
Presently, Jack sells for Cox Radio.

Yes, you can hear the station in all of those areas...all those areas you mention are east of Dayton. But, if you're trying to make the assertion that the signal is "fine", you're dead wrong. Drive to Miamisburg and try to pick it up on an "average" table radio. I've had occasional trouble trying to pick it up on the western edge of Centerville.

 

[One Who Knows]

DJ-95 was the "brainchild" of then General Manager Dick Moran. The station had been doing just fine, financially speaking, with the country format (50-70K months were common, especially at busy times of the year).

I thought WDJK was AC before it was CHR. This would have been around 1989. I thought its numbers were actually worse as an AC than as a CHR.

I don't recall the exact procession of formats. But, I know in no case has that station ever popped more than a 2 to a 3 share 12 plus in any format...

 

[OhioMediaWatch]

I'm with gr8 on this.

If 95.7 ever manages to move to Sharonville, 95.3 will become WHIO-FM, taking the simulcast. Remember, too, that there's an app to move WZLR electronically to the core of the market:

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws...8841&Service=FM&Form_id=301&Facility_id=15649

Filed in early 2007. I have no idea if this is still viable.

Not the "best" signal, still class A/6kW, but would do fine as a mono talk companion to 1290 in the heart of the market.

 

[gr8oldies]

Cox has taken the Sharonville move off the table. I'm told it was announced to staff a few months ago.

 

[OhioMediaWatch]

Yeah, that's why I said "if they ever manage" it.

Somewhere in there, it is probably linked with the economy, the tight credit market and whatever shape First Broadcasting is in...

 

[alans613]

I have a little tape of DJ 95, but a lot of tape of Power 95 from 92-93. I also taped most of their final morning show on August 10, 1993. However I have no way to upload it to the 'net.
DJ 95 was OK...Power 95 was great...if you could hear it. I've talked to people in the market at that time that had trouble picking up the signal in the Dayton metro and even in Kettering. I lived at the edge of Clark County at the time and had no trouble picking them up. They were a fun second CHR/Pop alternative to the bigger Z-93. Let's not forget that most of the alumni went on to bigger and better things once Power 95 was sold...Jeff Stevens(Went to WRVF, which later became WXEG, now PD of Mix and OM of Mix, Lite and 106.5), Allen Rantz(Went to WXEG and later Mix), Joe Thomas(Went to WING-FM and later Z-93, and then was Promo Dir. at Mix until January '09), Joe Momma(Now at KUBL in Salt Lake City), Taylor(Went to Xtreme Radio in Las Vegas...This is NOT the same Taylor that is on Mix now), and Todd Hudson(Went to WHIO-AM...later WXEG and WMMX and was at WHIO-TV for a time as well). Brian Bruchey went on to Mix as APD and later Z-93. Brian Savage went on to Z-93. Not sure of what happened to Jack Rutledge, the first co-host of Jeff Stevens on Power 95...I do know he was at Cox Dayton a few years ago. Not sure what Al Pichot, the GM of WDJK, is up to either.

Rutledge has been an Account Executive in town for many years...he worked in sales at 95.3 while working on the air.
Presently, Jack sells for Cox Radio.

Yes, you can hear the station in all of those areas...all those areas you mention are east of Dayton. But, if you're trying to make the assertion that the signal is "fine", you're dead wrong. Drive to Miamisburg and try to pick it up on an "average" table radio. I've had occasional trouble trying to pick it up on the western edge of Centerville.

You're right...95.3 has had-and continues to have-signal problems and limitations. I would never, ever say anything to the contrary. 95.3 is limited as much as, if not more than, 94.5 is.