Re: [HCDX] Q The Beat back on the air

["Stig Hartvig Nielsen" <hartvig@xxxxxx>]

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From: "Ronny Forslund" <info@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 2:12 PM
Subject: [HCDX] Q The Beat back on the air
> I heard Q The Beat on its old MW channel 1224 kHz on April 4 at 23.15 with the usual mix of nonstop RnB/hip hop etc and several station jingles. Good signals. I thought they had quit altogether but obviously somebody feels the project is worth sinking further money 



"Somebody" in this case is Clear Channel - so the cost of running the 50 kW transmitter on 1224 is not a problem. Obviously they want to get a national FM channel and they stand a better chance when they are running a station than if they weren't.

Cf. this message from MWC and MWDX (from March 29th): 


Q The Beat is back on 1224 kHz from m/v The Communicator broadcasting 24 hrs a day with the usual automated Rap and Urban format. Q The Beat is owned by Clear Channel and obviously the reason for the station returning to the air is that they will stand a better chance of obtaining a national FM channel as of September 1st when the new Zero Base frequency plan will be implemented.  The government will prefer active stations. I think power on 1224 kHz is 50 kW; daytime reception is pretty good here in Denmark


Best 73s
Stig Hartvig Nielsen,Denmark
www.radionyt.com







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