Re: [IRCA] WPBI/WSVU (was WTIX-980 Winston Salem NC?)

[LEE FRESHWATER <amlogbook@xxxxxxxxx>]

To be fair... This call sign was granted 10/1/06  100,000 watts updated it 10/5 and 
  AMLOGBOOK.com updated on 10/7 ..  
  
  For those of you not subscribed, 100,000 watts updated daily. I usually update 
  twice a month
  
  I think both sites do an outstanding job of "keeping uip"
  
  I credit Scott Fybush with 100,000 watts since he is the Editor.. I am well aware
  whom I send my check to every year. Scott has done more for the DX and  Broadcasting community than anyone else I know, and I just wanted to  give him some credit.
  
  Since WSVU is a customer of mine (I sold them their transmitter) I wont comment on the format change.
  
  Also to clarify my comment on local WCFI 1290... The FCC has been  hunting for this guy for 2 years...(something about non payment of a  20K fine) Their left hand does not talk to their right hand.   There is alot more to this than I can comment on
  
  This is why when I am updating my site, I look at ALL the resources available
  and I dont carve any of them in stone..Including mine.
  
  The FCC site is pretty good at call changes and CP's, but they can not  keep up with silent stations. I also find their tower site locations to  be in-accurate at times. They also tend to delete stations too soon....
   
  This is what makes DXing dso much fun.
  
  regards to all
  
  Lee
  Ocala FL
  www.amlogbook.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "W. Curt Deegan" <WWWR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  Bob,

It does indeed reflect a format change on 960.  First reported 10/5 by 
another FL DXer, from WPBI with C&W, to WSVU with Standards (or something 
like that).

It may be relevant to mention the station had as far as I heard, not begun 
to do any advertising while carrying C&W.  (One exception was when carrying 
a syndicated C&W program they did have Ovaltine ads.)   I don't know the 
significance of this -- no one wanted to advertise, they weren't really 
ready to get down to business, who knows?  According to one promo I heard, 
the official kick-off -- of the new format I presume -- is 10/16.

Daytime reception here is fair and listenable, except when my Cable TV 
noise kicks in, then they are buried.

Curt
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W. Curt Deegan
Boca Raton, (southeast) Florida


At 07:52 PM 10/12/2006, you wrote:
> >It might be a little harsh to say not to believe "anything" from the
>FCC
> >DB.  Admittedly it has its problems, but, for example, WPBI 960 N.Palm
> >Beach, FL, just became WSVU, and as soon as anyone noticed the change,
>it
> >was found already reflected in the FCC DB.  Other resources are yet to
> >catch up.
> >
> >Curt
>
>
>Another thing this WPBI/WSVU question brings to mind -- the
>call change reflects a format change, if I have read past
>postings correctly.
>
>The fact that a brand new station, not even established
>in its market, has had to change format so soon would
>lead a reasonable person (or me, anyway...) to assume
>that this station had not done its market survey to try
>and identify where they could fit in, in terms of offering
>a salable format that could attract listeners.
>
>Or is the new business model just to pick formats from
>a hat and hope one works?
>
>[snip]
>- Bob                          sent  1952 edt


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