Re: [IRCA] WVLZ-1180 and WKCE-1120 on with HS football

[Steve Francis <amdxmail@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks for this info, Mike!  I think I found that archived article by Googling "daily times" and "radio station barred."  My favorite part is "Officials are aware the radio stations must cease operations at night, and they're not overly concerned about it." 

According to a newspaper ad day before yesterday, 1120/1180 have now lined up SPONSORS for the night broadcasts.

Steve Francis
Alcoa, Tennessee





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From: Mike Pietruk <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: WVLZ-1180 and WKCE-1120 on with HS football


Steve 
I am guessing that both stations will be continuing to run after-hours 
hen.  
ven more curious, as I happened to do an archive search of the Daily 
imes (the paper serving Blount County tn and the communities of Alcoa and 
aryville) 
s that high schools signed agreements with those stations to be their 
fficial voice with the knowledge that they were licensed as daytimers.
n oddity that I discovered regarding radio coverage for TN sports is that 
chools designate one (and only one) station to carry their games 
stensiably due to limited room in school pressboxes.
eedless to say, as I found out while in Alcoa/Maryville last week is that 
ot all stations were happy with this.
BCR (am 1470) as an example is running little blurbs blasting school 
fficials for their perceived being locked out in the assignment process;
pparently, they were shocked that Alcoa high went with a licensed 
aytimer rather than them when WBCR lost out to AM 1400 WGAP for Maryville 
ames.
ind of crazy, and I wonder if eventually 1120/1180 will be haring from 
he FCC for this rather obvious breach of their licensing authority.



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