Re: [IRCA] WEMM-1200

[David Faulkner <drdsfaulkner@xxxxxxxxx>]

Todd:

Far as I know it is the same owner.  They were country gospel and WEMM for a time on 1470.  They even tried flag-waving patriotism as WRWB for a time.  When they were gospel before (on 1470) they were often //WEMM FM, though only when WEMM FM was playing music.  It spends most of its time preaching.

A couple of other things to note: WVKO, 1580, Columbus, is running some kind of talk format.  I heard a clear WVKO ID today @ 1500, but even than early "The Big Talker" was well atop the channel so I couldn't identify which talk format WVKO is running.

WATH, 970, Athens, Ohio, has added a flea-powered FM twin at 97.1.  Though it has only 13 watts, its broadcast antenna is mounted up with the WXTQ ("Power 105") antenna which, I am told, has the fifth highest origination point in Ohio.  It gets in here as well as or better than the other flea powers in Athens.  WATH is mentioning the FM frequency in some of their programming, but as yet I have heard no legal IDs giving its call sign.

Third, the two stations I reported not hearing on my November trip to SC, the 1500 in Gaffney and the 1530 in Spartanburg, were both on and doing fine over New Year's weekend.  However I did not (and have never while passing through there) heard any sign of WBKW, 1070, Beckley.  When we first moved here in the mid-90s, they were a daytime regular as WCIR, mixing w/then WIBC.  Today WFNI is always alone all day here, and how does anybody manage to operate on 1070 at night in the south given the signal WFNI puts into the Carolinas?  WJLS, 560, Beckley is also a daytime regular here.  Does anybody know if WBKW is really operating?

73
David

--- On Wed, 1/4/12, Todd <todftscytj7707@xxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Todd <todftscytj7707@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IRCA] WEMM-1200
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 4:16 AM

Hi David,
Will they be the same owners as well?

Thanks,
Todd 

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David Faulkner <drdsfaulkner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi All:
>
>This morning I noted the former (apparently) WNBL, 1200, Huntington, WV, running a continuous loop identifying the station as WEMM and saying they would begin carrying gospel music on Friday at noon.  So no more "Better life radio," and oldies/MOYL-type format.  I suspect they'll sound pretty much like WEMM-1470 used to, except they'll have a much better signal.
>
>73
>David
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