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by ftballfan
Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:13 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: The story of Battle Creek television history
Replies: 13
Views: 4168

Re: The story of Battle Creek television history

WUHQ owes FCC rules for its existence and ABC affiliation. If the WZZM-TV tower wasn't required to be so far from WSPD-TV/WTVG, there wouldn't have been that large area still not covered by ABC. As it is, WZZM-TV is almost like part of the Northwest Michigan/almost Traverse City market, with WPBN a...
by ftballfan
Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: WWMN back on air
Replies: 13
Views: 6451

Re: WWMN back on air

The Forrester Hill FMs would be a good fit for Smile FM and/or Relevant Radio
by ftballfan
Wed Oct 11, 2023 10:27 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: AM HD Radio Is Alive and Well (?) in Detroit
Replies: 10
Views: 1927

Re: AM HD Radio Is Alive and Well (?) in Detroit

Last Christmas I had WFDF lock in HD up in Manistee at night
by ftballfan
Mon Sep 25, 2023 3:09 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: Brief observations
Replies: 1
Views: 2949

Re: Brief observations

Some more today while driving from Manistee to Grand Rapids via Traverse City: - 92.5 WFDX is on and running full power with yacht rock-type songs - A solid number of UP, Wisconsin, and Sunrise Side stations were heard in TC -- UP: 92.3 WJPD, 92.7 WRPP, 93.1 WIMK, 93.9 WNBY, 94.9 WUPZ, 97.9 WIHC, 98...
by ftballfan
Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:37 pm
Forum: The Stadium
Topic: #TuckLeavin
Replies: 37
Views: 4004

Re: #TuckLeavin

MSU has both Nebraska and Minnesota on its schedule; those are winnable games. Indiana is very winnable; it took OT for them to beat the friggin' Akron Zips. MSU is a better team than Indiana all day long. Iowa might be a lot crappier than everyone was thinking, too. They just lost 31 - 0 to Penn S...
by ftballfan
Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:19 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: Brief observations
Replies: 1
Views: 2949

Brief observations

While driving from Grand Rapids to my parents' house today, I noticed a few things: - Several of the big Northern Michigan signals were listenable along parts of I-96 and US-31, such as 88.5 WIAB, 89.3 WTLI, 96.3 WLXT, 105.1 WGFM, 105.9 WKHQ, and 106.7 WSRT, as well as a handful of Flint/Tri-Cities ...
by ftballfan
Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:24 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Nielsen #s for GR radio - some significant movements!
Replies: 13
Views: 2399

Re: Nielsen #s for GR radio - some significant movements!

If I were in charge of Townsquare GR:

1. Keep WGRD as is
2. Flip 95.7 to country, keeping Big Joe in mornings. I would play at least 2-3 pre-2010 songs per hour
3. WFGR remains as is
4. 100.5 the River adds a Hot AC lean
5. Magic 104.9 shifts to a near-clone of the Block in Kalamazoo/Battle Creek
by ftballfan
Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:09 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Nielsen #s for GR radio - some significant movements!
Replies: 13
Views: 2399

Re: Nielsen #s for GR radio - some significant movements!

The Game (which is on a signal that covers the market very well) is almost losing to Jethro FM (which is on a daytimer AM and two translators that don't have the best signals)!
by ftballfan
Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:03 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: Northern Christian Radio buys WLJN/Good News Media
Replies: 6
Views: 3971

Re: Northern Christian Radio buys WLJN/Good News Media

A $1 sale price??? 😲 There's something more going on here than meets the eye. $1 is a price to indicate that some value changed hands. There's likely some donations going on. The Promise FM will finally have a good signal in TC! For years, they've covered most of northern Michigan well with the exc...
by ftballfan
Fri Sep 15, 2023 7:51 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: Morgan Murphy Media Acquiring Northern Michigan TV/Radio Combo
Replies: 9
Views: 5228

Re: Morgan Murphy Media Acquiring Northern Michigan TV/Radio Combo

organman95 wrote:
Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:14 am
Wow. I didn't think all those stations would amount to $12 million...
WBKB having all of the Big Four helps bring that price up. I wonder if the price includes studios, offices, and towers
by ftballfan
Sat Sep 09, 2023 1:23 pm
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: Relevant Radio expanding into Dayton-Cincinnati
Replies: 21
Views: 7320

Re: Relevant Radio expanding into Dayton-Cincinnati

What's sad is the Oasis had developed a pretty loyal following in the Cincy and especially Dayton markets. In the beauty pageant 12+ numbers in Dayton, it was ahead of 92.9, 95.3, 101.5, 103.9 and perhaps others. Dayton has already lost 94.5 & 106.5 to niche programming in the past few years; now i...
by ftballfan
Tue Sep 05, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: Music Musings
Topic: Smash Mouth Steve Harwell dies
Replies: 12
Views: 1342

Re: Smash Mouth Steve Harwell dies

Not long after the announcement of his death came out yesterday, I heard WIXX spin at least two of Smash Mouth's songs in a row. Many other stations likely wouldn't have adjusted their playlists until this morning.
by ftballfan
Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:30 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: August 16-22 Tropo Summary
Replies: 10
Views: 2917

Re: August 16-22 Tropo Summary

That is impressive! The best I was able to do in the RF hell that is my basement room in Grand Rapids was WCKY from Toledo and a handful of northern Michigan stations (WGFM, WSRT, WJZQ, WKLT, WCCW, and WGFE in addition to the much more common WTCM/WIAA/WOLW). Since WGVU turned off HD Radio a few mon...
by ftballfan
Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:10 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Updated ratings!
Replies: 23
Views: 4548

Updated ratings!

https://radioinsight.com/ratings/grand-rapids/

96.1 the Game (50kW full market signal) is almost losing to Jethro FM (which is on a daytimer AM with two subpar translators)!
by ftballfan
Tue Aug 08, 2023 10:20 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: KLT wipes the floor clean with The Bear in latest ratings
Replies: 28
Views: 8982

Re: KLT wipes the floor clean with The Bear in latest ratings

Manistee County should've never been added to the Traverse City/Petoskey market in the first place.

I wonder what has hurt WTCM more, losing 93.5 or getting its most popular county removed from the market.