Classic Country 105.9 Middletown is Gone!

[Toledo Radio Died]

WNKN Middletown is now Classic Hits "105.9 The Oasis", splitting up the classic country duo 106.7 Dry Ridge, KY and 105.9 Middletown, however if one was still wondering 106.7 is still classic country. 105.9 The Oasis sounds like a classic hits format from 10 to 15 years ago with very heavy amounts of 70's with the occasional 60's and 80's thrown in, will miss the classic country format on this station but it's nice to hear a classic hits that doesn't specialized in burnt to a crisp 80's hits like all the other stations.

[Colonel Flagg]

WNKN Middletown is now Classic Hits "105.9 The Oasis", splitting up the classic country duo 106.7 Dry Ridge, KY and 105.9 Middletown, however if one was still wondering 106.7 is still classic country. 105.9 The Oasis sounds like a classic hits format from 10 to 15 years ago with very heavy amounts of 70's with the occasional 60's and 80's thrown in, will miss the classic country format on this station but it's nice to hear a classic hits that doesn't specialized in burnt to a crisp 80's hits like all the other stations.

What a ridiculous name for a Classic Hits station.

I'm surprised they flipped, but honestly, WGRR has sounded stale as of late.

[Ben Zonia]

This was WPFB-FM. That's why I didn't recognize it. WPFB 910 was supposed to be a Daytime only station. The owner kept pushing STAs for 100 watts Night. Finally, it was granted 100 watts Nondirectional Night. Then they were trying to get 250 watts Nondirectional Night. WSUI complained and the FCC put the kibosh on that.

[Colonel Flagg]

This was WPFB-FM. That's why I didn't recognize it. WPFB 910 was supposed to be a Daytime only station. The owner kept pushing STAs for 100 watts Night. Finally, it was granted 100 watts Nondirectional Night. Then they were trying to get 250 watts Nondirectional Night. WSUI complained and the FCC put the kibosh on that.

WPFB shares some similarities to 102.7 Mt. Clemens.

It's a suburban FM with an imperfect signal that comes up with the right idea every once in awhile. It usually works, until one of the main in-market FM's steals the idea and runs with it. WPFB was "Disco 106" for a brief period, way back when.

[MotorCityRadioFreak]

Is it class rock or? Is it supposed to be like Sirius XM Margaritaville?

[FakeAndyStuart]

It's a suburban FM with an imperfect signal that comes up with the right idea every once in awhile.

Nah, it's a pretty good signal.. just doesn't cover downtown Cincinnati.. but you can comfortably listen all the way north to Wapak!



Was owned by NKU who bought it for 7 million and sold it for 4 in a fire sale to the dude in Dry Ridge KY. A few years ago, the combo has spectacular numbers.. I think it was a quirk in the PPM panel. Once the panel changed and all the new country stations showed up, no more numbers in Cincy or Dayton. This is a good move for them... station sounds great.

[Colonel Flagg]

It's a suburban FM with an imperfect signal that comes up with the right idea every once in awhile.

Nah, it's a pretty good signal.. just doesn't cover downtown Cincinnati.. but you can comfortably listen all the way north to Wapak!



Was owned by NKU who bought it for 7 million and sold it for 4 in a fire sale to the dude in Dry Ridge KY. A few years ago, the combo has spectacular numbers.. I think it was a quirk in the PPM panel. Once the panel changed and all the new country stations showed up, no more numbers in Cincy or Dayton. This is a good move for them... station sounds great.

Gee, thanks for the tutorial.

Sure, it's a good signal if you're on a horse farm near West Chester, or up on a hill, and not down in the valley...just like 96.5, 105.9 covers a lot of rural zip codes. Additionally, Radio-Blowcater doesn't figure in important things like terrain, which both Cincinnati and Dayton have a lot of. That's why there's an RPU, and an intercity relay on the old 96.5 stick, for remote broadcasts. You're right about 105.9 making it to Wapakoneta. 96.5 is usually pretty good til around Piqua, or Sidney at best. I've done more than one tour of duty through both Dayton and Cincinnati. Hat tip to Clark Davis, and the great Pete Cavanaugh for that.

[FakeAndyStuart]

Sure, it's a good signal if you're on a horse farm near West Chester

Lotta bodies with lotta money in WestChester right now. The creep north (Cincy) and south (Dayton) is just beginning. Anyway, let me be clear - from a signal standpoint, WNKN will not really be a competitive Cincinnati radio station. But it can EASILY be a competitive Dayton radio station with enough PPM pickups in northern Sin City to irritate WGRR. And it's my understanding the owner is a pretty slick salesperson - not as slick as me, of course, but I'm the slimiest.