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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: 2309

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: 2975

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: 4084

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: 5620

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: 1293

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: 2078

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: 4452

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: 7293

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.
by ftballfan
Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:50 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: Northern Michigan dual TV channel ID
Replies: 34
Views: 8783

Re: Northern Michigan dual TV channel ID

Ben did a better job than me explaining the shortcomings of the current site. It's in a low lying area and signal propagation is definitely hampered by terrain shadowing. As mentioned in another post, there is a lot of signal overlap with WGTQ as well. Usage of a site closer to Petoskey would make ...
by ftballfan
Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:38 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Blunder 107.3 earns worst AQH share in brand history
Replies: 10
Views: 2094

Re: Blunder 107.3 earns worst AQH share in brand history

1. 96.1 the Game did even worse (a 0.9 share!)

2. Jethro FM shows up with a 0.7, which is impressive for a daytimer AM with two less-than-optimal translators.
by ftballfan
Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: Central/Western Upper Michigan
Topic: UP High School Radio Station Loses Frequency To Bigger Station
Replies: 23
Views: 6546

Re: UP High School Radio Station Loses Frequency To Bigger Station

MWmetalhead wrote:
Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:36 am
89.3, 89.5, 89.7, 89.9, 90.3 and any number of different channels in the commercial part of the FM band should all be options.
98.1 should be available as WHWL's new full power station is replacing a nearby translator on said frequency.
by ftballfan
Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:34 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
Replies: 54
Views: 11786

Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...

Colonel Flagg wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 12:00 pm
I wonder if Mr. Yob will bother to get 1110 and 1210 back on-air before they expire?

1210 sits on an old landfill. That can't be good for resale.
1210 is slightly more valuable because it has the translator attached to it
by ftballfan
Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:54 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: New station coming to Ludington area
Replies: 5
Views: 3430

Re: New station coming to Ludington area

Gold-based country would make sense so they're not competing directly with the 800-pound gorilla that is WTCM-FM. Speaking of good signals, that one makes it farther south on US-31 than WKZC! I'm usually able to carry 'TCM to around the Oceana/Muskegon county line (and is rock-solid to the big hill ...
by ftballfan
Fri May 26, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
Replies: 54
Views: 11786

Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...

A lot of stations use off air antennas to feed the satellites and translators, at least as a backup. But somebody has to notice and report it when it's silent. Off-air can work, but it can come back to bite you during "conditions" when you inadvertently end up simulcasting a co-channel FM from hund...
by ftballfan
Fri May 19, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: FM power in different areas
Replies: 35
Views: 4268

Re: FM power in different areas

96.9 the Drive can be picked up somewhat often in the Manistee and Ludington areas.