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Big announcement at WVFN?

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Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by Schyster » Fri Apr 08, 2022 7:14 pm

Mad Dog is teasing a "major announcement" next Wednesday:

https://thegame730am.com/major-announce ... wednesday/



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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by Ben Zonia » Fri Apr 08, 2022 7:59 pm

How did they come up with 600 watts? Assuming they are at full efficiency, the most they could input would be 541 watts. They are a 500 watt station.


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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by ftballfan » Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:12 pm

Coming to an FM translator? EMF has a bunch of redundant translators in the Lansing area



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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by MWmetalhead » Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:32 am

I read the post on The Game's web site; what a bunch of bloviating!

My guesses:
- His show will be picked up by one of the syndication outfits that carries other mostly obscure sports radio shows across the state.
- WVFN will receive a digital FM simulcast via an HD-only side channel (who cares, if true).
- The crappy little translator at 106.9 FM will switch from rebroadcasting AM 1240 to AM 730. Here is its pitiful coverage map: https://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/p ... service=FX
- EMF will bequeath its translator at 95.9 FM, currently used to carry Air 1, to Townsquare, who in turn will use it to rebroadcast AM 730. Such an event would actually be somewhat substantial, as unlike the pathetic translator at 106.9 FM, this one actually has decent range.



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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by Schyster » Sat Apr 09, 2022 8:57 am

When the window opened a few years ago for AMs to request FM translators, WVFN had a permit for 102.3 and WJIM had one for 107.7. Somehow, the 102.3 frequency ended up in WKAR's hands, and the 107.7 permit disappeared when WJIM settled for the crappy 106.9 signal.

My uneducated guesses:
-An FM translator somewhere on the dial
-Juggling the schedule to allow a show for Fred Heumann (or adding Fred to an existing show).



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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by Ben Zonia » Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:43 am

The WKAR translator moved from 105.1 to 102.3 so it didn't have to protect WMGC 105.1. They applied to be less directional and increased from 100 to 250 watts.


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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by MWmetalhead » Thu Apr 14, 2022 6:03 pm

The "big announcement" must have been more pitiful than all of us even thought, since no one seems to know what it was (myself included).



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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by Robert Faygo » Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:21 pm

Dave 'Mad Dog' Demarco is leaving


Wellllll... la de frickin da

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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by SBaxley » Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:40 pm

I'd agree its an FM Translator bigger strength in signal



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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by ftballfan » Fri Apr 15, 2022 9:44 pm

Ben Zonia wrote:
Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:43 am
The WKAR translator moved from 105.1 to 102.3 so it didn't have to protect WMGC 105.1. They applied to be less directional and increased from 100 to 250 watts.
It's the WKAR translator's third frequency. It started out on 94.5 and that was incredibly short-spaced to WCEN and WKLQ (which are also short-spaced to each other)



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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by MWmetalhead » Sat Apr 16, 2022 6:26 am

The spacing of that one was fine vis-à-vis WKLQ. However, it stepped on WCEN's toes big time.

I was surprised WMGC in Detroit complained regarding 105.1, because I always lost the signal of the WKAR translator prior to reaching the Ingham / Livingston border, and during normal atmospheric conditions, WMGC's signal in eastern Ingham County is weak. I am surprised the station has regular listeners in that neck of the woods.



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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by Colonel Flagg » Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:02 am

Ben Zonia wrote:
Fri Apr 08, 2022 7:59 pm
How did they come up with 600 watts? Assuming they are at full efficiency, the most they could input would be 541 watts. They are a 500 watt station.
During my days at WFMK long ago, AM 730 was largely irrelevant. It was basically there for the poor sap still driving an old Buick Skylark, with an AM only radio. Danny Stewart could say "The New 95 FM, and 73 AM!" with great enthusiasm. Goodrich even printed separate "73 AM" bumper stickers, for the poor kid in the rusty Skylark. Gotta give Bob G credit for that. :smokin


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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by SBaxley » Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:05 pm

Robert Faygo was right! DeMarco is hanging it up, which means...it looks like **** will take the 3-6 spot



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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by Colonel Flagg » Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:22 am

SBaxley wrote:
Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:05 pm
Robert Faygo was right! DeMarco is hanging it up, which means...it looks like **** will take the 3-6 spot
Yawn...


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Re: Big announcement at WVFN?

Post by Ben Zonia » Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:41 am

I remember sitting with my Dad waiting for my Mom circa 1963 in Genesee County, in the Daytime, and listening to WGN 720 on our last extremely sensitive vacuum tube Delco radio in our 1961 Olds 88. No WVIC 730 as it hadn't signed on, and no CJSP/CHYR 710 to speak of, as it was just 1 kW at that time. WGN was much more difficult to hear Days after 0.5 kW WVIC 730 signed on, and CHYR increased to 10 kW a couple of years later. Seems like WGN 720 objected to WVIC 730 interference, and had to modify the proposed pattern before they could sign on. Seems like WMAQ 670 did ground wave measurements to prevent WMIC 660 from being nondirectional during non critical hours. I think they had to be directional to protect WNNNNNNNBC during CH anyway. Not sure if WCFL 1000 objected to WITL 1010, which was directed West toward them. All I know is that WCFL was much stronger than WITL in Genesee County due to the DA protecting CFRB 1010, which is considered to be a Class I-B/Class A.

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