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WJML

Covers all of Northern Lower Michigan (from Ludington to Tawas northward), as well as the Straits Area and Soo Region.
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Re: WJML

Post by ADD in TC » Thu Oct 01, 2020 9:37 pm

Today(10-1) here in Traverse,WJNL's translator 101.1was dead air all day,1110 WJML was regular programming and interestingly,AM 1210 WJNL was simulcasting 101.1 WGRY out of Grayling with the CBS sports radio network.
Just wondering if Blarney Stone Broadcasting is now operating another one of John Yob's stations.I believe the license for the 101.1 translator expired today.



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Re: WJML

Post by MWmetalhead » Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:09 am

They'd have to be really stupid to enter into an LMA for a daytime only AM station, unless the FM translator comes with it.



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Re: WJML

Post by ADD in TC » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:21 pm

Now the translator at 101.1(back on air)along with the two AM's are airing WJML's regular weekend programming.



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Re: WJML

Post by ftballfan » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:04 am

MWmetalhead wrote:
Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:09 am
They'd have to be really stupid to enter into an LMA for a daytime only AM station, unless the FM translator comes with it.
Especially a daytimer with a bad coverage area! I can barely get it in Manistee



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Re: WJML

Post by Colonel Flagg » Mon Oct 05, 2020 10:17 am

ftballfan wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:04 am
MWmetalhead wrote:
Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:09 am
They'd have to be really stupid to enter into an LMA for a daytime only AM station, unless the FM translator comes with it.
Especially a daytimer with a bad coverage area! I can barely get it in Manistee
I hate to whiz on the charcoal at your cookout, but even the stations in Ludington couldn't care less about Manistee. Why would a daytime AM that's 100 miles away give a shit? :rollin


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Re: WJML

Post by Calvert DeForest » Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:41 pm

DAC wrote:
Thu Aug 20, 2020 11:17 pm
The Big Question: Why did JML just let KHQ take over their target listeners? It seems like they just rolled over and gave up. Does anyone have any info on that?
I have a no info, but If I had to venture a guess I'd say it came down to budgets. Could be JML's owners just weren't prepared for the magnitude of capital that fueled KHQ out of the gate. Tim Moore came to the game prepared with investors, ready to outspend the competition.


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Re: WJML

Post by TC Talks » Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:51 pm

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Re: WJML

Post by MWmetalhead » Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:08 pm

I hate to whiz on the charcoal at your cookout, but even the stations in Ludington couldn't care less about Manistee. Why would a daytime AM that's 100 miles away give a shit?
He was referring to AM 1210 WJNL (not WJML), which is licensed to Kingsley.

AM 1210 Kingsley simulcasts AM 1110 Petoskey.

You are correct, though, to suggest TC-Petoskey market stations generally aren't worried about listenership in Manistee County.



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Re: WJML

Post by ADD in TC » Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:27 pm


AM 1210 Kingsley simulcasts AM 1110 Petoskey.
Correction,AM 1210 seems to simulcast 1110 the majority of the time.I sometimes get the sense that I'm one of the few in the TC area to listen to the modern day 'JML.



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Re: WJML

Post by Dr. Sandi » Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:46 am

At the FCC today, application from Mitten News LLC of Grand Rapids, current owner of WJNL requests this:

APPLICANT PROPOSES NO CHANGES TO THE BROADCAST FACILITY OTHER THAN TO REDUCE POWER FROM 50 KW DAYTIME TO 10 KW DAYTIME. CRITICAL HOURS TO REMAIN AT 2.5 KW. ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH COMMUNITY OF LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, DAYTIME PROTECTIONS, AND CRITICAL HOURS PROTECTIONS.

This would certainly chop the 1210 power bill dramatically.


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Re: WJML

Post by BigFreq » Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:32 am

MWmetalhead wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:08 pm

You are correct, though, to suggest TC-Petoskey market stations generally aren't worried about listenership in Manistee County.
It's why Manistee, Benzie and Wexford Counties are being dropped from the new Nielsen metro that is now TC-Petoskey (Cadillac has been dropped from it). The other eight counties are staying. It's also my understanding there just two companies commitment to subscribing... MacDonald-Garber and Black Diamond; as they are the only two who really benefit by keeping the most northern and eastern counties. That should drop an irrelevant Market #157 down to somewhere in the neighborhood of #200. I just can't imagine the juice being paid to Nielsen will generate the squeeze needed to profit from it, which is why Midwestern isn't likely playing ball out the gate. But I guess we shall see how it all plays out. :roll:



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Re: WJML

Post by MWmetalhead » Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:06 am

Wow, the existing configuration sure didn't last long! Wasn't Cadillac added just a couple years ago?

I'm a little surprised Benzie is being dropped given its relatively close proximity to Traverse City.



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Re: WJML

Post by Ben Zonia » Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:16 am

Why is it that they didn't try to move closer to Traverse City years ago? Do they own that toxic waste site they are on? There are so many towers and sites, you would think they could do that and have a better signal where they really want it. Maybe a "paper clip" design?

Moving North of Kingsley is definitely an option.

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Re: WJML

Post by BigFreq » Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:09 pm

MWmetalhead wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:06 am
Wow, the existing configuration sure didn't last long! Wasn't Cadillac added just a couple years ago?

I'm a little surprised Benzie is being dropped given its relatively close proximity to Traverse City.
Clearly the amount of daily commuter traffic from Benzie to TC is far greater than it would be from the northern counties. In fact, I imagine daily commuter traffic is greater from Benzie into TC, than say Cheboygan or Gaylord into Petoskey. But the subscribers desperately need those areas, and not Benzie, as it doesn't play into the signal strengths. Wexford, Manistee and Benzie Counties work well for Midwestern (in particular WTCM-FM), but they're no longer subscribing. Cinderella's sisters have other plans for the market. :roll:



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