Re: Subject: The Future of 890.

[Wayne Carter <wcarter@mva.net>]

>On Sat, 18 Apr 1998, Dan Strassberg wrote:
>
>> Salem HATES paying rent on TX sites and loves diplexing, because it brings
>> in revenues. 
>
>Another interesting possibility presents itself, though I don't know if it
>presents any technical problems.  If Salem likes diplexing, maybe they'd
>like to make an offer to Langer to move WJLT and/or WRPT to the 890 site.
>Since 1060 used to transmit from that site, and did so, I believe, at a
>higher power and with nighttime authorization, that might be very
>advantageous for WJLT.  I don't know whether it would work an improvement
>for WRPT, but perhaps it might.  Or perhaps WRPT could improve its signal
>somehow if WJLT left the WKOX site.
>

	Considering what the Christian radio market will be like when WJLT finally completes their 40KW engineering, I would be very surprised to see their major competitor in this market sidling up for a diplex agreement.
	Salem would rather see the programming at WJLT disappear from the dial. I sincerely doubt that we will ever see the arrangemnet you have described....(but stranger things have happened!  :-o)



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