Re: Easy 99.1 - WPLM

["\"Mike Thomas\"" <nostatic@earthlink.net>]

Martin J. Waters wrote:

> >For six days, I thought we might be getting something that could replace
> >WQEW. Can you say "dashed hopes?" As someone who really likes classic
> >popular music, my impression is that 1999 is unlikely to be any sort of
> >Happy New Year. Sigh.

It's sad that WQEW went away, but be thankful that the music lives on via
syndication.  Considering  the age of the music and the primary target demos,
I'm surprised that the format is still around in this corporate radio
enviornment.

> And my 1999 wishlist includes the hope that WNLC-FM will add 100 feet to its
> tower. The signal pops up around my place on a few hilltops.

Sorry, that's not going to happen.  The FCC, in it's infinite wisdom allocated
a ton of Docket 80-90 FM CP's for Southeastern Connecticut and Eastern Long
Island.  As a result, WNLC-FM has a first adjacent (WDRE-Westhampton, NY) on
98.5 that it has to protect.  These stations can't be more than 30-40 miles
apart, with nothing but water separating them.  If you drive along I-95 from
East Lyme out through Westbrook, NLC-FM and DRE splatter all over eachother.
It's a mess.

Mike Thomas
WXLO & Premiere Radio Networks

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