Re: NorthEast Radio Watch 10/29: Citadel Gets Huge, ShufflesBinghamton's AMs

[Dib9@aol.com]

What are the FCCs rules on what signal overlaps are a problem?  In this case, 
WBLM usually shows up in the Augusta book and 93.9 WCYI Lewiston is 
practically a local signal.  WHOM and WPKQ come in like locals.  You can get 
WJBQ as well, though the Augusta area is very much on the fringe of its 
signal.

The obvious choice for the Augusta/Waterville AMs (1400 Augusta and 1490 
Waterville) is talk.  WGAN and WZAN Portland and WVOM Howland/Bangor are talk 
but do not cover this market well and there is no talk station in between 
Portland and Bangor.  By simulating on 1400 & 1490 they could cover the 
market pretty well and would pick up some numbers even if they just ran talk 
shows off the satellite.

If Citadel holds on to all the stations they will certainly be the dominate 
group in the state.  I wonder if they will look to make some Bangor purchases 
to fill in their only hole in the state?

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine



In a message dated 10/30/99 2:58:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
fybush@world.std.com writes:

<< -AUGUSTA/WATERVILLE: Just up the road from the Fuller-Jeffrey Portland
 group Citadel bought a few months ago, Pilot dominates this market
 with Waterville's country WEBB (98.5)/WTVL (1490) and Augusta's CHR
 WMME (92.3)/WEZW (1400).  Will the signal overlap between these FMs
 and the big Portland signals, already at maximum ownership levels,
 prove a problem?  >>