Re: Update on WCAT

["Rob Walker" <rwalker@gccbend.com>]

Hello All:

When I was programming WXLO, the Citadel plan was to "split simulcast"
WORC-FM and WCAT-FM with the hybrid 60's 70's Oldies format that was airing
on WORC FM. When we upgraded the facility to digital, we purchased a
seperate Scott Studios system to ONLY run spots  for CAT when WORC-FM was in
a stopset. So, the music would be the same, only seperate spots would air on
each station. The Scott that was purchased had a small hard drive, suitable
only for spots and IDs, and was not set up to run a music on harddrive
format.

When I left Worcester, the system was NOT operational, due to the fact that
they could not provide audio to Athol. The powers that be were discussing
different methods of sending audio, including a T1 and a dedicated microwave
link.

As I haven't been there for over a year, I don't know what CAT-FM is
running, but I can tell you that the hardware was purchased, and when I took
my leave, it was sitting in a rack in the WORC-FM studio.

Rob Walker




----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Osborne <mattosborne1976@yahoo.com>
To: Sven Franklyn Weil <sven@gordsven.com>
Cc: Boston-Radio-Interest <Boston-Radio-Interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: Update on WCAT


>
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2001 Sven Franklyn Weil wrote:
>
> > Why was this station going off the air? Can someone
> > please refresh my
> > memory?  Thanks!! :)
> >
> Earlier this year, WCAT (AM) and WCAT-FM were sold to
> Citadel Communications.  My best guess is that once
> Citadel took them over, they centralized operations
> for the stations with their cluster in Worcester.  And
> since the AM was a little daytimer, it did not make
> business sense to Citadel to keep them on the air, so
> they shut them down and as far as I know, the FM is
> still alive and well.  And for anyone within earshot
> of WCAT-FM, are they still running the same satellite
> Hot AC feed (I eblieve its from ABC Radio Networks)
> that they were running in the winter of 2000?  Curious
> to see if Citadel changed that when they took over.
>
>                          Matt Osborne
>                          Hyde Park, NY
>
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