Re: What's up with WWKB?

["Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@suscom.net>]

Steve Ordinetz wrote:
> Matthew Osborne wrote:
>> Anyone know what the story with WWKB is?  Was
>> listening to them on thew way home, and it sounds like
>> they've gone Adult Standards.  First songs I heard
>> were Connie Francis and another song from that era
>> (wouldn't be surprised if the second song was by her
>> as well, but I don't know the name of it), followed by
>> God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood?  ALthough, now
>> that I'm home and writing this my stereo here is tuned
>> to 1520 and I'm hearing some religious preacher.
>
>
> They've kept some of the late night preachers from the business talk
> days (contractual agreements?  need for at least some revenue?).  As
> far as the music selection...it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense
> at times...I heard a Tony Bennett twin spin a while back, and they
> seem to play an awful lot of wimpy stuff for a station that made it's
> rep as a rocker.  Supposedly, they are focusing on songs/artists that
> were big in Buffalo during KB's heyday (though GB The USA is a bit of
> a stretch).

I wonder if Matthew's radio tuner is digital? If not, he could easily be
picking up WSAI Cincinnati, which is at *1530*, not 1520. The format you
describe seems like them. They are airing standards most of the day and have
some preachers with time left on their contracts to buy overnight time. I
understand WSAI is going to allow the contracts to lapse and go music 24-7.