WBZ cuts Leveille, Cuddy, Dyett, poss. Desmarais

[Dan.Strassberg]

If I'm not mistaken, 1500 in DC is now WFED, news for government
employees. I think the WTOP calls are back on AM--on the previous
WFED, a daytimer on 1050 with night power of a few tens of watts that
was just granted an increase to 10 kW ND D with no change in night
facilities. What this new WTOP (AM) is programming, I don't know, but
I believe it is simulcasting an FM that uses the WTOP-FM calls. The
rumor I've heard is that Bonneville wants to sell WTOP (AM) 1050--if
it can--when the 10 kW upgrade is completed.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Chonak" <rac@gabrielmass.com>
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Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 2:38 AM
Subject: Re: WBZ cuts Leveille, Cuddy, Dyett, poss. Desmarais


> Kevin and Don A wrote:
>>
>>
>>> CBS is testing news on FM for a reason (San Francisco) and the
>>> clear
>>> channel stations no longer have the appeal they had even 15 years
>>> ago.
>>
>> I think news is being put on FM in 2 markets (SF & DC), because,
>> their is no AM that covers the market completely.
>>
>
> If you're thinking of WTOP, that is completely off AM now, and has
> been for a few years.  I can't fathom why they left AM: the station
> was a landmark at night.   Since then, Bonneville, WTOP's owner, has
> run various talk or newsish formats on the 1500 AM channel
> ("Washington Post Radio", "3WT", "Federal News Radio"), but for now,
> WTOP fans up here can only get it over the net.
>
> http://www.wtopnews.com/
> http://www.federalnewsradio.com/
>
> --RC