WHMP on FM

[A. Joseph Ross]

I was in Amherst yesterday and, while listening to WHMP in 
Northampton, heard an announcement that they were "now on FM at 
96.9."  And sure enough, they were.  They don't seem to do a legal ID 
for the FM station, though.  I heard a legal ID for the three 
simulcasting AM stations, but the only mention of the FM station was 
the "now on FM at 96.9" which accompanied the legal ID as it does 
other station announcements.

When I checked in the late evening, even though the AM was on the 
air, the FM station was silent.  Silent, but apparently not off the 
air, since there was no hiss.

I don't know whether WHMP is still doing Air America or other 
progressive talk.  All I heard was a call-in financial advice 
program, and it sounded local, though I couldn't be sure.

On another local note, when I checked the Amherst Bulletin online 
this week, I found last week's articles were still there.  I also 
failed to find the free weekly at the two newsstands that I checked.  
I don't know whether this means that it has been discontinued 
suddenly.  I hope not, but it certainly must have suffered a drop in 
the ad revenue that pays for the paper.

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