WHMP on FM

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

I dont think a translator, if it is rebroadcasting an FM station has to be
ID every hour.. only 3x a day I was told.

However, if it's an FM translator, rebroadcasting an AM station, it has to
be ID'd on the hour every hour, I think


-- 
Sincerely,
Paul B. Walker, Jr.
www.onairdj.com
walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Mike Fitzpatrick <
necrat.alternate@gmail.com> wrote:

> W245BK, 96.9. It transmits from the site of sister station, WLZX on Horse
> Mountain in Northampton.
> This is the old W246AM (97.1) repeater of the river that used to be on
> WFCR's tower.
> The legal is ID is probably being done using FSK.
>
> --Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Jim Hall
> Subject: RE: WHMP on FM
>
> I believe the 96.9 is a translator licensed to Amherst, but with
> transmitter
> in Northampton.  I notice the WHMP homepage mentions the 1400 and 1240,
> plus
> the 96.9 translator, but not the 1600 in Longmeadow (WHNP). I wonder if
> they
> plan to do something else with the 1600.
>
> >>>>>
>
> 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.
>
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>