WXTK 95.1
Jeff Lehmann
jjlehmann@comcast.net
Sun Oct 21 02:35:44 EDT 2012
WXTK has been in mono for years, not months... Ever since Boch sold it to Qantum.
Jeff Lehmann
On Oct 6, 2012, at 12:37 PM, "jlb7184@aol.com" <jlb7184@aol.com> wrote:
> Speaking of WXTK, they have been running in mono for a few months now. I have noticed a big improvement in signal quieting along Route 3 on the South shore, making it usable well past Rockland now.
>
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> John Bellerose
> Hyannis Port
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>> 1. Re: WNBP-FM 106.1 W291CC (Don)
>> 2. Re: WNBP-FM 106.1 W291CC (Bob Nelson)
>> 3. Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM) (Bob Nelson)
>> 4. Re: WNBP-FM 106.1 W291CC (Bob Nelson)
>> 5. [B-R-I] Re: WNBP-FM 106.1 W291CC (Kaimbridge M. GoldChild)
>> 6. Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> (John Francini)
>> 7. Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> (Thomas Heathwood)
>> 8. Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM) (Mike Ward)
>> 9. Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> (Peter Murray)
>> 10. Re: WNBP-FM 106.1 W291CC (A Joseph Ross)
>> 11. Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> (A Joseph Ross)
>> 12. Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> (A Joseph Ross)
>> 13. Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> (A Joseph Ross)
>> 14. Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> (Bob DeMattia)
>> 15. Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM) (Sean Smyth)
>> 16. Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM) (Bob Nelson)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 12:50:48 -0400
>> From: "Don" <Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com>
>> To: "B-R-I" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
>> Subject: Re: WNBP-FM 106.1 W291CC
>> Message-ID: <D054E04220824F6E9074DD391E3211B1@s20035>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
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>> And the antenna for W291CC is in Amesbury?
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:24:33 -0400
>> From: "Bob Nelson" <raccoonradio@mail.com>
>> To: "A Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross.com>,
>> boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
>> Subject: Re: WNBP-FM 106.1 W291CC
>> Message-ID: <20121005182434.98420@gmx.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
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>> Dial Global re-launched the NBC NewsRadio brand when they killed off the CNN brand, as Paul said, and there's also the new NBCSportsRadio brand which debuted on WWZN 1510 on Labor Day. 1510 runs both news and
>> sports updates from NBC. For all I know they may or may not have actual NBC personalities on there.
>>
>> I believe Premiere has "Fox Sports Radio" which does have the Fox name and "music" but I don't know for sure if they're actually run by Fox (probably not) or have Fox TV sports personalities. Tom Looney of the JT The Brick show refers to NFL games as running on Fox TV, aka "The Big Fox".
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:06:30 -0400
>> From: "Bob Nelson" <raccoonradio@mail.com>
>> To: "Mike Ward" <mward@iname.com>
>> Cc: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> Message-ID: <20121005190630.98400@gmx.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> Yes, 98.5 WBZ-FM is in stereo. Not just for Patriots games but for sports talk, as I just checked when I turned on my stereo here...
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Mike Ward
>> Sent: 10/04/12 11:38 PM
>> To: Bob Nelson
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>>
>> On Oct 4, 2012 11:51 AM, "Bob Nelson" < raccoonradio@mail.com > wrote:
>>> I mentioned WNIR 100.1 in Akron OH does this (a talk station, and I believe one
>>> of their hosts is Bob Golic, brother of Mike Golic from "Mike and Mike" on ESPN Radio)
>> As the closest BRI poster to the WNIR transmitter...
>> You are correct.
>> Oddly enough, the CBS Radio "brother" station here to the Sports Hub, 92.3 The Fan, is in stereo. Is the Sports Hub in stereo?
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:20:56 -0400
>> From: "Bob Nelson" <raccoonradio@mail.com>
>> To: "Don" <Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com>, "B-R-I"
>> <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
>> Subject: Re: WNBP-FM 106.1 W291CC
>> Message-ID: <20121005182057.98410@gmx.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
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>> I believe so, maybe on the same hill as the WNEF stick. A little west of Cider Hill Farm, just south of the NH border etc
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Don
>> Sent: 10/05/12 12:50 PM
>> To: B-R-I
>> Subject: Re: WNBP-FM 106.1 W291CC
>>
>> And the antenna for W291CC is in Amesbury?
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:44:13 +0000
>> From: "Kaimbridge M. GoldChild" <Kaimbridge@gmail.com>
>> To: Boston Radio Interest
>> <Boston-Radio-Interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
>> Subject: [B-R-I] Re: WNBP-FM 106.1 W291CC
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>> Don wrote,
>>
>>> And the antenna for W291CC is in Amesbury?
>>
>> Yup, apparently on WNEF-91.7?s stick:
>>
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>> Message: 6
>> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 15:38:08 -0400
>> From: John Francini <francini@mac.com>
>> To: "boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org Radio"
>> <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> Message-ID: <CCB50BB1-866D-424A-AC61-81CA1307236E@mac.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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>> And on occasion the lack of stereo is rather telling. Both WEEI and WBZ-FM both ran some ads for BMW which compared the 325i to models from Lexus and Audi. They used the left channel for the competing models' announcers, with the right channel for the BMW response to their features. Both channels were hard-panned left and right. Made the point quite clearly.
>>
>> On WEEI, all the single-channel announcers simply sounded 50% softer than the primary announcer (who did the intro and exit).
>>
>> j
>>
>>
>> On 5 Oct 2012, at 15:06, Bob Nelson wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, 98.5 WBZ-FM is in stereo. Not just for Patriots games but for sports talk, as I just checked when I turned on my stereo here...
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Mike Ward
>>> Sent: 10/04/12 11:38 PM
>>> To: Bob Nelson
>>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>>>
>>> On Oct 4, 2012 11:51 AM, "Bob Nelson" < raccoonradio@mail.com > wrote:
>>>> I mentioned WNIR 100.1 in Akron OH does this (a talk station, and I believe one
>>>> of their hosts is Bob Golic, brother of Mike Golic from "Mike and Mike" on ESPN Radio)
>>> As the closest BRI poster to the WNIR transmitter...
>>> You are correct.
>>> Oddly enough, the CBS Radio "brother" station here to the Sports Hub, 92.3 The Fan, is in stereo. Is the Sports Hub in stereo?
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 15:45:59 -0400
>> From: "Thomas Heathwood" <heritageradio@msn.com>
>> To: <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>, "Bob Nelson"
>> <raccoonradio@mail.com>
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> Message-ID: <SNT122-DS133E2B56C588DCED50D666B58B0@phx.gbl>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> I would rather have seen both sites continue with the well-developed WEEI (AM) schedule of personalities and events. Then coverage wouldn't have been a pressing problem. <<Tom>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Bob Nelson<mailto:raccoonradio@mail.com>
>> To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org<mailto:boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 11:16 AM
>> Subject: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>>
>>
>> http://raccoonradio.freehostia.com/Air/850loop.mp3<http://raccoonradio.freehostia.com/Air/850loop.mp3>
>>
>> T http://raccoonradio.freehostia.com/Air/850loop.mp3<http://raccoonradio.freehostia.com/Air/850loop.mp3> hat is the five minute or so loop WEEI 850 is now running in advance of the split to occur tomorrow morning at 6
>> (though technically both 850 and 93.7 will have overnight ESPN programming). Response to the announcement on
>> WEEI's facebook has some saying it's great but some others complain they can't quite get the 93.7 signal. It's
>> explained the other stations like 103.7 in RI, 95.9 and 95.5 up in Maine, etc. should help. One person says she
>> works at Logan and could get 850 but not 93.7. (Surprised a bit...I know there can be problems, but...)
>>
>> I explained why this is happening. One person asked why 93.7 is in mono and I said the signal's fringe areas will
>> get little or no "drift" if it's in mono. I mentioned WNIR 100.1 in Akron OH does this (a talk station, and I believe one
>> of their hosts is Bob Golic, brother of Mike Golic from "Mike and Mike" on ESPN Radio)
>>
>> The loop says 97.7 and 107.3's HD=2 signals will have regular WEEI; there are phone apps, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 8
>> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:33:35 -0400
>> From: Mike Ward <mward@iname.com>
>> To: Bob Nelson <raccoonradio@mail.com>
>> Cc: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> Message-ID:
>> <CAEZgpYMDb_1+KcBnU8aTcaC=QSc-JS93TJ3ZGpmnszm911OAkg@mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Bob Nelson <raccoonradio@mail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, 98.5 WBZ-FM is in stereo. Not just for Patriots games but for sports
>>> talk, as I just checked when I turned on my stereo here...
>>
>>
>> Unlike 98.5, 92.3 here is a station that could benefit from
>> easier-to-listen fringes as a result of going mono.
>>
>> I wonder if all the CBS Radio FM sports talkers are in stereo...
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 17:15:27 -0400
>> From: Peter Murray <peterwmurray@gmail.com>
>> To: Boston Radio Group <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> Message-ID:
>> <CAJ8HLP9o2v+zEpriJyQZOVM9KFZ78rjTMZcY1vvF4mEew1AP7Q@mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Mike Ward <mward@iname.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Unlike 98.5, 92.3 here is a station that could benefit from
>>> easier-to-listen fringes as a result of going mono.
>>>
>>> I wonder if all the CBS Radio FM sports talkers are in stereo...
>>
>> 106.7 (WJFK - Manassas, VA) serves the DC area with a mono signal
>> (though they also operate a HD-Radio quad-cast (WJFK on HD1, WJZ on
>> HD2, and WFAN on HD3). They used to have WIP on HD4, but that is not
>> present today. They are a CBS Radio-owned station that has been
>> already running sports-talk - and will be making the change to the CBS
>> Sports Radio Network format.
>>
>> I don't know if their HD-Radio streams are processed in stereo or not.
>> Given the number of streams they're offering with the limited digital
>> bandwidth, it would seem prudent to stick with mono there too.
>>
>> -Peter
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 10
>> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:42:38 -0400
>> From: A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com>
>> To: Bob Nelson <raccoonradio@mail.com>
>> Cc: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
>> Subject: Re: WNBP-FM 106.1 W291CC
>> Message-ID: <506FA8AE.9050607@attorneyross.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>>
>> On 10/5/2012 2:24 PM, Bob Nelson wrote:
>>
>>> Dial Global re-launched the NBC NewsRadio brand when they killed off
>>> the CNN brand, as Paul said, and there's also the new NBCSportsRadio
>>> brand which debuted on WWZN 1510 on Labor Day. 1510 runs both news and
>>> sports updates from NBC. For all I know they may or may not have
>>> actual NBC personalities on there.
>>
>> So is NBC radio once again connected with NBC television?
>>
>> --
>> A. Joseph Ross, J.D.|92 State Street|Suite 700|Boston, MA 02109-2004
>> 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856|http://www.attorneyross.com
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 11
>> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:46:32 -0400
>> From: A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com>
>> To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> Message-ID: <506FA998.1020506@attorneyross.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>
>> On 10/5/2012 5:15 PM, Peter Murray wrote:
>>
>>> 106.7 (WJFK - Manassas, VA) serves the DC area with a mono signal
>>> (though they also operate a HD-Radio quad-cast (WJFK on HD1, WJZ on
>>> HD2, and WFAN on HD3). They used to have WIP on HD4, but that is not
>>> present today. They are a CBS Radio-owned station that has been
>>> already running sports-talk - and will be making the change to the CBS
>>> Sports Radio Network format.
>>
>> Were the call letters a coincidence or was WJFK named after President
>> Kennedy?
>>
>> --
>> A. Joseph Ross, J.D.|92 State Street|Suite 700|Boston, MA 02109-2004
>> 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856|http://www.attorneyross.com
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 12
>> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:41:16 -0400
>> From: A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com>
>> To: Kevin Vahey <kvahey@gmail.com>
>> Cc: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> Message-ID: <506FA85C.4050907@attorneyross.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>
>> On 10/5/2012 2:49 AM, Kevin Vahey wrote:
>>
>>> Football in FM stereo is awesome. That is the reason the Pats moved to
>>> WBCN in the first place.
>>>
>>> WBZ-FM mixes home Bruins games in stereo as well but road games they
>>> are stuck.
>>
>> What about TV games? They could be done in stereo, couldn't they?
>>
>> --
>> A. Joseph Ross, J.D.|92 State Street|Suite 700|Boston, MA 02109-2004
>> 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856|http://www.attorneyross.com
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 13
>> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:44:30 -0400
>> From: A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com>
>> To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> Message-ID: <506FA91E.9040009@attorneyross.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>>
>> On 10/5/2012 3:38 PM, John Francini wrote:
>>
>>> And on occasion the lack of stereo is rather telling. Both WEEI and WBZ-FM both ran some ads for BMW which compared the 325i to models from Lexus and Audi. They used the left channel for the competing models' announcers, with the right channel for the BMW response to their features. Both channels were hard-panned left and right. Made the point quite clearly.
>>
>> Come to think of it, stereo could be used for political ads, comparing
>> their own candidate on one channel with the opposing candidate on the other.
>>
>> --
>> A. Joseph Ross, J.D.|92 State Street|Suite 700|Boston, MA 02109-2004
>> 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856|http://www.attorneyross.com
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 14
>> Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 08:20:05 -0400
>> From: Bob DeMattia <bob.bosra@demattia.net>
>> To: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> Message-ID:
>> <CAMQUtR-d-CU+AKrHpTFLrkEw0ixJKh01rSh_q6iZGff31+_Weg@mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> For what it's worth, Wikipedia says it's named for the president.
>>
>> -Bob
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 11:46 PM, A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/5/2012 5:15 PM, Peter Murray wrote:
>>>
>>> 106.7 (WJFK - Manassas, VA) serves the DC area with a mono signal
>>>> (though they also operate a HD-Radio quad-cast (WJFK on HD1, WJZ on
>>>> HD2, and WFAN on HD3). They used to have WIP on HD4, but that is not
>>>> present today. They are a CBS Radio-owned station that has been
>>>> already running sports-talk - and will be making the change to the CBS
>>>> Sports Radio Network format.
>>>
>>> Were the call letters a coincidence or was WJFK named after President
>>> Kennedy?
>>>
>>> --
>>> A. Joseph Ross, J.D.|92 State Street|Suite 700|Boston, MA 02109-2004
>>> 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856|http://www.attorneyross.**com<http://www.attorneyross.com>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 15
>> Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 05:07:17 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: Sean Smyth <ssmyth@psualum.com>
>> To: "kvahey@gmail.com" <kvahey@gmail.com>, "joe@attorneyross.com"
>> <joe@attorneyross.com>
>> Cc: "boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org"
>> <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> Message-ID:
>> <1349525237.87002.androidMobile@web142704.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>
>> They have been for many years.
>>
>> ------
>> Sent from my mobile phone.
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 16
>> Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2012 09:57:16 -0400
>> From: "Bob Nelson" <raccoonradio@mail.com>
>> To: "Bob DeMattia" <bob.bosra@demattia.net>,
>> boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
>> Subject: Re: 850 runs loop in advance of split (to ESPN on AM)
>> Message-ID: <20121006135716.98380@gmx.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> At one point 94.9 on the Cape (now WXTK 95.1) had the calls WJFK I believe (the whole Hyannisport connection). I think they also were WSOX-FM--had rights to Red Sox--at another time
>>
>>
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