WKFY

[Ron Bello]

Was going to call it "Soft Rock 98.7".

Although I would not discount John H's programing, the Cape has not been
sitting around waiting for 98.7
Both Easy 99.1 and Ocean 104.7 have served the 50+ listeners on Cape Cod
for years.  Another example
of the Cape being over radioed.  Surprised that they are already running
commercials.

>From my perch in the south side of Mashpee, the signal is quite listenable
at home.  Not so much in the car.



On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@aol.com> wrote:

>
> Coffee 98.7 sounds more like "decaf" to me.
>
>
> On one hand, it is not "WJIB South" since I have noted no Big Band / '40s
> crooners and only token '50s / early '60s top 40 representation.  So on
> that end, it doesn't fulfill that part of my radio diet.
>
>
> It is highly dominated by light-rock / pop from the '70s up to maybe 5
> years ago.  During that period, my tastes were predominantly harder rock
> with a good amount of Celtic and British folk-rock stirred in.  The WKFY
> version of 1970-2010 is miles away from what I want from that period.  On
> the "rockier" side Pixy 103 (102.9) and on the mellower side Ocean 104.7
> are doing a better job hitting my musical tastes in material of the most
> recent 40 years.
>
>
> The 98.7 signal is no barn-burner as I drive around the South Yarmouth -
> West Yarmouth - Hyannis area.  There are more drop-outs / dead spots than
> most would tolerate on a "local" station.  Signal is in the same league as
> slightly off-Cape FM's like 95.9 and 99.1: generally OK for stationary
> listening but not quite up to snuff for driving.
>
>
> Re Dan's comment I think it's 47 meters (not feet) AAT but that's still on
> the puny side even for the flat region being served.
>
>
> Mark Connelly
> South Yarmouth, MA
>
>
> <<
> On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:23:55 -0400 (EDT), TVNETDUDE@aol.com said:
>
>
> > It will be very interesting to see who sponsors a station aimed at a
> group
> > advertisers consider the grateful dead.
>
> If anyone can do it, I wouldn't bet against John H.
>
>
> And I wouldn't be too quick to count out that demo on the Cape: there
> are plenty of retirees who live there full-time now.
>
> -GAWollman
> >>
>
>
> <<
> But didn't I read 3-kW ERP @ 47' AAT? Doesn't sound as if much area will
> be covered. Is there something magic about the antenna location that will
> result in especially good coverage of the target demo?
>
> -----
> Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net)
> eFax 1-707-215-6367
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Wollman" <
> wollman@bimajority.org>
> To: <TVNETDUDE@aol.com>
> Cc: <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 5:04 PM
> Subject: WKFY
>
> > <<On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:23:55 -0400 (EDT), TVNETDUDE@aol.com said:
> >
> >> It will be very interesting to see who sponsors a station aimed at a >>
> group
> >> advertisers consider the grateful dead.
> >
> > If anyone can do it, I wouldn't bet against John H.
> >
> > And I wouldn't be too quick to count out that demo on the Cape: there
> > are plenty of retirees who live there full-time now.
> >
> > -GAWollman
> >>
>
>