Changes at WHMP/WHNP etc.

Sun Sep 23 12:27:00 EDT 2018

On the MA/RI South Coast, WMVY 88.7 FM Edgartown (Martha's Vineyard) is
rebroadcast on the HD2 channel of RI NPR station WNPE 102.7 FM Narraganset
Pier, and that HD2 is rebroadcast in analog on translator W243AI 96.5 FM
Newport, RI.

So W243AI is an analog translator of WMVY via the HD2 signal of WNPE, which
also serves to bring WMVY to the handful of people with HD radios in
southern RI.

At least that arrangement was still in effect when I was last down there a
few years ago. I don't know whether WMVY may have since arranged a direct
connection to the translator, bypassing WNPE HD2.

EP

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> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 08:06:53 -0400
> From: Bob Nelson <raccoonradio@gmail.com>
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> I think a repeater can translate an HD channel. Here in Boston the 106.1
> translator for WRCA 1330 was doing Irish 96.9 (WBQT HD 2) and admittedly
> the AM was, too, for awhile before Bloomberg. But
> I  think I read a repeater on FM could just simulcast an HD station.
>
> The website for WHMP says 101.5 and 107.5 FM/ 1240 and 1400 AM
>
> Fybush's column from Jan of 2017 said "the addition of an FM translator to
> WHNP 1600 will bring a flip to a music format". Radio-locator and wikipedia
> now say that WHNP 1600  Longmeadow is now WLZX. Clicking on
> the WHNP (now WLZX -AM-) link on radio-locator leads one to WLZX "Lazer
> 99.3" FM
>
> On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 2:21 AM A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm in the Amherst area for a few days, and I was surprised to find that
> > 96.9 FM is no longer the FM repeater for WHMP.  It's now "Pure Oldies
> > 96.9," with oldies from the 1950s and 1960s.  The ads seem to be local
> > ads, and the only legal ID, or mention of call letters at all, is
> > "WLZX-FMHD3."  I didn't know a repeater could be used to relay the
> > programming of an HD3 channel.  WLDX is at FM 99.3, but I've been
> > enjoying Pure Oldies so much that I haven't checked to see what they are
> > doing.
> >
> > The WHMP website indicates that they are now on FM at 101.5 in
> > Northampton and 107.5 in Greenfield, which I also haven't checked. It
> > also says that they are on AM at 1240 and 1400.  This apparently means
> > that they still have WHMQ in Greenfield, but have eliminated their
> > Springfield relay, which I believe was called WHNP.
> >
> > Both WHMP and WLZX are owned by Saga Communications.
> >
> > --
> > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
> > 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com
> >
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 23:56:33 -0400
> From: A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com>
> To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
> Subject: Re: Changes at WHMP
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>  From my hotel in Hadley, I found that I can't pick up WHMQ Greenfield,
> but I can pick up both 101.5 and 107.5, as well as the original WHMP
> 1400 in Northampton.? The usual liner is WHMP 101,5 and 107.? I didn't
> listen long enough to hear a legal iD.? I did hear one, presumably
> recorded, announcement that referred to WHMP at 96.9 FM, so I assume the
> change was fairly recent.
>
> anyone know or will hazard a guess as to why they didn't keep the
> Northampton translator on 96.9 and just put Pure Oldies on 101.7?
>
> On 9/22/2018 12:38 AM, A Joseph Ross wrote:
> > I'm in the Amherst area for a few days, and I was surprised to find
> > that 96.9 FM is no longer the FM repeater for WHMP.? It's now "Pure
> > Oldies 96.9," with oldies from the 1950s and 1960s.? The ads seem to
> > be local ads, and the only legal ID, or mention of call letters at
> > all, is "WLZX-FMHD3."? I didn't know a repeater could be used to relay
> > the programming of an HD3 channel.? WLDX is at FM 99.3, but I've been
> > enjoying Pure Oldies so much that I haven't checked to see what they
> > are doing.
> >
> > The WHMP website indicates that they are now on FM at 101.5 in
> > Northampton and 107.5 in Greenfield, which I also haven't checked. It
> > also says that they are on AM at 1240 and 1400.? This apparently means
> > that they still have WHMQ in Greenfield, but have eliminated their
> > Springfield relay, which I believe was called WHNP.
> >
> > Both WHMP and WLZX are owned by Saga Communications.
> >
>
> --
> A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459
> 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 07:30:08 -0400
> From: "Dale H. Cook" <radiotest@plymouthcolony.net>
> To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
> Subject: Re: Changes at WHMP
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> At 11:56 PM 9/22/2018, A Joseph Ross wrote:
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> >I didn't listen long enough to hear a legal iD.
>
> You might not have heard one for the translator, just for the translated
> station, if you listened longer. Most FM translator transmitters sold
> nowadays have FSK ID capability.
>
> Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA
> https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 09:09:36 -0400
> From: "M.Casey" <map@mapinternet.com>
> To: "A Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross.com>, "Boston Radio"
>         <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
> Subject: Re: Changes at WHMP/WHNP etc.
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> Saga is programming WLZX, 99.3, Northampton on WHNP, 1600, East Longmeadow
> and it's 98.5 translator located on WHNP's AM tower.
> Mark Casey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A Joseph Ross
> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 12:38 AM
>
>
> >The WHMP website indicates that they are now on FM at 101.5 in
> Northampton and 107.5 in Greenfield, which I also haven't checked. It
> also says that they are on AM at 1240 and 1400.  This apparently means
> that they still have WHMQ in Greenfield, but have eliminated their
> Springfield relay, which I believe was called WHNP.
>
> Both WHMP and WLZX are owned by Saga Communications.
>
>
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