WMEX?

[Kevin Vahey]

I think we can trust Ed Perry will do the best thing for the community.



On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 3:04 AM Eli Polonsky <elipolo881@gmail.com> wrote:

> Though there will be some simulcasting, the low-power full-time
> simulcasting was just to put some programming on the signals while
> satisfying the FCC's requirements to keep the license active. If not for
> doing that, the licenses could have been deleted for the stations being off
> the air for too long.
>
> I've heard that weekday mornings 6-10 AM, probably on both AM stations,
> will be a simulcast of the WATD-FM morning news program, which may expand
> its coverage to include the areas of the new signals. Then after that,
> separate programming will run on both stations much (but not necessarily
> all) of the time. I've heard some second-hand speculation of formats, but
> not definite enough to say. However, like WATD-FM they will likely be
> mainly music formats after 10 AM, with frequent community service and
> information elements.
>
> EP
>
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 11:55 PM A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Any idea what programming they're going to run on the AM stations?  Will
> > they continue to simulcast WATD-FM or does Ed have other plans?
> >
> > On 2/11/2019 2:17 PM, Eli Polonsky wrote:
> >
> > I've heard that the current tentative plan is to get both 1510 WMEX and
> > 1460 WATD (AM) on the air with their intended licensed (CP) powers late
> > this spring, May or June.
> >
> > Both the current broadcast of 1460 WATD and last summer/fall's broadcast
> > of 1510 WMEX, both simulcasting WATD-FM, are/were temporary low power
> > broadcasts improvised for the purpose of putting a signal on the
> > frequencies to prevent the FCC from deleting the licenses.
> >
> > EP
> >
> >
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