It looks like it has moved from classic rock to just rock, they are playing a lot of rock that they used to not play
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Definitely some changes were made. The song selection reminds me of a less crappy version of Rock 95.5 in Chicago.
I don't see any music on the log from the past twenty years but I do see plenty of 90s and a tiny bit of early 00s material.
In somewhat related news, 104.3 the Shark is *finally* spiking some heavier rock into its playlist! More spins for RATM. I also saw multiple System of a Down songs. Was pleasantly surprised to see "Would?" by Alice in Chains, Korn, and a Breaking Benjamin song on the log. I didn't see any Metallica, Tool or Avenged Sevenfold unfortunately. Still, what I saw is a marked improvement.
I don't see any music on the log from the past twenty years but I do see plenty of 90s and a tiny bit of early 00s material.
In somewhat related news, 104.3 the Shark is *finally* spiking some heavier rock into its playlist! More spins for RATM. I also saw multiple System of a Down songs. Was pleasantly surprised to see "Would?" by Alice in Chains, Korn, and a Breaking Benjamin song on the log. I didn't see any Metallica, Tool or Avenged Sevenfold unfortunately. Still, what I saw is a marked improvement.
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Looking at the recently played list, they've definitely cut back on the usual classic rock staples and are going heavy on the 80s and 90s. Big did the same things a few years back but eventually went back to the typical fare with some 80s and 90s mixed in. I'm not able to pick up Gater on the air where I live, but I can usually find Big playing a song I like when I tune in.
*edit* Excuse me, it's GATOR now. And it's not being billed as classic rock any longer, either, it's the Palm Beaches Rock Station
*edit* Excuse me, it's GATOR now. And it's not being billed as classic rock any longer, either, it's the Palm Beaches Rock Station
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Can only hope we see more improvement from The Shark. Of all the cities I’ve lived in, it’s absolutely the weakest rock station, to the point that I haven’t been able to listen for longer than a song or 2 only to tune out when they play a stinker for the past year and a half that I’ve lived here.
Stations all have a COL. However, that city may not be where the most ad revenue lies. So the station tries to locate its transmitter near a larger city or metro area while still putting the necessary strength over the COL. For all practical purposes, the station has moved in every respect except that city of license.
Obviously, not every station can do that sort of thing as locating the transmitter near another and larger population center is not always possible due to other stations on the same channel or adjacent ones.
But as long as they put a required city grade signal over the city of license, it's possible and permitted. That's what lawyers and engineers are for.
93.5's signal reaches a whole lotta swamp land.
Do alligators participate in Nielsen? 😉
My guess is it was sold because they realized trying to target the coastal areas of Palm Beach County with that signal was an incredibly stupid idea.
I don't believe JVC owned 101.7. The only station I know of on 101.7 is WCZR in Vero Beach and that's been owned by iHeart for quite some time. JVC did put a rock format on 93.5 but it didn't last long.
It's likely to protect WGYL on 93.7 in Vero, which is why they were only able to secure a modest upgrade to the signal from the FCC.
They transmit from Hallandale and just inside the Miami-Dade line because that's a great location to cover the two county area and that's also where the 1,000 foot TV towers were already located. Much more economical to side mount an FM antenna on one of the TV towers rather than have an FM station go to the expense of building their own. Although with broadcast groups owning multiple FM's this may have changed.
Never could figure out why WEXY changed their COL from Oakland Park to Wilton Manors. Except maybe somehow that gave them the ability to apply for more power and 24 hour operation somehow. David will know the answer I'm sure.
Ancient history but the first tall tower was Candelabra on Pembroke Road which held Channel 33, 36 and 45 plus WAXY, WKQS, Y-100 and WSHE. The towers were built there not only because of the ability to cover Dade and Broward counties but also because of air space restrictions from the multitude of airports in the area. There's Miami International, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Opelika, North Perry and probably more.
Its a shame really. I lived in Vero Beach back in 2004-2005 and 98.7 The Gator was ****ing awesome. Always mixing album tracks in.
Actually long before the Candelabra (which was owned for awhile by my old boss Joe Amaturo and Ron Crider. (You left out WGLO WSDO,WJQY etc. 106.7 owned by Amaturo) there was WTVJ (4) further out on Hallandale Beach Blvd, and just inside the Dade line there were 3 towers 1 WLTV with 96.5, 2 WSVN and 3 WPLG with 101.5. Some have changed around with the construction of newer towers. All these towers (the 3 in Dade and the two in Broward) were around 1,000 feet. Note I left out the WPBT/WLRN/WLRN-FM tower. I believe it is (was?) a bit shorter than 1,000 feet.
I was tasked with guarding the transmission line for WAXY-FM way back then. It was stored in the not yet completed WAXY transmitter room. I'm not sure what I would have done if I'd been confronted with copper thieves. I guess me in my car all night was enough to discourage them. I'd never do it today!
In North Carolina the typical tall tower is 2,000 feet.