I no longer live on Long Island, but there have been reports of WHLI's long awaited 24-hour FM translator on the air on 104.7. No mention of it on air or the WHLI website, though.
The audio quality is not so great either. On my receiver, i scan down to Q-104.3 and there is a noticeable increase in audio quality. Their audio appears compressed (almost like AM playing on FM).I hate to admit this, but I liked the station when I was in Nassau, I hate to admit it because all that music is old and that makes me the same. They need a better voice guy for the sweeps, that's the same guy that's on their spots, and he is great, however, it's all him all the time. They might have changed it by now though it was last week when I heard it for the first time.
I'm in Florida and have been listening to WHLI via TuneIn and Alexa, and I notice the same thing: a very flat sound "almost like AM" -- I agree.The audio quality is not so great either. On my receiver, i scan down to Q-104.3 and there is a noticeable increase in audio quality. Their audio appears compressed (almost like AM playing on FM).
For anyone who cares, I think they have tweaked the audio on these streaming channels. It sounds better now!I'm in Florida and have been listening to WHLI via TuneIn and Alexa, and I notice the same thing: a very flat sound "almost like AM" -- I agree.
They are also likely benefiting from the horrible Nielsen samples in the last 6 months and which are getting so bad they don't even try to get MRC accreditation. What happens is that younger people tend to turn over in the PPM faster than older groups.The incredible ratings growth coincides with the appearance of the translator. WHLI is a daytimer, the FM signal is 24/7. People are listening to FM, and not AM. So I'm sure a lot of Long Islanders who only listen to FM are finally discovering WHLI.
Yes, Nassau/Suffolk is an embedded market. It's part of the NYC book, but also published separately for the local stations on Long Island.Is Long Island an embedded market for New York City, with the same problem of being overlooked by the agencies who prefer to buy in the next door big market like San Jose is to San Francisco, which BTW was a very interesting discussion over at the KRTY thread.
Actually, both WHLI and W284DG are licensed to Hempstead.It's licensed to Brentwood[...].
Actually, both WHLI and W284DG are licensed to Hempstead.
I meant Hempstead...I was thinking Brentwood would be a nice place to move the 104.7 signal or perhaps non-directional maybe a Co-Lo with 101.5 W268AN which has good height and near the Nassau-Suffolk County Line.Actually, both WHLI and W284DG are licensed to Hempstead.