WMGG Sale Brings Ritmo To Tampa

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WMGG Sale Brings Ritmo To Tampa - RadioInsight

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NIA Broadcasting has agreed to sell 1470 WMGG Egypt Lake/101.9 W270DU Tampa to Daniel de la Rosa’s DRC Broadcasting for $600,000.

DRC began operating the station via Time Brokerage Agreement on August 31 flipping the station to Spanish Tropical “Ritmo 101.9“. WMGG had been simulcasting NIA’s Regional Mexican “Caliente 96.1” WTMP-FM Dade City.

 

[GeoffR]

Do they plan to go back to analog broadcasting on 1470 so someone can actually hear the station?

That's a lot to pay for an AM station no one can hear, and a translator that misses much of Tampa...

 

[Radio Bob]

Weird, I was driving in Southwestern Florida the other day and could hear them clearly and I only have an analog receiver.

 

[Wimmmex]

Weird, I was driving in Southwestern Florida the other day and could hear them clearly and I only have an analog receiver.

Strange, I will have to give them a try....

 

[GeoffR]

If you could hear them on an analog radio then they must have already ditched the digital transmitter that no one could hear...

 

[Ai4i]

If you could hear them on an analog radio then they must have already ditched the digital transmitter that no one could hear...

Or you were hearing the Fort Lauderdale station or something else.

Actually, the Tampa station sounds very good, much better than WTMP
which is equalized to roll off their highs to match their analog signal.