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New Call Letters for 106.7

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RoddyFreeman

With EMF's takeover of 106.7 on Saturday, the call letters will reportedly change from WYAY to WAKL.

So we will be listening to the all new Wackle.

I can hear the promos now: "I Wackle in the car." "I Wackle on the beach." "When I'm feeling down and out, I Wackle." On second thought. . .probably not.
 
RoddyFreeman said:
With EMF's takeover of 106.7 on Saturday, the call letters will reportedly change from WYAY to WAKL.

So we will be listening to the all new Wackle.

I can hear the promos now: "I Wackle in the car." "I Wackle on the beach." "When I'm feeling down and out, I Wackle." On second thought. . .probably not.
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What happens to EMF-owned WAKL in Flint, MI?
 
I see on the FCC website that the WYAY call letters have been used since 6/25/1984. That’s a really long time. 35 years would put this into the heritage call letters category I would think. I am somewhat surprised they didn’t keep these.
 
RadioDoogie said:
I see on the FCC website that the WYAY call letters have been used since 6/25/1984. That’s a really long time. 35 years would put this into the heritage call letters category I would think. I am somewhat surprised they didn’t keep these.
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There is a competing Christian radio format known at WAY-FM.
 
They might qualify as "heritage" by age, but when was the last time the station was branded with its call letters? Was it ever known broadly as WYAY?
 
PTBoardOp94 said:
They might qualify as "heritage" by age, but when was the last time the station was branded with its call letters? Was it ever known broadly as WYAY?
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They were known as Y106 during their country days...lot of people enjoyed Rhubarb Jones during that time.
 
I've got a cap that says Eagle 106.7.
I wonder how long it will be before we hear, "Do you like what you hear? Think about supporting us. Your $30 a month donation will go a long way in spreading the gospel around the world."
 
RadioDoogie said:
I see on the FCC website that the WYAY call letters have been used since 6/25/1984. That’s a really long time. 35 years would put this into the heritage call letters category I would think. I am somewhat surprised they didn’t keep these.
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On the commercial FM dial, as I recall:

WZGC: 1972 (formerly WGKA-FM)
WSTR: 1989 (formerly WQXI-FM and WKXI-FM)
WSB-FM: 1948
WKHX: 1981 (formerly WBIE-FM)
WVEE: 1977 (formerly WPLO-FM)
 
That is what Kim is saying that he will be the last show so maybe he will run to 7 then K love takes over or maybe k love takes over at 6 or will mark Levin air for the how and that Peterson is the last local content on the station
 
Seems to me some of these stations have actually signed off for a few hours before returning as K Love. Not sure if that's happening here.
 
I haven't seen the filings on the FCC site for WYAY yet, but assuming they got a local studio wavier all they really need is one rack of equipment at the transmitter site with the audio processing, the PC that inserts the local ID, EAS box, and a remote control system which can switch to and run the 2 auxiliary sites* if needed. I never realize 106.7 was “bullet proof” with a triple redundant backup transmitters. I am assuming Salem (tower owner) will allow them to put up the required satellite dish at the tower if there isn’t one there already. If such a set-up is in place come switch over time someone possibly local or at K-Loves control point will stop using the audio from the STL that has the Cumulus audio and use the K-Love audio after the station ID.

* https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/...&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9

I suspect the switch over will be painfully efficient for the WYAY fans and staff . K-Love has done this many times.
 
secondchoice said:
I haven't seen the filings on the FCC site for WYAY yet, but assuming they got a local studio wavier all they really need is one rack of equipment at the transmitter site with the audio processing, the PC that inserts the local ID, EAS box, and a remote control system which can switch to and run the 2 auxiliary sites* if needed.
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There is no longer a "main studio waiver" process since the main studio rule was repealed by Chairman Pai and the FCC a couple of years ago.
 
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