Now we know why Midwestern Broadcasting didn't want 98.9.
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This is great news for fans of Classic Rock in the tip o' the mitt!
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Is 97.7 still doing "Straits Country" out of Cheboygan? It's a preset. I'm betting 102.9 has a BIG advantage over them.MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:01 pmA good chunk of far northern lower MI will now only have access to one (!!!) FM country station with a good signal - that station being Big Country 102.9, of course. 103.5 WTCM's signal is crappy from Charlevoix and Otsego Counties northward.
80s/90s/early 00s country is doing very well (look at Cincinnati's ratings where a pair of rimshot throwback country stations is T-4)MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:01 pmAs far as Country listening goes, WMKC indeed has a commanding share in the northern reaches of the market. Probably a 3:1 advantage over WTCM-FM/WBCM-FM, I would say. That's been true for many, many years.
Country "dying" as a format? Are you joking? It's one of the most successful terrestrial FM formats there is!
Ironically, the WKLZ call sign would fit perfectly on a K-Love station!My guess is K-Love will be heard on 98.9 very soon...perhaps this week. Good question about the calls letters. I'd be quite surprised if the WKLZ call sign does not migrate from 98.9 to 93.5. Not sure if that means WBCM-FM will wind up at 98.9 MHz or not.
The opposite case (where WTCM is the only country station with a good signal) is true south and west of Traverse City, especially in Benzie County and a large portion of Manistee County.A good chunk of far northern lower MI will now only have access to one (!!!) FM country station with a good signal - that station being Big Country 102.9, of course. 103.5 WTCM's signal is crappy from Charlevoix and Otsego Counties northward.
Agreed - unfortunately these butt rock stations have die hard loyal burn-out listeners who dream of the glory years of 1981 and still get pumped when "More Than A Feeling" starts pumping through their speakers.TheForce wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:07 amKLT is trash. I don't like their vibe, can't stand Terri Ray. I mean how many times can you listen to Foreigner, Foghat, BOC, etc?? And those syndicated morning shows blow chunks.
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