Blarney Stone Broadcasting and Roy Henderson

[TVC_DX5678]

This could be a recreation of a lost thread, but call it what you will. Let's talk about the latest news about Blarney Stone and their new stations.

As of right now:

- 99.3 (finally with better sound quality) and 100.3 (with a weaker signal) are simulcasting (with a h*** delay, though).
- 92.3 briefly aired sports programs, but has mostly been silent.
- Haven't got anything from 100.1 in a while, but they were previously simulcasting 99.3/100.3
- I can't speak for 101.1 because I don't live in their coverage area, and the WJML translator on said frequency.

Anyone else have anything to say on what's been going on?

[organman95]

If this were the 1980s, I'd call it tropo events...

[ftballfan]

Where is 99.3 broadcasting from (I'm guessing somewhere in/near Traverse City)? I got a 99.3 playing Van Hagar's Right Now last night coming home from a basketball game. That song is not something WOWN in Shawano would play. How much are 99.3 and 100.3 delayed? I tried checking 100.3, but it was all Neenah-Menasha.

[TVC_DX5678]

Where is 99.3 broadcasting from (I'm guessing somewhere in/near Traverse City)? I got a 99.3 playing Van Hagar's Right Now last night coming home from a basketball game. That song is not something WOWN in Shawano would play. How much are 99.3 and 100.3 delayed? I tried checking 100.3, but it was all Neenah-Menasha.

AFAIK, they're broadcasting from their normal tower site. 99.3 comes in strong in TC, but I can't speak for anywhere else. I got both WQON and WNCY on 100.3 last night, both sounding pretty weak. It's strange, because WQON has always had a decent signal where I live.

As for the delay, I didn't really count the seconds, my guesstimate is probably about 20-30 seconds.

[hunterw]

Was driving back from ludington yesterday and saw a billboard for 101.9 wldr on US31 between ludington and Manistee. Still can’t get it in very well in northern mason county.

[Nelson]

I don't know what's going on with 100.3 but their signal has been up and down. They were unusually weak most of November. At one point last week, I tuned them in and found they were back up to full power. The last couple of days, though, they've been weak again.

[WC8KCY]

Was driving back from ludington yesterday and saw a billboard for 101.9 wldr on US31 between ludington and Manistee. Still can’t get it in very well in northern mason county.

I saw the billboard too, facing northbound US-31 traffic a couple of miles south of the Manistee/Mason county line.

Just tried tuning 101.9 in on my home receiver. Dead air.

[ftballfan]

I was up in Kaleva yesterday afternoon and 92.3 WBNZ was broadcasting CBS Sports Radio // to 101.1 WGRY (which I was surprisingly able to get there considering WIXX and WJML's translator). 92.3 was about 5-10 seconds behind 101.1. 99.3 WQAN was // to 100.3 WQON (which was mixing with WNCY).

92.3 has to be running 50kW or close to it since it was strong in Kaleva, with 99.3 being noticeably weaker than 92.3. If I had to guess, 99.3 might be broadcasting with a few thousand watts from somewhere in or near Traverse City proper.

[sfpcc]

This might be an odd tangent but is Blarney Stone Broadcasting related to The Blarney Stone Group that owns several gas stations / convenience stores in The Northern Lower Peninsula and the U.P?

[Milk]

This might be an odd tangent but is Blarney Stone Broadcasting related to The Blarney Stone Group that owns several gas stations / convenience stores in The Northern Lower Peninsula and the U.P?

You're thinking Blarney Castle.

[ftballfan]

This might be an odd tangent but is Blarney Stone Broadcasting related to The Blarney Stone Group that owns several gas stations / convenience stores in The Northern Lower Peninsula and the U.P?

You're thinking Blarney Castle.

No relation between Blarney Stone and Blarney Castle (Blarney Castle has over 100 convenience stores/gas stations all over Michigan)

[SpartanAM]

This might be an odd tangent but is Blarney Stone Broadcasting related to The Blarney Stone Group that owns several gas stations / convenience stores in The Northern Lower Peninsula and the U.P?

You're thinking Blarney Castle.

No relation between Blarney Stone and Blarney Castle (Blarney Castle has over 100 convenience stores/gas stations all over Michigan)

Are they related to the Coyne Oil and Propane corporation? http://www.coyneoil.com/

[MWmetalhead]

101.9 WLDR seems to have taken on a decidedly softer & older sound in recent weeks. I am not suggesting recent & more upbeat titles have been eliminated, but they comprise a smaller percentage of the playlist than they once did.

The blend of music resembles 96.1 in Bay City.

[TC Talks]

Those old Buick/Cadillac/Lincoln driving farts need something to listen to.

We are a retirement mecca with very little "Office" listenership.

Good move.

[MWmetalhead]

A number of AC stations seem to be gravitating in that direction.

Reportedly, WLIT in Chicago is considering morphing into a Soft AC (much like the old Windy 100) once its Christmas Music marathon concludes.

New music pickings are slim at the moment - in terms of stuff that will have long-lasting adult female appeal - and I think folks are getting burnt out on Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, et al.

WLDR is beginning to sound like the Sunny 102 of old, and that's probably not a bad thing.