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87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?

Posted by John, from Wisconsin on July 12, 2020, 5:18 pm

https://www.facebook.com/LaMegaMedia/photos/a.400231674037560/663555434371848/?type=3&theater

"Our 87.7 FM channel is an analog LPTV (Low Powered TV) signal that has been required by the FCC to switch to all-digital service for TV transmission only. This will eliminate the analog radio signal."

So, does this mean the death of Me-TV FM 87.7?

Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?

Posted by WYTZZ95FM on July 12, 2020, 6:42 pm, in reply to "87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?"

WLFM-LP as a side note had no ratings. They haven't cracked the ratings with a 0.1

I believe a year from now is when the LPTV need to flash to Digital.

The FCC states they know of no Channel 6 stations broadcasting FM audio to the masses. This statement should tell you what they think of the Franken's.

I belive they will all be gone by next year.

The owners of 87.75 Chicago, I hope they invested their money well, time to start programming some actual TV programming! For Weigel, you better be planning on purchasing or leasing an AM or HD2 and start negotiating with EMF or one of the other religious repeater owners that have downtown skyscraper signals to get on the air. But, my money is they will go all app/online after that. Then again, they are not even online now!

Z

Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?

Posted by D on July 12, 2020, 6:49 pm, in reply to "Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?"

Weigel syndicates the MeTV format as well. Not many stations have signed up but a few HD 2 and AM/FM translator combos have. If Weigel can’t buy or lease anything, would any station possibly just sign up for the syndicated version? Remember, when 94.7 first flipped to oldies they were just running the True Oldies Channel, so a syndicated format on a big stick isn’t unheard of.

Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?

Posted by WYTZZ95FM on July 12, 2020, 7:02 pm, in reply to "Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?"

Possibly. But 87.75 Chicago is not the national feed. Wieglel would most likely want to run their flagship as they have been doing.

But in today's economic reality, someone would just copy their format and not pay Wiegel the fee to use their own stream or trademark. Think of Chancellor/Evergreen which went against Big City Radio with "The Beat" effectively pushing BCR out of the "Heart & Soul" format.

At the end of the day, does Wiegel have any money to do buy? Probably not. They could have easily got 101.1 or 97.9 to expand their numbers on the format, if they really wanted to. They have empty pockets.

Z

Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?

Posted by Jeremy Andrews on July 12, 2020, 10:04 pm, in reply to "Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?"

As a national network, they are on several stations including Entercom’s WMYX HD2. Much of the music is the same as WRME-LP. They just added 910 WGTO and it’s South Bend translator. As they have an Entercom HD2 affiliate in Milwaukee, I see no reason why they couldn’t affiliate with one in Chicago and lease one of the downtown translators if they had to.

Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?

Posted by WYTZZ95FM on July 12, 2020, 10:42 pm, in reply to "Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?"

As they have an Entercom HD2 affiliate in Milwaukee

They are doing it to show market presence and clear national ads. They are a CBS affiliate on TV in Milwaukee. They are independent in Chicago.

This is a different scenario than their home market.

Z

Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?

Posted by Z95FM WENT TO HELL on July 12, 2020, 10:40 pm, in reply to "Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?"

WLFM-LP was displaced in the TV Repack to channel 20. Hard to be a Franken-FM when you're not on the FM dial.

And in regards to ratings, you do know that non-subscribers aren't going to appear right? That's the reason they're below a 0.

Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?

Posted by WYTZZ95FM on July 12, 2020, 10:45 pm, in reply to "Re: 87.7 Cleveland silenced. Chicago too?"

And in regards to ratings, you do know that non-subscribers aren't going to appear right? That's the reason they're below a 0.

You are absolutely correct. And they have a lot harder time selling ads and billing higher due to that. They are not making money and have not for a while. The Hispanic population is 6% in that market. There is no other Spanish outlet in town. It is not an easy market to to sell Spanish radio.

Z

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