91.5 "Freedom FM"

[xmusicmatt]

91.5 WHKC had been running music with an id ontop of the songs when they hadnt been airing preaching/teaching programming.

I tuned in today to hear dead air then checked them out later and it appears they have decided to load liners between music and also run two psa's at the bottom of each hour...

I am suprised there has not been any asking for listener support or underwiting spots on the station, it's been Christian for well over a year now... I can't imagine the tower rental and studio space is cheap unless the late Mr. Case's wife is running it out of their house or something.

[gabigley1]

Actually, they switched to their current format during the first week of September, 2007.

Also, Do they even have a phone # listed in the phone book? Where do they keep their public file for public inspection? Are they even required to keep a public inspection file being a non commercial radio station? If so, dose it need to be made accessible at their main studio location?

Wouldn't be surprised if this station was run out of someones house. That may be the reason they have yet to  ask their listeners for support or underwriting spots. In this current economy, it seems odd they they have yet to
solicit donations from their listeners. Regardless "Freedom FM"  seems like a very low-key radio station and they
apparently want to maintain a low profile.

[talkers]

WHKC-FM
8510 Cottier St.
Lewis Center, OH 43035

740-548-5919

It looks like its in that industrial park on Powell Rd. where WRFD's old tower used to be.

[xmusicmatt]

Interesting..

The only reason I went off the "running out of the home" Idea was their FCC license lists a residential address in Powell...

[xmusicmatt]

Actually, they switched to their current format during the first week of September, 2007.

Also, Do they even have a phone # listed in the phone book? Where do they keep their public file for public inspection? Are they even required to keep a public inspection file being a non commercial radio station? If so, dose it need to be made accessible at their main studio location?

I could not remember the exact date to go Christian but I knew it was over a year ago after the passing of Mr. Case.  They have seemed to clean up the automation though inserting liners between songs now... 

Yes non-coms have to keep a public inspection file.  I did IT work/Volenteer on air/MD work for a small rural FM a few years back and we had a public file that was accessable during 'normal business hours' even though they had a 'staff' of just two people.

[markbohach]

"Wouldn't be surprised if this station was run out of someones house."


Artie- you are correct. It WAS running from a house that made for a very limited ability to make programming changes.
That was until the cutover to their brand new studio facilities. The cutover occurred between 3 and 4 PM Sunday.

Now Holly Casagrande can now fully program the station as she sees fit. I would expect to hear some fine tuning in the future.

Here is a link to a couple of studio photos- http://www.wloh.net/contractengineering.html

MB

[xmusicmatt]

"Wouldn't be surprised if this station was run out of someones house."


Artie- you are correct. It WAS running from a house that made for a very limited ability to make programming changes.
That was until the cutover to their brand new studio facilities. The cutover occurred between 3 and 4 PM Sunday.

Now Holly Casagrande can now fully program the station as she sees fit. I would expect to hear some fine tuning in the future.

Here is a link to a couple of studio photos- http://www.wloh.net/contractengineering.html

MB

Mark,

Ahhh that's why when i was listening sunday the 'loop' of songs they sometimes use to fill between the ministeries cut out and then they had silence for about an hour....    Thanks for filling in that 'missing piece'

I kinda thought it was running from someones house 1) the FCC license address and 2) some weekends the STL would stutter like a comrex having bitrate issues. 3) when the teaching was not on the music was almost as if it was a loop, you'd hear the same sequence of songs then it would cut out and go to another song... also when not in teaching mode the legal id 'ran' ontop of the songs near 30: and 00: 

Glad to see Holly is finally able to get it off the ground!  It's a very nice 'local' station.

I see she's got a DAD Pro automation system there..  That will sure help the station sound more professional.  I had wondered at times if the station has been running off an old audisc system or something because it sounded very basic in programming.

[C414B]

Anyone know WHKC's URL? I've googled it and find nothing. Also, www.915fm.org shows nothing.

[xmusicmatt]

Anyone know WHKC's URL? I've googled it and find nothing. Also, www.915fm.org shows nothing.

I don't think they currently have a web presence.  The old 91.5 url was what the late Mr. Case has started to build when they preped the launch for the Christian talk format but after his passing that site never seemed to get off the ground then faded late last year.

I would think once Holly gets the programming tuned she'd get some form of web presence.  At least an 'online' program guide would be a start as they run various ministries/talk programs during the weekdays and weekends but there is no schedule posted anywhere to know what airs when (unless you happen to find the time of various shows on the seperate ministries websites).

[NotMe]

Their old URL, http://www.915fm.org/, gets you one of those "File 404 Error" messages.