890 Testing

[HGR1290]

The new 890 station was testing today (sunday 1/25). It had spanish programming on it. Decent signal.

[RoddyFreeman]

Are you sure?  Last I heard, Murray Broadcasting, owner of WFXM-FM in Macon, had purchased the construction permit.

[HGR1290]

Yes, this is 890---the Fomer Walhalla SC station that was moved to Lithia Springs. Now licensed to New Life Broadcasting.

They will be share-site at WAOK

[Neil Millman]

I am going to go out on a limb and say 890 will be a day timer only.

[trusty]

Oh, you risky one.

[tlyle]

Growing up in the 70's in Atlanta, I tuned to 890 am to hear "Music Radio - WLS" out of Chicago every night after sunset.  When I was in 5th grade in 1975, I tuned my little transister radio on 890 AM and would hear John Landecker doing the Boogie check.  I had a friend over spending the night one time, and we were playing cards listening to the music.  He did not know that I had set the radio to that frequency.  They predicted snow for the next morning.  My friend got real excited thinking that we were going to get snow in Atlanta.  I laughed, and I finally had to tell him that we were listening to Chicago.  He was real mad at me.  Anyway, those were great memories.

[amlover]

For a 5,000 watt daytimer they have a good signal across Atlanta.

[jabba17]

Any idea on a permanent format?  Religious?

I would guess that Latino would not be an option, considering the number of Latino stations that have gone dark lately.

[BRENT]

Why do we need another "nobody will listen" to AM radio station in this massive market?  I thought it was going to be 50k during the day ??