WTTW 104.7 on the air.

[raidz]

> Its actually WDDW

If you listen to your own audio clip, it sure sounds like the VO guy is saying "W-T-T-W".

[John Lentz]

> > Its actually WDDW
>
> If you listen to your own audio clip, it sure sounds like
> the VO guy is saying "W-T-T-W".
>
 I agree it does sound like WTTW.  Now people are saying WDDW, and one other person claims it is "officially" WDDU.

  Just a check with the FCC FM Query website they still list them as WEXT.  As we know how well the FCC is good at keeping things up to date.  I'm sure it won't be too long before they get around to updating it.

http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html

-John L.
Muskego, Wis.

[Brian Stevens]

> > > Its actually WDDW
> >
> > If you listen to your own audio clip, it sure sounds like
> > the VO guy is saying "W-T-T-W".
> >
>  I agree it does sound like WTTW.  Now people are saying
> WDDW, and one other person claims it is "officially" WDDU.
>
>   Just a check with the FCC FM Query website they still list
> them as WEXT.  As we know how well the FCC is good at
> keeping things up to date.  I'm sure it won't be too long
> before they get around to updating it.
>
> http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html
>
> -John L.
> Muskego, Wis.
>
Or you could call the station.  I looked at Next Media's site, but as of Saturday, it still listed WEXT.  I also think it sounds like WTTW.  Maybe Cuprisin will clarify.

[Jeremy Andrews]

> > > > Its actually WDDW
> > >
> > > If you listen to your own audio clip, it sure sounds
> like
> > > the VO guy is saying "W-T-T-W".
> > >
> >  I agree it does sound like WTTW.  Now people are saying
> > WDDW, and one other person claims it is "officially" WDDU.
>
> >
> >   Just a check with the FCC FM Query website they still
> list
> > them as WEXT.  As we know how well the FCC is good at
> > keeping things up to date.  I'm sure it won't be too long
> > before they get around to updating it.
> >
> > http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html
> >
> > -John L.
> > Muskego, Wis.
> >
> Or you could call the station.  I looked at Next Media's
> site, but as of Saturday, it still listed WEXT.  I also
> think it sounds like WTTW.  Maybe Cuprisin will clarify.
>

its WDDW-FM. That I can understand

they never properly pronounce the legal IDs on Spanish stations. Citys, etc

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[Jeremy Andrews]

> > Its actually WDDW
>
> If you listen to your own audio clip, it sure sounds like
> the VO guy is saying "W-T-T-W".
>
Listen closer

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[mccay]

I would be really surprised if it's WTTW.

The very prominent PBS TV station in Chicago is WTTW and has been for 50 years. I doubt they or the FCC would let a non-co-owned radio station so close to them have the same calls. Especially one which would be non-English formatted.

Knowing the operation of Next Media, this change was more a mandate from Denver.

Skip or Sky talking to Kira...

"Kira, S here.  We're flipping the format of 104.7 to Spanish hits effective as soon as you can make it happen.  That's it.  Make it so." Click. Dial tone.

That should be an interesting place to work soon. Headbangers and Hispanics. I'll take a ring side seat and a row of tequila please.


> The flip happened sometime in the 11 A.M. hour.  I find it
> odd that it wasn't at the top of the hour as i checked for a
> while after 11 and when I checked about 11:50 it had already
> changed.  Anyone hear the flip?

This should effectively end Bob Jeffer's effort on WBJX and put that under-performing nuisance out it's missery.

GR

[Dave]

> I would be really surprised if it's WTTW.
>
> The very prominent PBS TV station in Chicago is WTTW and has
> been for 50 years. I doubt they or the FCC would let a
> non-co-owned radio station so close to them have the same
> calls. Especially one which would be non-English formatted.
>
If Nextmedia wanted to use the WTTW call letters, they would have to get permission from Window to the World to use the call letters.  If WTTW allows NM to do so, then the FCC usually allows it too, but I'm not sure if WTTW on the TV side would have to add the -TV onto the call letters.  I know on the FM side, the -FM would have to be added to the call letters since the calls are used on one spectrum already.  Like in NC, there's a WKSC on the AM, then CC got permission from the station's owner to use the WKSC call letters for their Chicago station, the request was granted by the FCC as well, and the Chicago station has to ID as WKSC-FM Chicago.  So if the WTTW calls are granted to NM, then they would ID as WTTW-FM Sturtevant/Milwaukee.  Who knows what they really are right now, but I doubt WTTW in Chicago will allow it to go on a station they don't own.

[Jeremy Andrews]

> > I would be really surprised if it's WTTW.
> >
> > The very prominent PBS TV station in Chicago is WTTW and
> has
> > been for 50 years. I doubt they or the FCC would let a
> > non-co-owned radio station so close to them have the same
> > calls. Especially one which would be non-English
> formatted.
> >
> If Nextmedia wanted to use the WTTW call letters, they would
> have to get permission from Window to the World to use the
> call letters.  If WTTW allows NM to do so, then the FCC
> usually allows it too, but I'm not sure if WTTW on the TV
> side would have to add the -TV onto the call letters.  I
> know on the FM side, the -FM would have to be added to the
> call letters since the calls are used on one spectrum
> already.  Like in NC, there's a WKSC on the AM, then CC got
> permission from the station's owner to use the WKSC call
> letters for their Chicago station, the request was granted
> by the FCC as well, and the Chicago station has to ID as
> WKSC-FM Chicago.  So if the WTTW calls are granted to NM,
> then they would ID as WTTW-FM Sturtevant/Milwaukee.  Who
> knows what they really are right now, but I doubt WTTW in
> Chicago will allow it to go on a station they don't own.
>

The calls are WDDW. I listened for 2 hours today. The legal ID played at 11:34 and again at Noon and both were clearly W D D W

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[Dave]

> The calls are WDDW. I listened for 2 hours today. The legal
> ID played at 11:34 and again at Noon and both were clearly W
> D D W
>
Do you have an MP3 or wav file with the ID?  I'd like to listen for myself.

[Jeremy Andrews]

> > The calls are WDDW. I listened for 2 hours today. The
> legal
> > ID played at 11:34 and again at Noon and both were clearly
> W
> > D D W
> >
> Do you have an MP3 or wav file with the ID?  I'd like to
> listen for myself.
>
The same ID kicked off the format

It can be downloaded at www.wisconsinbroadcasting.com/Sites/Jeremy/clips

the file is "WDDW.mp3"


You just have to listen close.

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