WKGN Sold

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

WVLZ has been staying on at night for almost a year,  does anyone know if they have night time authority?

Not according to the info in Radio-Locator.  I didn't go to the FCC site to confirm.

[vchimpanzee]

chimpanzee, Jay Thomas left Big WAYS/95Q for Chicago, I think maybe Q101, before moving to LA. 

You're thinking of Bob Murphy.

[Tennessee Cowboy]

WVLZ has been staying on at night for almost a year,  does anyone know if they have night time authority?

Not according to the info in Radio-Locator.  I didn't go to the FCC site to confirm.

Heard somewhere they were going to stay on to cover high school football for Chucky-Doak, Greenback, or some other major metropolitan sports powerhouse.

And their authority is of the 'self-ordained' variety.

[secondchoice]

WVLZ has been staying on at night for almost a year,  does anyone know if they have night time authority?

Not according to the info in Radio-Locator.  I didn't go to the FCC site to confirm.

They have "post sunset" power.

http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=2791

[Radioceo]

If they are indeed running at night, I would hope they have something more than that letter as authorization.  That letter was rescinded almost immediately with the FCC citing problems with the computer program used to recalculate PSA's and PSSA's.  And even if it were a legitmate authorization, please note that the August power level is 1 watt.

[secondchoice]

If they are indeed running at night, I would hope they have something more than that letter as authorization.  That letter was rescinded almost immediately with the FCC citing problems with the computer program used to recalculate PSA's and PSSA's.  And even if it were a legitmate authorization, please note that the August power level is 1 watt.

The FCC "lost" all of the records of old PSAs on the old regional channels.  If you have the old Western Union telegram you can still use PSA.  If your station does not have that telegram you are "stuck" with flea or no power.  Maybe they did not get the letter that it was rescinded.  Could they run some kind of part 15 scheme.  I have never heard of part 15 on AM except for some roadside warnings the D.O.T. put up on roadside construction.

[romer979fm]

I can't remember whether he worked in radio in LA or not/

Jay did mornings for a while on Power 106 in Los Angeles when it was still a mainstream CHR...
long before that, he did nights in Nashville at 1240 WKDA

[carrington]

chimpanzee, Jay Thomas left Big WAYS/95Q for Chicago, I think maybe Q101, before moving to LA. 

You're thinking of Bob Murphy.

Correct.  Bob Murphy left WAYS/Charlotte for Q101(WKQX)/Chicago.  Murphy In The Morning replaced Jay Thomas, who left for 99X (WXLO)/New York around 1977.  IIRC, immediately prior to taking over as PD and morning host at WAYS, Thomas was on nights at the Kaplan's station WAPE/Jacksonville.

[Tennessee Cowboy]

Speaking of superstars that were connected with WKGN:

http://www.myspace.com/video/chery-boofer-jim-boofer/george-mooney/60690055

I guess we can talk about George Mooney again now that Kesling is Voice of The Vols.

[jodyeng]

wvlz does have night time power.i was Harry Morgans engineer when it whjm got it...it is only 1 watt.