WDAS AM

[vmelis]

I listen on HD2 which they never seem to mention.  HD2 signal coverage while driving in western Montg Co is slightly better on 105.3 than it was on 106.1.

[Mike]

I've been listening on-line (I live in SF) since January; 'DAS-AM is easily one of the best, most-unique "gold soul" formats I have ever encountered. Just superb. Kudos to Clear Channel (I never thought I'd type *those* words!) for really digging deep instead of the usual "Let's Stay Together" 27 times a week.   They're playing some amazing stuff.

[Mike]

OMG:  They just announced the passing of Butter, their afternoon jock and a Philly radio veteran.  RIP.

[klutch00]

OMG:  They just announced the passing of Butter, their afternoon jock and a Philly radio veteran.  RIP.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/164088296.html

RIP Paisano

http://www.wdasam.com/main.html

[radioman403]

Grew up listening to Butterball on WDAS-AM. He was one of several 'DAS jocks that I listened to and eventually inspired me to get the radio bug and become a "jock" in the Southern markets. I am still in the radio business today. RIP Joe "Butterball" Tamburro. I know when he "got up there", he told the gatekeeper, Peter, "The Ball has come to call".

[jhguthlac]

Lifted weights in my basement as a tee, after school.. Radio was always set to either Jim Nettleton on WFIL or Jimmy Bishop on WDAS.  Both stations were a hard reception in Newark, Delaware, but I would be listening. I had already found Butter on WDAS and loved him.  He was a true radio person who loved the music.  God, I will miss him. R.I.P. We have his legacy on 1480.  Hope it continues.

[FightingIrish]

I believe that CC is looking at DAS(AM) as an iHeart format that happens to also be parked on a heritage, now-borderline receivable AM frequency in Philly. As mentioned previously, the fidelity on the HD and more importantly the iHeart simulcast is quite good, and the format execution is world-class (and not an embarrassment to the format's history in Philly either).

I do believe that. 1480 will never be anything close to dominant, and would be lucky to get ratings regardless of format.

However, WDAS' current format is a nice addition to the IHeart platform, which is obviously trying to broaden their format offerings. And WDAS' stream sounds great. If it wasn't for IHeart, WDAS would be, at best, a jukebox in a closet, and a complete afterthought. Or it would be sold to some religious broadcaster.

[musichead1029]

Hopefully we'll hear more deep-tracks programmed formats in the future as broadcast groups realize the staying power better programming has on the 'net. Like Beach Music WNCT(AM), DAS(AM)'s programming is designed to attract an audience that lives well beyond the edges of its meager AM signal. And there are a lot of barely sustainable small AMs that could benefit from being anchors for (currently) reduced royalty fee music formats aimed primarily at web audiences. Win-win.