NH Stations that should change

[greatscott1960]

WOKQ is only 50k and WPKQ is 100k. They try to make PkQ local to northern NH with a local news guy, but with OKQ always talking about seacoast and Manchester
I think PKQ gets lost. I'm not sure they really get a lot of advertising dollars either. Seems like PKQ is every place and no place at the same time. Might be good to seperate the twins and let PKQ focus on Northern New England.

They think WOKQ is the balls and can do no wrong.


 Jim, I respectfully disagree on a few points, and here's
> why...
> >
> > 92.1 in Peterborough...Dump FNX and go local again.  WNHQ
> Q
> > 92...Hot AC leaning CHR
> The station has proven itself a money-loser if it had it's
> own format. Not a lot of retail businesses to sell to in
> their area, and its far enough away from Nashua and Keene to
> be a nonfactor in both cities signalwise. Maybe a simulcast
> of KNE or Q106.
>
> >
> > 96.3 in Walpole...does anyone listen to this??
> Doubt it! Surprised one of the biggies hasn't bought it to
> retransmit a Boston signal to the affluent 2nd home-owners.
> >
> > 99.1 WNNH Move WJYY to this frequency
> Why? They'd lose the little Manchester numbers (and agency
> business) they have.
> >
>
> > 100.1 WPNH...switch frequencies with WSCY, see 106.9
> Again, why? The Alternative is in the college town of
> Plymouth and attracts a salable demo. See my Walpole
> comment, it applies to WSCY as well.
>
> >
> > 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
> > create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord
>
> You mean 25kw? I still think there are mucho spacing issues
> with this.
>
> >
> > 102.3 in Concord, simulcast with Frank 106.3.  Go for the
> > Manchester and Lakes Region Books
>
> Not a bad idea! Maybe 99.1 could do the CR.
>
>
> >
> > 103.7 WPKQ PLEASE PLEASE make this a stand alone station!
> I
> > don't care what you do with it, but please stop
> simulcasting
> > WOKQ!!  Nothing worse than two 100kw's sinulcasting!
>
> Agreed, but again, most of that signal is over rather remote
> areas with fewer businesses than most.
>

[Cricket]

> Jim, I respectfully disagree on a few points, and here's
> why...
> >
> > 92.1 in Peterborough...Dump FNX and go local again.  WNHQ
> Q
> > 92...Hot AC leaning CHR
> The station has proven itself a money-loser if it had it's
> own format. Not a lot of retail businesses to sell to in
> their area, and its far enough away from Nashua and Keene to
> be a nonfactor in both cities signalwise. Maybe a simulcast
> of KNE or Q106.


KNE already simulcasts on 93.3 in that area. Somewhere in the Henniker/Hillsborough area is where the interference begins.

[Jim]

> WOKQ is only 50k and WPKQ is 100k. They try to make PkQ
> local to northern NH with a local news guy, but with OKQ
> always talking about seacoast and Manchester
> I think PKQ gets lost. I'm not sure they really get a lot of
> advertising dollars either. Seems like PKQ is every place
> and no place at the same time. Might be good to seperate the
> twins and let PKQ focus on Northern New England.
>
> They think WOKQ is the balls and can do no wrong.
>
>

> > It doesn't matter that they are transmitting to more moose than humans.  WMWV and Magic 104.5 both do well with Conway ad $$'s...WHOM and WPKQ are the only two other "local" signals in the valley and I think they could make it as a stand alone.  They can also pull in ad dollars from Littleton, Berlin, Colebrook and Lancaster as PKQ is the only country station in these areas(I know 105.5 comes in "so so" in Littleton).  Even if they remained country WPKQ and were voice tracked by WOKQ/Shark jocks...and simulcast only the morning show...give it some identity.  I am not saying to dump mucho dollars into it by building studios and hiring jocks!  Work with what you have from Dover, if it works and starts making money, then maybe bring it a new jock or two to go live...baby steps!

Edited by djjim6629 on 08/03/05 11:36 AM.

[Jim]

> Jim, I respectfully disagree on a few points, and here's
> why...
> >
> > 92.1 in Peterborough...Dump FNX and go local again.  WNHQ
> Q
> > 92...Hot AC leaning CHR
> The station has proven itself a money-loser if it had it's
> own format. Not a lot of retail businesses to sell to in
> their area, and its far enough away from Nashua and Keene to
> be a nonfactor in both cities signalwise. Maybe a simulcast
> of KNE or Q106.  

OK..agreed, but please no more repeaters of the Q!
>
> >
> > 96.3 in Walpole...does anyone listen to this??
> Doubt it! Surprised one of the biggies hasn't bought it to
> retransmit a Boston signal to the affluent 2nd home-owners.

Good ides!
> >
> > 99.1 WNNH Move WJYY to this frequency
> Why? They'd lose the little Manchester numbers (and agency
> business) they have.

Manchester is long overdue for CHR and the 99.1 signal reaches a little better, doesn't it?  
look at Kiss and Jam'n numbers in Manch.  Remember the old B106.3?
> >
>
> > 100.1 WPNH...switch frequencies with WSCY, see 106.9
> Again, why? The Alternative is in the college town of
> Plymouth and attracts a salable demo. See my Walpole
> comment, it applies to WSCY as well.

Agreed.
>
> >
> > 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
> > create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord
>
> You mean 25kw? I still think there are mucho spacing issues
> with this.
>
Yes 25kw, I'm talking about a booster signal on 101.5
> >
> > 102.3 in Concord, simulcast with Frank 106.3.  Go for the
> > Manchester and Lakes Region Books
>
> Not a bad idea! Maybe 99.1 could do the CR.

Does Concord really need a a signal CR and classic hits?

>
>
> >
> > 103.7 WPKQ PLEASE PLEASE make this a stand alone station!
> I
> > don't care what you do with it, but please stop
> simulcasting
> > WOKQ!!  Nothing worse than two 100kw's sinulcasting!
>
> Agreed, but again, most of that signal is over rather remote
> areas with fewer businesses than most.
>

[Jim]

> Jim, I respectfully disagree on a few points, and here's
> why...
> >
> > 92.1 in Peterborough...Dump FNX and go local again.  WNHQ
> Q
> > 92...Hot AC leaning CHR
> The station has proven itself a money-loser if it had it's
> own format. Not a lot of retail businesses to sell to in
> their area, and its far enough away from Nashua and Keene to
> be a nonfactor in both cities signalwise. Maybe a simulcast
> of KNE or Q106.  

OK..agreed, but please no more repeaters of the Q!
>
> >
> > 96.3 in Walpole...does anyone listen to this??
> Doubt it! Surprised one of the biggies hasn't bought it to
> retransmit a Boston signal to the affluent 2nd home-owners.

Good ides!
> >
> > 99.1 WNNH Move WJYY to this frequency
> Why? They'd lose the little Manchester numbers (and agency
> business) they have.

Manchester is long overdue for CHR and the 99.1 signal reaches a little better, doesn't it?  
look at Kiss and Jam'n numbers in Manch.  Remember the old B106.3?
> >
>
> > 100.1 WPNH...switch frequencies with WSCY, see 106.9
> Again, why? The Alternative is in the college town of
> Plymouth and attracts a salable demo. See my Walpole
> comment, it applies to WSCY as well.

Agreed.
>
> >
> > 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
> > create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord
>
> You mean 25kw? I still think there are mucho spacing issues
> with this.
>
Yes 25kw, I'm talking about a booster signal on 101.5
> >
> > 102.3 in Concord, simulcast with Frank 106.3.  Go for the
> > Manchester and Lakes Region Books
>
> Not a bad idea! Maybe 99.1 could do the CR.

Does Concord really need a a signal CR and classic hits?

>
>
> >
> > 103.7 WPKQ PLEASE PLEASE make this a stand alone station!
> I
> > don't care what you do with it, but please stop
> simulcasting
> > WOKQ!!  Nothing worse than two 100kw's sinulcasting!
>
> Agreed, but again, most of that signal is over rather remote
> areas with fewer businesses than most.
>

[Oldbones]

> > > 99.1 WNNH Move WJYY to this frequency
> > Why? They'd lose the little Manchester numbers (and agency
>
> > business) they have.
>
> Manchester is long overdue for CHR and the 99.1 signal
> reaches a little better, doesn't it?  
> look at Kiss and Jam'n numbers in Manch.  Remember the old
> B106.3?


B-106 did well in the 80s with CHR, but for some reason they went altrock in the early 90s and blew everyone off.  They never recovered even in their Hot AC pre-Frank incarnation.

99.1 has a dreadful signal in Manchester.  Don't they have to null in that direction to protect WPLM?


> > > 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
> > > create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord
> >
> > You mean 25kw? I still think there are mucho spacing
> issues
> > with this.
> >
> Yes 25kw, I'm talking about a booster signal on 101.5


Huh?  Since when is a Class A going to get a 25 kW on-channel booster?  Besides, you'd run into 2nd adjacent spacing issues with Rock 101 in Concord.

[Jim]

>
>
>
> B-106 did well in the 80s with CHR, but for some reason they
> went altrock in the early 90s and blew everyone off.  They
> never recovered even in their Hot AC pre-Frank incarnation.

B 106 was great!
>
>
> > > > 101.5 The Hawk Dump 102.3 simulcast, apply for a cp tp
>
> > > > create a 250kw WWHQ-FM1 in Concord
> > >
> > > You mean 25kw? I still think there are mucho spacing
> > issues
> > > with this.
> > >
> > Yes 25kw, I'm talking about a booster signal on 101.5

Woops!  I mean 25 watts
>
>

>

[2longinbiz]

The booster you propose would cause more problems than it would solve due to the 101.5 from Meredith's slight time differences in the 2 signals, which creates large areas of interference. Same reason a booster of WKVT (92.9 Brattleboro) in Keene didn't work.

> > > Yes 25kw, I'm talking about a booster signal on 101.5
>
> Woops!  I mean 25 watts