Sunrise gets CP for 1200 AM in Poughkeepsie
Nov 26, 2005 21:15:56 GMT -5
Post by musicradio77 on Nov 26, 2005 21:15:56 GMT -5
Back in October, MHVRadiofan posted on the Radio-Info forum:
According to Scott Fybush Northeast Radio Watch, the FCC has finally approved Sunrise Broadcasting’s Construction Permit for new AM radio station on the 1200 frequency they have long sought to use, now to serve Poughkeepsie. They now need a site and permission for a 5 tower array along Route 9W in Highland. If it gets built, the new 1200 would run 4700 watts day, 1000 watts night, with most of its power getting directed northeast towards Poughkeepsie .My question is, with most local AM stations not even showing up in the ratings, WKIP with a 2.6 is the best, and WBNR the only other local station showing up(They both play standards with no FM competition); why would anybody even bother to put a new AM station on the air here? Their own WGNY AM, which back when they wanted to locate the station in Kingston, was to be simulcast on the new station, doesn’t even show up in the Newburg ratings. With the noted exceptions most Mid Hudson AM stations are only keeping the transmitter warm,very few people even notice.
According to Scott Fybush Northeast Radio Watch, the FCC has finally approved Sunrise Broadcasting’s Construction Permit for new AM radio station on the 1200 frequency they have long sought to use, now to serve Poughkeepsie. They now need a site and permission for a 5 tower array along Route 9W in Highland. If it gets built, the new 1200 would run 4700 watts day, 1000 watts night, with most of its power getting directed northeast towards Poughkeepsie .My question is, with most local AM stations not even showing up in the ratings, WKIP with a 2.6 is the best, and WBNR the only other local station showing up(They both play standards with no FM competition); why would anybody even bother to put a new AM station on the air here? Their own WGNY AM, which back when they wanted to locate the station in Kingston, was to be simulcast on the new station, doesn’t even show up in the Newburg ratings. With the noted exceptions most Mid Hudson AM stations are only keeping the transmitter warm,very few people even notice.