Posted on 09/03/2009 11:15:13 PM PDT by raccoonradio
It was only a week ago that CBS Radio moved the famous WBCN call letters from Boston to Charlotte, onto WFNA-AM (1660). Now, the plan will be to end the sports simulcast between WBCN & WFNZ-AM (610), launching “America’s Talk” on WBCN on September 14. That will pose direct competition for Greater Media’s market leader WBT-AM/FM (1110/99.3).
The Charlotte Observer says the new format will feature a conservative lean, including syndicated talkers Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, along with former WBT host Jason Lewis, now in syndication. WBCN operations manager D.J. Stout tells the paper, “We feel that Charlotte has never really had an alternative when it comes to news talk.” “America’s Talk” on WBCN will have a huge hurdle to leap – the powerful air signal of WBT, which broadcasts with 50-kw, supplemented by WBT-FM at 99.3. While WBCN stands at 10,000 watts daytime and just 1,000 watts at night, up in the AM expanded band. The Charlotte Board of Radio-Info sniffed out a test webpage of “America’s Talk” on August 28, and the story’s been developing since then.
when the sun goes down you can listen to WBT1110AM from Canada to Cuba. 1660am has a alright signal during the daytime but in the evening it sucks.
Good ole WBT.
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