On 19 Mar 2004 16:29:40 GMT, Steven J Sobol
wrote:

Well, first, as Mike Ward correctly pointed out, most TV and radio
transmitters are in Parma. The big exception was WKNR 1220 which was next to
the studio in Broadview Heights and pointed *directly* into downtown Cleveland
so you would have had problems receiving it in Fairport anyhow. (I'm not sure
what they're doing now under Salem's ownership, but I'm guessing that they
are still using the same, extremely directional, pattern.)

As far as I know, WHK/1220 is still on the same pattern. It's what
causes the station to become a rumor near Medina at night.

Another new "big exception" in the Cleveland market is WAKS/96.5 "Kiss
FM", the Akron market move-in once known as WKDD (the latter, of
course, now at 98.1 Canton). They nudged the WAKS tower site up just
north of the Cuyahoga Co./Summit Co. border in Brecksville, just off
Rt. 21 near the Turnpike. The old WKDD/96.5 already had fairly decent
coverage in the Cleveland market, but this move was similar to CC
moving the new WKDD/98.1 facility up closer to Akron.

As far as the OP goes - it looks like 96.5 is probably shaky where he
is, too, at least according to the usual "for entertainment only" maps
at Radio-Locator.com:

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin...atus=L&hours=U

He probably should still be able to hear "Kiss FM" with a decent
antenna. (And he should plug in a few Cleveland stations into that
Web site's search engine to get an idea of what he's dealing with...)

Oh, on a semi-related note, the CC Akron/Canton stations are moving
into a new facility in Jackson Twp. (North Canton) area...just off the
I-77/Portage St. exit north of Belden Village Mall, and just south of
the Akron/Canton Airport. WKDD/98.1 made the move Friday, and
WHLO/640 and WTOU/1350 are supposed to join them at the end of the
month.

Fear not, young trooper! You do have a choice. Clear Channel operates a bunch
of stations in Ashtabula; you have Country 104.7 in Geneva and WATJ in Chardon
and WBKC in Painesville, all locally owned... between those stations you
actually have a decent selection of Stuff (adult contemporary, country, talk,
classic rock, whatever weird hybrid format Star 97.1 runs...)

Is WBKC/1460 still running a WCLV/104.9 Lorain simulcast after morning
drive (and outside of Indians games)?

I used to listen to 102 Zoo a lot, primarily because I enjoy listening to their
morning team. They seem to focus more on Lake County than any of the Cleveland
stations do.

And at times, almost more than they focus on Ashtabula and environs.
That's probably because there's a lot more money in Lake County!

Mike