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46-727: WKDF is a Class C FM station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts , the maximum for most FM stations. It formerly broadcast in the HD Radio format, airing a simulcast of the analog (traditional) signal on the HD1 digital subchannel . The transmitter tower is on Johnson Chapel Road West in Brentwood , near the Little Harpeth River . The station signed on the air on April 18, 1962 ; 62 years ago  ( April 18, 1962 ) . Its original call sign

92-721: A hot adult contemporary format. The frequency's call sign was changed three days later to WRXP, a call sign previously used on the 101.9 FM facility in New York City under two different owners and two different stints as an alternative rock station. The WPLJ simulcast ended on January 18 in favor of stunting with "The 94.7 Wheel of Formats". During this stunt, a wide variety of sound clips and songs were played, from formats such as top 40/CHR and smooth jazz , as well as polka and all-one artist formats like all- Bruce Springsteen and "Weird Al" Yankovic . The stunting continued until 9:47 a.m. on January 21, when WRXP adopted

138-542: A sister station to fellow Nashville country outlet WSM-FM. On February 3, 2014, WKDF, along with nine other Cumulus-owned country music stations, changed to the " Nash FM " branding that had been employed previously only by New York City outlet WNSH . On May 14, 2020, WKDF rebranded as "103-3 Country". The station also provides network programming for Absolute Radio Country in the United Kingdom weekdays from 5-10PM (GMT). On Monday, October 18, 2021, WKDF became

184-579: A 50,000 watt maximum for the US and Canada, but no maximum for other governments in the region. Mexico, for example, typically runs 150,000 to 500,000 watts, but some stations are grandfathered at 10,000 to 20,000 watts at night; by treaty, these sub-50,000 watt Mexican stations may operate with a maximum of 100,000 watts during the daytime. Because the AM broadcast band developed before technology suitable for directional antennas , there are numerous exceptions, such as

230-460: A few Class B stations with grandfathered power limits in excess of 50 KW, such as WETA (licensed for Washington DC in zone I, at a power of 75 kW ERP), WNCI ( Columbus, Ohio in zone I, at 175 kW ERP), KPFK (Los Angeles in zone I-A, at 110 KW ERP), and the most extreme example being WBCT ( Grand Rapids, Michigan , in zone I, at 320  kW ERP). Notes: All full-power analog television station transmissions in

276-463: A new country music format branded as Nash FM 94.7 . The first song on "Nash FM" was " How Country Feels " by Randy Houser . The move gave the New York City area its first full-time country station since 2002, when the " Y-107 " simulcast of four suburban stations at 107.1 FM cancelled the format. The last station to carry country full-time within the market was WYNY (103.5 FM), which became rhythmic adult contemporary WKTU in 1996. To coincide with

322-605: A portion of the network's overnight program Nightwatch , hosted by station manager/chief engineer Charlie Menut. The rest of the station's schedule originated from Family Radio headquarters in Oakland. WFME's programming was also heard on two translator stations : W213AC (90.5 FM) in Hyde Park, New York ; and W247AE (97.3 FM) in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania . As a result of WFME's license status change (see below),

368-762: A simulcast of WNSH, to cover listeners on Eastern Long Island where WNSH's signal did not reach. The simulcast ended on August 31, 2015, when WELJ re-launched as Nash Icon (a country hits format focusing on songs and artists from the 1990s and early 2000s). In February 2019, WNSH dropped Nash FM's syndicated morning show Ty, Kelly & Chuck in favor of a local show hosted by former Nash network personality Kelly Ford. On February 13, 2019, Cumulus announced that WNSH would be traded to Entercom , as part of an exchange of WNSH and several stations in Springfield, Massachusetts for Entercom stations in Indianapolis ; in

414-498: A station of this type shares the callsign of another station. In analog, these services often were broadcast on the same or adjacent channels to their parent station, except in certain areas with tight packing of television stations (such as central Mexico). In digital, these services usually operate on the same RF channel as their parent station, except for those with conflicting full-power applications ( XHBS-TDT Cd. Obregón, Son., channel 30 instead of 25), in certain other cases where it

460-469: Is divided into three zones for FM broadcasting: I, I-A and II. The zone where a station is located may limit the choices of broadcast class available to a given FM station. Zone I in the US includes all of Connecticut , the District of Columbia , Delaware , Illinois , Indiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , New Jersey , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , and West Virginia . It also includes

506-429: Is licensed for two watts in digital. The highest-powered shadows are XEQ-TDT Toluca and XHBS-TDT Ciudad Obregón, both at 200 kW. The United States Federal Communications Commission lists the following services on their website for television broadcasting: WXBK WXBK (94.7 FM , "94.7 The Block") is a classic hip hop -formatted radio station that is licensed to Newark, New Jersey , and serves

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552-840: Is now WNET ), and the WNTA radio stations going to Communications Industries Broadcasting. The new owners changed the calls to WJRZ-FM and initially retained the station's previous format, however on April 14, 1963 Family Radio , a Christian broadcaster then based in Oakland, California , began leasing airtime on WJRZ-FM. In 1964, the station was renamed WFME, and in March 1966 Family Radio purchased 94.7 FM outright and began airing its religious programming around-the-clock. WFME's local programming consisted of community announcements, weekend public affairs, and weather and traffic inserts during Family Radio's Rise and Rejoice morning show. WFME originated

598-606: Is still considered LPTV with respect to stations in Canada and Mexico. Class-A stations (US) (suffix: -CA or -CD for digital class A): The class-A television class is a variant of LPTV created in 2000 by the FCC to allocate and protect some low-power affiliates. Class-A stations are still low-power, but are protected from RF interference and from having to change channel should a full-service station request that channel. Additionally, class-A stations, LPTV stations, and translators are

644-581: Is stronger west of New York City than the stations from the Empire, but is weaker east of Manhattan and in parts of the city itself and Long Island . It is short spaced to multiple stations, including AC -formatted sister station WMAS-FM in Enfield, Connecticut , which also broadcasts on 94.7 MHz. It is also short spaced to WPST in Trenton, New Jersey , which broadcasts on 94.5 MHz. Audacy, Inc.

690-517: Is technically not feasible ( XHAW-TDT Guadalupe, NL, channel 26 instead of 25) or to make way for eventual repacking on upper UHF ( XHPNW-TDT has four shadows on 33, its post-repacking channel, instead of 39). Equipos complementarios can relay their parent station, or a station that carries 75% or more of the same programming as its parent station. Stations of either type may have unusually low or high effective radiated powers. XHSMI-TDT in Oaxaca

736-700: Is the old classes II and III, with class D being the II-D, II-S, and III-S subclasses; and class C is the old class IV. The following conversion table compares the old AM station classes with the new AM station classes: The following chart lists frequencies on the broadcast company band, and which classes broadcast on these frequencies; Class A and Class B , 10,000 watt and higher (full-time) stations in North America which broadcast on clear-channel station frequencies are also shown. By international agreement, Class A stations must be 10,000 watts and above, with

782-641: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US, and the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) in Mexico. All domestic (United States) AM stations are classified as A , B , C , or D . Notes: AM station classes were previously assigned Roman numerals from I to IV in the US, with subclasses indicated by a letter suffix. Current class A is equivalent to the old class I; class B

828-467: The Nash brand from Cumulus. The swap was finalized on May 9. On March 25, 2019, WNSH rebranded as New York's Country 94.7 , with no change in lineup or programming. On October 22, 2021, WNSH announced that the country format was to end later that day; station staff would make similar announcements that it was to be their last day on the station, thanking listeners and sharing station memories throughout

874-800: The New York City area. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. WXBK's studios are located in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan , and its transmitter is located in Rutherford, New Jersey . WXBK broadcasts in the HD Radio format. The 94.7 FM frequency signed on in 1947 as WAAT-FM, and was owned by the Bremer Broadcasting Company along with sister station WAAT (970 AM). The following year, Bremer launched New Jersey's first television station, WATV on channel 13 transmitting from

920-658: The Philadelphia ( WKDN-FM ) and Baltimore–Washington ( WFSI ) markets and quickly prompted conjecture from radio industry monitors that WFME would be sold next. The application was approved on February 7, 2012. The sale rumors were confirmed on October 16, 2012, when Family Radio announced that it would sell WFME to Atlanta -based Cumulus Media ; the originally undisclosed price was later confirmed to be $ 40 million. In addition, Family Radio acquired Cumulus' WDVY (106.3 FM) in Mount Kisco, New York . The FCC approved

966-926: The "Nash" launch, Cumulus swapped the WNSH call sign from its sister station in Cambridge, Minnesota (the present-day WLUP ), on January 29, 2013. The station served as the flagship of Nash —an initiative to create a singular multi-platform brand for country music content originated by Cumulus Media, including WNSH and other radio stations (which would either adopt the Nash FM branding themselves, or co-brand with it), Nash Bash concerts, its syndicated country programming (including American Country Countdown , and plans for other content to be distributed by Westwood One ), and Nash Magazine . On November 3, 2014, WELJ (104.7 FM) in Montauk dropped its Hot AC format for

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1012-526: The Block and " Jenny from the Block " by Jennifer Lopez featuring Jadakiss and Styles . Shortly after 1 p.m., WNSH flipped to classic hip hop as "94.7 The Block". The country format moved over to WNSH's HD2 sub-channel shortly thereafter; the previous simulcast of CBS Sports Radio there would then move to WFAN-FM -HD2. The first song under the new format was Jay-Z 's " Empire State of Mind " featuring Alicia Keys . New call letters WXBK were applied for on

1058-640: The US use of 800 (kHz) and 900 non-directionally in Alaska, limited to 5 kW at night; and 1050 and 1220, directionally, in the continental US , and without time limits; each of these being assigned to specific cities (and each of these being Mexican Class I-A clear channels). In return for these limits on US stations, Mexico accepted limits on 830 and 1030 in Mexico City, non-directionally, restricted to 5 kW at night (both of these being US Class I-A clear channels). Notes: The following table lists

1104-439: The US were terminated at midnight Eastern Daylight Time on June 12, 2009. Many broadcasters replaced their analog signal with their digital ATSC signal on the same transmission channel at that time. Notes: LPTV (secondary) (suffix: -LP, or a sequential-numbered callsign in format W##XX with no suffix for analog or with -D suffix for digital, or -LD for low-power digital stations): The LPTV (low-power television) service

1150-557: The United States, Canada and Mexico. Effective radiated power (ERP) and height above average terrain (HAAT) are listed unless otherwise noted. All radio and television stations within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the US-Canada or US-Mexico border must get approval by both the domestic and foreign agency. These agencies are Industry Canada / Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in Canada,

1196-468: The WAAT-FM tower. In 1957, the three stations were sold by Bremer to National Telefilm Associates , who changed the operation's call letters to WNTA-FM. During this period, the station had diversified programming such as jazz , classical music , and easy listening music. National Telefilm split up its holdings in 1961, with WNTA-TV being sold to a New York City-based nonprofit educational group (it

1242-439: The air sometime around 1965. WKDA 1240 AM , then one of the two Top 40 -formatted stations in the market, began simulcasting on 103.3 MHz on January 1, 1967 as WKDA-FM. For the next three years, Nashville listeners could hear their favorite Top 40 hits on AM 1240 and FM 103.3. In January 1970, WKDA-FM began playing freeform progressive rock , aimed especially at Nashville's large college student population. At first,

1288-458: The antenna site," based on the determined noise-limited bounding contour. All digital television stations in Mexico have -TDT callsign suffixes. Analog stations, which existed until December 31, 2016, had -TV callsign suffixes. The equivalent of low power or translator service in Mexico is the equipo complementario de zona de sombra , which is intended only to fill in gaps between a station's expected and actual service area caused by terrain;

1334-592: The areas south of latitude 43.5°N in Michigan , New Hampshire , New York, and Vermont ; as well as coastal Maine , southeastern Wisconsin , and northern and eastern Virginia . Zone I-A includes California south of 40°N, as well as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands . Zone II includes the remainder of the continental US , plus Alaska and Hawaii . In Zones I and I-A, there are no Class C, C0, or C1 stations. However, there are

1380-532: The dominant station of the two. Eventually the AM station changed to country music and in 1976 the FM station switched its callsign to WKDF. The FM station began calling itself "KDF". It became one of the top stations in the Nashville market as determined by the number of listeners reported by Arbitron , again thanks to its vast popularity among younger listeners. Although WKDF was challenged by competitor stations in

1426-505: The format in 2013, signed off the show at Noon, bookending the live run of the station with the first song played on Nash FM, " How Country Feels " by Randy Houser . Following the sign off of the show, the station went into an hour of jockless music, ending with Carrie Underwood 's " See You Again " and the Nelly remix of " Cruise " by Florida Georgia Line . The station then teased their new format, playing " The Right Stuff " by New Kids on

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1472-408: The late 1980s into the mid-1990s, it continued to place first, second, or third with Arbitron during this period. After a short stint with a hard rock format from 1992 to 1993, WKDF's format shifted to an active rock format in 1993, then alternative rock in 1996. In February 1997, the format was changed again to adult album alternative , which led to a precipitous fall in ratings from third in

1518-446: The market to 13th. By the late 1990s, the different rock formats saw continued ratings losses to competitor FM outlets. After nearly 30 years of programming some form of rock, WKDF reformatted to country music on April 1, 1999, a move that shocked many longtime Middle Tennessee listeners. It jumped into a three-way race for Nashville FM country listeners with established stations 95.5 WSM-FM and 97.9 WSIX-FM . Originally going by

1564-504: The moniker "Music City 103", WKDF reverted to using its callsign in branding beginning in 2001. At first, the playlist featured a mixture of contemporary and classic country. But in recent years, it has become more contemporary, in contrast with co-owned WSM-FM, which concentrates on 1990s and 2000s country titles. In September 2011, WKDF came under Cumulus Media ownership, as a result of the Cumulus acquisition of Citadel. That made WKDF

1610-399: The morning with a special extended-length morning show, perhaps not coincidentally a similar sign off to that of WYNY 25 years prior. The station saw calls that morning from various country artists, as well as fellow Audacy New York staffers such as Scott Shannon and Boomer Esiason , giving their station memories and honoring the station, before morning host Kelly Ford, the first live DJ on

1656-466: The new WFME on January 15, and that efforts to acquire an AM frequency that would cover the New York City area were being made. Two years later, in February 2015, Family Radio programming returned to the area via its acquisition of WQEW (1560 AM), a former Radio Disney outlet. About twenty minutes after WFME signed off, 94.7 FM, under Cumulus ownership, began a simulcast of WPLJ, which broadcast

1702-448: The new home station for the nationally syndicated Big D & Bubba Morning Show . It was previously heard in Nashville on rival station 97.9 WSIX-FM from 2003-2011. WSIX-FM now airs another nationally syndicated morning program based in Nashville, The Bobby Bones Show . List of broadcast station classes This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between

1748-427: The only stations currently authorized to broadcast both analog and digital signals, unlike full-power stations which must broadcast a digital signal only. In Canada, there is no formal transmission power below which a television transmitter is considered broadcasting at low power. Industry Canada considers that a low power digital television undertaking "shall not normally extend a distance of 20 km in any direction from

1794-482: The rock music was heard at night only, with the Top 40 hits from the AM station playing in the daytime. Then, beginning in March, WKDA-FM switched to rock all day. This lasted for about a year and a half. For most of the late 1970s and early 80s, in the daytime, WKDA-AM-FM employed a mix of more mass-appeal rock and Top 40 music, while switching to harder-edged progressive rock at night. As the FM format grew, it soon became

1840-442: The sale/station trade on January 4, 2013, making 94.7 FM a sister station to Cumulus' two existing New York market stations, WABC and WPLJ . Four days later, on January 8, Cumulus completed the purchase of WFME. Family Radio programming on 94.7 FM ended at 3:40 p.m. on January 11; prior to signing off of the frequency, station manager Charlie Menut stated that the network's programming would be transferred to WDVY, which became

1886-413: The same announcement, Cumulus revealed the separate sale of sister station WPLJ and other outlets to Educational Media Foundation . Entercom assumed control of the station beginning March 1, 2019, under a local marketing agreement ; WNSH maintained its country format, although Entercom's head of country stations Tim Roberts stated that the company would be evaluating whether they would continue to license

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1932-542: The same day as the flip, and became effective on November 1, 2021. Unlike most of the area's FM stations like WHTZ (and WXBK's sister stations WCBS-FM , WFAN-FM and WNEW-FM ), which transmit their signals from atop the Empire State Building , until 2022, WXBK transmitted its signal from First Mountain in West Orange, New Jersey, about 15 miles west of Midtown Manhattan . Therefore, WXBK's signal

1978-425: The translators could no longer legally rebroadcast WFME's broadcast signal; as a result, both translator stations are now carrying a different Family Radio station with a similar feed as of February 2012. On January 6, 2012, Family Radio applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to change the license of WFME from noncommercial to commercial . This move followed the sales by Family Radio of stations in

2024-710: The various classes of FM stations, the reference facilities for each station class, and the protected and city grade contours for each station class: Historically, there were local "Class A" frequencies (like AM radio's class C stations) to which only class A stations would be allocated & the other frequencies could not have a class A. According to the 1982 FCC rules & regulations, those frequencies were: 92.1, 92.7, 93.5, 94.3, 95.3, 95.9, 96.7, 97.7, 98.3, 99.3, 100.1, 100.9, 101.7, 102.3, 103.1, 103.9, 104.9, 105.5, 106.3 & 107.1. Stations on those twenty frequencies were limited to having equivalent signals no greater that 3KW at 300 feet (91 meters) above average terrain. The US

2070-553: Was WNFO-FM, owned by the Hickory Broadcasting Corporation. It was the second commercial Nashville station to be assigned to 103.3 MHz, preceded by the original WSM-FM , which occupied this frequency from 1947 until it went off the air in 1951. Despite several FM stations already operating in Nashville at the time, receivers for FM signals were not yet in widespread use. The relatively few listeners were not enough to attract advertisers. WNFO-FM left

2116-490: Was created in 1982 by the FCC to allocate channels for smaller, local stations, and community channels, such as public access stations. LPTV stations that meet additional requirements such as children's " E/I " core programming and Emergency Alert System broadcasting capabilities can qualify for a Class A (-CA) license. Broadcast translators , boosters , and other LPTV stations are considered secondary to full-power stations, unless they have upgraded to class A. Class A

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