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6/6: New station in Helen
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here’s a press release from the owner of the new station at Georgia 105.1 Helen. This appears to be a “Jack” type format with live jocks and a heavy emphasis on local content.
Listeners Vote for Favorite Format; The All New Georgia 105 Born June 1 st, 2006! June 5, For Immediate Release
Oconee River Broadcasting, LLC flipped radio station WHEL-FM to The All New Georgia 105 on Thursday, June 1, after just over 2 weeks of gathering votes.
Since May 15 th, the station had been asking listeners to vote at the station’s former website for what they wanted 105.1 to become.
Listeners voted overwhelmingly for an Adult Hits station that they could listen to for long periods of time with little repetition of music. The All New Georgia 105 compiled a list of thousands of songs from 5 Decades to make up its playlist.
A cross-section of Georgia 105 Artists includes The Police, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Eagles, Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Steve Miller Band, and Matchbox Twenty. Voters also said that they wanted local information and a reasonable amount of talk, but without the silly chatter, and they didn’t like DJs talking all over their favorite songs. Georgia 105 pledges not to have any silly DJ chatter, and no talking over songs.
Listeners voted overwhelmingly for a local station – one that based in North Georgia for North Georgians – not an Atlanta station piped in onto their frequency. Georgia 105 is produced locally, and broadcasts 100% original content – you can’t hear Georgia 105 anywhere but 105.1 in North Georgia! Finally, listeners told us that they bleed Red-and-Black, and they wanted their Bulldogs! As a result, The All New Georgia 105 is thrilled to be North Georgia’s New Home of the Georgia Bulldogs, carrying every play of all Football & Men’s Basketball games.
The station’s airstaff includes Todd Michaels in Mornings, market veteran Eileen Kimble in Middays, and longtime North Georgia personality KJ Allen in afternoons.
The station is online at Georgia105.com, with contact links to email the air personalities, a community events calendar, and more!
Contact information: KJ Allen. The All New Georgia 105, Box 256, Helen, GA 30545. (706) 878-1051.
Comments
By Stefanie
June 8, 2006 01:55 PM | Link to this
It’s really a shame that this station is in Helen and has a relatively weak signal. It blows away anything in Atlanta!! If you’re up visiting the North Georgia mountains, you’ve got to check it out. I live in Cleveland and it’s all I’m listening to now.