Broadcasting on 666 Mhz...

I am so amused by small things...
666 is the AM frequency of Lithuanian radio station Lietuvos radijas. It translates to Radio of Lithuania. It's also the last Lithuanian radio station that broadcasts in AM. All other stations reside in the FM band. There are only 15 total radio stations in Lithuania , which makes this AM to FM transition less impressive. Though, they may be the first nation to succeed in giving up the low-quality, high-aggravation AM radio band. If they do, kudos to them. More Lithuanian Radio here.

Lithuania has a totally different take on the responsibility of radio media to the public than we do. Much more on that here. In English no less. But without drowning you in tedious details. Let me leave you with this moment of Zen...

Advertising shall be prohibited on LRT programms:
1) on days of mourning announced by the State;
2) during broadcasts of state significance
3) during broadcasts intended for children

Radio 666

Every licensed transmitter in the U.S. has a facility ID assigned to them from the FCC. It occurred to me today that since there are 14,000 radio staitons we are likely well into the tens of thousands on facility Ids. So some radio station out there has or had facility id 666. and infact yes there is. The lucky winner of the devils roulette wheel is...

WFTA 101.9 FM Fulton,MS

Licensee: AIR SOUTH RADIO, INC.
Service Designation: Full Service FM station
Channel/Class: 270C2
Frequency: 101.9 MHz
Licensed File No.: BLH-19870707KC
Facility ID number: 666
CDBS Application ID No.: 103454


Not a terribly exciting discovery in the end, WFTA appears to be a relatively typical AC station. They have strong coverage of the Tupelo, MS market but also appear to have some coverage of rural Alabama. This is a shame, since we all know the devil actually went down to Georgia.