92.1 ktsr

[KBK97]

Why is KTSR 92.1 in Lake Charles running at low power? They have been like that for almost a month now and sometimes I can hear KROI from Houston. Are they having problems with their transmitter.

 

[purpledevil]

...and here I thought someone wanted to wax nostalgic over College Station's old rock station. First I've heard about KTSR in years.

 

[b-turner]

Back in the era from 1984 to 1987, 92.1 was KTAW, the Top 40 FM (leaning a bit more toward the rock side) to WTAW 1150 which was Country. I was music director and afternoon drive in those days when we called the station Maximum Hits 92K. We had great PDs, a great owner and both stations did well. They sold the stations and I figured a format change and new air staff was on the way, so I found another gig and 8 days after I started the new job the format changed to a more AC feel using the handle "Star".

Back then, we loved the days between semesters at A&M. Those few days the log was extremely light, usually 1 spot break an hour, but by time the students began showing up the commercial load went nuts for a couple of weeks. Even the overnights had a couple of breaks every hour for 24 hour businesses. Then again, there were only 6 stations in the market with the newest, "Kiss 105" as our direct competitor although KTAM was a Top 40 AM at the time.

 

[stevenNOLA]

I would be surprised if KTSR stays in the current format for very long. I suspect Hot will encroach on KTSR's ratings and will get pushed in the corner against KSMB (much better station IMO), KKMY, and to a lesser extent, KQXY.

There seems to be a gaping hole for some form of AC. KTSR's 'in town' signal would be perfect for an 'at work' station for the lake area. Warm was just a bad attempt and an awful name.

Why is KTSR 92.1 in Lake Charles running at low power? They have been like that for almost a month now and sometimes I can hear KROI from Houston. Are they having problems with their transmitter.

 

[KBK97]

A locally programmed AC format might do good on 92.1.