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KBDT 1160 sold

charles1234 said:
We don’t need another Asian station we got of them as it is
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Remember, depending on the local population, there may be as many as a dozen of what we generically call "Asian" formats. Several languages from India, two principal dialects of Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, Thai are just nine potential languages. And within each language, there are different formats, just as there are in English.

And if we get into Western Asia, there are many, many more possible languages, all depending on the number of local residents from each nation or region that are found in the Metroplex.
 
DavidEduardo said:
Remember, depending on the local population, there may be as many as a dozen of what we generically call "Asian" formats. Several languages from India, two principal dialects of Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, Thai are just nine potential languages. And within each language, there are different formats, just as there are in English.

And if we get into Western Asia, there are many, many more possible languages, all depending on the number of local residents from each nation or region that are found in the Metroplex.
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I think the only theoretical "universal" Asian format, would be an East Asian pop format like the translator in Honolulu. And it would be borrowing a lot of audience from young White and Hispanic demographics who also enjoy K-Pop. It would be interesting if some plucky signal-challenged FM in California took on such a format and carved out a niche for itself this way.
 
Pretty much any format utilizing a language other than English is generally targeting the immigrant and perhaps first generation to some extent simply because that portion of that ethnic community likely is not fluent in English. Such a station is very important to its audience as it teaches about the country and how things work, offers news from 'back home' entertainment and a way to feel comfortable. The listener sort of feels like a fish out of water as they learn new ways and they have memories of their homeland. Hearing their native tongue is vital to this listener. So, I contend a format that does not cater to the immigrant and first generation would not be a wise choice. K-Pop is untested in virtually every market and it's core listener likely would only listen to FM.
 
Gopher said:
Where will John David Wells end up now?
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Wells hadn't been on in months before the sale, serving Texas State Guard duties. I'm wondering if or where the USA Radio Network on the air in DFW will show up?
 
charles1234 said:
We don’t need another Asian station we got of them as it is
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Asian is not a format. There are dozens of languages from Asia and many different ethnic and cultural groups.
 
charles1234 said:
We don’t need another Asian station we got of them as it is
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As if we don't have enough conservative talk stations, which is what is currently on that frequency? There's a sizeable and diverse Asian population in the DFW area, so perhaps they can find a niche.

Hard to believe that this station was once part of something big as the AM side of KVIL.
 
I was listening at the top of the 8 PM hour this evening and discovered the station is a simulcast of "Radio Saigon." 1160 AM ID'd itself as "1600 AM KRVA Cockerel Hill."
 
AlanB said:
I was listening at the top of the 8 PM hour this evening and discovered the station is a simulcast of "Radio Saigon." 1160 AM ID'd itself as "1600 AM KRVA Cockerel Hill."
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I guess proper station ID isn't so important anymore, considering how many times I heard KBDT transmitting dead air sometimes continuously for days.
 
Radio Saigon’s web site says the station is simulcasting on 1160 right now and will move their permanently on 7/1.

Now the question becomes “what happens to 1600”?
 
AlanB said:
Radio Saigon’s web site says the station is simulcasting on 1160 right now and will move their permanently on 7/1.

Now the question becomes “what happens to 1600”?
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Looking at day and night signal coverages, I’m not sure 1160 is an improvement over 1600.
 
These Dallas area stations broadcast in Asian languages... South Asian is the group of languages spoken in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Most South Asian stations in the U.S. speak Hindi, Urdu or Punjabi.

--1600 KRVA Cocknell Hill...Vietnamese...25,000 watts days/930 watts nights (Apparently this station will switch to another format with 1160 taking its current format.)

--1460 KNGO Dallas...Vietnamese...50,000 watts days/1,900 watts nights

--1460 KCLE Burleson...Vietnamese...5,000 watts days/700 watts nights

--1220 KZEE Wetherford...South Asian...1,600 watts days/200 watts nights

--1160 KBDT Highland Park...Vietnamese...35,000 watts days/1,000 watts nights (This was originally the AM sister station to 103.7 KVIL-FM.)

--890 KTXV Mahank...South Asian...20,000 watts days/250 watts nights

--730 KKDA Grand Prairie...Korean...500 watts

--700 KHSE Wylie...South Asian...1,500 watts days/920 watts nights

--104.9 KZMP-FM Pilot Point...South Asian...34,000 watts/1,775 feet
 
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