Crazy Ed's reorganization plan includes nada for Larry Patrick, or improvements VCY made to his technically challenged facilities. Patrick requests the court approves the sale of KREV to VCY, but if Stolz continues to drag his feet, to change the filing from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 - liquidation of assets. No amount of logic will sway an illogical person.
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San Francisco already has tons of "community" radio. Probably the purest example is KPOO. Has been around for decades, with very eclectic, local programming (however, their signal is even weaker than KREV). If you can't pick up KPOO, there's Berkeley's full-power non-comm KPFA. And the San Francisco School District's KALW also covers community issues. Plus, all those stations, audience-wise, are in the shadow of 110kw PBS station KQED -- consistently ranked #1 or #2 in the 6+ numbers. My point: the "local, community radio" niche in the Bay Area is extremely well served already.
You're right. All good examples. But there's still room for more, given the diversity of San Francisco.
I think somewhere in my post I mentioned the ex-pats of KUSF, who are still bitter about losing their FM station. I'd like to see them organize another station and take over KREV.
Great idea. I'd forgotten about the KUSF college radio kids. It's been 11 years since 90.3 was ripped away from them. If they could vent over 92.7 a decade+ of anger, that would make some interesting radio. Plus, they've been keeping their radio skills sharp. They've been operating an online-only station ever since losing 90.3. Also, they could combine forces with the former KUSF volunteers who launched KXSF a few years back. They're on 102.5 with a grand total of two watts. I'm sure that community station would love an upgrade to KREV's 6,000 watts.
Nice thought, however KDFC is now a Class B1 and KREV is a Class A. USF originally
sold KUSF to save costs.
Forget any anger, the students affected by the sale should have graduated several years ago.
Probably not, but what about a simulcast of KTOM from Monterey Bay, way to promote that brand on 1 frequency, similar to Revolution 93.5 Miami WZFL / WBGF (or flip both from country to dance - as Revolution 92.7 😂 )
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channelâ„¢
Based on the latest reports, it appears that one way or another KREV is going to end up being in VCY's hands.
InsideRadio reported on Wednesday that the receiver has urged the court to reject Stolz' reorganization plan, and if the court agrees the VCY deal would be back on. Stolz' plan calls for selling KREV anyway and VCY has enough money to outbid anyone else in that case.
Given the financial realities, every pipe dream shared here is just that.
InsideRadio reported on Wednesday that the receiver has urged the court to reject Stolz' reorganization plan, and if the court agrees the VCY deal would be back on. Stolz' plan calls for selling KREV anyway and VCY has enough money to outbid anyone else in that case.
Given the financial realities, every pipe dream shared here is just that.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channelâ„¢
Given that with the ownership transfer having been stalled by Stolz' latest legal ploy VCA was only on KREV under a LMA with Patrick, I doubt any such improvements have taken place.
Stolz seems to feel VCY underpaid. He says he can get more. The court will say put up or shut up. The creditors must be paid. However that happens doesn't matter. From what I've read, Larry Patrick's role in this is over. This is taking place in bankruptcy court, and Patrick was appointed by a different court. He's just trying to revive his deal. Also I think Stolz only wants to sell KREV and keep the other two stations.
Larry Patrick has a new role: Patrick is now a creditor participating in the Stolz bankruptcy proceedings, because he wants his money. Those costs were due to the receivership imposed by the trial court (which were intended to be paid from the VCY sale proceeds).
However, his role in finding a buyer is over. He has petitioned the bankruptcy court to reject the reorganization plan proposed by Stolz and instead conduct a bankruptcy auction -- where presumably the best and highest bid would come from VCY. The bankruptcy court could not engage Patrick as a broker here, because of the conflict of interest.
To do that, the court has to change from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7. That's a pretty major step.
It's somewhat interesting to me that VCY feels it's the best use of donor money to buy this station in a market that is, to put it charitably, not likely to provide it with many listeners or supporters.
EMF at least has a formula. They create an accessible format, professionally done and back it with charitable action. I understand why it works. VCY seems to be willing to spend incredible amounts of money to reach an audience, that to the extent they exist in the Bay Area, are probably seeking it out online, not on FM radio.
EMF at least has a formula. They create an accessible format, professionally done and back it with charitable action. I understand why it works. VCY seems to be willing to spend incredible amounts of money to reach an audience, that to the extent they exist in the Bay Area, are probably seeking it out online, not on FM radio.
I hear the Lord works in mysterious ways.
This is how these stations work, to an extent. I live in an area that is not fertile ground for Christian radio - it has a large Muslim minority and is fairly diverse and liberal in general - but we have several Christian FMs. They want to broadcast into the areas that are full of (in their view) "heathens", evangelize and spread the Gospel to the unbelievers. Their listeners in other areas will donate to them to further this mission.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channelâ„¢
If they really believed that, and all of the Biblical passages where God spoke directly to people, they wouldn't need all these transmitters.
That statement reminds me of the general belief in Deists, with Benjamin Franklin being the most notable proponent. They believe that God put us here and, indeed, created the universe but that he does not bother too much with whether your kids get good grades, whether the Cubs win a game or even what Putin is up to. They "kind of" think that we are up to our own devices, but living to some general rules he occasionally enlightens some prophets with will make things better.If they really believed that, and all of the Biblical passages where God spoke directly to people, they wouldn't need all these transmitters.
From that perspective the better thing all those stations can do is give some guidance on moral principles and respect for our brothers and sisters on this planet... and maybe on others, too.
The problem being that the "moral principles" espoused on this type of station are often the kind that involve telling others that they can't live their own personal truth. One of our local stations pumps out "Focus on the Family" programming several times a day - negative, homophobic crap that tells me as a queer person that the way I live my life is evil and should be stopped.
By all means, people can go and listen to sermons that mumble on about how LGBT people are evil and sinful, or how abortion is the devil's work. They can listen to them on FM radio if they wish. But the moment they try - as they inevitably do - to force individuals who don't share their religious beliefs to live by their religious beliefs (e.g. prohibiting abortion, restricting LGBT rights), that should be where it ends.
I agree with you on preferences and lifestyles, but don't see your perspective on abortion after, using my own criteria as a reference, the first trimester. Humanity has considered taking a life outside of wartime to be immoral. Essentially every country where there is rule of law murder or another human is a crime. To me, humanity begins shortly after a fetus has a heartbeat... to others, it begins when a fetus can survive outside the womb.
To those of us that believe that there is life prior to birth, abortion should only be acceptable and allowed in the earlier part of pregnancy. And in that period, the decision to abort is a personal matter that should match each individual's morals and beliefs.
But with respect, that's something you believe that isn't shared by all. A person should have a choice whether or not to abort based on their own beliefs and whether it's medically safe.
If I believed (and I don't) that having children was terrible for the planet because human overpopulation causes climate change, I may choose not to have a child myself. But would I go around telling others not to have children? Or push for legislation that bans having children? Of course not, because I don't have the right to force others to live by my values.
To take things back to radio, I think we need a lot more listening, a lot more conversation and a lot less preaching - whether that's religious preaching over the airwaves, or conservative or liberal talk hosts talking past one another to their own audiences. It's the only way to fix a divided society.
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