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Anybody interested in programming to Galveston and Pasadena?
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Charles Barkley might be interested
What is going on with the current Gow Media lease of KGBC for their SportsTalk format to feed K223CW? Assume you are aware KFNC is (almost certainly) for sale, and the 92.5 translator (currently fed by KGBC) is part of that deal.
Something about to happen with the KFNC sale that results in Gow not needing KGBC as a feeder for K223CW?
Something about to happen with the KFNC sale that results in Gow not needing KGBC as a feeder for K223CW?
Update: The KFNC simulcast on KGBC is gone. Hearing Spanish language religion on 1540 at a 9:30am check today. The KFNC simulcast was still there a couple of days ago.
Galveston stations were already having challenges making ends meet in the mid-1980s. I really doubt it would be any better now. The Galveston daily newspaper seems to be doing OK, based on what I saw when I was there last month, but other media were swallowed up into the Houston behemoth a long, long time ago.
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"A bit of effort"?? 🤨
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To compare the powerful signals of Houston to KGBC and 101.7 is not even fair. However, I am confident that the AM signal effectively reaches areas such as south Houston, Pasadena, Baytown, Sugar Land, Pearland, Friendswood, Alvin, and Galveston. Additionally, the FM signal provides good coverage in Pasadena. Perhaps it could serve as a valuable addition to a northern-side translator or station requiring coverage in the south. Talk politics, Spanish religious, radio shows /brokerage, as well as the oldies "Ranchera" format all have the potential to well.
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KGBC wasn't worth a hill of beans in 1994, let alone in 2024. It hasn't even targeted Galvestonians in now 2 generations, minus that one year after Ike devastated the island and they tried to recapture past glories. That lasted all of a year, then went back to brokered. If ever there was a candidate for license surrender, this is it. Is the building even standing anymore? I would wager everything related to the two towers have been ravaged by the salt water.
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Considering your hypothesis, it may be better for them to shut off the the station or return control of the CP back to the FCC.
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There's a sucker born every minute @Astros2023. Who knows, Dr. Arango may just find his that's willing to shell out that $1.5 million.
Already checked. $11,500 a month
Ouch! 11.5k is a pretty penny but much less than what Arango wanted to charge a few years ago. The translator is horrible probably the worst in the market. Even when I have made the trip to Pasadena it has a spotty signal, I've even heard 1480 come through the 101.7 I did send in a message for more info but never got a reply at 9k I'll take it.
A solid coverage in PASADENA would make way more sense money-wise.
If you're going to do anything with a small FM signal, it has to be hyper-local. The South Asian translators do well because their audience lives and works within the signal. Same for the Asian LPTV stations.
What audience is in Pasadena who isn't better served by someone from Senior Road?
And that's why this dog won't hunt.
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