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KAND Corsicana goes silent
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It's sad but not surprising. Also in the DFW orbit, I'm not sure how 250 watt daytimer KHBR 1560 in Hillsboro is still hanging on (no translator).
KBEC in Waxahachie seems to be on a little better footing.
KBEC in Waxahachie seems to be on a little better footing.
Perhaps the sibling newspaper and radio station have been able to prop up each other? Just a guess; many of these types of operations are still going out of sheer habit. I think ownership has been the same for a long time.
The 99.1 translator for KBEC helps, much to the annoyance of KFZO.
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The clock is ticking on it, too, unfortunately. KAND, as we know it, is through, but there's value still in it. Perhaps the Spearman Family, or perhaps someone actually in Navarro County, will pick the license up eventually. The Chili ain't gonna get ice cold, in other words.
Are the Spearmans in some financial disatress? Alot of their stations have been off the air/gone dark, simulcasting other stations, theyve sold some, etc
Looks like they only have one staff for the statiom
Thats how
edited later to add.. looks like they have more then one, gm who does the morning show, a news person who does middays and someone who wears many hats and works 7 days a week allegedly. they prob. help out with the paper too
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Can't speak for the facilities outside of ETX, but their properties in Palestine, Henderson, and Athens are seemingly doing quite well. Of course, KNET, KYYK, KCKL, KLVQ and KWRD were long established in each of their respective towns before the ZulaCom acquisitions, SRG. A lot of these clients have been running spots on them for years. The only one that I find with a rather small spot load currently is KNET, and that was expected when they dumped N/T for classic hits after the purchase. 1450 hadn't played music in many years prior to it, so that has been a bit of an adjustment for listeners and businesses around Anderson County. I hear good things about KNET constantly, so the change appears to be a positive one.
KYYK, as an example, had a pretty significant issue with the transmitter not long ago. Monte Spearman got it replaced and had 98.3 churning out the classic country again in just a couple of weeks, and that's including having to ship it out of state for repairs. I've, personally, been rather impressed with what they've done. Let's just say that TLC had the AM/FM in Palestine on autopilot for a long time.
anyone have the contact info for the owner? I have someone interested in buying this station.
KAND Ceases Operations
New Century Broadcasting Classic Country 1340 KAND/104.9 K285HC Corsicana TX ceased operations on October 31. Owner Diane Raymond told the
radioinsight.com
A legacy goes silent: KAND 1340 AM closes it doors
Nov. 1—After 87 years, KAND 1340 AM and 104.9 FM announced on their Facebook page the radio station has closed its doors and gone off the air. The closure took place on Halloween morning as confirmed by KAND owner Diane Raymond, when the station went silent for the last time. The radio station...
I always hate to see small town radio stations cease operations. They are the lifeblood of the community with local sports broadcasts, tradio and news and information very specific to that town.
It is sad but many small town stations had more recent (last couple of decades) ownership changes that left many such stations a shell of what they had been. This was because the audience might listen for local news or tradio or high school sports and little else. In my small town a client that spent $1,200 a month in the 1980s now spends $300...with inflation that's about 8 or 9% of what they once spent. Blame it on big box stores and restaurants as well as Amazon. The moms and pops that were so supportive are simply a shell of what they once were. In my town, they go to Walmart and Home Depot, not the locally owner grocer or building supply.
I've been the Engineer for KAND for the past 15 years and have contact information for the owner. I'll be happy to share it with anyone who would like to talk to them. Call me at (979) 820-3468.
There is a Silent STA through 31 October 2025. The facility is intact and ready to resume operation until 31 December 2024, after that the studios and all of the equipment will be gone. If anyone is seriously interested in buying the station they need to talk to the owner by 15 December 2024.
I hope someone if they can afford this as it would be a huge loss for the community and Navarro County.
*******SOLD******
KAND has left the building.
KAND has left the building.
are they taking everything to a storage?
was the station sold?
theyll probably run the KAND translator with 2kw into a 5 bay 1000 feet up
Feed translators.