Cumulus I see is all done for now at shutting down stations. I guess 790 Kabc holds it's own

[hotpatrick2004]

I don't see 790 KABC on that list. I guess they hold there own or I would assume they would shut it down. And I assume if cumulus really wanted to sell it they would have by now. Thoughts???

 

[KilowattKat]

Clearing their WW1 talk shows in the #2 market is important enough to keep KABC around. 790 still serves a purpose.

 

[TheBigA]

Clearing their WW1 talk shows in the #2 market is important enough to keep KABC around. 790 still serves a purpose.

Exactly. Plus I think they still carry some college sports. The big factor in this is they share office space with co-owned Westwood One, Cumulus national sales, and rest the rest of the space is leased out to other broadcasters. It's a very cost-effective operation.

 

[lanceventa]

I don't see 790 KABC on that list.

What list would that be? This one? Cumulus Shutting Down Des Moines, Flint & Fort Walton Beach AMs

I guess they hold there own or I would assume they would shut it down.

KABC is profitable. Nearly all of the stations being shut down weren't and were running nearly all syndication.

And I assume if cumulus really wanted to sell it they would have by now. Thoughts???

It takes two sides to make a deal.

 

[RadioGuy1864]

WHLD Niagara Falls/Buffalo mentioned in "the list" has a very poor signal in Buffalo and no FM translator. I wonder if it might be sold to a group targeting ethnic groups in Canada, similar to WTOR out of Lewiston.

 

[davideduardo]

WHLD Niagara Falls/Buffalo mentioned in "the list" has a very poor signal in Buffalo and no FM translator. I wonder if it might be sold to a group targeting ethnic groups in Canada, similar to WTOR out of Lewiston.

WTOR is higher powered, on a great low frequency, and directional right at the Horseshoe. WHLD is high on the dial, much lower power and does not cover much of the ethnic areas of the Horseshoe at all.

 

[Rusty Muck]

Clearing their WW1 talk shows in the #2 market is important enough to keep KABC around. 790 still serves a purpose.

They also broker out the entire weekend for community programming and infomercials. Given the expense of only having John Phillips on their payroll, they clearly turn a profit.

 

[hotpatrick2004]

They also broker out the entire weekend for community programming and infomercials. Given the expense of only having John Phillips on their payroll, they clearly turn a profit.

And Randy Wang don't forget him as well on payroll

 

[Theater of My Mind]

WHLD Niagara Falls/Buffalo mentioned in "the list" has a very poor signal in Buffalo and no FM translator. I wonder if it might be sold to a group targeting ethnic groups in Canada, similar to WTOR out of Lewiston.

I'm pretty sure Neeti Ray used to buy blocks of time on that station years ago for his Hindi show aimed at Southern Ontario.

 

[ILOVERADIO]

And Randy Wang don't forget him as well on payroll

And Frank Mottek.