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1090 XEPRS Has Gone Back to Oldies Plus Wolfman - L.A. Daily News

TheBigA said:
Marc Paskin says he just bought a radio station in LA:

www.insideradio.com

Oldies Set For June Return To Los Angeles FM Dial.

Southern California radio legends like Charlie Tuna and Wolfman Jack are set to return to a Los Angeles market FM in the coming months. Marco Broadcasting President Marc Paskin says
www.insideradio.com www.insideradio.com



Oldies to return in June.
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Oldies on XEPRS, I hardly knew you. In fact, I didn't know you at all. Every time I tuned in I was preached to in Español.

Maybe we can rekindle, err, start for the first time, our relationship on the FM dial in June. I hope so!
 
Andy Travis said:
Good for him, but why burn the $$$ on 1090 at all? His money, his choice, but still.
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He does this alot. Hes well off and if you google his name, none of his radio projects/ownership (hes owned a few stations outright) and their formats ever last long.
 
TheBigA said:
Marc Paskin says he just bought a radio station in LA:

www.insideradio.com

Oldies Set For June Return To Los Angeles FM Dial.

Southern California radio legends like Charlie Tuna and Wolfman Jack are set to return to a Los Angeles market FM in the coming months. Marco Broadcasting President Marc Paskin says
www.insideradio.com www.insideradio.com



Oldies to return in June.
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A $4million FM signal "in the L.A. metro".

As Ken Levine used to say, "your wi-fi router is more powerful."
 
michael hagerty said:
A $4million FM signal "in the L.A. metro".

As Ken Levine used to say, "your wi-fi router is more powerful."
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And hell sell it in 6 months tops after he gets bored and isnt making any money
 
ChannelFlipper said:
so c'mon radio pros, which frequency is he talking about? There are only so many Class A's available that cover the "LA metro".
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"A 4$m FM"? Since the Class A's are best operated as clusters, it would probably mean more then one station if it's a suburban Class A.
A full-market B for $4m- really? Have values dropped that much? KYLA 92.7 or Meruelo? Would anyone care to guess post covid 2025 valuations?
 
michael hagerty said:
Flip, he didn't say that it covers the L.A. metro:
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Regardless, we have smart radio people here, there are only so many frequencies on FM that will are worth $4 million or less in the market, we should be seeing some informed guesses as to which one he is talking about. I would research it myself, but I have a more-than-full-time job to be attending to.

I agree that class A's are best run as clusters, and he is only talking about one, so that should probably narrow it down to a cluster owner with a really under performing signal or someone who just wants to cash out before the value of radio licenses go down even more.

BTW, Tavis Smiley might want to pay attention to this deal valuation before he pays for KBLA. But of course, he really isn't going to pay all that money for KBLA. He's just putting everyone on at this point.
 
ChannelFlipper said:
Regardless, we have smart radio people here, there are only so many frequencies on FM that will are worth $4 million or less in the market, we should be seeing some informed guesses as to which one he is talking about. I would research it myself, but I have a more-than-full-time job to be attending to.
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Any of the decent A's even today is worth well over $10 million. By "decent" I mean the former Liberman stations, KRCD/KRCV, Stevie Wonder's station, the several A's in norther OC, etc.

And the A's that are partnered, like the Univision, Liberman/MediaCo and Entravision ones are not going to be split up.

This supposed acquisition, then, has to be a rather limited facility, or one at the edge of the market that can be "supplemented" with streaming.

Beyond that, LA is an agency town. Much of the significant revenue comes from national, regional and local agencies and house agencies such as some of the car dealer "clusters" have. They don't buy time on stations that serve people in their 70's and 80's. And we have to remember that the media buyers and planners at those shops are generally younger women several generations removed from The Wolfman and they don't give a flying f--k about reliving the 60's and 70's.
 
BLA said:
"A 4$m FM"? Since the Class A's are best operated as clusters, it would probably mean more then one station if it's a suburban Class A.
A full-market B for $4m- really? Have values dropped that much? KYLA 92.7 or Meruelo? Would anyone care to guess post covid 2025 valuations?
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Gotta remember the only seemingly likely thing theyd sell would be 93.5.. and thats two signals simulcasting, and its worth more than $ mil.. youd think

and you wouldnt sell one or the other, because thered be a bit of a clash with different programming
 
KCAL?

KAEH?

KXVV?

I looked at small, indy owned signals
 
I could be well wrong, but to me it seems that the most likely candidate would be the 92.7 trimulcast of Air 1. I know 95.9 is not the strongest signal but there has to be a lot of overlap now and it's probably hitting the central parts of the market much better now. The Thousand Oaks and Adelanto areas could probably do better with a translator or an HD co-signal or both. Of course, they could also go to Nueva Vida. I'm wondering if EMF (or K-Love, Inc, or whatever it is now) wants to keep Air 1 going for a few more months on those signals while they build out new distribution plans and also give Paskin some time to get his studios built and transitioned, and the terms of the sale completed and then by June everything is ready for their switches. Thoughts?
 
It may be AM quality but at least 1090 has somewhat decent coverage of LA, and of my homebase of Pico-Robertson on the westside. I'm concerned this station in the "metro" will be a situation similar to Rich Eisen's "LA" affiliate being essentially unlistenable across LA. 92.7 would have me optimistic, and to add to the optimistic speculation- isn't Pacifica perennially in dire financial straits? Could one of their signals be up for grabs? (Ideally for me it'd be 90.7)
 
While most predicted Oldies on 1090 wouldn't last, it is a bit sad that the return of the Mighty 1090 is coming to end. Mostly likely this is last time we'll hear the Wolfman on the 1090 signal that he called home. And no more 1090 jingles from the past. The lease situation didn't seem to be working out with Paskin, not being able to expand the hours for one thing.

How about a translator that could be worth that much, along with an HD subchannel deal for a lease?
 
Jstnpspck said:
It may be AM quality but at least 1090 has somewhat decent coverage of LA, and of my homebase of Pico-Robertson on the westside.
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Along the coast, it manages to do a fair job. But get even a bit inland and it is hopeless. That is why Teddy Fregoso, who leased the facility for decades, gave it up long ago. The increased AM noise levels along with the worsening quality of consumer and car radios made it impossible to get and hold listeners.
Jstnpspck said:
I'm concerned this station in the "metro" will be a situation similar to Rich Eisen's "LA" affiliate being essentially unlistenable across LA. 92.7 would have me optimistic, and to add to the optimistic speculation- isn't Pacifica perennially in dire financial straits? Could one of their signals be up for grabs? (Ideally for me it'd be 90.7)
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Pacifica's LA facility is non-commercial. I doubt that the guy who is behind this wants to run a station he can't sell ads on.
 
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