1110 WKZV

[Parttimer]

How many stations are actually owned by individuals? Or, more importantly, of the total listening audience, what percentage are usually listening to stations not owned by a corporation instead of a sole proprietorship?

In this day and age, usually only very small stations are owned by individuals. In between the Clear Channel/CBS/Cumulus/Cox/Citadel level of big operators and those individuals is a layer of companies the size of Renda, Keymarket or Steel City, but there are fewer of those now, most were gobbled up by the big companies. But the corporations own most of the FM dial in markets within the Top 100.

In terms of listeners, the stations owned by individuals often have very little audience.

Who is the more authoritative radio "expert", the owner of a small AM station, or the hired manager of several FM stations that dominate a major market?

There's no right answer to that, because it's two different businesses. One is major market media, selling ratings to big clients, and the other is a local business selling to local advertisers. Almost no overlap at all in the advertiser base, but you might get people who listen to both.

Most small owners worked in some capacity in the business, either on-air or in sales and want to run their own shop. Then you also get folks like the owners of WKZV who are from a totally different walk of life.

But you get that everywhere, watch "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" on Food Network. You'll see fine dining chefs who now own local joints, or people with no experience at all who make a go of it. That doesn't make them less expert than the people of Darden Restaurants, who own Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Smoky Bones and Bahama Breeze (yes, that's why those 4 brands are co-located in Robinson). It's a different business catering to mostly a different customer base, but some people might eat at both the big chains and the local hangout.

It's also where radio is a unique business in that your primary customer, the listener, is not your primary source of revenue. You run a restaurant, the people come in, they eat, they pay, you hopefully make a profit. In radio, you attract an audience, and then someone else pays to access that audience.

In the small operations, you can't really prove you have an audience, so the intermediate step is gone, you basically program things you think the local community will choose to advertise with. Or you just sell blocks of time.

And my experience personally is that you find smart people and dumb people at every level.

 

[FreddyE1977]

Point accepted that many people decide to start or buy small businesses in a totally
different field than the one in which they earned their money. The smart ones are
savvy enough to know that they don't know, and to hire really good people who know
more than they do, and then listen to them. Sadly that's not been the case with anyone
I know personally who has worked for such ownership.

 

[Whiplash]

WKZV is back off again today. They have transmitter issues from what I hear. But maybe, this time their done for good.

 

[trefdawg]

Ouch!!!

 

[kenhawk1160]

WKZV is back off again today. They have transmitter issues from what I hear. But maybe, this time their done for good.

That's one thing they never should have skimped on...a new box. That thing was in a crisis mode years ago. Get the pen and fill out the STA form now.

 

[PHIL Z]

WKZV is back off again today. They have transmitter issues from what I hear. But maybe, this time their done for good.

WZUM 1590 Has 30 days to remove their Transmitter .It is just about 10 years old But has not been on the air 10 years, Buy that one ;D

 

[FreddyE1977]

WKZV is back off again today. They have transmitter issues from what I hear. But maybe, this time their done for good.

WZUM 1590 Has 30 days to remove their Transmitter .It is just about 10 years old But has not been on the air 10 years, Buy that one ;D

Actually that makes perfect sense. If 'KZV ownership is willing to put a little sweat equity into getting it off of
Crafton's lawn ahead of the sheriff, the erstwhile owners of 'ZUM would no doubt be grateful and probably willing to
make it worth their while. Maybe even throw in some other equipment while they are at it.

 

[cingram]

WKZV is back on the air this morning.

C.

 

[Whiplash]

Yes heard it was a transmitter issue again.

 

[hypwr]

They are probably putting out 200 watts or less. The last time I repaired their xmtr. I checked on tube prices. They are now $900.00 each and they need 4 new ones. They can get a new xmtr. for less than 8K.

 

[hypwr]

They are probably putting out 200 watts or less. The last time I repaired their xmtr. I checked on tube prices. They are now $900.00 each and they need 4 new ones. They can get a new xmtr. for less than 8K.

 

[hypwr]

They are probably putting out 200 watts or less. The last time I repaired their xmtr. I checked on tube prices. They are now $900.00 each and they need 4 new ones. They can get a new xmtr. for less than 8K.

 

[hypwr]

I'm not trying to make a point here. Somehow it was posted 3 times.

 

[FreddyE1977]

Just curious....where are tubes being manufactured these days?
Former Soviet Bloc countries, I assume?

 

[hypwr]

I believe these were from Hungary.

 

[kenhawk1160]

I have no doubt that some rich fool could sink enough money, effort, and imagination into a loser like WKZV and turn it from the verge of bankruptcy to something as profitable as a McDonald's franchise.

Funny you should mention that...one of the former owners while it was still under the WKEG banner owned a Burger King franchise in Washington.

 

[StageFright]

I have to laugh, everytime WKZV hiccups or burps a new thread is started on this message board, Oh I wonder what's happening, oh they must be going dark, oh me, oh my. You'd think the geniuses that hang out here would have something better to do that to monitor a rim-shot, one lung, nothing radio station.
There has been so much speculation, so many predictions, is she going to sell, is she going out of business, how much is she asking for it.
The vultures circling out there, ready to pick at the the broadcast bones, you'll get her radio station when you pry it out of her cold dead fingers.
Now why not go and find something constructive to post about.

 

[Parttimer]

I have to laugh, everytime WKZV hiccups or burps a new thread is started on this message board, Oh I wonder what's happening, oh they must be going dark, oh me, oh my. You'd think the geniuses that hang out here would have something better to do that to monitor a rim-shot, one lung, nothing radio station.
There has been so much speculation, so many predictions, is she going to sell, is she going out of business, how much is she asking for it.
You vultures circling out there, ready to pick at the the broadcast bones, you'll get her radio station when you pry it out of her cold dead fingers.
Now why not go and find something constructive to post about.

Welcome back, Talk Dude.

 

[kenhawk1160]

I have to laugh, everytime WKZV hiccups or burps a new thread is started on this message board, Oh I wonder what's happening, oh they must be going dark, oh me, oh my. You'd think the geniuses that hang out here would have something better to do that to monitor a rim-shot, one lung, nothing radio station.
There has been so much speculation, so many predictions, is she going to sell, is she going out of business, how much is she asking for it.
The vultures circling out there, ready to pick at the the broadcast bones, you'll get her radio station when you pry it out of her cold dead fingers.
Now why not go and find something constructive to post about.

I'll do that after you think of something more current to say rather than cut-and-paste something you said months ago. Buh-bye!

 

[trefdawg]

I'll say something positive, KZV was on and the audio processing didn't sound that bad.