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1590?

txchipk

txchipk

M&M Broadcasters has filed to buy now KEAS 1590 Eastland this week. KEAS previously attempted to move to San Angelo (via a move to Carlsbad TX), but the application is dismissed. KEAS is silent per FCC filing since its transmitter is inoperable.

M&M has been behind some of the D/FW AM move-ins (WACO 1460 Waco to Burleson, now KCLE). It had KTON 940 Belton, which tried and was rejected a move to Lancaster. KTON has since been sold to another owner who is trying again (pending application at the FCC to move it 950AM, city of license from Belton to Kaufman, with 600/100w).

I wonder if something is up with this as M&M is buying the Simmons cluster in Waco, which includes co-channel KRQX 1590 Mexia as part of the deal.
 
txchipk said:
I wonder if something is up with this as M&M is buying the Simmons cluster in Waco, which includes co-channel KRQX 1590 Mexia as part of the deal.
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At M&M something is always up. With the old 1580 in Waco out of the way, Eastland goes silent and they file for a radical power increase for KRQX. Oh, and pick a new COL, say Lacy-Lakeview, Bellmead or, wait a minute! Beverly Hills!

There you go, M&M. You're welcome.
 
Radical power increase at 1590? Years ago that would have been laughable. Thanks to solid state AM transmitters at least it's more efficient to kick a big signal out there up in the police calls!
 
Well, I figure you picked up on the sarcasm. But you make a good point. Incidentally, 1580 (pre-KRZI) was KBGO back in the 1960's and they had an absolutely awful signal. In fact, I'm not sure if they ever got the pattern totally in tune; there were stories about engineers placing big spools of wire at strategic locations in the array to make the thing right. I heard that at one time they got it pretty close until a nearby abandoned railway track was dismantled. Supposedly, when all the metal was removed the station's signal went everywhere but where it should have gone, right into Waco.
 
txchipk said:
I wonder if something is up with this as M&M is buying the Simmons cluster in Waco, which includes co-channel KRQX 1590 Mexia as part of the deal.
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When this deal was first announced, I made a prediction of 1660 moving to DFW. Probably on the south Dallas side. Say DeSoto or maybe Lancaster.

And now it definitely looks like big upgrade plans are in order for 1590 in Mexia too.

With all due respect to Gary Moss, M&M is not Emmis or Bonneville. They are not about broadcast or operational excellence. They buy, "improve" the facility (usually to DFW) and flip. Count on it.
 
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