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Wonders if the dunkirk-fredonia station...

would ever go up for sale?
and how much would be expected to resonable..

wonders if the station would ever be
bought by a bigger cluster ?

and curious if the station ever flipped..again
would it make a splash ???
 
U r just full of wonder...


the station was sold a few years ago.
the price was around $900 thousand +...

the market probably is too small for any of
the C's or E's to be interested .

the company that owns it now specializes
in small markets. Country is a good fit for the station.

Fredonia is a decent college town.
Dunkirk is a no splash zone. :(
 
It's a whacked signal. I'm guessing it's great in the home but it's a popcorn popper if you're driving around.
 
It's a Class A that covers its service area pretty well - just as it was designed to do. What's more interesting is that WDOE AM is trying to squeeze an FM translator or two into the market. So far, the best of the low powers is a Christian Contemporary on 88.5 that covers the metro pretty well.
 
In the early 80s, the 96.5 Fredonia allocation was one of the very first Docket 80-90 frequencies opened by the FCC. Chautauqua county is one of the most picturesque counties in the state, but it's a poor county. A clearer picture can be had by reviewing data from the US Census.

Chautauqua county: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36013.html
Dunkirk: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3621105.html
Fredonia: http://fredonia.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm

Fredonia-Dunkirk is a "diverse" market, having a combined population about 24 thousand. Students at SUNY Fredonia (approximately four to five thousand) are not included, however migrant workers are included in the census estimate. Fredonia, an artistically driven college town; Dunkirk, "the other side of the tracks," an industrial-based town. The region also has an agricultural base, primarily farming with grape production being a substantial component. Population living below poverty level is 3 to 5 points higher than the state average.

Class B FM signals from Buffalo, Erie and Jamestown's FM flamethrower on 93.3 reach the market, but 96.5, a Class A, doesn't penetrate Jamestown, a significant population center which drives additional retail and revenue. Operating an AM or AM-FM combo in an area such as Fredonia-Dunkirk isn't for the faint of heart. The margins, and margin or error, allow for very few mistakes. The operators of WDOE-WDKX appear to have a good handle on the market. Quite likely, every month brings new and diverse challenges.
 
JustPastBuffalo said:
In the early 80s, the 96.5 Fredonia allocation was one of the very first Docket 80-90 frequencies opened by the FCC. Chautauqua county is one of the most picturesque counties in the state, but it's a poor county. A clearer picture can be had by reviewing data from the US Census.

Chautauqua county: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36013.html
Dunkirk: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/3621105.html
Fredonia: http://fredonia.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm

Fredonia-Dunkirk is a "diverse" market, having a combined population about 24 thousand. Students at SUNY Fredonia (approximately four to five thousand) are not included, however migrant workers are included in the census estimate. Fredonia, an artistically driven college town; Dunkirk, "the other side of the tracks," an industrial-based town. The region also has an agricultural base, primarily farming with grape production being a substantial component. Population living below poverty level is 3 to 5 points higher than the state average.

Class B FM signals from Buffalo, Erie and Jamestown's FM flamethrower on 93.3 reach the market, but 96.5, a Class A, doesn't penetrate Jamestown, a significant population center which drives additional retail and revenue. Operating an AM or AM-FM combo in an area such as Fredonia-Dunkirk isn't for the faint of heart. The margins, and margin or error, allow for very few mistakes. The operators of WDOE-WDKX appear to have a good handle on the market. Quite likely, every month brings new and diverse challenges.
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Our cluster's GSM is part of the Spacc family who runs that GM dealership along the main drag in Fredonia. When we got whacked with snow and wind on 12/26 I asked him if he felt like he was back home... :)

Given the central location to Jamestown, Eric and Buffalo it's a little surprising someone hasn't tried to snap it up and make a quixotic attempt to try a move-in.

I understand the need for some signals to move in order to remain viable. But for most, it's just more clutter on the dial. I hope 96.5 stays in Fredonia and continues to serve as a Chautauqua County station.
 
Any move in an easterly direction could create issues with Rochester's WCMF...and I can guarantee Entercom would be very protective of WCMF's signal contour.
 
Well, I guess that they could go west... ;)

Can't go north. Family Life translator on 96.5 in Amherst. If they go south, terrain would be problematic for serving their COL. Looks to me like the original engineering for this signal did the best job it could to put it over its primary service area in Northern Chautauqua County.
 
Entercom might become concerned about the W243BW 96.5 FM Amherst translator signal which casts a more northeasterly signal. The as-licensed radio station in Fredonia is no threat to Rochester's 96.5. Prior to the Amherst translator, 96.5 WDKX could be heard reasonably well in Hamburg. 96.5 WCMF could be heard east of Transit road and Main street. No longer.
 
SirRoxalot said:
Well, I guess that they could go west... ;)
Can't go north. Family Life translator on 96.5 in Amherst. If they go south, terrain would be problematic for serving their COL. Looks to me like the original engineering for this signal did the best job it could to put it over its primary service area in Northern Chautauqua County.
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Translator would not be an issue, due to it being secondary allocation. If they could expand to the north, the translator would have to move, change frequency, or leave the air, if it caused interference.
 
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