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A new station at 103.7 in OKC???

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okcbill

I heard from a reliable source about some signal testing this weekend (Aug 25/26) on 103.7 in the OKC area. Apparently some deep pockets bought something and is planning to bring a jazz format into OKC again. Anyone know anything about this?
 
Hadn't heard anything about this, I'm just curious of how's that going to affect KVSP which is at 103.5. Besides, even if they do the format it's not going to cover OKC very well, on formats like Smooth Jazz they would be better on a full power signal instead of a rimshot.
 
I just heard about this Wednesday. I agree with you completely on the signal issue. Aside from that, frankly I don't see a jazz format working here for any length of time; two books max, three with extreme luck. In my opinion, musically speaking, this is still too much of a R&R and also CW market. A SJ satellite feed could get by for some time, but I don't see it going forward.
 
Who knows on the signal limitations but I just remember that Porter Davis had around a 3-share out of his 97.9 from the northside. The biggest challenge I see for this new stick if they try Jazz will be lack of coverage to Edmondites. If it doesn't make it to Edmond, I wish them well.. It'll be hard to sell. Most of the people that count as far as buying power for that format live up there. No signal on their alarm clocks, no buy.
 
This morning I learned the parties responsible for this have been doing a lot of paper shuffling with the FCC for a number of months now. This makes me wonder if they're starting from ground zero, or if they've bought something already in existence and will simply move to a slightly different frequency with a format change.
 
Well, KOCD 103.7 is moving from Wilburton (McAlester) to Okemah according to FCC paperwork. It will put a signal closer to OKC, but it won't be a usable signal in OKC proper. It will put a good signal into Shawnee, though.
 
The best thing they could do with that signal is to sell it to Perry and simulcast it with 103.5... With the combination of the two signals, you could sell that in OKC. 103.7 on the east side, 103.5 on the west side. He is going to have some serious coverage problems with 103.5 otherwise when that starts biting into his signal about the time you hit Tinker AFB.

I would assume with it's location and power, that the new station will have a very similar signal to KQCV 95.1...
 
Media Mogul said:
I would assume with it's location and power, that the new station will have a very similar signal to KQCV 95.1...
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Correct. It will be almost the exact same signal. If it really adopts a jazz format, that will be good news for my mother, who lives in Tulsa and still misses KOAS. She likes KJZT but has a tough time picking it up at her house while KQCV-FM comes in on home stereos and car radios quite nicely. In fact, she complains about KQCV because her seek stops on "some religious station" when flipping between KTSO and K 95! Too bad she wouldn't listen to K 95 FM when I worked there part-time!

KQCV tends to do a lot better than the signal parameters indicate, and that leads me to wonder if KOCD will do nearly as well when it comes to penetrating Oklahoma City. After all, KQCV-FM only has KHBZ-FM as a second adjacent to worry about. KOCD will have a first adjacent in KVSP-FM, which, while removed from Oklahoma City, also does much better than the signal parameters say it should, and a second adjacent in KMGL.
 
kxojdj said:
Kent-when did you work at K95? Who was the PD?
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Does anyone remember during the Gerry M reign...they had Kevan Seal tracking evenings...what was the name he used on K-95?

Didn't he spend time at KXOJ right after that? How long did he work for KXOJ and what was his job there?
 
kxojdj said:
Kent-when did you work at K95? Who was the PD?
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I was an intern there who got to do a little bit of on-air stuff when Dave Taylor was PD. It was about 1992. It really wasn't much of a gig as it didn't pay, and I only got to crack the mic a few times (always when someone else was in the studio on-air). However, I had a lot of fun and learned a lot, and I consider it my first gig in the business. I was surprised, but it helped open doors for me. A traffic report on K 95 FM, a lousy college station tape, and being in the right place at the right time were enough to get me two paying gigs down the road!
 
This came to me via email from someone in radio: The 103.7 station was purchased from (former) Senator Gene Stipe (he was forced to divest himself of it). The original city of license was Wilburton, but it is being moved to Shawnee.
 
I worked at KGFF in Shawnee back in college. I always wondered if a 100,000 watt FM targeting Shawnee, Seminole, Ada, and everything in between would do well. I guess like 93.3 used to before they moved it in...
 
I don't know if these guys are targeting Shawnee or what but I'm north of Tulsa and they're coming in loud and clear!
 
I hear it was built for OKC, but it seems the signal likes the Tulsa area better. Interestingly enough, I think Tulsa might be a better option for a commercial Jazz station anyway IMHO. Driving around OKC I have to say the signal is pretty spotty so far, but I don't think they're done tweeking it yet, so it's a bit early to judge that part I guess. It's nice at least to have a station doing something different at least, regardless of the signal.
 
The thing about the "smooth jazz" format is that a lot of it sounds like the soundtrack to one of those late night softcore flicks on Cinemax and/or quite a bit like the Justin Timberlake "D**K In a Box" bit on SNL. Just go to You Tube, look up the song, and you'll hear the similarities. Just imagine a raging metrosexual saxophone part on the Timberlake tracks and you'll hear right what I mean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efdArierxlM&mode=related&search=

(there's the link if you want to check it out)
 
OKCRadioGuy said:
I hear it was built for OKC, but it seems the signal likes the Tulsa area better. Interestingly enough, I think Tulsa might be a better option for a commercial Jazz station anyway IMHO. Driving around OKC I have to say the signal is pretty spotty so far, but I don't think they're done tweeking it yet, so it's a bit early to judge that part I guess. It's nice at least to have a station doing something different at least, regardless of the signal.
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I spent a few days last week in OKC, and I could pick up 103.7 all over town with very little problem. I haven't tried to pick it up here in Tulsa, but I will give it a try. I was actually surprised at how well I could pick up 97.3. Another surprise was how quickly 103.5 goes bad on the east side of town.
 
Perry needs to purchase a full-power FM station in OKC and move Power 103.5, especially since a large portion of his target audience is on the NE/E side. What is it with OKC and urban stations anyways?...for the longest time they had none on the FM dial period, which is extremely unusual for a metro of 1.2 million. KKWD, OKC's rhythmic is far more pop oriented than rhythmics in other markets too. KVSP leans more R&B while stations in other markets lean heavily hip-hop.
 
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