purpledevil said:
I mean this will all due respect, but keep hoping. The genie is out of the bottle and isn't going back in.
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AAA 103.7 KHJK sold to EMF.
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I mean this will all due respect, but keep hoping. The genie is out of the bottle and isn't going back in.
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purpledevil
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Ryan Williams said:
I certainly take no disrespect to what you've said, Ryan, as I know you are right. Houston is where the money is, Beaumont is not.
Keep in mind that, almost 10 years ago, EMF purchased KLRQ 96.1 Clinton, MO. Its transmitter is roughly 80 miles from downtown Kansas City. KLRQ never made any effort to target Kansas City before, and, when I lived in KC a few years before EMF bought it, KLRQ was regularly stomped on by the former KEFM from Omaha. However, they marketed it as "96.1 K-Love, KLRQ Clinton/Kansas City." EMF has since purchased a full-market signal for KC, and they refer it it as "96.1/97.3 K-Love."
So, judging from EMF's past actions, there's little chance they'll move 103.7 to Beaumont and the Triangle. I suppose it's possible they might market it to Beaumont a little bit, but they'll focus most of their efforts on Houston.
So, judging from EMF's past actions, there's little chance they'll move 103.7 to Beaumont and the Triangle. I suppose it's possible they might market it to Beaumont a little bit, but they'll focus most of their efforts on Houston.
A gentle reminder for a few posters here: The 103.7 signal is licensed to LaPorte. It is an upgrade of the original KVST which began in Huntsville as a Class A (on 103.5) then was a Class C3 Conroe station on 103.7, then the sale, power increase to a full C and move to the east. It was never in B/PA.
Mediafrog+ said:
Thank you, Mediafrog. How many times have I had to post that fact? Besides, these signals on 93.3, 97.5, 98.5, 100.7 and 107.9 are not going to move back. I know for sure that 100.7 KKHT is NOT moving back. It's making money.
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rbrucecarter5
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Kent said:
The original KSBJ, on 88.1, had a better signal over Beaumont than over Houston. Ah - the hours installing traps on TV's in the Beaumont area from people complaining about KSBJ!
Good times ---- long gone, along with Buddy Holiday.
josh said:
They told you a lie. EMF bought two stations in Jackson, MS (a Jack station and its sister rock station) and flipped them both to K-Love and Air1, respectively. Jackson already had a Christian music station.
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purpledevil
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Mediafrog+ said:
I certainly know the history of KVST/KIOL/KHJK. While it never was built or intended to be built for the Triangle, it probably should've been. The station has never had a true presence in this market.
Now, Chuck said something I wasn't aware of. 100.7 moving back to Beaumont? I did not know that it was ever a Triangle stick. I've learned something new today. Thought it originated in Winnie from sign-on. Speaking of which....and I apologize for going way off topic here but are 100.7 & 105.3 both licensed to Winnie now? I've never heard anymore about KKHT's move to Lumberton since before 105.3's upgrade and COL move from Crystal Beach.
The dual city of license for KKHT is Lumberton-Houston. I lumped 100.7 together with the others, stating that it and those other frequencies wouldn't move back. However, i can only speak for KKHT and not the others. Originally 100.7 was licensed to Jasper. 97.5 was the old KAYD in Beaumont. 93.3 was KYKR before it moved to 95.1 when KZZB went dark.
Chuck Tiller said:
I know you work there and are the local expert of all things Salem Houston, but I'm not aware of 100.7 ever having dual cities-of-license. KKHT's city-of-license is Lumberton and before that it was Winnie. You can of course add Houston after that in the ID, but it's only for branding purposes.
It's not even technically possible for KKHT to have Houston as a city-of-license because it covers virtually no part of the city with with a city-grade signal (70 dBu) or higher. The only part being the outlying area around Kingwood and Lake Houston.
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purpledevil
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Ah...so KKHT is now licensed to Lumberton as opposed to Winnie. This is what happens when the focus tilts toward the work instead of the hobby. I miss things like this. Did not know that KKHT originated in Jasper though. I didn't think it was ever licensed to Beaumont, Port Arthur or any of the Triangle.
I believe Chuck meant that KKHT adds on Houston to the TOH ID, not that 100.7 is licensed to both. Same thing for many rimshots around Houston that ID as Beaumont-Houston, La Porte-Houston, Conroe-Houston, etc. I find 100.7's signal to be one of the better rimshots from the east. I think it has a little to do with the stereo exciter being turned off. When a music format last aired at 100.7, when still owned by Univision, I recall it being much worse than it is presently.
BTW, have I gotten that old? COL used to stand for a community of license, not a city of license. I guess some brushing up is in order on my part. I'm really starting to let these things slip by. :-[
I believe Chuck meant that KKHT adds on Houston to the TOH ID, not that 100.7 is licensed to both. Same thing for many rimshots around Houston that ID as Beaumont-Houston, La Porte-Houston, Conroe-Houston, etc. I find 100.7's signal to be one of the better rimshots from the east. I think it has a little to do with the stereo exciter being turned off. When a music format last aired at 100.7, when still owned by Univision, I recall it being much worse than it is presently.
BTW, have I gotten that old? COL used to stand for a community of license, not a city of license. I guess some brushing up is in order on my part. I'm really starting to let these things slip by. :-[
Purpledevil is correct: It's an add on AND we broadcast in MONO. As far as the coverage, judge for yourself:
http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KKHT&service=FM&status=L&hours=U
KKHT does cover Houston pretty good.
http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KKHT&service=FM&status=L&hours=U
KKHT does cover Houston pretty good.
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fadedglory
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When it comes to KHJK it is also notable that the KBIU that was at 103.7 also got killed off and moved to 103.3 in order to accomodate; it's a Jack-FM format that the BPT could have been getting, but CC's translator at 103.3 (now obsolete) hampers it to much of the area, IIRC KBIU is still owned by Cumulus. If anything the 103.7 at Willis should have been upgraded, as we all know now the north-south signal travel would have been a better gamble according to previous discussions that were posted
rageradio said:
Repeating myself from an earlier post, but I'm guessing around Labor Day. In San Antonio the flip of 97.7 came around 14 weeks after the sale announcement.
Typically it takes about four months for a sale to grind its way through the FCC and the closing process. On a related note, I would think that Gow wants to officially take over 97.5 just as the football season gets into full swing in September.
stan said:
103.7 is still on...but Saturday it appeared to be running at reduced power, or was using the auxiliary site.
stan said:
EMF will not take over until the sale closes with FCC Approval. My guess if they are off air or running lower power its the current owners saving a little cash. [or doing a little house keeping before it's no longer theirs]
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