Re: ABC/Disney Begins
> > > > > What's "SAD" it that KMKY is what they CHOSE to
> keep.
> >
> > > >
> > > > You still don't get it, do you, PB?
> > > >
> > > > KMKY is a brand extension of Disney, and was never
> part
> > of
> > >
> > > > ABC Radio.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Dear Moderator, I work there, I GET IT, I GOT IT, in
> fact,
> > I
> > > have constantly corrected the "Broadcast Experts" who
> got
> > > "that" wrong on this site. You may want to check that
> out.
> >
> > >
> > > NOW
> > >
> > > Perhaps what "I" think is "SAD", AS AN EMPLOYEE, you
> > > understand,(and forgive me for having an opinion) is
> that
> > > ABC/Disney thought so little of the 22 Owned Radio
> > stations.
> > > (That have been Proping Up Radio Disney "Brand
> Extensions
> > > Stations")
> > >
> > > (Too subtle? Next time I'll try to work in the "Dog
> House"
> >
> > > and go for somthing easy to understand)
> > >
> > > NOW
> > >
> > > ABC Radio made ABC/Disney $210 million dollars last
> year.
> > > Yet Disney said the profitable stations were not a "CORE
>
> > > ASSET" , and sold the stations and the network, Radio
> > Disney
> > > however is. It is also well known within ABC and radio
> in
> > > general, that they make no money !
> > > Radio Disney was (conviently) part of ABC radio when
> they
> > > were/are being
> > > supported by the O/O ABC stations when they were
> clustered
> >
> > > with.
> > > They just were not part of the sale. From the moment the
>
> > > company went up for sale, Disney stated that. ESPN Radio
>
> > > too.
> > >
> > > Lost Leader? Bad Business? I guess we are all intitled
> to
> > > our own opinion.
> > > It will be fun to see them have to pay for engineering,
> > > accounting and support
> > > services when the REAL stations are seperated off into
> > > Citadel.
> > >
> > > BTW, I think JV and Elvis were the 2 of the 101
> > Dalmations.
> > > But that's only my opinion.
> > >
> > Do any of you think that in the future if the brass at
> > ABC/Disney really wanted to that they could just as easily
>
> > buy their way right back into radio ownership simply by
> > writing a check to whichever radio group wanted to take
> > their money?
> >
>
> Allisonmarie, Sure everything is for sale at the right
> price. Sometimes you sell
> sometimes you buy. They just don't feel radio has much
> growth left as in $$$.
> Their term, "Full mature Business" but things change.
>
It is certainly possible that even the SF properties are maxed-out. I cannot imagine the stations increasing their market share of revenue.
And I don't see anything that offers any reason for investors to consider radio in any form as a good investment. It is an overly-mature medium. Before anyone tries to remind me that it's been said about radio before, it has never been said before with such stiff competition from the Internet, the iPod and sat radio and sat TV.
Congrats to Iger and company for finding a sucker to take a load off.
T99
> > > > > What's "SAD" it that KMKY is what they CHOSE to
> keep.
> >
> > > >
> > > > You still don't get it, do you, PB?
> > > >
> > > > KMKY is a brand extension of Disney, and was never
> part
> > of
> > >
> > > > ABC Radio.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Dear Moderator, I work there, I GET IT, I GOT IT, in
> fact,
> > I
> > > have constantly corrected the "Broadcast Experts" who
> got
> > > "that" wrong on this site. You may want to check that
> out.
> >
> > >
> > > NOW
> > >
> > > Perhaps what "I" think is "SAD", AS AN EMPLOYEE, you
> > > understand,(and forgive me for having an opinion) is
> that
> > > ABC/Disney thought so little of the 22 Owned Radio
> > stations.
> > > (That have been Proping Up Radio Disney "Brand
> Extensions
> > > Stations")
> > >
> > > (Too subtle? Next time I'll try to work in the "Dog
> House"
> >
> > > and go for somthing easy to understand)
> > >
> > > NOW
> > >
> > > ABC Radio made ABC/Disney $210 million dollars last
> year.
> > > Yet Disney said the profitable stations were not a "CORE
>
> > > ASSET" , and sold the stations and the network, Radio
> > Disney
> > > however is. It is also well known within ABC and radio
> in
> > > general, that they make no money !
> > > Radio Disney was (conviently) part of ABC radio when
> they
> > > were/are being
> > > supported by the O/O ABC stations when they were
> clustered
> >
> > > with.
> > > They just were not part of the sale. From the moment the
>
> > > company went up for sale, Disney stated that. ESPN Radio
>
> > > too.
> > >
> > > Lost Leader? Bad Business? I guess we are all intitled
> to
> > > our own opinion.
> > > It will be fun to see them have to pay for engineering,
> > > accounting and support
> > > services when the REAL stations are seperated off into
> > > Citadel.
> > >
> > > BTW, I think JV and Elvis were the 2 of the 101
> > Dalmations.
> > > But that's only my opinion.
> > >
> > Do any of you think that in the future if the brass at
> > ABC/Disney really wanted to that they could just as easily
>
> > buy their way right back into radio ownership simply by
> > writing a check to whichever radio group wanted to take
> > their money?
> >
>
> Allisonmarie, Sure everything is for sale at the right
> price. Sometimes you sell
> sometimes you buy. They just don't feel radio has much
> growth left as in $$$.
> Their term, "Full mature Business" but things change.
>
It is certainly possible that even the SF properties are maxed-out. I cannot imagine the stations increasing their market share of revenue.
And I don't see anything that offers any reason for investors to consider radio in any form as a good investment. It is an overly-mature medium. Before anyone tries to remind me that it's been said about radio before, it has never been said before with such stiff competition from the Internet, the iPod and sat radio and sat TV.
Congrats to Iger and company for finding a sucker to take a load off.
T99