Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, and others, get ready...

[bucwhyl]

Looks like there's going to be a sale in your area. Clear Channel is planning on selling 448 smaller market stations, and it looks like you're included. So Power 98.7, Mix 94.1, Z102, KFMX, Wild 96.1, 103.3 Kiss fm, and others will be on the chopping block. Comments?......

 

[dwight shrute]

I don't really know what this means...I'm sure that there will be some casualites but the who, when, where, and why remains a mystery. Then again there might not be much of a shakeup at all...who knows!?

 

[johnqdoe]

It's pretty cut & dry. No mystery at all. If you are not atop 100 market, CC is gonna sell your station. Will more private mom & pop type folks step up?? Or will another megagroup buy 'em all at wholesale???? Those 440+ stations only contributed 10% to the total CC cashflow...

 

[zach_morton]

Basically everything in the state of Texas and Oklahoma are on the list. Wichita Falls, Lawton, Midland, Amarillo, Lubbock, Tyler...among others...going to be sold.

 

[blaster69]

Prior to Clear Channel, our cluster went through 8 turn-overs.. the only thing it effected was the 401K structure. Always a 50/50 shot whether or not things will get better/worse, or stay the same. In some cases, things could only get better..but for now, the jury is still out. Give it about six months and we shall see.

 

[oldtimer4radio]

I have heard that the 448 stations will be sold as a group and that the deal is already done.

 

[Kent]

I have heard that the 448 stations will be sold as a group and that the deal is already done.

I doubt it. Unless it's fallen apart, I know who's getting at least two of those markets, and they can't get all of those stations. I wish I could say more, but the deal hasn't been announced outside of the two companies involved.

 

[johnqdoe]

I have heard that the 448 stations will be sold as a group and that the deal is already done.

naaaaaaaaah

 

[clouseau]

It's not all "over 100" markets. Surprisingly, Corpus Christi was not on the divest list. Weird for market 138 (As I recall). .

 

[dx7]

And another "over 100" market is not on the CC sales list: Beaumont-Port Arthur.

 

[Chuck]

From the SEC filing, these are the chopping block markets:

Boise, ID - Market 203 1A 108
Lancaster, PA - Market 393 1A 113
Victorville, CA - Market 344 1A 127
Reading, PA - Market 147 1A 131
Shreveport, LA - Market 208 1A 132
Burlington, VT - Market 337 1A 136
Fayetteville, AR - Market 267 1A 141
Salisbury, MD - Market 347 1A 146
Ann Arbor, MI - Market 350 1A 147
Tyler, TX - Market 288 1A 149
Albany, OR - Market 230 1A 150
Montgomery, AL - Market 300 1A 151
Huntington, WV - Market 329 1A 156
Rome/Utica, NY - Market 151 1A 159
Poughkeepsie, NY - Market 339 1A 162
Anchorage, AK - Market 248 1A 172
San Luis Obispo, CA - Market 384 1A 173
Lincoln, NE - Market 273 1A 176
Fort Smith, AR - Market 268 1A 177
Binghamton, NY - Market 245 1A 179
Lebanon, NH - Market 392 1A 180
Lubbock, TX - Market 284 1A 182
Midland/Odessa TX - Market 286 1A 188
Tupelo, MS - Market 379 1A 189
Amarillo, TX - Market 277 1A 195
Yakima, WA - Market 242 1A 201
Tri-Cities, WA - Market 407 1A 202
Duluth, MN - Market 424 1A 204
Santa Barbara, CA - Market 186 1A 207
Medford, OR - Market 231 1A 212
Bangor, ME - Market 352 1A 216
Fargo, ND - Market 361 1A 223
Laurel, MS - Market 381 1A 227
Rochester, MN - Market 371 1A 230
Charlottesville, VA - Market 174 1A 231
Muskegon, MI - Market 375 1A 232
Marion/Carbondale, IL - Market 380 1A 235
Eau Claire, WI - Market 348 1A 242
Abilene, TX - Market 360 1A 243
Wheeling, WV - Market 330 1A 248
Lima, OH - Market 220 1A 249
Parkersburg, WV - Market 410 1A 249.1
Battle Creek, MI - Market 294 1A 258
Billings, MT - Market 403 1A 260
Wichita Falls, TX - Market 387 1A 261
Texarkana, TX - Market 287 1A 262
Augusta, ME - Market 377 1A 266
Williamsport, PA - Market 159 1A 269
Sioux City, IA - Market 395 1A 272
Mankato, MN - Market 370 1A 273
Lawton, OK - Market 276 1A 282
Cookeville, TN - Market 107 1A 284
Bismarck, ND - Market 211 1A 285
Grand Forks, ND - Market 244 1A 287
Jonesboro, AR - Market 374 1A 289
Cheyenne, WY - Market 240 1A 290
The Florida Keys, FL - Market 123 1A 291
Mason City, IA - Market 372 1A 292
Meridian, MS - Market 408 1A 295
Casper, WY - Market 239 1A 297
Ashland/Mansfield, OH - Market 369 1A NR
Ashtabula, OH - Market 368 1A NR
Bozeman, MT - Market 404 1A NR
Burlington, IA - Market 197 1A NR
Centralia, WA - Market 237 1A NR
Chillicothe, OH - Market 214 1A NR
Defiance, OH - Market 217 1A NR
Dickinson, ND - Market 363 1A NR
Fairbanks, AK - Market 249 1A NR
Farmington, NM - Market 262 1A NR
Findlay/Tiffin, OH - Market 218 1A NR
Fort Dodge, IA - Market 200 1A NR
Frankfort, KY - Market 411 1A NR
Gadsden, AL - Market 298 1A NR
Gallup, NM - Market 362 1A NR
Laramie, WY - Market 420 1A NR
Lufkin, TX - Market 285 1A NR
Marion, OH - Market 222 1A NR
Minot, ND - Market 246 1A NR
Missoula, MT - Market 405 1A NR
Ogallala, NE - Market 274 1A NR
Pocatello, ID - Market 204 1A NR
Randolph, VT - Market 390 1A NR
Sandusky, OH - Market 223 1A NR
Shelby, MT - Market 406 1A NR
Somerset, KY - Market 391 1A NR
Springfield, IL - Market 292 1A NR
Twin Falls, ID - Market 206 1A NR
Victoria, TX - Market 289 1A NR
Yuma, AZ - Market 260 1A NR

 

[Garrett]

I wonder who will take the Lubbock stations, if all 6 will go to the same group, or if they will go in pieces. And if so, will any of them go to a company that owns one of the other Lubbock clusters....?

 

[jlt_03]

I'm curious as to why Waco isn't on the list....

 

[billyg]

All I gotta say is Good Riddance to bad radio... It will be really interesting to see what happens to the Tyler cluster. I wonder if Gleiser, Waller or Reynolds will attempt to buy whole or part of CC's cluster if they have the cash.

 

[average_joe]

All I gotta say is Good Riddance to bad radio... It will be really interesting to see what happens to the Tyler cluster.

Yes, Maybe we'll get more "quality programming" in East Texas like Danny & Dru...or that new guy at KOOI. I can hardly wait.

 

[newschoolrocker]

All I gotta say is Good Riddance to bad radio... It will be really interesting to see what happens to the Tyler cluster. I wonder if Gleiser, Waller or Reynolds will attempt to buy whole or part of CC's cluster if they have the cash.

I hear it's already sold, not to Gleiser, Waller, or Reynolds... but I'm not sure exactly who to.

 

[saradio1]

From the San Antonio Express News-

At least one minority-owned broadcaster, Houston-based Border Media Partners, has its sights on the stations. And owner Tom Castro said others probably do, too.

"We'd like to buy some of those stations," said Castro, whose firm is the nation's largest privately held Hispanic radio group. "We're going to aggressively pursue them."

While Castro said it was possible for one or two big players to purchase all of Clear Channel's sale properties, he said they more likely would be split among 10 to 20 local or regional buyers

http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA111706.01C.ClearChannelAssets.27b7f28.html

 

[newschoolrocker]

From the San Antonio Express News-

At least one minority-owned broadcaster, Houston-based Border Media Partners, has its sights on the stations. And owner Tom Castro said others probably do, too.

"We'd like to buy some of those stations," said Castro, whose firm is the nation's largest privately held Hispanic radio group. "We're going to aggressively pursue them."

While Castro said it was possible for one or two big players to purchase all of Clear Channel's sale properties, he said they more likely would be split among 10 to 20 local or regional buyers

http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA111706.01C.ClearChannelAssets.27b7f28.html

Yeah. That's not who has Tyler...

 

[briandavisradio]

THANK GOD !

I am extermely happy to hear of this news ! I privately said some 10 years ago when these corporate takeovers were happening , that eventually the corporations would lose money and sell the stations back to the "ma and pop owners" because these corporate GM's and PD's are not radio people. These Clear Channels and other corps never had (and still don't) a clue as to how to run stations. ESPECIALLY CLEAR CHANNEL ! They stripped them down and hired non-qualified staff and now it is catching up with them. GOOD !

I predict it will only be a matter of time before it starts happening to their big markets as well !

The "ma and pop" owners were real radio people.

 

[bayou_city_bob]

B-Davis.... aka "Lord of the Board" (as you refer to yourself on and off-air)

Before you start spouting off about other stations, and how you were a great swami 10 years ago, how about you actually beat someone first (in ratings and revenue)?

Remember, your cluster could always be bought and sold just as easily as everyone else's in town.

Posted by: briandavisradio
THANK GOD !

I am extermely happy to hear of this news ! I privately said some 10 years ago when these corporate takeovers were happening , that eventually the corporations would lose money and sell the stations back to the "ma and pop owners" because these corporate GM's and PD's are not radio people. These Clear Channels and other corps never had (and still don't) a clue as to how to run stations. ESPECIALLY CLEAR CHANNEL ! They stripped them down and hired non-qualified staff and now it is catching up with them. GOOD !

I predict it will only be a matter of time before it starts happening to their big markets as well !

The "ma and pop" owners were real radio people.