Ardmore Cluster Sold

[MediaMogul]

KVSO-AM & KKAJ-FM/Ardmore, KTRX-FM/Dickson and KYNZ-FM/Lone Grove
PRICE: $6.5 million
TERMS: Asset sale for cash

BUYER: LKCM Radio, headed by VP/Secretary Kevin Prigel. Phone: 817-332-3235. It owns five other stations. This represents its entry into the market.
SELLER: NextMedia, headed by President Skip Weller. Phone: 303-694-9118
FREQUENCY: 1240 kHz; 95.7 MHz; 92.7 MHz; 107.1 MHz
POWER: 1kw; 100kw at 449 feet; 6kw at 341 feet; 25kw at 335 feet
FORMAT: News/Talk; Country; Classic Rock; Hot AC
COMMENT: A $325,000 escrow deposit has been made by LKCM.


Isn't this the company that has all the stations that are on 95.9 FM?? Do you think they did this to possibly change frequencies on KKAJ thus creating some type of DFW move-in??

 

[adafamily]

> KVSO-AM & KKAJ-FM/Ardmore, KTRX-FM/Dickson and KYNZ-FM/Lone
> Grove
> PRICE: $6.5 million
> TERMS: Asset sale for cash
>
> BUYER: LKCM Radio, headed by VP/Secretary Kevin Prigel.
> Phone: 817-332-3235. It owns five other stations. This
> represents its entry into the market.
> SELLER: NextMedia, headed by President Skip Weller. Phone:
> 303-694-9118
> FREQUENCY: 1240 kHz; 95.7 MHz; 92.7 MHz; 107.1 MHz
> POWER: 1kw; 100kw at 449 feet; 6kw at 341 feet; 25kw at 335
> feet
> FORMAT: News/Talk; Country; Classic Rock; Hot AC
> COMMENT: A $325,000 escrow deposit has been made by LKCM.
>
>
> Isn't this the company that has all the stations that are on
> 95.9 FM?? Do you think they did this to possibly change
> frequencies on KKAJ thus creating some type of DFW move-in??
>
I don;t think there is going to be a move to Dallas, they would have a problem with 96.1 from Okc, possibly. I think it would be to close to 96.3 in Dallas. 107.1 is quite big in southern Oklahoma so I bet they leave it alone. I could see something happening with 92.7 though. Southern Oklahoma already has 1 classic rock at I think 102.5 Kmad. We don't need 2 at all, especially when Dallas and Okc classic rockers are available, possbly. I personally don't see the need for Dallas to have another move in. I will say, and i'm sure many will disagree, that Okc needs another move in. It is just too stale. Okc has not been friendly to move ins or very many format changes(except KKNG).anyway just my opinion

 

[Kent]

> Isn't this the company that has all the stations that are on
> 95.9 FM?? Do you think they did this to possibly change
> frequencies on KKAJ thus creating some type of DFW move-in??

Yes and no. Here's what's going on. LKCM is attempting to upgrade KFWR 95.9 from a class C1 to a class C and, I believe, put the transmitter a little closer to Ft. Worth. It will still not be a Dallas station per se. I still don't think it will put a citygrade signal into any of Dallas County, though it will finally put a citygrade signal into much of Ft. Worth. As a result, KKAJ is being downgraded to a class A and moved to Springer, OK. There were several other stations being shuffled, including sister KYBE 95.9 in Frederick. NextMedia consented to the downgrade and is selling the Ardmore cluster to LKCM. As I recall, the only reason Next bought the cluster was to get KMAD 102.5, which it has moved into the Sherman/McKinney/Plano corridor along with KLAK.

 

[Mic-0ne]

> > KVSO-AM & KKAJ-FM/Ardmore, KTRX-FM/Dickson and
> KYNZ-FM/Lone
> > Grove
> > PRICE: $6.5 million
> > TERMS: Asset sale for cash
> >
> > BUYER: LKCM Radio, headed by VP/Secretary Kevin Prigel.
> > Phone: 817-332-3235. It owns five other stations. This
> > represents its entry into the market.
> > SELLER: NextMedia, headed by President Skip Weller.
> Phone:
> > 303-694-9118
> > FREQUENCY: 1240 kHz; 95.7 MHz; 92.7 MHz; 107.1 MHz
> > POWER: 1kw; 100kw at 449 feet; 6kw at 341 feet; 25kw at
> 335
> > feet
> > FORMAT: News/Talk; Country; Classic Rock; Hot AC
> > COMMENT: A $325,000 escrow deposit has been made by LKCM.
>
> >

>>
> >
> > Isn't this the company that has all the stations that are
> on
> > 95.9 FM?? Do you think they did this to possibly change
> > frequencies on KKAJ thus creating some type of DFW
> move-in??
> >
> I don;t think there is going to be a move to Dallas, they
> would have a problem with 96.1 from Okc, possibly. I think
> it would be to close to 96.3 in Dallas. 107.1 is quite big
> in southern Oklahoma so I bet they leave it alone. I could
> see something happening with 92.7 though. Southern Oklahoma
> already has 1 classic rock at I think 102.5 Kmad. We don't
> need 2 at all, especially when Dallas and Okc classic
> rockers are available, possbly. I personally don't see the
> need for Dallas to have another move in. I will say, and i'm
> sure many will disagree, that Okc needs another move in. It
> is just too stale. Okc has not been friendly to move ins or
> very many format changes(except KKNG).anyway just my opinion
>
>
>I saw this one from wwWWAAAYYYY back, I did mornings there til I grew tired of "NO BUDGET" while corp. spent like crazy.
Terry Bell and gang must be loving this.

 

[zachm]

> >
> >I saw this one from wwWWAAAYYYY back, I did mornings there
> til I grew tired of "NO BUDGET" while corp. spent like
> crazy.
> Terry Bell and gang must be loving this.
>
Thank god I didn't continue to entertain an engineering position there...my gut kept telling me this would be a mistake!!<P ID="signature">______________
Zach Morton
Chief Engineer
Legend Communications Of Wyoming, LLC.
KGWY/KAML/KIML/KLGT/KZZS/KBBS
Office (307) 686-2242
Cell (307) 660-9101</P>

 

[abc-radio-dj]

> > Isn't this the company that has all the stations that are
> on
> > 95.9 FM?? Do you think they did this to possibly change
> > frequencies on KKAJ thus creating some type of DFW
> move-in??
>
> Yes and no. Here's what's going on. LKCM is attempting to
> upgrade KFWR 95.9 from a class C1 to a class C and, I
> believe, put the transmitter a little closer to Ft. Worth.
> It will still not be a Dallas station per se. I still don't
> think it will put a citygrade signal into any of Dallas
> County, though it will finally put a citygrade signal into
> much of Ft. Worth. As a result, KKAJ is being downgraded to
> a class A and moved to Springer, OK. There were several
> other stations being shuffled, including sister KYBE 95.9 in
> Frederick. NextMedia consented to the downgrade and is
> selling the Ardmore cluster to LKCM. As I recall, the only
> reason Next bought the cluster was to get KMAD 102.5, which
> it has moved into the Sherman/McKinney/Plano corridor along
> with KLAK.
>

KMAD 102.5 is still located in Denison along with Katy Country. Both have signals that reach into Collin County although Mad Rock's is much stronger and can even be heard in the far north areas of Dallas County. KLAK is the only station located in Collin County.