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B/PA’s KOGT to shut down Dec. 31

If the tower is going away maybe Estrella can save it LOL
 
radioislife2020 said:
I have owned AM stations in the past but would never consider just turning in the license i have always been able to find someone willing to LMA the station.
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Of course we don’t know if some of these operators made an attempt to sell their stations. Perhaps no takers, even at fire sale prices.

In this part of the country you might think the last resort would be a sale to a Spanish language religious group, but we might even be past the point where they are interested in basket case AMs.
 
radioislife2020 said:
I have owned AM stations in the past but would never consider just turning in the license i have always been able to find someone willing to LMA the station.
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@b-turner tried his hardest to lease out KYND and had no serious takers.

It's a different world out there than it was 5 years ago. If you own an AM station and have interested buyers, you'd be wise to SELL NOW. The value of AM radio is never going to recover and it will continue to nosedive as the years pass by. We are now at a point where the land used for AM radio transmitters is more valuable than the license itself in most urban/suburban areas.
 
An expanded band AM? Bless you for keeping it alive this long and enjoy your retirement, because that's a much harder slog than most people realize.
 
If I had a good chunk of money, I'd be happy with an AM if I could get translators and maybe turn it all digital
 
radioislife2020 said:
Here is an idea Donate the station and get you a tax cut.
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You're assuming there would be a qualified nonprofit that would take it. It has a three tower directional array it uses at night, and that land probably wouldn’t go with it. Building KOGT again from nothing wouldn’t be worth the expense and the effort to most nonprofits.

Seeing an independently owned and operated station go away is always sad. I suspect he'll probably get more for the land than he would the station and will walk away with something for his blood, sweat, and tears.
 
Kent said:
You're assuming there would be a qualified nonprofit that would take it. It has a three tower directional array it uses at night, and that land probably wouldn’t go with it. Building KOGT again from nothing wouldn’t be worth the expense and the effort to most nonprofits.

Seeing an independently owned and operated station go away is always sad. I suspect he'll probably get more for the land than he would the station and will walk away with something for his blood, sweat, and tears.
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Gary Stelly, the owner of KOGT, had been doing it all after his two salesperson were lost..one retired, the other passed away due to heart attack....plus Gary had his house and autos flooded by hurricane Laura or Harvey...he had been hit in the pocketbook due to Covid, his primary sell was sports with the music segments being freebies...can't blame him for getting tired... he had a translator CP but never built it....competing with the corps (iHM and Cumulus plus Townsquare Gator 99 out of La) with a country format was hard...I haven't gotten to talk to him directly but thru 3rd parties, he may rethink...he has a year to decide...
 
ContinuousWave said:
he may rethink...he has a year to decide...
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Don't know why the owner would shut it down and lose the audience, and then relaunch and try to get the audience back. I could see KOGT coming back, but under new ownership, likely Spanish language religion.

It's a silly 1kw operation at the high end of the AM band. Yecchh.
 
Spanish religion won't sell in Orange...Gary had some offers but none viable. I had suggested Gary look at jumping to 1610...yea it's a TIS freq but still viable for broadcast...Atlanta TX had it. So being closer to the coast could make a case...of course higher operational costs at 10kw day...
Oh well, time will tell..its Gary's call..
 
ContinuousWave said:
I had suggested Gary look at jumping to 1610...yea it's a TIS freq but still viable for broadcast...Atlanta TX had it. So being closer to the coast could make a case...of course higher operational costs at 10kw day...
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I don't think the FCC is going to allow any broadcaster on 1610. You might also have an issue with first adjacent WTAW. However 1690 is possibly still available for southeast Texas (KLAT never built their CP for the frequency) but who knows about what will happen in future AM filing windows...
 
ContinuousWave said:
Gary Stelly, the owner of KOGT, had been doing it all after his two salesperson were lost..one retired, the other passed away due to heart attack....plus Gary had his house and autos flooded by hurricane Laura or Harvey...he had been hit in the pocketbook due to Covid, his primary sell was sports with the music segments being freebies...can't blame him for getting tired... he had a translator CP but never built it....competing with the corps (iHM and Cumulus plus Townsquare Gator 99 out of La) with a country format was hard...I haven't gotten to talk to him directly but thru 3rd parties, he may rethink...he has a year to decide...
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How’s your ex 1300 looking ?? Still off the air after what 2 years now?
 
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