Per All Access today: "SALEM (through its SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.) is selling Religion KTEK-A (PRAISE 1110)/ALVIN-HOUSTON, TX to BUSINESSRADIO HOUSTON LICENSEE LLC for $7.75 million. The buyer brokers time on crosstown MULTICULTURAL brokered KXYZ-A and will move the programming to KTEK in a new brokerage deal starting FEBRUARY 1st, 2008."
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BizRadio is moving to KTEK 1110...
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Well, at least we're not losing the business format, but the switch to this signal might cost them any advertisers they currently have and could translate to money problems down the road. It's certainly good news that they are not going away, but you have to wonder how long someone with Dan Frishberg's radio, sales and and marketing knowledge (or lack thereof) will keep them on the air for any longer than the money he has to keep them on the air.
2700 watts, 2500 wattsCH at 1110AM is not bad. I've heard it all the way to Bryan in my travels when I was videotaping depositions. Earlier this year, I was trying to at least simulcast KNTH on KTEK in the mornings because KTEK covers the west side a lot better than KNTH. However, negotiations had begun therefore it was out of the question. Of course, it wasn't something I could discuss until now.
KTEK, with it's international broadcasts, has been a cash register; hence no salary overhead. In fact, my office is KTEK. When it's gone, it will be my production room.
KTEK, with it's international broadcasts, has been a cash register; hence no salary overhead. In fact, my office is KTEK. When it's gone, it will be my production room.
I wasn't referring to the signal when I mentioned they will probably lose advertisers. They have to hope their current listeners find their new signal. I'm sure they'll do some promoting, but that has never been Frishberg's strong suit. After 3 years they have not managed to ever register on Arbitron in the top 40 in any demo. Granted that format will never get out of the 30's if it does crack the top 40, but after 3 years you would have thought they would have at least registered by now, in some demo.
I wonder what KXYZ will do with all of extra time it will have to fill during the day. Also, with "creative" engineering, could 1110 AM be made into a 24 station?
Old Chicago
Old Chicago
As far as promoting a frequency change, I would start now! Their current listeners would be informed of the impending move. At least there will be no interuption of the fomat.
OldChicago said:
There was an active proposal for 24 hour operation for KTEK a few years ago, but it got shot down by the FCC, IIRC. Perhaps by tweaking some of the technical parameters, it could be made to work.
The move in the DFW market of KJSA to a 20kw daytime signal on 1110 may cause some critical hours issues for KTEK. The new KJSA pattern will have a significant SE lobe. At night, any KTEK operation would be pounded by KFAB and XERED.
Mediafrog+ said:
The nighttime proposal for KTEK, which would have relicensed them to West U. and changed KNTH's COL from Houston to Alvin, wasn't turned down by the FCC. In fact it never got to that point; it simply wasn't pursued by Salem because of other matters.
We'll know within a couple of years or so whether KJSA creates a problem. Originally they had proposed reducing power to 2,000 watts during critical hours but supposedly the latest modification works, on paper at least. But remember that the reason for KTEK's critical hours operation (like the original KJSA CH proposal) is twofold: KFAB and WBT Charlotte, both of which are Class B stations. KTEK and KJSA aren't required to protect stations of equal or lesser classes on 1110 during critical hours.
Back to my original answer about nighttime operation, it's still yes, but with qualification. It would take a couple of "minor" moves to make it happen, and I admit that 1110 is messy at night, but KTEK could be licensed for nighttime operation. Note to BizRadio: if you'd rather not have to sign off in the middle of PM drive in the years to come, you need to look at your options.
jd said:
Thanks for jogging my memory on that. I recall there was an extensive discusssion of the proposed KTEK upgrade on these boards a few years ago, but nothing came up on an archive search.
WBT can sometimes be heard in Houston before our sunrise, when they switch back to their daytime ND signal. KFAB used to have a clean nighttime signal into Texas a few decades ago, until XERED ramped up the power (and probably opened up their directional pattern) sometime in the 80's. Since then there's been a nasty clash of both stations.
One further thought on the BizRadio move: does the afternoon Vietnamese programming displaced from KTEK wind up on KXYZ?
Chuck Tiller said:
Without question they need to start promoting now, but if their listeners, most of whom are over 50 go to the 1110 signal now by mistake they will hear lots of static. Just for the hell of it I tuned in about 5:30P last night and go nothing, zip, nada. I didn't even get a remote sign of anything broadcasting on that signal. I don't know what it's like in the middle of the day, but it looks as if BizRadio is going to be facing a big uphill battle when they switch. I'm talking about an uphill battle the size of Mount Everest. Unless they are very confident in getting an FCC grant to boost power they may have thrown $7.5 Million down the drain.
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As I mention often - If you can't be heard 24/7 forget it! Now lets see.....If BIZ RADIO got lucky and billed $100,000 a month clear, then it would take them only about 7 years to break even from an ownership perspective. Good luck guys.
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adguy said:
Local sunset this month is 5:30PM. In other words, it was off the air. However, I am sure you already understand that. I turned it on at 5:25PM and it came in just fine. In a previous post I mentioned how good the signal is. I would still promote it. You make that clear in the promos and saturate it. The over 50 business crowd they are reaching will understand that the change is coming and it is not now.
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