BMP San Antonio Cluster

[saradio1]

Any guesses who might purchase the cluster?

Personally, I would like to see JVC Broadcasting but I doubt they have the funds or the interest to purchase any BMP station.

 

[wild949austin]

Maybe Entercom will buy a couple of stations, entering the SA Market.

Or CBS Radio will buy back the cluster, since San Antonio is now ranked #28; now a top 30 market.

 

[Kent]

I expect it will go to several different buyers, like what's happening to the Austin cluster. I can think of a few buyers who'd like to have 94.1, 102.7, and 550 (maybe 720 and 1250, too), but they wouldn't want anything to do with 95.7, 103.1, or 104.1.

 

[Ryan Williams]

The BMP San Antonio cluster is an odd collection of random brands and a lot of dog signals. Only 3 of the signals are really viable. If Entravision is in a buying mood, they would probably the single best fit for the SA cluster.

But who knows, they might sell if off piece by piece like they did in Austin.

 

[Anonymouse]

I wouldn't be surprised if Claro ends up with one of the rimshot FMs to broadcast KEDA. It's taking them longer than I would have expected for them to get that station on FM.

 

[saradio1]

Border Media purchased KTSA 550 and KJXK 102.7 from CBS Radio for 45 million back in 2006(?). Anyone believe these two stations are worth that amount today?

 

[Ryan Williams]

Border Media purchased KTSA 550 and KJXK 102.7 from CBS Radio for 45 million back in 2006(?).

I highly doubt they will even even get 1/4 of that today.

 

[Kent]

And CBS bought the KTSA/KTFM combo from Waterman for $90 million 6 years earlier!

 

[willdav713]

I would say 92.5 gets sold to EMF, for another K-LOVE Repeater, then Clear Channel (they are in buying mood!) acquires 94.1 makes that WOAI-FM. Clear Channel buys AM 1250 KZDC and makes it KZEP-AM again, or something else.

For 102.7, and 550 that is spun off to Cox which will in turn, sell the 106.7 frequency to Univision.

After all Cox radio owns Austin American Statesman, so your news station will be intact.

104.1, 103.1, and 720 go to some other Spanish broadcaster, or be brokered ethnic.

 

[willdav713]

If not Cox for AM 550 and 102.7, Emmis might be interested in the San Antonio market.
They have KLBJ-AM here and BOB-FM.

Goodbye Jack, Hello Bob!
Next thing you know Krash Kelly will be back in SA Town! ;D

550 AM and 590 AM have similar shows

 

[Ryan Williams]

I would say 92.5 gets sold to EMF, for another K-LOVE Repeater, then Clear Channel (they are in buying mood!) acquires 94.1 makes that WOAI-FM. Clear Channel buys AM 1250 KZDC and makes it KZEP-AM again, or something else.

For 102.7, and 550 that is spun off to Cox which will in turn, sell the 106.7 frequency to Univision.

Those are some pretty crazy predictions.

 

[Ryan Williams]

If not Cox for AM 550 and 102.7, Emmis might be interested in the San Antonio market.

Anything is possible, but Emmis has been working very diligently to de-leverage their balance sheet, by divesting and leasing in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. I don't think they are looking to enter new markets right now.

 

[willdav713]

I don't know if I mentioned 95.7 KLEY. That will probably be sold to Bill McCutcheon Interests, with the same La Ley format like in Waco.

If it is the same company that owned KTSA/KTFM IIRC 102.7 (now KJXK) before Waterman, you could probably throw those in as well. But I wouldn't be surprised if Clear Channel buys one or two of them. I think they would get in trouble with the DOJ if they acquired KTSA which would mean Clear Channel only for News, Talk, and Sports.

If that happens it would go like this:

94.1 Sold to Clear Channel becomes WOAI AM 1200/94.1
95.7 Sold to McCutcheon Interests stays La Lay.
102.7 Jack-FM sold to Cox and stays Jack
103.1 Deportes sold to Claro with new Spanish Language formatted station.
104.1 Norteno sold to Claro becomes KEDA-FM.
550 sold to McCutcheon stays the same as AM 550, or sold to Cox stays the same either way.
720 sold to Claro or some unknown becomes brokered ethnic. KENS-TV could swallow that one up, and bring back KENS-AM.
1250 could also go to KENS-TV as KENS En Espanol, or KENS Sports Radio AM 1250.

 

[fredcantu]

Will the changes bring the necessary revenue to operate the station, pay the debt service AND keep stockholders happy? I don't think so.

 

[intx]

Aren't Clear Channel and Cox both at their ownership caps in San Antonio?

 

[Kent]

Aren't Clear Channel and Cox both at their ownership caps in San Antonio?

I believe Clear Channel could add one AM and one FM before hitting ownership caps. Cox, on the other hand, is at ownership caps for FM's, which is why they don't own 94.1. When they bought Barger's stations, they couldn't keep both. So, they spun 94.1 to SBS while keeping KONO. I'm thinking Cox could add one AM because they spun KLUP to Salem as part of a deal to get another station, which I think was 106.9 in Houston. I can't really see them going out of their way to buy just an AM, though they might take 550 or 1250 if they could get a good enough price.

 

[davideduardo]

I believe Clear Channel could add one AM and one FM before hitting ownership caps. Cox, on the other hand, is at ownership caps for FM's, which is why they don't own 94.1. When they bought Barger's stations, they couldn't keep both. So, they spun 94.1 to SBS while keeping KONO. I'm thinking Cox could add one AM because they spun KLUP to Salem as part of a deal to get another station, which I think was 106.9 in Houston. I can't really see them going out of their way to buy just an AM, though they might take 550 or 1250 if they could get a good enough price.

CC could buy one more AM, but they are capped on FM. Cox could also buy an AM.

CC has a talk and a sports AM. I can't see them adding another.

Cox has two AMs that barely produce, so there is no incentive to buy another.

A dreadful AM like 1250 is unappealing to either; CC has given away better facilities than that one (It's OK daytime, but is definitely not at night).

 

[daypart]

CC could buy one more AM, but they are capped on FM. Cox could also buy an AM.

CC has a talk and a sports AM. I can't see them adding another.

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A dreadful AM like 1250 is unappealing to either; CC has given away better facilities than that one (It's OK daytime, but is definitely not at night).

IMO, it would make sense for CC to buy KTSA and move the programming from KRPT onto it. I've been of the opinion that KRPT just exists in its current format to flank WOAI. They could actually super-serve with syndicated talk if they put KRPT's talkers (and bartered Dave Ramsey in the afternoon) on that big AM signal.

Or, building on your view of KZDC's signal, CC could buy both AMs, move the ESPN programming onto KTSA and gift KZDC to UTSA or TAMUSA, neither of which have a station. Having all of the sports talk in the market AND the rights to the Spurs would create some seriously powerful synergy.

 

[willdav713]

I believe Clear Channel could add one AM and one FM before hitting ownership caps. Cox, on the other hand, is at ownership caps for FM's, which is why they don't own 94.1. When they bought Barger's stations, they couldn't keep both. So, they spun 94.1 to SBS while keeping KONO. I'm thinking Cox could add one AM because they spun KLUP to Salem as part of a deal to get another station, which I think was 106.9 in Houston. I can't really see them going out of their way to buy just an AM, though they might take 550 or 1250 if they could get a good enough price.

CC could buy one more AM, but they are capped on FM. Cox could also buy an AM.

CC has a talk and a sports AM. I can't see them adding another.

Cox has two AMs that barely produce, so there is no incentive to buy another.

A dreadful AM like 1250 is unappealing to either; CC has given away better facilities than that one (It's OK daytime, but is definitely not at night).

If CC sells KRPT 92.5 Devine the answer is yes. Who? EMF. Format: K-Love Reason? It is on 92.5 and a rimshot. EMF could get it at a cheap price. Knowing Clear Channel they would want WOAI to be on both AM and FM. And 94.1 is closest to the other Clear Channel Stations, with the exception of lower power 95.7 which could sold to the same people that run La Ley out in Waco.

Isn't KENS-TV Belo? Can Belo own TV and Radio, yes.
1250 can be KENS Sports. or KENS Deportes, or Univision could buy it and put Deportes own that signal as a combo package AM 720 and AM 1250 which would simulcast 720.

That SBS deal happen years ago when the ownership limit was lower. 94.1 was SBS/Border since the La Ley days, and the Puro Tejano 94.1 days. Wasn't that spun off in 1994 give or take a few years?

Assuming the ownership limit is 8 total, Cox owns AM 680, AM 860, FM 99.5, FM 100.3, FM 101.1, FM 105.3, and FM 106.7. They could buy 1 more station since they divested KLUP AM it could be on FM or AM. I would say Cox would buy AM 550 because Clear Channel couldn't grab it that would create an monopoly for News/Talk and Sports format. Which leaves me to McCuthenson Interests (if this is founded on the same company that launched the success of KILT, and KTSA) I would see some good reason for that company to be involved. If so McCuthenson interests could buy 102.7, AM 550, and 95.7 FM and possibly flip Jack. If they do the following formats would probably be of choice Classic Hits/Oldies, Urban Contemporary, Urban Adult Hits, Contemporary Spanish.

CTSA could acquire KJXK as a radio companion to CTSA-TV. Catholic Television along with Catholic Radio plus get a tax write off along with the Eisenhower Road facility. Aren't they down the road on Corinne?

 

[Kent]

That SBS deal happen years ago when the ownership limit was lower. 94.1 was SBS/Border since the La Ley days, and the Puro Tejano 94.1 days. Wasn't that spun off in 1994 give or take a few years?

No, it didn't. You're getting confused with Barger buying KONO in late '93 or early '94 to combine with the former KRIO-FM. Cox bought 94.1 and 101.1 in '98, two years after ownership limits were increased to their present level. They quickly spun 94.1 to SBS, who launched KLEY-FM "La Ley" as soon as they took over. La Ley, which was an SBS creation they first tried in Chicago, launched in July '98.

Assuming the ownership limit is 8 total, Cox owns AM 680, AM 860, FM 99.5, FM 100.3, FM 101.1, FM 105.3, and FM 106.7. They could buy 1 more station since they divested KLUP AM it could be on FM or AM.

If Cox buys another station in San Antonio, it must be on AM. The rule is no more than 8 stations with no more than 5 in any single service in markets with at least 45 total signals. So, you can't have a 2 AM/6 FM combo without getting a waiver. The FCC won't grant a waiver for a full market San Antonio signal. The only place where the commission has been generous with waivers is Puerto Rico because the Arbitron market is the entire island, but no FM station will cover the entire island.

CTSA could acquire KJXK as a radio companion to CTSA-TV. Catholic Television along with Catholic Radio plus get a tax write off along with the Eisenhower Road facility. Aren't they down the road on Corinne?

Ummm...you're kidding, right? You are aware that Border Media is now owned by investors who are having to sell all of these properties at losses, aren't you? They're already getting huge capital losses, which they can write off on their taxes. Capital loss cancels out capital gain, and these investors will almost definitely have capital gains, too, this year. There's no chance they'll just donate a full-market San Antonio signal when they're already going to get a horrendously large capital loss by selling it at current market value!