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Changes in Louisiana radio

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RFLA

Got a few updates on things but not enough to start their own thread.

1- Don't know if this is old or new news, but Clear Channel Station WFMF is now running a 3 hour daily syndicated recap of the Ryan Seacrest morning show from Los Angeles. With the show not listed on WFMF's website but surprisingly listed on Ryan's main website now. It's a Premier Radio Network (Clear Channel) show so expect even more affliates being "forced" aboard I believe.

2-KWDF 840 Am which was a K-Love affliate until swapped with a Shreveport area station (KYLA- Homer) was sold by the latest owners (NWLA Broadcasting) to Wilkins Communications. This ends NWLA's interests in broadcasting and finally adds a Louisiana station for Wilkins. For those with a long memory, Wilkins was the first "buyer" under the name "Cajun Radio" when he attempted to buy KTIB 5 years ago.

3- The Metropolitain radio group of NW Louisiana recently sold 3 radio stations. KORI 104.7 which is a country/southern gospel hybred in simucast with KJVC 92.7 was split off and sold to Houston Christian broadcasters and Springhill sisters KTKC-FM/KBSF-AM have been sold to a Leo Hunt from Texas.. That deal was worth $175,000
It is unknown if they will sell the last station KJVC yet. But the station has been granted an increase of power by the FCC back in February.

4- In preparation for a possible Hurricane Gustav landing, KMYO (Oldies 96.7) flipped to a simucast of sister station KCIL 107.5 in Houma for the duration of the emergency we are assuming (as KCIL does have a CP to move to the KMEZ tower in Shell Beach to cover New Orleans and would eliminate the country station effectively from the Houma listening area.

RFLA
 
What time is Seacrest on FMF? And you beat me to the punchline on 96.7 ;D I just found out about that. That put the Saints on FM last night in BR.
 
RFLA said:
Got a few updates on things but not enough to start their own thread.

In preparation for a possible Hurricane Gustav landing, KMYO (Oldies 96.7) flipped to a simucast of sister station KCIL 107.5 in Houma for the duration of the emergency we are assuming (as KCIL does have a CP to move to the KMEZ tower in Shell Beach to cover New Orleans and would eliminate the country station effectively from the Houma listening area.
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It is odd they did this on the eve (or two depending on who you listen to right now) but KMYO is all voice-tracked, so to do a simulcast of a station that study's show shares an audience with country, it's not a move that should be unexpected. Also, as much as things are a disaster there in Houma at Sunburst, doing their best to keep the community informed with live talent deserves kudos. That's not to say that Sunbursts "3-year plan" to make a quick buck still isn't in effect here, but it would be sad if the sale of KCIL and its CP came out of this.
 
Basically it was done also because the KCIL transmitter shack in Theriot got flooded if I remember for Katrina, Rita, or one of the other storms that does more flooding than anything and would keep the station on the air albet on another frequncy.

I figured it was VTed (the oldies station) as Djs sound a lot more polished than I'd expect for what is basically a station that is basically third ( IF I remember, KCIL is number 1 in the cluster with KXOR being number 2 in listeners)
 
Yeah, they are putting the Seacrest show in PM drive on many stations. There was a rumor about that happening at KISS in Dallas and I was concerned about "Atom Smasher" being let go. They did not put Seacrest in PM drive, but they did replace "Smasher" with a guy who reportedly is not making as much money.

So much for PM drive being a safehaven from the syndication monster.
 
Damn board...why does it time out your ability to edit your posts??? While many pm drive slots are also vulnerable to syndication...Smasher's replacement will reportedly be moving to Dallas from Boston. However...middays on that market 5 , CC station are voicetracked.
 
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