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CUMULUS SHUT DOWN IN LOUISVILLE?

WildcatGuy said:
Perhaps the stations are already sold, and are going non-commercial.

Here's a quote I saw from John Dickey at Cumulus:

"Those stations were part of the SUSQUEHANNA portfolio, and they were not core stations for us and facilitated an upgrade of one of our INDIANAPOLIS FM's. As a byproduct we're going to be selling them to a non-comm shortly and they will bring them back out in a different direction."
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That was the speculation this afternoon- that turning them off would reduce their value too much for it to make any sense- unless they were already sold.
 
greg.hahn said:
WildcatGuy said:
Perhaps the stations are already sold, and are going non-commercial.

Here's a quote I saw from John Dickey at Cumulus:

"Those stations were part of the SUSQUEHANNA portfolio, and they were not core stations for us and facilitated an upgrade of one of our INDIANAPOLIS FM's. As a byproduct we're going to be selling them to a non-comm shortly and they will bring them back out in a different direction."
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That was the speculation this afternoon- that turning them off would reduce their value too much for it to make any sense- unless they were already sold.
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No silent STA or transfer of control have been filed with the FCC yet. Those applications, if filed, may show up tomorrow.

Where did you see that quote from Dickey, Wildcat?
 
BobOnTheJob said:
Dan76 said:
OK, Greg, if you work for Cox, it's time to buy 93.9 and turn it into a rock station like what was discussed on another post. :)
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If Cox is like the last place I worked in Corporate radio, the Chief Engineer has full authority to purchase new stations & select a format. I'm sure Greg'll have it done right away. ::)
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That was said tongue in cheek. Lighten up :)
 
sorry haven't read the whole thread but this is typical of people who claim to be "broadcasters" today. They are not operators, they are in the real estate business, and just happened to buy into it wrong. They are clueless in making stations as good as they were when real broadcasters sold them, and rejected the way they instinctively ran radio to get the job done. Thats because it takes money and good people who actually ran radio to do it. Sad Testimony.
 
Good bye and good riddance! 1450 was a joke. They missed half the Reds games and the signal is so poor you can't even pick it up in Louisville after about 6pm. I gave up earlier this year and bought the MLB package on the computer which carries the direct 700 WLW feed and they NEVER pre-empt Reds games for stupid crap like horse racing and the national ESPN feed. The only station around here I ever listen to any more is FM 103.5 WAKY. Louisville radio is in a bad state these days. I never noticed anything was wrong since 1450 lost the feed to the Reds games so much I just figured they had done it again. I was trying to tune in last night while coming home late from work to see what the Reds score was and wound up having to listen on WLW until I got home.
 
1450 would be good Southern Indiana station, only... Keep it local to the audience.. Heck they could get a good tax write off by giving it to either Clark or Floyd County School systems.. Jeffersonville has no station.. WNAS (America's first High School station) would do it service.. Make it their talk, public affairs, local news outlet... They have enough quality students in their RT classes on FM and Cable to do it.... The folks in Clark and Floyd would love to have their own voice, on their side of the river and the current ownwers get a tax write off in the public interest....
 
I live in New Albany and think that is a great idea. Lord knows WNAS is the best run station around here because it is all local. Not some idiot 300+ miles away who hasn't a clue. It amazes me that Louisville is the biggest market outside of Cincinnati for Reds baseball fans yet they have not had a good station with a decent signal for years now. I just use the mlb internet package and don't have to worry any more. I use XM and Sirius as well for MLB and NFL games. It would be nice if 1450 would cover all Indiana sports with NO mention of UK and U of L. I'm so sick of those two teams. I guess I will be listening to IU football and basketball online this fall and winter.
 
My guess is that EMF will have to take the AM as well in the fire sale. It would
be stupid to get stuck with that AM turkey.

These stations must have been losing lots of money. But, before you
celebrate their demise, you'd better reflect. Your favorite station could
be the next to go dark. This country is in a depression. It won't be over
soon.
 
I wonder if an organization like Moody Broadcasting or Bott Radio Network has an interest in 93.9 and 1450. Both of these companies are non-comm operations and the own AM/FM combos. I know Bott owns KSIV-AM/FM in St. Louis and Moody owns WMBI-FM/AM in Chicago as well as WGNR-FM/AM in Indianapolis. It was nice to hear ESPN radio and the Reds while we had them. Do you think 105.1 would be a better outlet if it switched to Sports Talk with ESPN radio and the Reds?
 
Some cities in Indiana now have 10 Christian radio stations with more on the way.
No doubt, the Louisville dial will look this way too by the end of next year.
Moody, EMF, Family stations and others would be interested in Louisville.
 
More likely me thinks more christian music is coming.
 
greg.hahn said:
That was the speculation this afternoon- that turning them off would reduce their value too much for it to make any sense- unless they were already sold.
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Maybe this is what you're getting at, but non-comms don't pay based on cash flow. They pay based on population within the signal contour.
 
Kent said:
greg.hahn said:
That was the speculation this afternoon- that turning them off would reduce their value too much for it to make any sense- unless they were already sold.
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Maybe this is what you're getting at, but non-comms don't pay based on cash flow. They pay based on population within the signal contour.
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It doesn't even matter if it's a non-comm. Suppose somebody agreed to their asking price last week, and gave Cumulus the reievables.

Lets further suppose they intended to change the format to jazz once they took over.

Under that scenario, how does going dark for a week hurt anything? It doesn't. the day they switch to jazz they lost every listener WLCL had.

Incidentally, the book came out 2 hours before Cumulus turned it off, and it was one of the best books they ever had. A certain high profile morning show was probably embarrassed to the max when they lost to WLCL!
 
Dan76 said:
Shame, 93.9 wasn't a bad P5 station. Too repetivive to listen too all day, but not bad for a flip.
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That about sums it up for 93.9. Great for 5 minutes at a time, say at 0:20 and 0:40 when 'SFR was in a commercial break. Beyond that? Not so much.
 
greg.hahn said:
Incidentally, the book came out 2 hours before Cumulus turned it off, and it was one of the best books they ever had. A certain high profile morning show was probably embarrassed to the max when they lost to WLCL!
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Revenue is more important than ratings. I wonder how much money Cumulus was losing running these two stations for as many years as they owned them?
 
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