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Goodbye K-LUV, Hello The Spot (98.7)
- Thread starter E-Cam
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You think Audacy sells Jack
They still play the same songs over and over again
K-Love might be on KMVK 107.5 pretty soon
Why would EMF care about the calls if they don’t matter? I’m not disagreeing that they don’t, but it seems rather odd. With the exception of WPLJ and some others, they almost always change calls of stations they buy to try to match “K-Love.”
Perhaps with the increasing popularity of gold based formats, it becomes more feasible for a cluster to have two gold based stations that share artists, songs, and a lot of potential audience (in this case, Spot and JACK) - much like clusters have with current/recurrent formats, like country and Hot AC/CHR? I’m not sure what the big audience difference would be between JACK and KLUV/Spot, other than Spot being more solidly 35-54 while Jack may be spread out more across 25-54? Audacy is doing it in LA, but when Jack launched in both markets almost 20 years ago (dang, I’m feeling old), there wasn’t nearly the overlap between the Jack FM stations and classic hits stations that there is now.
Perhaps with the increasing popularity of gold based formats, it becomes more feasible for a cluster to have two gold based stations that share artists, songs, and a lot of potential audience (in this case, Spot and JACK) - much like clusters have with current/recurrent formats, like country and Hot AC/CHR? I’m not sure what the big audience difference would be between JACK and KLUV/Spot, other than Spot being more solidly 35-54 while Jack may be spread out more across 25-54? Audacy is doing it in LA, but when Jack launched in both markets almost 20 years ago (dang, I’m feeling old), there wasn’t nearly the overlap between the Jack FM stations and classic hits stations that there is now.
KNUS 98.7 was a decent Top 40 station back in the 1970’s. Unfortunately it had a somewhat deficient signal as it wasn’t on one of the Cedar Hill sticks at the time.
I recall that the flip in the early 1980s to what was then KLVU was quite a contrast…new ownership, new tall tower, new transmitter…pretty much a complete technical refresh. The signal and audio quality were quite amazing.
I don’t think EMF will disrupt the current Air1 on 101.7. They do want both formats wherever they go.
Keep an eye on Hope Media Group, which owns KAWA 89.7 and its WAY-FM network. I am quite sure they want another DFW FM for their “Vida Unida” Spanish language CCM format (currently on the HD-2 of KAWA.)
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KAWA is pretty scratchy in northern Tarrant county ~ on radios in cars and trucks I have access to..Wondering if anyone has the same experience?
I just looked..why wouldn't KMVK be on the array on Cedar Hill. They look to be near KDFW and KHKS yet only have 16,500 watts?
KAWA does well in my car at various places throughout the Metroplex.
KMVK is indeed on a Cedar Hill stick, but is a Class C1, unlike the other full C’s at CH. The reduced power @ 575 meters HAAT makes it equivalent to what 100kw @ 300 meters would cover.
Where was the KNOK 107.5 stick when Earl G. Graves owned them? Did Granumn move them to Cedar Hill when KNOK/KDLZ moved to 100.3 and became KJMZ?
I forget exactly where the 107.5 transmitter was located in the 1970s, but I do recall it was closer to Fort Worth with 100kw on a rather short tower. Several DFW FMs had similar short stick facilities at the time which made them noticeably deficient from the much better Cedar Hill signals. The signal differences were minor if using a good receiver but quite noticeable on cheap portables.
I think the move to Cedar Hill happened in the late 1980s, probably about the same time as the KMEZ frequency swap.
The 107.5 transmitter was on the 970 tower on Kimbo Rd just NE of downtown Fort Worth from sign on until it moved to Cedar Hill. It was 100kw at 400ft. The initial CPs to move go back to 1983, but it took years before the signal was finally able to move in the late 80s.
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As mentioned, it is indeed on Cedar Hill, but KISX Whitehouse/Tyler is one of the obstacles that prohibits more power for La Grande.
It might well have been prohibited before KISX as I would've thought it would've upgraded to a full Class C if it could have. Pretty sure what's now KISX was on 99.3 when 107.5 moved to Cedar Hill.
Couldn't tell you what else might've been in the way at the time, but multiple stations keep it from upgrading today.
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Neither of these two exist on 107.1 anymore, correct? The old KTLR is now licensed to Kerens, as 106.9 The Ranch. What is the old 107.1 in Waco these days, Huff? Is that the Hewitt licensed facility?
Correct, KWBU moved to 103.3 in 2000, but by then too many other roadblocks were in place, most notably the 107.9 that was dropped in to Gainesville and then moved down to Lewisville.
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Here's a music comparison of KLUV from yesterday, along with KLUV one week ago, and KKHH/Houston and KJKK.
KLUV - June 14
1970s: 29%
1980s: 62%
1990s: 9%
KLUV - June 7
1970s: 20%
1980s: 70%
1990s: 10%
KKHH - June 14
1970s: 12%
1980s: 54%
1990s: 28%
KJKK - June 14
1970s: 15%
1980s: 46%
1990s: 26%
2000s: 10%
KLUV - June 14
1970s: 29%
1980s: 62%
1990s: 9%
KLUV - June 7
1970s: 20%
1980s: 70%
1990s: 10%
KKHH - June 14
1970s: 12%
1980s: 54%
1990s: 28%
KJKK - June 14
1970s: 15%
1980s: 46%
1990s: 26%
2000s: 10%
98.7 The Spot just played KC & The Sunshine Band earlier
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