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no. KYW is not moving to FM. It would be a huge mistake to blow up WOGL or WIP to do something like this. They survived on 1060 AM for 46 years, they can survive for 46 more.DToTheJ said:
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It's Official: WKDN Sold - To Merlin Media
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Are you Crazy?? They survived on 1060 AM for 46 years Because there was NO FM News. KYW will NOT survive On AM when there is competition on FM(Who is going to listen to AM with you can get the same thing on FM) WIP Need to get off 94.1 ASAP it was doing just fine on 610. 94.1KYW Would do much better then WIP ever would on FM. If CBS does not move KYW to FM there #'s will Drop like a rock once 106.9 becomes News radio.
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And if Chicago and New York are any indication of quality, KYW is safe for some time to come. 46 years? No, that's just utter silliness. But for the time being? Not a serious threat.
With the end of Nassau Broadcasting couldn't CBS buy 94.5 WPST and turn it to the signal to philly. WPST is licensed to Trenton, NJ. This would not effect the number of stations in the Philadelphia market.
brother ken said:
If the station reaches the market I'll assume the FCC will count it as being part of the market.
Trenton isn't Philadelphia, but Trenton is in the Philadelphia market, and WPST has a higher cume than some full power stations licensed to Philadelphia. I think if CBS bought that it would count against its Philadelphia limits.
Excerpts from "How the Grinch Stole the Winter Book"
"Why for 46 years, they've put up with us now.
We must keep the ratings from slipping, but how?"
...
"Then they got an idea, an expensive idea,
the owners got an awfully expensive idea"
...
"'All we need is another FM,' and they looked around,
but since FMs are scarce, there were none to be found.
But that stop the owners, no, they simply said,
'If we can't buy 'KDN, we'll buy another FM instead.'"
...
To be continued? "who" knows?
"Why for 46 years, they've put up with us now.
We must keep the ratings from slipping, but how?"
...
"Then they got an idea, an expensive idea,
the owners got an awfully expensive idea"
...
"'All we need is another FM,' and they looked around,
but since FMs are scarce, there were none to be found.
But that stop the owners, no, they simply said,
'If we can't buy 'KDN, we'll buy another FM instead.'"
...
To be continued? "who" knows?
Meh. PST's best days are behind it, but I doubt Lou would sell it unless a gun were put to his head. And while it does cover the area OK....I think CBS would have to leave KWY at 1060 for all points west.
PST already thinks itself a Philly station (they play the Philly version of "You & I" while all the other stations play the New Jersey version), so it's not like NJ would be losing a major voice like 101.5.
PST already thinks itself a Philly station (they play the Philly version of "You & I" while all the other stations play the New Jersey version), so it's not like NJ would be losing a major voice like 101.5.
aindik said:
If WPST were sold to CBS and switched to all-news, it would leave Q-102 as the only Top 40 station in this area.
aindik said:
Hate to say it, but 6+ numbers are a beauty demo.
They mean nothing in comparison to how WCFS was faring in specific demos (and WCFS was a cheapo replacement for their failed "FreeFM" talker, and had quite a bit of voice-tracking).
See, CBS has three FM stations in Chicago: WBBM-FM/96.1, WJMK/104.3 and WCFS/105.9, as opposed to two FMs in Philly and New York. And WJMK was flipped from adult hits "JackFM" to 70s/80s classic hits (i.e., retro "Top 40") "K-Hits" earlier in the year, so pulling the plug on "FreshFM" on WCFS also can be seen as a bit of a protectionist move for "K-Hits."
I would never have considered putting WBBM on FM as being fearful of Merlin Media. After all, they saw Randy Micheals getting laughed out of the market trying - and utterly failing - to install his "Big One" aggressive talk formula on Tribune's WGN-AM... which sports a 55-dead demo.
CBS will not blow up WOGL. WKDN's weak signal + plus Merlin's pathetic track record = no threat to KYW.
Now, could they buy a suburban FM as a complementary simulcast of KYW, and not a total relocation off the AM dial (which would be beyond foolish)? Wouldn't be shocked if they did. But not a full-market-FM. That would be 5-10 years away.
Plus, KYW has two things Merlin will never be able to have: cross-promotion from sister TV station KYW/3, (never underestimate the power of corporate synergy) and potential access to a big marketing budget to reinforce the stations' identity.
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