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TRANSACTION COMPLETE.

WHAT WILL BECOME OF 1100 ?

WHAT WILL BECOME OF FRANCIS BATTAGLIA ??



Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Arizona
KFNX-AM/Cave Creek (Phoenix)

PRICE:
$4.88 million

TERMS:
Asset sale for cash

BUYER:
Premier Radio Stations LLC, headed by Manager Lyle Campbell. Phone: 630-240-2095. It owns no other stations.

SELLER:
North American Broadcasting Company Inc. (debtor in Possession), headed by President Francis Battaglia. Phone: 602-277-1100

FREQUENCY:
1100 kHz

POWER:
50kw day/1kw night

FORMAT:
News/Talk

COMMENT:
The purchase price is equal to the aggregate funds necessary to pay all the valid secured and unsecured creditor claims and administrative claims in a bankruptcy case involving the seller.
 
> TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
>
> WHAT WILL BECOME OF 1100 ?
>

At this point, turning off the transmitter would be a huge improvement.
 
> > TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
> >
> > WHAT WILL BECOME OF 1100 ?
> >
>
> At this point, turning off the transmitter would be a huge
> improvement.

That guy is a 50% partner. Francis isn't going anywhere.
 
I think they need infomercials, as odious as they are, its better programming than the rest of their schedule.
 
> I think they need infomercials, as odious as they are, its
> better programming than the rest of their schedule.
>
By the way, happened to get my hands on a proposal from KFNX to a potential client lead they were following up with. I swear it's as comical as it gets - they even went as far as to use their 12+ rating in Arbitron! I know I can't mention it here, but why would they want to anywhere? Even though that's public, they can't tell an advertiser even that much. Also about a dozen misspelled words on one page - beautiful stuff.
 
Its good to see that there is a radio station that makes KXAM look less bad.
 
> Its good to see that there is a radio station that makes
> KXAM look less bad.
>
We're so lucky to be in a market with not one but two really dysfunctional owner/management scenarios! We should put Battaglia and Gerson together to start a consulting group! I'd pay to be in a meeting of those "minds".
 
> > I think they need infomercials, as odious as they are, its
>
> > better programming than the rest of their schedule.
> >
> By the way, happened to get my hands on a proposal from KFNX
> to a potential client lead they were following up with. I
> swear it's as comical as it gets - they even went as far as
> to use their 12+ rating in Arbitron! I know I can't mention
> it here, but why would they want to anywhere? Even though
> that's public, they can't tell an advertiser even that much.
> Also about a dozen misspelled words on one page - beautiful
> stuff.
>
From the desk of Mother and I:

Attn: NDUGU

Subject: Intellectual property theft

It has come to the attention of Mother and I that someone (NDUGU) has been rummaging through Herb's cubicle. Please discontinue this practice immediately or we will be forced to install virtual doors on his cubicle, like Les. Now, a word from Herb:

Hour sails stuff belongs to us. Pleese dont mess up the only prospekt i hav. i thot i finale had a sponser for Speerit Conecshuns. Thanx alot!!

ps - are you gunna call Orbitron?

- Herb
 
> > TRANSACTION COMPLETE.
> >
> > WHAT WILL BECOME OF 1100 ?
> >
>
> At this point, turning off the transmitter would be a huge
> improvement.
>


yea who really cares i listen once in a while to the gold guys at noon. To them the world is coming to an end. But you need Gold.
 
> >
> From the desk of Mother and I:
>
> Attn: NDUGU
>
> Subject: Intellectual property theft
>
> It has come to the attention of Mother and I that someone
> (NDUGU) has been rummaging through Herb's cubicle. Please
> discontinue this practice immediately or we will be forced
> to install virtual doors on his cubicle, like Les. Now, a
> word from Herb:
>
> Hour sails stuff belongs to us. Pleese dont mess up the
> only prospekt i hav. i thot i finale had a sponser for
> Speerit Conecshuns. Thanx alot!!
>
> ps - are you gunna call Orbitron?
>
> - Herb
>
I love it!
 
> > Its good to see that there is a radio station that makes
> > KXAM look less bad.
> >
> We're so lucky to be in a market with not one but two really
> dysfunctional owner/management scenarios! We should put
> Battaglia and Gerson together to start a consulting group!
> I'd pay to be in a meeting of those "minds".
>
I want to remain anonymous, and I can't if I tell you how I came to see this. Let's just say Battaglia only goes after other peoples fish! I keep typing and deleting the next line - DAMMIT!

If I only knew who you people were.
 
NDUGU:

> > > Its good to see that there is a radio station that makes
>
> > > KXAM look less bad.
> > >
> > We're so lucky to be in a market with not one but two
> really
> > dysfunctional owner/management scenarios! We should put
> > Battaglia and Gerson together to start a consulting group!
>
> > I'd pay to be in a meeting of those "minds".
> >
> I want to remain anonymous, and I can't if I tell you how I
> came to see this. Let's just say Battaglia only goes after
> other peoples fish! I keep typing and deleting the next
> line - DAMMIT!
>
> If I only knew who you people were.
>
NDUGU:

Anonymity makes this board a great place to speak your mind. Sometimes, you have to watch what you say. We all know that dumba*ses get promotions and that would be your luck to work for one of them after having insulted him/her on this board and identifying yourself.

I'm not surprised that you're in sales. (not an insult)

Re your client: When you work for a station with no numbers and zero call-ins, what else can a zero-talent sales hack do but monitor stations with business and go after their direct business? For someone with no b*lls or ability, cold calling is out of the question.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by mr_carlson on 07/18/05 04:52 AM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: NDUGU:

> NDUGU:
>
> Anonymity makes this board a great place to speak your mind.
> Sometimes, you have to watch what you say. We all know
> that dumba*ses get promotions and that would be your luck to
> work for one of them after having insulted him/her on this
> board and identifying yourself.
>
> I'm not surprised that you're in sales. (not an insult)
>
> Re your client: When you work for a station with no numbers
> and zero call-ins, what else can a zero-talent sales hack do
> but monitor stations with business and go after their direct
> business? For someone with no b*lls or ability, cold
> calling is out of the question.
>
I totally hear what you're saying. I will say that I'm in non-sales related management, though. Just privvy to certain things!

I will say that, based on the things you and legend_city say, (and the fact that I agree with 95% of it) I would want to know who you are. I don't ever really do much research trying to find that out - makes it more interesting anyway!
 
Re: NDUGU:

I could just see Battaglia/Gerson trying to start up a new station.

Battaglia: I'm telling you, the real growth is in half infomercials, half Latvian Polka! The Latvian community has doubled in Phoenix in the last 20 years!

Gerson: Lighten up Francis, people want to hear my in-depth interviews with D list celebrities that were recorded 5 years ago! I went to the Ted Baxter school of broadcasting and I can edit my shows with the new X-Acto knife that daddy bought for me when he bought the station.

Oh, and Jeffery O'Brian is a riot! He does jokes and makes funny noises on his show! He is almost as brilliant as me!!!!!
 
The gold guys are hilarious, always wrong, always paranoid, and they exude that education you can only get from a GED.

I figure the rest of the day they polish their rifles, fill up molotovs, and wait out the day at their compound.
 
Re: NDUGU:

> I could just see Battaglia/Gerson trying to start up a new
> station.
>
> Battaglia: I'm telling you, the real growth is in half
> infomercials, half Latvian Polka! The Latvian community has
> doubled in Phoenix in the last 20 years!
>
> Gerson: Lighten up Francis, people want to hear my in-depth
> interviews with D list celebrities that were recorded 5
> years ago! I went to the Ted Baxter school of broadcasting
> and I can edit my shows with the new X-Acto knife that daddy
> bought for me when he bought the station.
>
> Oh, and Jeffery O'Brian is a riot! He does jokes and makes
> funny noises on his show! He is almost as brilliant as
> me!!!!!
>
Exactly. I love brokered time block programming. Nothing's better than going from a 30 minute "get out of debt without paying for it or filing bankruptcy" infomercial to "get rich quick through psychic short selling penny stocks" or "magic & ventriloquism - magic for dummies" - Now that's what I call entertainment!

I think your Latvian Polka idea is a little too cutting edge, though. Maybe it's time for 1/2 CHILL...1/2 infomercials.
 
> The gold guys are hilarious, always wrong, always paranoid,
> and they exude that education you can only get from a GED.
>
> I figure the rest of the day they polish their rifles, fill
> up molotovs, and wait out the day at their compound.
>
What are you, some kind of Commie?
 
Re: NDUGU:

> I think your Latvian Polka idea is a little too cutting
> edge, though. Maybe it's time for 1/2 CHILL...1/2
> infomercials.

And if that doesn't work, bring out the Punk Navajo and the Danthe Music. <P ID="signature">______________
...co-moderator of the Satellite Radio, Phoenix, and San Diego boards...</P>
 
Re: NDUGU:

> > I think your Latvian Polka idea is a little too cutting
> > edge, though. Maybe it's time for 1/2 CHILL...1/2
> > infomercials.
>
> And if that doesn't work, bring out the Punk Navajo and the
> Danthe Music.
>
HEY NOW MR. MODERATOR. Watch the lisp references. We don't want to offend a group we're not "one of". kthx

Speaking of Navajo, maybe they could simulcast KTNN-Window Rock's C&W/Native American Music. It's really entertaining to hear spots in Navajo. It's totally undecipherable until you come across words there are no Navajo equivalent for such as "Coors Beer" or "Ford Truck".
 
IBOC KFNX

> Maybe it's time for 1/2 CHILL...1/2
> infomercials.
>


IBOC KFNX WITH A CHILL / NU JAZZ FORMAT
 
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