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KCUL-FM has returned; KCUL becomes KPRO.

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cotton belt

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A couple of changes have occurred over in Marshall, with the return of KCUL-FM 92.3 being at the forefront. As of June 2nd, KCUL 1410, which had just recently changed calls from KZEY last year, changes yet again. Now operating as KPRO, I believe it continues to air the Galaxy Nostalgia Network in tandem with sister station KFRO Longview. It was just a couple weeks ago, when I was in Longview for a meeting. I understood that Scott Rice had a deal in place to LMA 1370/1410 out to a Christian broadcaster. Not sure if this occurred on June 1, but it may tie in with the new call set on 1410. Too far away to pick up either 1370 or 1410 here in my part of Smith County.

With that, Rice has also filed to resume operations at his recently purchased KCUL-FM. He handled this rather oddly, IMO, changing the long time KCUL-FM calls to KPRO, then swapping with 1410 on June 2nd, resulting in KCUL (without the -FM suffix) returning to 92.3. I assume, and we know where that tends to lead, this was done to move the nostalgia network to 92.3 as a part of the Christian format debuting on 1370/1410.

Chuck, would you mind verifying programming on KFRO/KPRO and KCUL? Driving down I-20 just to satisfy my curiosity would be rather foolish, and RCA has no online presence that I've ever been able to find.
 
cotton belt said:
A couple of changes have occurred over in Marshall, with the return of KCUL-FM 92.3 being at the forefront. As of June 2nd, KCUL 1410, which had just recently changed calls from KZEY last year, changes yet again. Now operating as KPRO, I believe it continues to air the Galaxy Nostalgia Network in tandem with sister station KFRO Longview. It was just a couple weeks ago, when I was in Longview for a meeting. I understood that Scott Rice had a deal in place to LMA 1370/1410 out to a Christian broadcaster. Not sure if this occurred on June 1, but it may tie in with the new call set on 1410. Too far away to pick up either 1370 or 1410 here in my part of Smith County.

With that, Rice has also filed to resume operations at his recently purchased KCUL-FM. He handled this rather oddly, IMO, changing the long time KCUL-FM calls to KPRO, then swapping with 1410 on June 2nd, resulting in KCUL (without the -FM suffix) returning to 92.3. I assume, and we know where that tends to lead, this was done to move the nostalgia network to 92.3 as a part of the Christian format debuting on 1370/1410.

Chuck, would you mind verifying programming on KFRO/KPRO and KCUL? Driving down I-20 just to satisfy my curiosity would be rather foolish, and RCA has no online presence that I've ever been able to find.
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1410 KCUL went silent in late May after its towers were damaged in a storm. As a friend of Scottie's, aware of the strategic planning for the stations I can assure there isn't nor was ever a deal to lease either station to any broadcaster Christian or not. Galaxy Nostalgia Network is on 92.3 to keep the license alive since it would've expired if still silent by the end of the month.
 
What Lanceventa said. I know the AM is off the air, probably forever because both towers are down. Past that, your guess is as good as mine.
 
lanceventa said:
1410 KCUL went silent in late May after its towers were damaged in a storm. As a friend of Scottie's, aware of the strategic planning for the stations I can assure there isn't nor was ever a deal to lease either station to any broadcaster Christian or not. Galaxy Nostalgia Network is on 92.3 to keep the license alive since it would've expired if still silent by the end of the month.
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Thank you, Lance. I had no idea that 1410 was off the air, nor the towers down. I stumbled across a Facebook page after posting the above inquiry and found a page for 1370 KFRO. The account confirms that a Christian format was at least, at one point, in the works for 1370/1410 last year, although apparently an in-house product, and not coming from a third party. The gossip was still wrong, as gossip usually tends to be. I should never have mentioned it.

https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Broadcasting---Media-Production-Company/KFRO-167530163347088/

Let me address the latest post on the account. I certainly had no intention of "spreading misinformation" regarding any of the three stations, and I apologize to Scott Rice since that is apparently how it was taken. I only asked the original question to Chuck because RCA has little to no online presence. I am quite pleased that 92.3 has returned to service in Marshall. We have already lost enough facilities in East Texas aover the years, as I'm sure Chuck would agree, and would surely hate to see 1410 added to that list.
 
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