KHCB

[-juan-]

So, what's up with KHCB. I know that non-commercial stations are under 91.9 MHz but what about 105.7. Can it ever be changed into a commercial station? Anyone that knows the FCC rules inside out, can you explain?

 

[CW]

So, what's up with KHCB. I know that non-commercial stations are under 91.9 MHz but what about 105.7. Can it ever be changed into a commercial station? Anyone that knows the FCC rules inside out, can you explain?

It IS a commercial channel....it is not a reserved educational channel...they CAN play commercials and charge rates for ads....Always has been. There ARE channels between 221 and 300 (92.1 and 107.9) that are reserved for such use in certain areas...but none in the Houston area are.

 

[TroyG]

As you can see there are other N/C stations over the commercial airwaves as we speak. examples are WRR, a city-owned Classical stration in Dallas (101.1FM), KUOW (94.9 FM), an NPR-affilliated Seattle station runned by The University of Washington, and WNYC (93.9 FM) another NPR station which plays popular standards, and classical music.. N/C stations are also rarely found after 105.1 FM, and before 94.9 FM. These stations are most afilliated with NPR or AP Radio, and runned by Universities, Spiritual Organizations, or Big Cities like Dallas. Some of them are also owned by Public Radio Broadcasters like Pacifica, which owns a New York Station which is on a commercial tier (WBAI-99.5 FM).

 

[TroyG]

:-X

 

[-juan-]

As you can see there are other N/C stations over the commercial airwaves as we speak. examples are WRR, a city-owned Classical stration in Dallas (101.1FM),

I thought WRR was a commercial station? That is why the city of Dallas wanted to exchange it with a non-commercial station and get 50 million dollars in exchange. (not shure which station they were considering and what was the exact amount they were to receive)

 

[Mediafrog+]

I thought WRR was a commercial station?

It is.

 

[stan]

I thought WRR was a commercial station?

It is.

And the $50MM figure is correct. But some on council do not want to sell. To quote from the Dallas Morning News,Dallas officials are beginning to pursue a deal that could send city-owned classical music station WRR-FM (101.1) to another radio frequency and transform it from a commercial to a noncommercial entity.Such a deal, they say, would probably involve trading WRR's commercial license for another station's noncommercial license. But the deal could also score Dallas as much as $50 million, they estimate. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-wrr_01met.ART.North.Edition1.1dab55ca.html

 

[TroyG]

I forgot to mention another N/C station that is located on the commercial tier-and That's WFMT in Chicago, Another NPR/Classical Station (98.7 FM). Besides those stations i've mentioned (KHCB, KUOW, WNYC, WBAI), Are there any other N/C stations out there in America that are located out on the commercial tier?

 

[CW]

You can look here to see what stations are allocated as reserved in the commerical band (those with an asterisk are): http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2006/73/202/ but it won't show you that 105.7 in Houston or 101.1 in Dallas are N/C....only which channels are actually set by the FCC as non commercial in the commercial band (is that an Oxymoron or what??)AND dont forget all LPFMs are non commercial...(and they are shown on another list...funny that the FCC allocation tables are different for high power and low power)

 

[TexasTuner]

What you're seeing more and more is educational facilities (schools and universities) digging deep into their alum's pockets and buying up FM facilities in the commercial band (92.1 t0 107.9). After such a purchase, they usually ask the FCC to modify the license to specify non-commercial operation, so they can take advantage of things like getting a waiver of the main studio rule, just for starters. Finding anything in the NCE band is either difficult or impossible these days.Texas Tuner

 

[-juan-]

As for CW, the Radio-locator site show that this station is a Non-Commercial station. I haven't checked the FCC webpage bu i'm sure that will clear up wehter this station is a commercial station or not.For Texas Tuner(or anyone with FCC knowledge), my question is can you switch a station from a non-commercial station into a commercial station. In this case, can Houston see KHCB sold one day and turned into a commercial station?

 

[Mediafrog+]

I forgot to mention another N/C station that is located on the commercial tier-and That's WFMT in Chicago

Wrong. WFMT is a commercial station that happens to be co-owned with Chicago's PBS station, WTTW. The commercial load on WFMT has always been modest (often five minutes or less per hour) but there are commercials nonetheless. Has been that way for decades.I believe profits from the WFMT operation go towards subsidizing WTTW.

 

[Mediafrog+]

In this case, can Houston see KHCB sold one day and turned into a commercial station?

Yes, and this has been the subject of much speculation on this board in the past. But the current KHCB ownership isn't going to sell anytime soon...in fact they've been growing their network of stations in recent years.

 

[CW]

In this case, can Houston see KHCB sold one day and turned into a commercial station?

Yes, and this has been the subject of much speculation on this board in the past. But the current KHCB ownership isn't going to sell anytime soon...in fact they've been growing their network of stations in recent years.

Replying to Juan's first statement, the FCC allocation table shows 105.7 as a commercial station...it is not reserved as a NCE station.On the second statement, true...KHCB will NOT sell....I happen to know Liberman was interested in the freq and may have thrown some serious cash numbers to KHCB...well you see where we are now For TexasTuner, to change a freq from a non-reserved to reserved NCE in the commerical band, you have to petition the FCC and prove there are no allocations available in the NCE band (88-91.9)..been done recently in some areas after the auctions..To go the other way? I have never seen such happen...but I guess you could PROVIDED there were other NCE allocations serving the COL in question...if not, the FCC may not allow the change but as I said, I have never seen that take place.

 

[TroyG]

I think it's they need to change the music. I'd rather be hearing CCM than Classical. Bring on Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Third Day, Newboys, Rebecca St. James, and Lakewood. Get rid of those geezers.

 

[ChuckTiller]

I agree with CW, they are not going to sell. KHCB IS a commercial station for the reason CW posted. IF they ever considered selling, Salem Communications would be their choice to buy KHCB. (There had been dsicussions with them in the past.) The owners are very devout Christians and have no interest in selling. They make quite a bit of money on the religious blocks they have sold. They have a big reach, not only here, but through their network of stations. There objective is to speard The Word.Geezers? Hmmmmmmmmmmm. If ya want music, KSBJ is on the air 24/7.