Did anyone see the ad in the Chronical for KILE? In Sunday and Monday's business section it's being offered for sale to Houstonians for 11.5 million.
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KILE is on the block
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Mike_O
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> Did anyone see the ad in the Chronical for KILE? In Sunday
> and Monday's business section it's being offered for sale to
> Houstonians for 11.5 million.
>
Didn't see the ad, but not surprised, except at the price they are asking for that station. The last sale that RAFTT, the current oweners of 1560 had was to SkyWave Broadcasting of Fort Worth and the sale was approved by the FCC on April 11, 2004. The the sale was never consumated although and I have heard conflicting reasons as to the reason. SkyWave agreed to pay RAFTT $9.75M for KILE if the station was 50,000 watts daytime and at least 10,000 watts or higher with nighttime authorization. If nighttime authorization was not approved the price would drop $2M to $7.75M. On September 24, 2004 both parties agreed to not complete the transaction. As I said I have heard several widely different reasons why SkyWave did not buy the station, but I'm sure that tonytonga can give a more accurate and detailed accounting as to the reason the sale fell apart.
Even as of this date KILE does not have any legal nighttime authorization, although they stay on the air until midnight. KILE does not even have Post or Pre Sunrise Authority {PSRA/PSSA} and is legally ONLY a daytime station. KILE does have an application on file at this time for 100 watts nighttime non-directional that will cover most of the city of Bellaire. I'm surprised the FCC hasn't fined KILE for operating past their authorized hours as they have been doing this for a couple of years now. A complaint has been filed with the FCC and they will follow up on the non-compliance of KILE.
I do not see anyont paying $11.5M for a 50,000 daytime only station with an extremely tight pattern in a crowded part of the dial at 1560kHz. I doubt thet the FCC will grant RAFTT authorization for their latest request of 100 watts non-directional nighttime.
With Houston FM stations all going to HD Radio and multiple channels, the value of the AM stations in Houston are going to decrease, with the exception of the best of facilities in coverage: KILT 610; KTRH 740; KPRC 950 and KXYZ 1320 and I don't expect them to increase in value. The many lesser stations will drop in value and I would estimate that KILE if the 50000 watt daytime pattern is approved by the FCC will be worth around $6.0 tops.
I wish them well, but I don't see any takers for KILE at $11.5M. KILE will be on the block for a long time if they expect to actually sell the station for $11.5M, in fact the station is not going to be an easy sale, even if by chance the FCC does actually authorize KILE 100 watts nighttime, which will only cover Bellaire and have very little impact on the Houston area at night.
Mike O
> and Monday's business section it's being offered for sale to
> Houstonians for 11.5 million.
>
Didn't see the ad, but not surprised, except at the price they are asking for that station. The last sale that RAFTT, the current oweners of 1560 had was to SkyWave Broadcasting of Fort Worth and the sale was approved by the FCC on April 11, 2004. The the sale was never consumated although and I have heard conflicting reasons as to the reason. SkyWave agreed to pay RAFTT $9.75M for KILE if the station was 50,000 watts daytime and at least 10,000 watts or higher with nighttime authorization. If nighttime authorization was not approved the price would drop $2M to $7.75M. On September 24, 2004 both parties agreed to not complete the transaction. As I said I have heard several widely different reasons why SkyWave did not buy the station, but I'm sure that tonytonga can give a more accurate and detailed accounting as to the reason the sale fell apart.
Even as of this date KILE does not have any legal nighttime authorization, although they stay on the air until midnight. KILE does not even have Post or Pre Sunrise Authority {PSRA/PSSA} and is legally ONLY a daytime station. KILE does have an application on file at this time for 100 watts nighttime non-directional that will cover most of the city of Bellaire. I'm surprised the FCC hasn't fined KILE for operating past their authorized hours as they have been doing this for a couple of years now. A complaint has been filed with the FCC and they will follow up on the non-compliance of KILE.
I do not see anyont paying $11.5M for a 50,000 daytime only station with an extremely tight pattern in a crowded part of the dial at 1560kHz. I doubt thet the FCC will grant RAFTT authorization for their latest request of 100 watts non-directional nighttime.
With Houston FM stations all going to HD Radio and multiple channels, the value of the AM stations in Houston are going to decrease, with the exception of the best of facilities in coverage: KILT 610; KTRH 740; KPRC 950 and KXYZ 1320 and I don't expect them to increase in value. The many lesser stations will drop in value and I would estimate that KILE if the 50000 watt daytime pattern is approved by the FCC will be worth around $6.0 tops.
I wish them well, but I don't see any takers for KILE at $11.5M. KILE will be on the block for a long time if they expect to actually sell the station for $11.5M, in fact the station is not going to be an easy sale, even if by chance the FCC does actually authorize KILE 100 watts nighttime, which will only cover Bellaire and have very little impact on the Houston area at night.
Mike O
> > Did anyone see the ad in the Chronical for KILE? In Sunday
>
> > and Monday's business section it's being offered for sale
> to
> > Houstonians for 11.5 million.
> >
> Didn't see the ad, but not surprised, except at the price
> they are asking for that station. The last sale that
> RAFTT, the current oweners of 1560 had was to SkyWave
> Broadcasting of Fort Worth and the sale was approved by the
> FCC on April 11, 2004. The the sale was never consumated
> although and I have heard conflicting reasons as to the
> reason. SkyWave agreed to pay RAFTT $9.75M for KILE if the
> station was 50,000 watts daytime and at least 10,000 watts
> or higher with nighttime authorization. If nighttime
> authorization was not approved the price would drop $2M to
> $7.75M. On September 24, 2004 both parties agreed to not
> complete the transaction. As I said I have heard several
> widely different reasons why SkyWave did not buy the
> station, but I'm sure that tonytonga can give a more
> accurate and detailed accounting as to the reason the sale
> fell apart.
>
> Even as of this date KILE does not have any legal nighttime
> authorization, although they stay on the air until midnight.
> KILE does not even have Post or Pre Sunrise Authority
> {PSRA/PSSA} and is legally ONLY a daytime station. KILE
> does have an application on file at this time for 100 watts
> nighttime non-directional that will cover most of the city
> of Bellaire. I'm surprised the FCC hasn't fined KILE for
> operating past their authorized hours as they have been
> doing this for a couple of years now. A complaint has been
> filed with the FCC and they will follow up on the
> non-compliance of KILE.
>
> I do not see anyont paying $11.5M for a 50,000 daytime only
> station with an extremely tight pattern in a crowded part of
> the dial at 1560kHz. I doubt thet the FCC will grant RAFTT
> authorization for their latest request of 100 watts
> non-directional nighttime.
>
> With Houston FM stations all going to HD Radio and multiple
> channels, the value of the AM stations in Houston are going
> to decrease, with the exception of the best of facilities in
> coverage: KILT 610; KTRH 740; KPRC 950 and KXYZ 1320 and I
> don't expect them to increase in value. The many lesser
> stations will drop in value and I would estimate that KILE
> if the 50000 watt daytime pattern is approved by the FCC
> will be worth around $6.0 tops.
>
> I wish them well, but I don't see any takers for KILE at
> $11.5M. KILE will be on the block for a long time if they
> expect to actually sell the station for $11.5M, in fact the
> station is not going to be an easy sale, even if by chance
> the FCC does actually authorize KILE 100 watts nighttime,
> which will only cover Bellaire and have very little impact
> on the Houston area at night.
>
> Mike O
>
Well, you never know. My thought is that someone not normally associated with broadcasting would be the best bet to pay that kind of price. I think that this market has a large number of individuals and organizations that would love to have such a facility. For example, those who might want to put on a "progressive talk" format. Or, as usual these days, a religious operator for whom nighttime authorization (or lack thereof) isn't a big deal. Yes, 11.5 is a lot of money, but then again, when does one get a shot of serving a potential population of over 4 million people, even if it is on the high end of the dial.
Texas Tuner
>
> > and Monday's business section it's being offered for sale
> to
> > Houstonians for 11.5 million.
> >
> Didn't see the ad, but not surprised, except at the price
> they are asking for that station. The last sale that
> RAFTT, the current oweners of 1560 had was to SkyWave
> Broadcasting of Fort Worth and the sale was approved by the
> FCC on April 11, 2004. The the sale was never consumated
> although and I have heard conflicting reasons as to the
> reason. SkyWave agreed to pay RAFTT $9.75M for KILE if the
> station was 50,000 watts daytime and at least 10,000 watts
> or higher with nighttime authorization. If nighttime
> authorization was not approved the price would drop $2M to
> $7.75M. On September 24, 2004 both parties agreed to not
> complete the transaction. As I said I have heard several
> widely different reasons why SkyWave did not buy the
> station, but I'm sure that tonytonga can give a more
> accurate and detailed accounting as to the reason the sale
> fell apart.
>
> Even as of this date KILE does not have any legal nighttime
> authorization, although they stay on the air until midnight.
> KILE does not even have Post or Pre Sunrise Authority
> {PSRA/PSSA} and is legally ONLY a daytime station. KILE
> does have an application on file at this time for 100 watts
> nighttime non-directional that will cover most of the city
> of Bellaire. I'm surprised the FCC hasn't fined KILE for
> operating past their authorized hours as they have been
> doing this for a couple of years now. A complaint has been
> filed with the FCC and they will follow up on the
> non-compliance of KILE.
>
> I do not see anyont paying $11.5M for a 50,000 daytime only
> station with an extremely tight pattern in a crowded part of
> the dial at 1560kHz. I doubt thet the FCC will grant RAFTT
> authorization for their latest request of 100 watts
> non-directional nighttime.
>
> With Houston FM stations all going to HD Radio and multiple
> channels, the value of the AM stations in Houston are going
> to decrease, with the exception of the best of facilities in
> coverage: KILT 610; KTRH 740; KPRC 950 and KXYZ 1320 and I
> don't expect them to increase in value. The many lesser
> stations will drop in value and I would estimate that KILE
> if the 50000 watt daytime pattern is approved by the FCC
> will be worth around $6.0 tops.
>
> I wish them well, but I don't see any takers for KILE at
> $11.5M. KILE will be on the block for a long time if they
> expect to actually sell the station for $11.5M, in fact the
> station is not going to be an easy sale, even if by chance
> the FCC does actually authorize KILE 100 watts nighttime,
> which will only cover Bellaire and have very little impact
> on the Houston area at night.
>
> Mike O
>
Well, you never know. My thought is that someone not normally associated with broadcasting would be the best bet to pay that kind of price. I think that this market has a large number of individuals and organizations that would love to have such a facility. For example, those who might want to put on a "progressive talk" format. Or, as usual these days, a religious operator for whom nighttime authorization (or lack thereof) isn't a big deal. Yes, 11.5 is a lot of money, but then again, when does one get a shot of serving a potential population of over 4 million people, even if it is on the high end of the dial.
Texas Tuner
O
osr
Guest
Good luck to the fine folks at KILE-AM. As they say, there's a sucker born every minute...hope you guys find yours.
M
Mike_O
Guest
> Good luck to the fine folks at KILE-AM. As they say, there's
> a sucker born every minute...hope you guys find yours.
>
Hope they do too. The RAFTT group has the finest brokered time station in Houston and have done a fine job of building from ground zero. IF they could only engineer a nighttime pattern with the needed power that would cover the city that the FCC will approve, not an easy task by any means. KMIC 1590 puts a wall up right through the middle of Houston that hinders KILE with many options.
Mike O
> a sucker born every minute...hope you guys find yours.
>
Hope they do too. The RAFTT group has the finest brokered time station in Houston and have done a fine job of building from ground zero. IF they could only engineer a nighttime pattern with the needed power that would cover the city that the FCC will approve, not an easy task by any means. KMIC 1590 puts a wall up right through the middle of Houston that hinders KILE with many options.
Mike O
O
osr
Guest
To Mike_O:
> Hope they do too. The RAFTT group has the finest brokered
> time station in Houston and have done a fine job of building
> from ground zero. IF they could only engineer a nighttime
> pattern with the needed power that would cover the city that
> the FCC will approve, not an easy task by any means. KMIC
> 1590 puts a wall up right through the middle of Houston that
> hinders KILE with many options.
>
> Mike O
Hey Mike, just wanted to know who I could contact over at the RAFTT group to inquire about purchasing time from them to start a new program. A bunch of us over at RockAid are trying to help Tom Johnson, aka Ultanium, get his radio station "The Cat" on the air here in the metro area, and we thought the best avenue to start with would be to purchase brokered time from one of the existing stations that sell it.I was thinking KXYZ after Biz Radio leaves the air at 6, but maybe others here would know another company to contact. Would you even bother contacting RAFTT since they are currently up for sale? With the price tag they have on the station, it is anyone's guess how long it will take to actually get a buyer, and in that amount of time Tom should be able to show the FCC that his station is legitimate and have more pull down the road as he gets his own frequency and license. Any help you provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
OSR
> Hope they do too. The RAFTT group has the finest brokered
> time station in Houston and have done a fine job of building
> from ground zero. IF they could only engineer a nighttime
> pattern with the needed power that would cover the city that
> the FCC will approve, not an easy task by any means. KMIC
> 1590 puts a wall up right through the middle of Houston that
> hinders KILE with many options.
>
> Mike O
Hey Mike, just wanted to know who I could contact over at the RAFTT group to inquire about purchasing time from them to start a new program. A bunch of us over at RockAid are trying to help Tom Johnson, aka Ultanium, get his radio station "The Cat" on the air here in the metro area, and we thought the best avenue to start with would be to purchase brokered time from one of the existing stations that sell it.I was thinking KXYZ after Biz Radio leaves the air at 6, but maybe others here would know another company to contact. Would you even bother contacting RAFTT since they are currently up for sale? With the price tag they have on the station, it is anyone's guess how long it will take to actually get a buyer, and in that amount of time Tom should be able to show the FCC that his station is legitimate and have more pull down the road as he gets his own frequency and license. Any help you provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
OSR
M
Mike_O
Guest
Re: To OSR:
> Hey Mike, just wanted to know who I could contact over at
> the RAFTT group to inquire about purchasing time from them
> to start a new program. A bunch of us over at RockAid are
> trying to help Tom Johnson, aka Ultanium, get his radio
> station "The Cat" on the air here in the metro area, and we
> thought the best avenue to start with would be to purchase
> brokered time from one of the existing stations that sell
> it.I was thinking KXYZ after Biz Radio leaves the air at 6,
> but maybe others here would know another company to contact.
> Would you even bother contacting RAFTT since they are
> currently up for sale? With the price tag they have on the
> station, it is anyone's guess how long it will take to
> actually get a buyer, and in that amount of time Tom should
> be able to show the FCC that his station is legitimate and
> have more pull down the road as he gets his own frequency
> and license. Any help you provide would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> OSR
>
Hi OSR, I don't have any contacts at KILE, but the phone number I have for KILE is 281-564-7064 and the offices and studios are over at 10614 Rockley Road, Houston 77099. If he ever friendly tonytonga is reading this he may be nice enough to let you know who his contacts are at the station. KILE has a website, pretty decent one, at [email protected]. Looks like the only hours that are open are midnight to 6am, but worth a shot. I wouldn't worry about the fact that KILE is on the market, even if it sold tomorrow it would take some time to change hands and KILE has a good brokered station in operation, if I bought KILE I'm not so sure I would even mess with the programming, except fill the all night shift. If/when KILE gets the 50kw transmitter up and running and the FCC licenses them, they should have a killer signal from the southwest to the northeast of Houston and beyond. Now if they could just get legal nighttime authorization with decent power. Not an easy task for the station though. God knows they have tried.
KXYZ 1320 is owned by Multicultural {as is KCHN 1050} per SWB MRBI has an office over on 1782 West Beltway North, have two numbers; 713-490-2538 and 713-492-2535 don't know if they are valid or not. A good bet would be to contact BizRadio1320 at 713-850-1476 or 713-439-1320. They are good people at BizRadio and if the receptionist can't help you get in touch with MRBI about leasing time, Brent Clanton will always make time to help you out. Brent is on the air from 6am to 9am. The cost of leasing time from MRBI on KXYZ could be steep though, if they have any open slots.
Here are a few other ideas for you, as I would really like to see Tom get "The Cat" on the air in Houston. Some are off the wall, but you never know.
KYND 1520 is brokered time, don't know much about the station, the signal is mainly from Cypress across the northern side to probably the Louisiana boarder daytime only. Owner is Matt Provenzano and the station is in Cypress on 16620 Cypress Rosehill Road, phone 281-373-1520, programming is all over the road from what I've heard. KYND does have a construction permit for nights that will serve NW Harris County, but it could be a few years yet before the signal is on the air. May have some good time slots at a fair price.
Entravision owns 50kw KGOL 1180 that seems to be Asian, but may have some time to lease. Forget nights though, the signal doesn't get outside of the Humble city limits. 5821 SW Frwy Suite 600 at 713-349-9880.
KPFT 90.1 might be looking for a local show to fill a time period and that would be free. The Pacifica station down in The Montrose on 419 Lovett, 713-526-4000.
Darrell Martin owns KWWJ 1360 and KYOK 1140, both fulltime Urban Gospel stations, he also owns KANI 1500 Wharton that has a fairly decent signal on the west side and is Urban Gospel daytime and then signs off, even though the station is licensed for 24/7, but not any signal towards Houston at night. KANI is the bastard stepchild station and you probably could lease time cheap on 1500, in fact has Tom ever looked into buying 1500? It could be upgraded to a decent signal. There actually is a station in downtown Wharton, although it has been empty for years. Best bet would be call KWWJ at 713-837-8777. There is a number listed for KANI though, 979-532-3800 and KYOK is 936-441-1140.
OK, off the wall here, but.... KYST 920 good Houston-Galveston coverage that is Spanish language and mainly sports, but does play music at night as filler I would guess. Cruz Valdesquez is the owner on the SW Frwy at 7322 Suite 500, phone is 713-779-9292. The station was for sale a few years ago, don't know if still on the market, probably.
KLVL 1480 owned by Saga {they also own KGBC 1540 on The Island} is Spanish language, but no idea if there is any format any more. This is from their website www.klvl.com 1302 N Shepard (same address I think for 30+ years} 713-395-1500. From SWB is 6420 Richmond and 713-339-1480. Maybe the station has two locations?
Far fetch, KSEV 700, Dan Patrick leases the talker from Liberman Broadcasting, but all night is real crap, actually so is all day, but then KSEV is ultra conservative. May not even broker time to a rock program, but if all else fails, 11451 Katy Frwy suite 215; 832-358-1500 or 281-588-4815, if those fail the website is www.ksevradio.com and another drawback is the nighttime signal gets stomped by WLW at night. I also remember reading on this board that the facilities at 700 suck.
Good luck osr, Mike.
> Hey Mike, just wanted to know who I could contact over at
> the RAFTT group to inquire about purchasing time from them
> to start a new program. A bunch of us over at RockAid are
> trying to help Tom Johnson, aka Ultanium, get his radio
> station "The Cat" on the air here in the metro area, and we
> thought the best avenue to start with would be to purchase
> brokered time from one of the existing stations that sell
> it.I was thinking KXYZ after Biz Radio leaves the air at 6,
> but maybe others here would know another company to contact.
> Would you even bother contacting RAFTT since they are
> currently up for sale? With the price tag they have on the
> station, it is anyone's guess how long it will take to
> actually get a buyer, and in that amount of time Tom should
> be able to show the FCC that his station is legitimate and
> have more pull down the road as he gets his own frequency
> and license. Any help you provide would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> OSR
>
Hi OSR, I don't have any contacts at KILE, but the phone number I have for KILE is 281-564-7064 and the offices and studios are over at 10614 Rockley Road, Houston 77099. If he ever friendly tonytonga is reading this he may be nice enough to let you know who his contacts are at the station. KILE has a website, pretty decent one, at [email protected]. Looks like the only hours that are open are midnight to 6am, but worth a shot. I wouldn't worry about the fact that KILE is on the market, even if it sold tomorrow it would take some time to change hands and KILE has a good brokered station in operation, if I bought KILE I'm not so sure I would even mess with the programming, except fill the all night shift. If/when KILE gets the 50kw transmitter up and running and the FCC licenses them, they should have a killer signal from the southwest to the northeast of Houston and beyond. Now if they could just get legal nighttime authorization with decent power. Not an easy task for the station though. God knows they have tried.
KXYZ 1320 is owned by Multicultural {as is KCHN 1050} per SWB MRBI has an office over on 1782 West Beltway North, have two numbers; 713-490-2538 and 713-492-2535 don't know if they are valid or not. A good bet would be to contact BizRadio1320 at 713-850-1476 or 713-439-1320. They are good people at BizRadio and if the receptionist can't help you get in touch with MRBI about leasing time, Brent Clanton will always make time to help you out. Brent is on the air from 6am to 9am. The cost of leasing time from MRBI on KXYZ could be steep though, if they have any open slots.
Here are a few other ideas for you, as I would really like to see Tom get "The Cat" on the air in Houston. Some are off the wall, but you never know.
KYND 1520 is brokered time, don't know much about the station, the signal is mainly from Cypress across the northern side to probably the Louisiana boarder daytime only. Owner is Matt Provenzano and the station is in Cypress on 16620 Cypress Rosehill Road, phone 281-373-1520, programming is all over the road from what I've heard. KYND does have a construction permit for nights that will serve NW Harris County, but it could be a few years yet before the signal is on the air. May have some good time slots at a fair price.
Entravision owns 50kw KGOL 1180 that seems to be Asian, but may have some time to lease. Forget nights though, the signal doesn't get outside of the Humble city limits. 5821 SW Frwy Suite 600 at 713-349-9880.
KPFT 90.1 might be looking for a local show to fill a time period and that would be free. The Pacifica station down in The Montrose on 419 Lovett, 713-526-4000.
Darrell Martin owns KWWJ 1360 and KYOK 1140, both fulltime Urban Gospel stations, he also owns KANI 1500 Wharton that has a fairly decent signal on the west side and is Urban Gospel daytime and then signs off, even though the station is licensed for 24/7, but not any signal towards Houston at night. KANI is the bastard stepchild station and you probably could lease time cheap on 1500, in fact has Tom ever looked into buying 1500? It could be upgraded to a decent signal. There actually is a station in downtown Wharton, although it has been empty for years. Best bet would be call KWWJ at 713-837-8777. There is a number listed for KANI though, 979-532-3800 and KYOK is 936-441-1140.
OK, off the wall here, but.... KYST 920 good Houston-Galveston coverage that is Spanish language and mainly sports, but does play music at night as filler I would guess. Cruz Valdesquez is the owner on the SW Frwy at 7322 Suite 500, phone is 713-779-9292. The station was for sale a few years ago, don't know if still on the market, probably.
KLVL 1480 owned by Saga {they also own KGBC 1540 on The Island} is Spanish language, but no idea if there is any format any more. This is from their website www.klvl.com 1302 N Shepard (same address I think for 30+ years} 713-395-1500. From SWB is 6420 Richmond and 713-339-1480. Maybe the station has two locations?
Far fetch, KSEV 700, Dan Patrick leases the talker from Liberman Broadcasting, but all night is real crap, actually so is all day, but then KSEV is ultra conservative. May not even broker time to a rock program, but if all else fails, 11451 Katy Frwy suite 215; 832-358-1500 or 281-588-4815, if those fail the website is www.ksevradio.com and another drawback is the nighttime signal gets stomped by WLW at night. I also remember reading on this board that the facilities at 700 suck.
Good luck osr, Mike.
O
osr
Guest
Re: Thank you so much...
...for all of the information, Mike. I am really happy to help Tom, he a great guy, and a really outstanding individual. I hope we can make this happen for him, with everything the man has been through. Keep us in your thoughts. I'd like to get him broadcasting from somewhere by the spring...hopefully sooner. Thanks again Mike.
OSR
...for all of the information, Mike. I am really happy to help Tom, he a great guy, and a really outstanding individual. I hope we can make this happen for him, with everything the man has been through. Keep us in your thoughts. I'd like to get him broadcasting from somewhere by the spring...hopefully sooner. Thanks again Mike.
OSR
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