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KJOI LP Silent
- Thread starter ExKEAPFan
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I'm not surprised by this. Who would listen to a station with such a small coverage area?
Actually Daniel Boone, people do listen to radio because they like what the station does. Generally speaking, they don't decide based on the size of the coverage area. KJOI was a LPFM station limited to 100 watts at 30 meters. All LPFMs are limited to a few miles from their tower, all 2,500 of them. Translators are generally not much better. The average translator is getting out about double the distance.
A few LPFMs do well. Most are part of a larger organization that can fund the station. Most LPFMs generate less than $5,000 a year. Some LPFMs are fully funded at $2,500-$3,000 a year (obviously on their own tower).
Most LPFMs run by groups created to run LPFMs, such as this one, generally learn the station is tied to all you do 24/7/365. The big mistake people make on funding is stopping when you cover current bills. Underwriters quit, etc. You have to have a cushion especially for emergencies. I've seen LPFMs cease for this very reason. More common is the radio station becomes your ball and chain after a few years and you decide life was easier without the station. You claim financial and turn in the license.
A few LPFMs do well. Most are part of a larger organization that can fund the station. Most LPFMs generate less than $5,000 a year. Some LPFMs are fully funded at $2,500-$3,000 a year (obviously on their own tower).
Most LPFMs run by groups created to run LPFMs, such as this one, generally learn the station is tied to all you do 24/7/365. The big mistake people make on funding is stopping when you cover current bills. Underwriters quit, etc. You have to have a cushion especially for emergencies. I've seen LPFMs cease for this very reason. More common is the radio station becomes your ball and chain after a few years and you decide life was easier without the station. You claim financial and turn in the license.
They were also on 100.5 K236BH New Auberry, 20 watts from Meadow lakes, and it's also silent, even though that station was listed as K-love. Cocola broadcasting also ran the audio of KJOI-lp on lptv channel 16, who also runs KNGS-lp "KKDJ" lp 102.3 k272GD and lptv channel 27.
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Who's moving? KJOI?
Both KJOI-lp, lptv16.1 and K272GD-FM 102.3, lptv 27 have or had studios in the Cocola Broadcasting building on Herndon and Palm. Just checked 16.1, and it has a message this channel for lease, Cocola Broadcasting Companies, Flying Home With Ronnie Paul (Saturday Nights on 43.5)is in a studio next to them.
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Yes, with a station with spotty coverage, WHO is your market of listenership going to be? If you want to reach a broad area of listeners that listen to that particular format, it needs to serve those particular listeners!
These LPs put a dent in many other stations already!
That's so interesting.
I wonder if they were priced out of the tower for the LPFM. Street View shows that it's a commercial-grade tower. Many of those are now managed by the big tower companies.
The move to LPTV-only isn't a terrible move-- most of the TV channels target the same age group. KVHF 4.1 is currently a TV-guide channel, so maybe they got a good deal to provide the audio portion of the channel.
They killed off their website which makes me think they're abandoning the non-profit which is required for LPFM. Otherwise that part doesn't make sense.
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