KLAZ/Hot Springs moving

[DeadElvis]

In case no one has noticed, KLAZ/Hot Springs has been granted their CP to move the transmitter ESE of Hot Springs, into Grant County.

This move will give them a 60 dbu (secondary signal) into parts of SW Little Rock, and will put a 60 dbu or better over all of Pine Bluff, the garden spot of Arkansas.

There is some debate as to whether this will ever be constructed, or is part of a hopscotch move toward the capital city. Stay tuned.

DE

 

[noisebox]

> In case no one has noticed, KLAZ/Hot Springs has been
> granted their CP to move the transmitter ESE of Hot Springs,
> into Grant County.
>
> This move will give them a 60 dbu (secondary signal) into
> parts of SW Little Rock, and will put a 60 dbu or better
> over all of Pine Bluff, the garden spot of Arkansas.
>
> There is some debate as to whether this will ever be
> constructed, or is part of a hopscotch move toward the
> capital city. Stay tuned.
>
> DE
>

it's been discussed at length before; and general rumor/conjecture/belief is that they will eventually sell to CC or some other conglomerate the closer it gets to LR...which is probably not likely. they want so bad to be a little rock station (and apparently tell the trade mags that they are?), but can't seem to get the singal to any good part of it. geyer springs & baseline roads don't really count for much.

i don't see it getting any closer with 106.3-KOLL in lonoke at 50kw to the east, or 106.1-KFFB farther north & 105.7-KKSY in malvern for that matter; but what the heck do i know. i'm just a dumb, hick, non-engineer, dj-type rabble-rouser.

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[DeadElvis]

> i don't see it getting any closer with 106.3-KOLL in lonoke
> at 50kw to the east, or 106.1-KFFB farther north &
> 105.7-KKSY in malvern for that matter; but what the heck do
> i know. i'm just a dumb, hick, non-engineer, dj-type
> rabble-rouser.

We'll have to see, of course. You're right in that, as KLAZ sits now, that is as far as it can move. There are several stations that factor into this delicate dance.

But, I will just drop this thought, and let you chew on it. A C2 in Little Rock may be worth more than a C1 in Hot Springs. 'Nuff said. And, there are other chess pieces that might be moving around the board with these moves. Look West, young man. Again, 'nuff said.

BTW: KKSY will not be Malvern; it will be Kensett, Arkansas, near Searcy. Still an issue, but not as critical.

Have fun.

DE

 

[noisebox]

> > i don't see it getting any closer with 106.3-KOLL in
> lonoke
> > at 50kw to the east, or 106.1-KFFB farther north &
> > 105.7-KKSY in malvern for that matter; but what the heck
> do
> > i know. i'm just a dumb, hick, non-engineer, dj-type
> > rabble-rouser.
>
> We'll have to see, of course. You're right in that, as KLAZ
> sits now, that is as far as it can move. There are several
> stations that factor into this delicate dance.
>
> But, I will just drop this thought, and let you chew on it.
> A C2 in Little Rock may be worth more than a C1 in Hot
> Springs. 'Nuff said. And, there are other chess pieces
> that might be moving around the board with these moves.
> Look West, young man. Again, 'nuff said.
>
> BTW: KKSY will not be Malvern; it will be Kensett,
> Arkansas, near Searcy. Still an issue, but not as critical.
>
>
> Have fun.
>
> DE
>


i was thinking searcy...and typed malvern (probably because we're talking about KLAZ)...my bad.

even a c3 in little rock is worth more than a c1 in hot springs.
(razor?) (khkn) just off the top of my head there...

but...even 'looking west', who would want to go through the trouble of moving sticks/freqs or whatever even if enough $$$ was tossed at 'em?

oh- and 106.3 has a repeater & aux in little rock proper too. will that affect anything?

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[wpiv926]

Good to see Dead Elvis has come back to life. How are things down your way? Where any stations destroyed down their on the coast??

Anyway, much has changed since the big KLAZ plan was hatched. In fact, now it is a rotten egg. They thought they were being slick when they applied for the move in 2003 with little fanfare. Then, US Stations rolled into town and bought out Powell (KQUS, KZNG, etc.) They also bought the Glenwood stations. After these events, Noalmark Hot Springs went into full panic mode, with staff leaving left and right, and sources say that things are still a mess over there.

BOTTOM LINE: I believe they wanted to buy Powell with the handsum sum they would get for selling a moved KLAZ to CC, Citadel, Archway or Philip Jonnson, then they would still have a big station in Hot Springs (97), be the only game in town pretty much and not be out much if anything moneywise. When they didn't get Powell, they went scrambling and tried to scoop up the Glenwood stations - as a fall back plan, but that fell thru as well. Bill Nolan was probably blowing off more steam than Unit 1 at Russellville when he realized these plans had went up in smoke. So, where do they go from here?

1. Go ahead with the grand scheme to move to LR and sell out, (NOT A GIVEN IN MY BOOK), then sell off their remaining properties in Hot Springs to someone else. I would doubt very seriously they would try to make a go of it in H.S. with a class-A FM and a handful of AMs'. OR

2. Shelve the Grand Scheme for now, and just continue operating they way they are.

Which one do you think it will be???

 

[MediaMogul]

> Good to see Dead Elvis has come back to life. How are
> things down your way? Where any stations destroyed down
> their on the coast??
>
> Anyway, much has changed since the big KLAZ plan was
> hatched. In fact, now it is a rotten egg. They thought
> they were being slick when they applied for the move in 2003
> with little fanfare. Then, US Stations rolled into town and
> bought out Powell (KQUS, KZNG, etc.) They also bought the
> Glenwood stations. After these events, Noalmark Hot Springs
> went into full panic mode, with staff leaving left and
> right, and sources say that things are still a mess over
> there.
>
> BOTTOM LINE: I believe they wanted to buy Powell with
> the handsum sum they would get for selling a moved KLAZ to
> CC, Citadel, Archway or Philip Jonnson, then they would
> still have a big station in Hot Springs (97), be the only
> game in town pretty much and not be out much if anything
> moneywise. When they didn't get Powell, they went
> scrambling and tried to scoop up the Glenwood stations - as
> a fall back plan, but that fell thru as well. Bill Nolan
> was probably blowing off more steam than Unit 1 at
> Russellville when he realized these plans had went up in
> smoke. So, where do they go from here?
>
> 1. Go ahead with the grand scheme to move to LR and sell
> out, (NOT A GIVEN IN MY BOOK), then sell off their remaining
> properties in Hot Springs to someone else. I would doubt
> very seriously they would try to make a go of it in H.S.
> with a class-A FM and a handful of AMs'. OR
>
> 2. Shelve the Grand Scheme for now, and just continue
> operating they way they are.
>
> Which one do you think it will be???
>


From what I am understanding, selling ads in the Hot Springs area is hard enough with a 100,000 watt signal much less having only 101.5 and a couple of AM's...

Keep it as it is.... I heard the thing just outside Stigler, Oklahoma a couple of days ago. Same thing near Texarkana... Unless they plan on selling out, there isn't much dollarwise they can't already do with the signal they have. Unless they think they are going to get a lot of money out of the growing Benton/Bryant area.

I don't see them getting rid of it.... I could be wrong though. The boys at Noalmark are sometimes full of surprises.

 

[Musicradio]

KLAZ might as well move.
Ain't no loss to Hot Springs.

 

[collinsradio]

English major, huh.


> KLAZ might as well move.
> Ain't no loss to Hot Springs.
>

 

[Musicradio]

> English major, huh.
>
>
> > KLAZ might as well move.
> > Ain't no loss to Hot Springs.
> >
>

Dey lerned how ta reed it ok.