Boost, though, is a partnership between EMF and Gateway Creative Broadcasting. Originating in St. Louis, Boost is available in only six markets, and EMF does not mention the Christian rhythmic contemporary format on its website.
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KRTY-FM Los Gatos has been sold
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EMF has K-LOVE, Air1, K-LOVE 90s (Several HD, 1 FM), K-LOVE 2000s (Several HD, some FM) They also carry Radio Nueva Vida on some of their signals (91.9 K220BV) which is a similar programmimg agreement to Boost. They don’t own it but they carry it on excess signals.
Yes especially in the Bay Area more specifically San Francisco proper has been through this pre-pandemic the "Still Popular Restaurant and Store" loses lease and at a new market rate which is triple the old deal.
When that happens the gentrification debates pop up.
How that translates to radio specifically is change of owners and a format flip to adapt to the current conditions at the time.
Actually no. The FCC didn't make that decision. Congress did.
Except this change wasn't based on "market conditions."
Why were Classical stations protected back then, and how was that done?
"Who is squatting on Country radio domains in the Bay Area?" Is the headline at Radioinsight com. It's behind a paywall section on the site, "Domain Insights". Hmmm...
I stand corrected. Boost runs off of my local K-Love HD3 and feeds a translator. I forgot about K-Love 90s! It replaced K-Love Classics, not too long before Boost replaced it!
The most famous case was when RKO wanted to take WGMS-AM, Washington, D.C. from classical to Top 40. The FM would have remained classical. There was enormous public outcry. RKO argued that it could not afford to continue operating two separately-programmed classical outlets, so the FCC offered a simulcast waiver, allowing the signal to remain classical.
I wonder if they were the only one that was granted a simulcast waiver. In LA and San Francisco there were AM/FM Classical simulcasts that were not programmed separately. Maybe they were separate that long ago (1972).
And there is talk about EMF incorporating/absorbing the Spanish language format now that they have seen what goes on in Puerto Rico where they air K-love but there is a Spanish contemporary Christian station that is in the top 10 stations there.
The FCC looked unfavorably at stations that dropped classical, and accepted motions to block sales. The "community interest" aspect was brought in, and it always resulted in stations that wanted to switch to a contemporary format either backing down or finding a non-com to finance and aid in maintaining the format.
I was manager, briefly, of EZ Communication's Richmond station which was classical when purchased. It took six months of negotiation to move the format to another station and to get the local "save classical radio" group to back down. Otherwise, the FCC likely would not have approved the transfer.
New York's classical stations WQXR and WQXR-FM also benefited from the simulcast waiver.
What I meant, but didn't have my coffee yet what that post was made!
Probably not more what we already know.
That’s interesting, and we can point to Houston where Hope Media Group, which operates the popular CCM KSBJ, has ventured into Spanish language Contemporary Christian on Vida Unida branded KHVU. Hope Media is in the process of merging with WAY Media, which will give it a national footprint. Vida Unida is still a work in progress, but will be interesting to see how it develops.
BTW this is an extremely rare thread where you have David Eduardo and TheBigA battling it out…🤯
Gotta love that.
Memories of the old ba.broadcast usenet group before the bots killed it off.
And it is an interesting discussion with different perspectives, all of which have validity and the end story really depends on money, not programming.
I've really enjoyed this thread.
Interesting activity up in Portland with Positive Life Radio's purchase that will introduces the market's 6th Contemporary Christian music brand. The station is currently being LMA'd by Bustos.
1. KFIS the Fish -Salem
2. KLVP - K-Love
3. KZRI - Air 1
4. KKWA - Way-FM
5. 103.7 Translator for KLVP-HD3, Boost Nation
6. KXXP - Soon to be Positive Life Radio
Portland also has a few religious talk stations
1. KPDQ AM and FM Transalator
2. KPDQ FM
3. KBVM
4. KRYN (Spanish)
5. KPFR - Family Radio
6. K220IN - KAWZ translator
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