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KTAR Hires New PD

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Lead story on Radio & Records this morning:
http://www.radioandrecords.com/Newsroom/2006_01_24/russhill.asp


Russ Hill Heads To KMVP & KTAR/Phoenix

Starting Feb. 13, Hill will take on PD duties at Bonneville News/Talk KTAR and Sports sibling KMVP in the Valley of the Sun after a long run as PD and News Director for Bonneville's flagship News/Talk KSL-AM/Salt Lake City. Hill assumes a position formerly held by Tisa LaSorte, who recently exited the stations.

"Russ is a rising star in the News/Talk format," said Bonneville/Phoenix VP/Market Manager Erik Hellum, who Hill reports to. "I'm excited to bring him to Phoenix to help KTAR return to the top, where it belongs. He has made a tremendous contribution to KSL through disciplined focus, constant innovation, hard work, development of talent and a burning desire to win — all qualities that will greatly benefit KTAR and KMVP. To its core, Bonneville believes in developing and promoting great talent, and we're glad we found the right candidate from within our company."
 
I see on KSL.com they have pretty much the same format except:

9-12pm Live and Local - I wonder if they would possibly consider hiring local talent to mirror KSL

1-4 Sean Hannity - now we know FYI isn't giving him up but maybe get Glenn Beck for this shift or move Beck to 9-12pm and do live local in this shift

4-7 Afternoon News - Pretty much the same except ours only lasts until 6:30 most nights

Nights - Lars Larson synidcated show and Hannity replay - I wonder if KTAR would ever think of dumping sports totally over to mvp so they can concentrate on maybe a new live local talk show at night or another syndicated offering. Yes I know the ratings are big for d backs and suns but I think they need to focus on delivering a superior news/talk product and leave sports to mvp.



> Lead story on Radio & Records this morning:
htt> p://www.radioandrecords.com/Newsroom/2006_01_24/russhill.asp
>
>
>
> Russ Hill Heads To KMVP & KTAR/Phoenix
>
> Starting Feb. 13, Hill will take on PD duties at Bonneville
> News/Talk KTAR and Sports sibling KMVP in the Valley of the
> Sun after a long run as PD and News Director for
> Bonneville's flagship News/Talk KSL-AM/Salt Lake City. Hill
> assumes a position formerly held by Tisa LaSorte, who
> recently exited the stations.
>
> "Russ is a rising star in the News/Talk format," said
> Bonneville/Phoenix VP/Market Manager Erik Hellum, who Hill
> reports to. "I'm excited to bring him to Phoenix to help
> KTAR return to the top, where it belongs. He has made a
> tremendous contribution to KSL through disciplined focus,
> constant innovation, hard work, development of talent and a
> burning desire to win — all qualities that will greatly
> benefit KTAR and KMVP. To its core, Bonneville believes in
> developing and promoting great talent, and we're glad we
> found the right candidate from within our company."
>
 
D'backs and Suns on 860? Not likely.

> Nights - Lars Larson synidcated show and Hannity replay - I
> wonder if KTAR would ever think of dumping sports totally
> over to mvp so they can concentrate on maybe a new live
> local talk show at night or another syndicated offering. Yes
> I know the ratings are big for d backs and suns but I think
> they need to focus on delivering a superior news/talk
> product and leave sports to mvp.

No way would Ken Kendrick or Robert Sarver approve a move to 860 without a power increase on that frequency any more than Jerry Colangelo did. Sports isn't leaving 620 unless that happens.
 
> 1-4 Sean Hannity - now we know FYI isn't giving him up but
> maybe get Glenn Beck for this shift or move Beck to 9-12pm
> and do live local in this shift

Or even Ed Schultz live. Not likely, but he was on KSL of all places for about a month.

> Nights - Lars Larson synidcated show and Hannity replay - I
> wonder if KTAR would ever think of dumping sports totally
> over to mvp so they can concentrate on maybe a new live
> local talk show at night or another syndicated offering. Yes
> I know the ratings are big for d backs and suns but I think
> they need to focus on delivering a superior news/talk
> product and leave sports to mvp.

As long as Lars doesn't come here. Dr. Laura does well against Hannity on rival KNRS and should replace Clark Howard here.

As to leaving the sports to 860, you'd also be leaving them to about 60% of the people in the valley at night. Besides, where would the brokered daytime shows go? Besides, the main reason KSL dumped Schultz was due to sports conflicts in his 7-9pm slot.
 
Re: KT'R Hires New PD

Glen Beck..Dr Laura..Ed Shultz..Lars Larson. Who cares?

What Nurse Jeff and I wuz wunderin' is which newstalker will move to FM first? The men in secret underwear did it in DC with WTOP and reformatted the 15 hundred freq. Granted 6-twenty and five-50 are great dial positions, it's still AM inspite of high def. CCB has the FM facilities, while BBS needs to go on an FM spending spree. It's just a matter of time.
 
Re: KT'R Hires New PD

> What Nurse Jeff and I wuz wunderin' is which newstalker will
> move to FM first? The men in secret underwear did it in DC
> with WTOP and reformatted the 15 hundred freq. Granted
> 6-twenty and five-50 are great dial positions, it's still AM
> inspite of high def. CCB has the FM facilities, while BBS
> needs to go on an FM spending spree. It's just a matter of
> time.

But WTOP (now WTWP), despite its 50,000 dead-to-the-west watts, had to simulcast its news format on an AM in Maryland (which now has the WTOP call letters), a full-powered FM in DC (which they're still using but a different one), and an FM translator in northern Virginia, to cover the market.

Neither KFYI nor KTAR have to do that. Both have full-market (and then some) signals. I don't think CC or Bonneville will blow up one of their FMs (in Bonneville's case, they only have one) and move news/talk there.

A station on 1500 can't cover as much ground as 550 or 620 no matter how much power you're running. 50,000 watts on 1500 is worse than 5000 watts on 550.
 
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> A station on 1500 can't cover as much ground as 550 or 620
> no matter how much power you're running. 50,000 watts on
> 1500 is worse than 5000 watts on 550.

However, KSL didn't need a full market FM to cover Salt Lake City, but they flipped one anyway. <P ID="signature">______________
...co-moderator of the Satellite Radio, Phoenix, and San Diego boards...</P>
 
Re: KT'R Hires New PD

> However, KSL didn't need a full market FM to cover Salt Lake
> City, but they flipped one anyway.

But IIRC, KQMV's numbers were in KDKB territory.
 
Re: D'backs and Suns on 860? Not likely.

Spent some time on the KSL website. As far as I can tell the station only has BYU, but looks like this guy is aggressive in using new technology. Check out what they offer for the only sports franchise they have, BYU.

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=209

I saw Internet only live sports talk shows, internet only sports features from their pbp guy, podcasts of all the games, coaches shows, downloadable reports from fall football camp, etc, etc. Think of all you could do with the sports on KTAR.
 
Re: KT'R Hires New PD

I'm sure KFYI is happy of the predictable hire. KSL
is an island, you can't win with that version of
N/T in Phoenix.


> > A station on 1500 can't cover as much ground as 550 or 620
>
> > no matter how much power you're running. 50,000 watts on
> > 1500 is worse than 5000 watts on 550.
>
> However, KSL didn't need a full market FM to cover Salt Lake
> City, but they flipped one anyway.
>
 
Re: D'backs and Suns on 860? Not likely.

> Spent some time on the KSL website. As far as I can tell
> the station only has BYU, but looks like this guy is
> aggressive in using new technology. Check out what they
> offer for the only sports franchise they have, BYU.
>
> http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=209
>
> I saw Internet only live sports talk shows, internet only
> sports features from their pbp guy, podcasts of all the
> games, coaches shows, downloadable reports from fall
> football camp, etc, etc. Think of all you could do with the
> sports on KTAR.
>


all sports to 860 after the tower move to power up
 
Re: KT'R Hires New PD

> Glen Beck..Dr Laura..Ed Shultz..Lars Larson. Who cares?
>
> What Nurse Jeff and I wuz wunderin' is which newstalker will
> move to FM first? The men in secret underwear did it in DC
> with WTOP and reformatted the 15 hundred freq. Granted
> 6-twenty and five-50 are great dial positions, it's still AM
> inspite of high def. CCB has the FM facilities, while BBS
> needs to go on an FM spending spree. It's just a matter of
> time.
>


so this is why bonneville isn't in a big hurry to develop 620 to mimic ksl. ..they're waiting for another fm signal before changing things up.
 
KMVP upgrade?

> all sports to 860 after the tower move to power up

What tower move? I didn't see any applications for KMVP facilities modifications in the FCC database. Is this something Bonneville is (hopefully) planning but hasn't applied for yet? If they are planning to do so it's years overdue.
 
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> I'm sure KFYI is happy of the predictable hire. KSL
> is an island, you can't win with that version of
> N/T in Phoenix.

Maybe correct, but I sure don't have the same sense. I think Bonneville's recent moves have been anything but predictable. There are plenty in the industry talking about some gutsy actions they've taken in news in recent months. You've got to think Phoenix is their next target. Could be way off base here... but I get the sense they've got something up their sleeve.
 
Re: KMVP upgrade?

> > all sports to 860 after the tower move to power up
>
> What tower move? I didn't see any applications for KMVP
> facilities modifications in the FCC database. Is this
> something Bonneville is (hopefully) planning but hasn't
> applied for yet? If they are planning to do so it's years
> overdue.
>

IIRC, it goes something like this......

back when 860AM was KVVA, they sold the land the towers sit on to the neighboring rock and gravel quarry and leased it back. Fast forward to now, when same said rock and gravel biz is running out of areas to dig up except -the tower sites.

So Bonneville has till the end of the lease to move the towers (end of 2006). Look for them to go 2K with some new phasing that will fill in those nulls without interfering with the DX stations (especially KOA at 850AM)

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Re: KMVP upgrade?

> IIRC, it goes something like this......
>
> back when 860AM was KVVA, they sold the land the towers sit
> on to the neighboring rock and gravel quarry and leased it
> back. Fast forward to now, when same said rock and gravel
> biz is running out of areas to dig up except -the tower
> sites.
>
> So Bonneville has till the end of the lease to move the
> towers (end of 2006). Look for them to go 2K with some new
> phasing that will fill in those nulls without interfering
> with the DX stations (especially KOA at 850AM)

2000 watts won't cut it, even if they moved to a more centralized location. They still have to null to the southwest to protect Tijuana so sharing with KTAR is out. They'd still need 5000 watts at least to be viable.

Besides, wouldn't it take a full year or more to buy the land (expensive), get zoning approved (increasingly unlikely given the Phoenix area's legendary NIMBY attitude), get the FCC to OK it, and then build the site?
 
Re: KMVP upgrade?

> > IIRC, it goes something like this......
> >
> > back when 860AM was KVVA, they sold the land the towers
> sit
> > on to the neighboring rock and gravel quarry and leased it
>
> > back. Fast forward to now, when same said rock and gravel
> > biz is running out of areas to dig up except -the tower
> > sites.
> >
> > So Bonneville has till the end of the lease to move the
> > towers (end of 2006). Look for them to go 2K with some new
>
> > phasing that will fill in those nulls without interfering
> > with the DX stations (especially KOA at 850AM)
>
> 2000 watts won't cut it, even if they moved to a more
> centralized location. They still have to null to the
> southwest to protect Tijuana so sharing with KTAR is out.
> They'd still need 5000 watts at least to be viable.
>
> Besides, wouldn't it take a full year or more to buy the
> land (expensive), get zoning approved (increasingly unlikely
> given the Phoenix area's legendary NIMBY attitude), get the
> FCC to OK it, and then build the site?


My bad, I got one date wrong...its the end of 2008 when the lease ends.
But your points about NIMBY and cost of property itself are legitamate problems they are trying to deal with.

Hmmm.....maybe they can work a deal with the Gila River Indian Community ....lots of open space out there.....

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Re: KMVP upgrade?

> > > IIRC, it goes something like this......
> > >
> > > back when 860AM was KVVA, they sold the land the towers
> > sit
> > > on to the neighboring rock and gravel quarry and leased
> it
> >
> > > back. Fast forward to now, when same said rock and
> gravel
> > > biz is running out of areas to dig up except -the tower
> > > sites.
> > >
> > > So Bonneville has till the end of the lease to move the
> > > towers (end of 2006). Look for them to go 2K with some
> new
> >
> > > phasing that will fill in those nulls without
> interfering
> > > with the DX stations (especially KOA at 850AM)
> >
> > 2000 watts won't cut it, even if they moved to a more
> > centralized location. They still have to null to the
> > southwest to protect Tijuana so sharing with KTAR is out.
>
> > They'd still need 5000 watts at least to be viable.
> >
> > Besides, wouldn't it take a full year or more to buy the
> > land (expensive), get zoning approved (increasingly
> unlikely
> > given the Phoenix area's legendary NIMBY attitude), get
> the
> > FCC to OK it, and then build the site?


the move will be to the west a couple of miles.

six towers.

50k is the goal.
 
Re: KMVP upgrade?

>
> the move will be to the west a couple of miles.
>
> six towers.
>
> 50k is the goal.
>


i don't know if this is fact. ..it's just what i've been hearing.
 
Re: KMVP upgrade?

> 2000 watts won't cut it, even if they moved to a more
> centralized location. They still have to null to the
> southwest to protect Tijuana so sharing with KTAR is out.

620 is getting illegal interference from a different station group in T-Town. Other than the fact the once upon a time international broadcasting conventions imposed a moral, if not legal, requirement not to step on each other, what's to stop a power up on 860 in Phoenix?
 
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