Liberman is apparently selling KTCY, a Class C rimshot in DFW. Might they be selling more stations? Up to now they've just been unloading AM's (700, 880) and the exurban 96.9. Money troubles, or are they moving more towards television and reducing the radio portfolio?
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Liberman selling in DFW
- Thread starter Mediafrog+
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Does that mean we get 98.5 Houston's Jammin Hits back?
Maybe Radio One can acquire the station?
Maybe Radio One can acquire the station?
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rbrucecarter5
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willdav713 said:
At this point, just about any flip in the Houston area is going to be to a better format. I'd still like to see oldies somewhere - for when I am in a car that doesn't have HD.
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purpledevil
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willdav713 said:
Haha....that's doubtful. However, I'd suspect 101.7 KNTE-Bay City may go on the block....and its AM counterpart KQUE, as well.
Mediafrog+ said:
They have EBITDA of about $22 million a year, and interest of about $40 million on around $400 million in debt. So need to get rid of nonproducing assets.
DavidEduardo said:
Given that information, I would think both KQUE 1230 and KNTE 101.7 would be on the block, as they are running the virtually invisible "Baila" format, which has always seemed to be filler, similar to "Azucar" which ran on 880 for a while.
Might as well include KJOJ 103.3 as I doubt it adds much to the La Raza simulcast. The money crunch probably explains why the upgrade has never been built.
Speaking of KQUE: I guess there was no love for the "Lovin' Life" format that was supposed to launch last spring. After a couple of missed target dates, it just seemed to disappear unnoticed. The website was taken down several months ago.
The 1230 signal is virtually worthless, but Liberman might crack eight digits total for the two exurban FM's.
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purpledevil
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Mediafrog+ said:
That comment absolutely hurts my soul. :'( I wish I had the money to buy it and restore some sort of relevance to it, considering its history.
purpledevil said:
It's just hard reality. The signal is horrible--the metro area outgrew it decades ago, and it's AM radio. The station has been worthless for 20 years now, and was a marginal player for 15-20 years before that. If it was viable we wouldn't have seen the string of format failures that have paraded through the 1230 frequency. The failure of "Lovin' Life" to launch was the latest example.
Its only hope might be to move the transmitter closer to where there is an underserved ethnic group and target that audience. Haven't looked at co- or adjacent channel issues to see if that could be done, however.
Mediafrog+ said:
Answering my own question, as I wanted to make sure I wasn't forgetting something: The nearest 1230's to Houston are in Corpus Christi, Kerrville, Waco, Sulphur Springs, and Opelousas, Louisiana.
KMVL 1220 in Madisonville and KTAM 1240 College Station are the closest first adjacents.
The transmitter could be moved perhaps 20 miles south or southwest with only Corpus Christi as a possible issue. Should spacing be an problem a power reduction (to ~750 watts) would probably solve things while still providing a decent signal over a desired part of town. The SW side has a large and diverse Asian population, which might be a format target.
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rbrucecarter5
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Mediafrog+ said:
KMVL is awesome - I wish they could move into Houston somehow - a mix of standards and oldies. Well worth the effort to DX.
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