Yes.
The current format is more akin to KAZG than The Wow Factor. If they would have worked with MeTV FM to get the technical issues fixed, however...
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Me(TV Music) & TJ Arrive In Phoenix
- Thread starter speer360
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Yes.
I was initially excited about MeTV FM because of the variety (you don't hear 80's stuff on AM radio anymore), but that then fell through and we got this mess instead.
The legal ID is given with both stations KXEG Phoenix and KRPH Morristown mentioned at the TOH.
Looks like 1280 AM is back on at 49 watts (from what I could tell at least). Let's see how long this lasts.
Not very long at all apparently. 1280 just went off again.
And it's back again at a lower power. Something tells me they're doing some sort of testing right now.
So KRPH was just sold for $300 K by MMTC. (MMTC is sort of a tax-writeoff outfit, having been used as a pass-through for media properties, especially LPTV sales.) At $300 K this was a reasonable rimshotter sale, not at the earlier elevated price.
The RadioTV Deals listing stated:
SALE PENDING: SERIOUS PRICE REDUCTION! ASKING $300,000. ARIZONA FM, SITUATED N.W. OF PHOENIX. This is a Class C2 facility that had been silent while re-negotiating a site lease. The Station has resumed operation, and the coverage is "robust" in the western portion of Phoenix. Additionally, the Station is now simulcasting with an AM/FX combo with overlapping and full-market coverage in the Phoenix market. Programming is temporary and a new owner will be able to change at any time. Seller is willing to look at any and all serious offers. The pop count in the 60-dbu contour according to Longley-Rice is slightly over 1.1 million people and within the 50-dbu contour the pop count is in excess of 2 million. If a new owner wants to continue the simulcast arrangement in the Phoenix market, the anticipated lease rate for that is in the $10K - $15K per month range. ...
KRPH-FM has just filed to assign the station to Laura Aispuro Madrid in consideration of $200,000.00. She is the licensee of KNUZ-AM in Tolleson, AZ.
KRPH's coverage has some interesting aspects in places like Goodyear.
The sale of KRPH is one more nail in the coffin for KXEG. Since they stopped streaming, I have no idea the current status of AM 1280/96.1. Are they still on the air with the automated Oldies, and the shout out to the 194 people living in Morristown?...Lol.
They're on the air on 1280 with a so-so signal into NE Mesa (830 Tucson comes in much better). I can't hear either translator since other stations occupy those spots in the East Valley. I listen on occasion, and they do have a DJ during the day. Whether he's live or voicetracked, I have no idea.
The station is now being known as The Time Machine. The website and live stream works on it as I just checked is:
They are streaming with (I believe) the same satellite format they've had since November of 2024.KXEG now advertises itself as carrying Jeff Parrots' "Acoustic Storm," though no time that it is aired is mentioned in the promotion. Still, I have to wonder if Jeff Chang wants to get rid of this one, too.
Just tuned into 1280AM today. Looks like they're back to broadcasting at 49 watts, even during the peak of the day. Seeing as their STA is set to expire in a couple of weeks, I wonder if repairs are underway in preparation for this.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
They could file for a STA extension ...
They could, but then why the drop in power? Unless their "lamptimer" or whatever they use to control the day/night pattern is acting up, I don't see any reason for them to just drop the power when their STA allows them to put out 1kw during the day.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
What I am thinking is that perhaps they will need the extension to complete repairs to the daytime facilities and they can't do that at the STA authorized power.
But who knows, with that operation ...
You're probably right on the money. I'll have to check out their FCC LMS page sometime in a few weeks and see if anything has changed.
There is construction at their site on N 35th Ave to add KNUV-AM.
Interesting. Not sure how I never heard about that. That explains why I can pick them up so well from North Phoenix.