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Nassau. Or in this case, it would appear to be Nassau2. Interesting article in a New Hampshire newspaper today regarding their upcoming auction - link below. Keep in mind that a corporate bankruptcy is completely different from a personal bankruptcy and if the radio stations are operationally successful (revenue exceeds expenses), as long as they are able to put together new equity and financing, they could very well be the the winning bidder of these stations as anyone else. Maybe more so.

http://www.citizen.com/news/laconia_region/gilford/article_dc2512d4-5782-11e1-a380-001a4bcf6878.html
 
Lou claims he's 95% shareholder? That doesn't pass the laugh test as GS et al owns 85% of the company. Nice fact checking, Citizen.
Plus, after running the chain into the ground who would loan him money to do it again?
 
I believe that deal with Goldman converting the debt into 85% ownership fell through a year or so ago and never happened. Actually, it couldn't of happen or Nassau wouldn't have gone into bankruptcy in the first place since there wouldn't have been any outstanding debt.
 
Would Entercom be interested in some of the properties close to Boston? Nassau's 106.3 WFNQ in Nashua could be used as an FM repeater for WRKO for example. Another question: What are the best Nassau properties that they own in New England signal wise?
 
I'm sure there are plenty of buyers who are interested in one station here or one there; however that's not what a bankrupcty court wants to see. The clear preference will go to the bidder who is willing to buy everything because the bankruptcy can not be closed out until all stations are sold. It also makes for a far smoother and less costlier exit out the bankruptcy proceeding when you have one buyer for everything.
 
wcozBoston said:
Would Entercom be interested in some of the properties close to Boston? Nassau's 106.3 WFNQ in Nashua could be used as an FM repeater for WRKO for example. Another question: What are the best Nassau properties that they own in New England signal wise?
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Nice idea about pairing 106.3 with Entercom - but you can't forget about the Boston area's other 106.3, WWKX. 106.3 is WFNQ/WWKX mush along the Pike, and WWKX anywhere south. I don't think either 106.3 is dominant in the areas that WRKO has a poor signal after dark. Now, if Cumulus (owner of WWKX) were to get a hold of WFNQ...
 
wcozBoston said:
Would Entercom be interested in some of the properties close to Boston? Nassau's 106.3 WFNQ in Nashua could be used as an FM repeater for WRKO for example. Another question: What are the best Nassau properties that they own in New England signal wise?
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Entercom won't be spending money on any stations outside of major markets anytime soon. Even WFNQ (technically part of the Boston TSA) As was stated, WFNQ can't fill the holes WRKO leaves at night.
 
Many years ago, when 106.3 in Nashua was WOTW-FM, the station signed off at 8:00 or 9:00 pm all year round. When it did so, I could get a usable signal from WWON-FM 106.3 in Woonsocket, RI in South Lawrence. Both were about 1,000 watts ERP and not close to 300 feet HAAT at the time, perhaps to keep from interfering with one another. There are also some longstanding class-A allocations in the Metro NY/NJ area that are just as close, but the presence of stations that seemingly didn't have to be so close in the early days of FM seemed to me to be unusual. WTSV-FM 106.1 was a full-power (in the 20KW @ 500' days) station atop a mountain and its signal was available in the Nashua area after WOTW-FM signed off.
 
How did the FCC allow two short-spaced 106.3s get on the air at such a relatively short distance and overlap? Which 106.3 is older? Could the WWKX signal operate on 106.1 and WCOD on 106.3? That would have removed the co-channel interference between WWKX and WFNQ. As for 106.1 WHDQ from Mt. Ascutney, another Nassau-owned station, there are many places one can receive that signal south and west of Nashua. It also comes in north of Concord once one gets away from WFNQ. There is another 106.3, WHXR in Scarborough, ME, also owned by Nassau. Could WFNQ and WHXR have combined to create a Class B1 106.3, possibly licensed to Berwick, ME? WFNQ and WHXR would not have to protect one another and provided a signal with a similar contour to that of WHEB-FM in Portsmouth.
 
wcozBoston said:
How did the FCC allow two short-spaced 106.3s get on the air at such a relatively short distance and overlap? Which 106.3 is older? Could the WWKX signal operate on 106.1 and WCOD on 106.3? That would have removed the co-channel interference between WWKX and WFNQ. As for 106.1 WHDQ from Mt. Ascutney, another Nassau-owned station, there are many places one can receive that signal south and west of Nashua. It also comes in north of Concord once one gets away from WFNQ. There is another 106.3, WHXR in Scarborough, ME, also owned by Nassau. Could WFNQ and WHXR have combined to create a Class B1 106.3, possibly licensed to Berwick, ME? WFNQ and WHXR would not have to protect one another and provided a signal with a similar contour to that of WHEB-FM in Portsmouth.
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The FM channel spacings prior to 1964 were different. Both stations are grandfathered short spaced to each other. A few years ago WWKX applied to go from a 3kW Equiv to a 6kW Equiv, albiet directional at 6kW away from WFNQ. But neither station serves the Worcester area. WWKX is a Providence station, and WFNQ is a Manchester one. So areas of overlap-interference near Worcester are of no concern to either.

As far as your other ideas about channel spacing.
WCOD could not operate on 106.3, without a significant change in facilities, that would totally remove them from what they are today.
Assuming that WCOD would remain as a 50kW class B station, on 106.3, it would be way too short spaced to 106.5 in Ledyard-CP (remember, they are going to a B1), and 106.7 B in Boston. Drop it to a B1, they still would be too short to 106.7 in Boston.

The 106.3 B1 in Berwick, ME would be too short 106.3 A in Woonsocket still, would be too short to 106.7 in Boston, and depending on where you are, could be too short to 105.9 in Bath.

(and for the record, WWKX couldn't operate on 106.1A because of 2nd 105.7B Boston)
 
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