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Possible sale of KCEP 88.1

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otismyman

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting that the Economic Opportunity Board (EOB) is strapped for cash and in order to survive may have to sell KCEP otherwise known as Power 88.

KCEP has been a part of Las Vegas for over 30 years. It's the only station that attempts to satisfy all of the needs of the African-American community. It plays Old School, Today's R&B, Hip-Hop, Gospel on Sundays, plus public affairs programming. If this station has to be sold, it will devistate the community if the new owners don't keep the present format.

KCEP survived V108, Kiss 103.5 (before it became spanish), and Wild 102. Now, it may not survive because of the way the owner has run the organization.

Any ideas as whether another company would attempt to put in an Urban, Urban AC, or even an gospel station? You're talking over 100,000 potential listeners (that's based on their advertising for underwriting the station I hear on the air).

Any thoughts from the experts on this issue?
 
> I wish I could buy it---I would take it 100% Urban Gold and keep the gospel sundays---it only makes sense to me since people have grown up listening to the station anyway---Magic 88.1---all magic memories---all the time!
 
> > I wish I could buy it---I would take it 100% Urban Gold
> and keep the gospel sundays---it only makes sense to me
> since people have grown up listening to the station
> anyway---Magic 88.1---all magic memories---all the time!
>


Yeah, that would be nice.

But the Republican White Man who used Jesus Vaules to get himself elected to presidency this last election will probably have his buddies at EMF or Calvary purchase this station and flip it to the Michael W Smith/Amy Grant CCM mix, thus proclaiming "we're bringing back moral vaules to Las Vegas by eliminating a Gansta Rap Station and playing uplifting Christian music from those whitebread artists and only those white bread artists".

Never mind that KCEP's format is actually Urban AC, but still "eliminate" the "evil black music" to apease those Nevada cops and put on the Holier then Thou music or preachers. Never mind that KCEP airs black Gospel all Sunday long, it's still "evil"<P ID="signature">______________
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> > > I wish I could buy it---I would take it 100% Urban Gold
> > and keep the gospel sundays---it only makes sense to me
> > since people have grown up listening to the station
> > anyway---Magic 88.1---all magic memories---all the time!
> >
>
>
> Yeah, that would be nice.
>
> But the Republican White Man who used Jesus Vaules to get
> himself elected to presidency this last election will
> probably have his buddies at EMF or Calvary purchase this
> station and flip it to the Michael W Smith/Amy Grant CCM
> mix, thus proclaiming "we're bringing back moral vaules to
> Las Vegas by eliminating a Gansta Rap Station and playing
> uplifting Christian music from those whitebread artists and
> only those white bread artists".
>
> Never mind that KCEP's format is actually Urban AC, but
> still "eliminate" the "evil black music" to apease those
> Nevada cops and put on the Holier then Thou music or
> preachers. Never mind that KCEP airs black Gospel all Sunday
> long, it's still "evil"

I think that the days of KLOVE are not far away. They are expanding as quickly as possible into every market possible spending incredible amounts of money that groups similar to them (WAY-FM, CSN, AFR) don't seem to spend. The only other Christian group spending lots of money at times is Family Radio but for some reason I sense that KLOVE 88.1 is in the future.

Maybe one of the multitude of new AM signals pending in the LV area will look at doing a format targeting the adult African-American listener. That would put Las Vegas on a par with Portland and Seattle.
>
 
I have to agree with Maximum. KLOVE seems to be spending ALOT of money radio. I'm not saying 88.1 is a waste now, but they blow money like it's going out of fashion.

Hey.. I have two 50KW AM permits in what you'd consider semi middle of nowhere. Maybe they'll buy those too?CALL ME KLOVE!
 
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