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Question about upgrading 92.5 KRPT The Outlaw

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saradio1

I saw this on 92.5 The Outlaw website-

Help Power Up The Outlaw!

If you wanna hear The Outlaw LET US KNOW!

Vote Here for a better signal.

Is this just to see how many listeners The Outlaw has or is CC really wanting to upgrade KRPT tower? Personally, I see any type of upgrade for this station rather difficult with 92.3 KNBT in New Braunsfels and 92.5 KXXS in Austin.
 
saradio1 said:
I saw this on 92.5 The Outlaw website-

Help Power Up The Outlaw!

If you wanna hear The Outlaw LET US KNOW!

Vote Here for a better signal.

Is this just to see how many listeners The Outlaw has or is CC really wanting to upgrade KRPT tower? Personally, I see any type of upgrade for this station rather difficult with 92.3 KNBT in New Braunsfels and 92.5 KXXS in Austin.
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KNBT is on 92.1 I wouldnt see a problem with that one. I would think KXXS would be out of the way also. The way the FCC is squeezing these stations in I wouldnt think it would be any problems.
 
Posted by: jras20- KNBT is on 92.1 I wouldnt see a problem with that one. I would think KXXS would be out of the way also. The way the FCC is squeezing these stations in I wouldnt think it would be any problems.
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I just think that if it was possible CC would have done it already.
 
saradio1 said:
I just think that if it was possible CC would have done it already.
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Why would they? Until the Outlaw that frq never really had good numbers and or sold well.
 
Posted by: TheRadioJudge- Why would they? Until the Outlaw that frq never really had good numbers and or sold well.
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That's not true. Best numbers was when it was Hot 92.5 and KSJL. The Outlaw rarely in the trends.
 
saradio1 said:
Posted by: TheRadioJudge- Why would they? Until the Outlaw that frq never really had good numbers and or sold well.
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That's not true. Best numbers was when it was Hot 92.5 and KSJL. The Outlaw rarely in the trends.
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True about rarely in the trends, but financially I think they are better now than before. I think they sell it along with KJ. They might have had better ratings, but I think revenue is better this way. And, $$ trumps.
 
Posted by: FromTheBleachers- True about rarely in the trends, but financially I think they are better now than before. I think they sell it along with KJ. They might have had better ratings, but I think revenue is better this way. And, $$ trumps.
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I completely agree with you. The Outlaw is probably being sold as a combo KJ. Regardless, I think if CC had the power to power up 92.5 they would have done it by now.
 
As a former employee in the building...I can say that Outlaw sells extremely well! Its a niche format and it builds revenue. If it didn't it wouldn't be on the air for this long.
 
The way I read it, The Outlaw isn't campaigning for an upgrade at 92.5. Its original upgrade from 92.1 Devine to 92.5 was the best it could get. When I see them say they want the listeners to campaign for an upgrade, I get the impression they're wanting to know if they should move it to one of their other signals.
 
I guess the outlaw on KJ HD-2 isnt billing? I cant even get KJ's HD signal 60 miles.
 
Posted by: Kent- The way I read it, The Outlaw isn't campaigning for an upgrade at 92.5. Its original upgrade from 92.1 Devine to 92.5 was the best it could get. When I see them say they want the listeners to campaign for an upgrade, I get the impression they're wanting to know if they should move it to one of their other signals.
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If that's the case I wonder which station Clear Channel is willing to swap with or maybe Clear Channel found away to move The Outlaw to another frequency. According to radio-locator, 94.5 is an available frequency. However, I don't know how accurate that web site is.
 
jras20 said:
I guess the outlaw on KJ HD-2 isnt billing? I cant even get KJ's HD signal 60 miles.
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I don't believe any of CC's HD-2's are billing yet. Aren't they still in the freebee stage, "gathering audience"?

As far as an upgrade, there might have been a chance several years ago. I don't think they could have moved it more that 10 or 15 miles closer, which still would not make it a great SA signal. I think a real study would show any chance to move has since vaporized.

If you put pencil to paper, I wouldn’t think the return would be worth the investment considering real estate and steel could approach several 100K.
 
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