Question on ownership of WDVW tower?

[RFLA]

Was reading a post on another board and it was said that certain towers are listed in the Wikipedia online encyclopedia... Checking out the 92.3/104.1 towers, it was listed as being owned by Clear Channel yet FCC links show both Steve Levet and Clear Channel (This was from when the tower was originally built in the 80's by The Levett family and Raymond Saadi of Houma with 104.1)

My question is, is it still a joint CC/Levett thing with Citadel leasing the space (I remember them doing a CP I think to fix the coordinates on the tower)or what...Just curious...

The link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCKW/KSTE-Tower

RFLA

 

[CW]

> Was reading a post on another board and it was said that
> certain towers are listed in the Wikipedia online
> encyclopedia... Checking out the 92.3/104.1 towers, it was
> listed as being owned by Clear Channel yet FCC links show
> both Steve Levet and Clear Channel (This was from when the
> tower was originally built in the 80's by The Levett family
> and Raymond Saadi of Houma with 104.1)
>
> My question is, is it still a joint CC/Levett thing with
> Citadel leasing the space (I remember them doing a CP I
> think to fix the coordinates on the tower)or what...Just
> curious...
>
> The link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCKW/KSTE-Tower

Better info on the FCC ASR site:
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=123731

http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=610845

Both are for the same tower I think...looks like CC filed with different coordinates...perhaps the original ones were wrong...
It is a CC owned tower now....Citadel is just leasing...

 

[RFLA]

> Better info on the FCC ASR site:
http://wireless> 2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=123731
>
>
http://wireless> 2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=610845
>
>
> Both are for the same tower I think...looks like CC filed
> with different coordinates...perhaps the original ones were
> wrong...
> It is a CC owned tower now....Citadel is just leasing...
>

There is only one tower but yeah The Levett's (former owners of 92.3) had gotten a CP to correct tower coordinates at the time of the sale to Citadel... There are two numbers for the same tower... I figured CC owned 50% (from the buying of What is now KSTE) and was just doing a CYA on the tower.... The Levett's I figure still own the other half and are collecting partial rental on it, cause I haven't heard anything about them selling the tower to Clear Channel (and usually radio towers in my local area I hear about any ownership changes)

RFLA

 

[Josh]

> > Better info on the FCC ASR site:
> http://wireless>
> 2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=123731
>
> >
> >
> http://wireless>
> 2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=610845
>
> >
> >
> > Both are for the same tower I think...looks like CC filed
> > with different coordinates...perhaps the original ones
> were
> > wrong...
> > It is a CC owned tower now....Citadel is just leasing...
> >
>
> There is only one tower but yeah The Levett's (former owners
> of 92.3) had gotten a CP to correct tower coordinates at the
> time of the sale to Citadel... There are two numbers for the
> same tower... I figured CC owned 50% (from the buying of
> What is now KSTE) and was just doing a CYA on the tower....
> The Levett's I figure still own the other half and are
> collecting partial rental on it, cause I haven't heard
> anything about them selling the tower to Clear Channel (and
> usually radio towers in my local area I hear about any
> ownership changes)
>
> RFLA
>

The Levet's no longer own that tower, when they sold the station they gave the right to Clear Channel for a buyout agreement, so when they sold the station Clear Channel became 100% owners of the tower.<P ID="signature">______________
No Radio Station Plays the Same Song, You Just Listen Too Much!</P>

 

[RFLA]

> The Levet's no longer own that tower, when they sold the
> station they gave the right to Clear Channel for a buyout
> agreement, so when they sold the station Clear Channel
> became 100% owners of the tower.
>


The FCC database is misleading then but thanks for the info. So next question is gonna be, what happens to the tower (other than making money off the lease to Citadel) if the proposed moves of 104.1 and 103.7 do happen (as both move to new towers in the filed application.. 104.1 to a tower in Assumption Parish, 103.7 to around the Chalmette antenna farm)

On the Levet part ..Then the only thing the Levet's own still in radio is the original WCKW Am radio station in Garyville that they lease out (as River Parish radio)
But once again,Thanks for the insight...

RFLA

 

[RadioEngineer]

> > The Levet's no longer own that tower, when they sold the
> > station they gave the right to Clear Channel for a buyout
> > agreement, so when they sold the station Clear Channel
> > became 100% owners of the tower.
> >
The tower is co-owned by Clear Channel and Citadel. Citadel is the managing partner.

 

[NewsType]

> > > The Levet's no longer own that tower, when they sold the
>
> > > station they gave the right to Clear Channel for a
> buyout
> > > agreement, so when they sold the station Clear Channel
> > > became 100% owners of the tower.
> > >
> The tower is co-owned by Clear Channel and Citadel. Citadel
> is the managing partner.
>
On a related note concerning ownership of towers and the Levets...
on the property in Garyville on the Airline Hwy...there are also two towers of about 500 feet in height that are used for leasing to various concerns...including 94.9. The small cinderblock building which now houses WCKW AM was the original building when the FM signed on in Jan 1966.
One of the two 500 foot towers was used for the FM from the time it was erected in 1976 until the Vacherie tower was erected in 1987.