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QUITMAN GOES FOR 12,500

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oldiesstation

Mississippi
WQMS-AM/Quitman
PRICE: $12,500
TERMS: Asset sale for cash

BUYER: Stephen Hellinger. Phone: 305-770-1961
SELLER: Conquer Communications, headed by President Joe Dunagan. Phone: 574-229-3879
FREQUENCY: 1500 kHz
POWER: 1kw
FORMAT: Country
COMMENT: A $3,750 escrow deposit has already been made.
 
> What a surprise! WQMS is a worthless piece of junk and its
> coverage area includes barely 8000 people.

So? It's a small town station... nothing wrong with having those still. In fact, I love hearing about small stations and the things they do. Yes, things like tell it and sell it, high school sports and local church happenings may seem hokey and corny to us but to people in small towns it's a connection to those around them. And let's say you're in the middle of no where, the local station is all you have and a tornado warning is issued... need I even continue that thought?

WQMS is viable if it's done right. A full service format with a truly local focus is the only way this station will have a shot at making any kind of money. Terry Bonner did it for years with WYKK (yes, I realize he sold ads to businesses in Meridian the new owner of the AM can do the same... trust me, they'll buy) so it's not impossible. What music would I put on there? PRobably standards. It's a nitche that's not being served by any other stations in the area so it would be a good format to try.

I wish the new owner well. Let's hope for good things for him.

Jonathan
 
> > What a surprise! WQMS is a worthless piece of junk and its
>
> > coverage area includes barely 8000 people.
>
> So? It's a small town station... nothing wrong with having
> those still. In fact, I love hearing about small stations
> and the things they do. Yes, things like tell it and sell
> it, high school sports and local church happenings may seem
> hokey and corny to us but to people in small towns it's a
> connection to those around them. And let's say you're in
> the middle of no where, the local station is all you have
> and a tornado warning is issued... need I even continue that
> thought?
>
> WQMS is viable if it's done right. A full service format
> with a truly local focus is the only way this station will
> have a shot at making any kind of money. Terry Bonner did
> it for years with WYKK (yes, I realize he sold ads to
> businesses in Meridian the new owner of the AM can do the
> same... trust me, they'll buy) so it's not impossible. What
> music would I put on there? PRobably standards. It's a
> nitche that's not being served by any other stations in the
> area so it would be a good format to try.
>
> I wish the new owner well. Let's hope for good things for
> him.
>
> Jonathan
> ditto on than Jonathan, heck i would pay 12,500 for it.with that new short tower out on the market it would be easy to upgrade the antenna and get that station sounding very good..but at least it did not go dark .and that is a good thing(as Martha would say)
 
> > > What a surprise! WQMS is a worthless piece of junk and
> its
> >
> > > coverage area includes barely 8000 people.
> >
> > So? It's a small town station... nothing wrong with
> having
> > those still. In fact, I love hearing about small stations
>
> > and the things they do. Yes, things like tell it and sell
>
> > it, high school sports and local church happenings may
> seem
> > hokey and corny to us but to people in small towns it's a
> > connection to those around them. And let's say you're in
> > the middle of no where, the local station is all you have
> > and a tornado warning is issued... need I even continue
> that
> > thought?
> >
> > WQMS is viable if it's done right. A full service format
> > with a truly local focus is the only way this station will
>
> > have a shot at making any kind of money. Terry Bonner did
>
> > it for years with WYKK (yes, I realize he sold ads to
> > businesses in Meridian the new owner of the AM can do the
> > same... trust me, they'll buy) so it's not impossible.
> What
> > music would I put on there? PRobably standards. It's a
> > nitche that's not being served by any other stations in
> the
> > area so it would be a good format to try.
> >
> > I wish the new owner well. Let's hope for good things for
>
> > him.
> >
> > Jonathan
> > ditto on than Jonathan, heck i would pay 12,500 for
> it.with that new short tower out on the market it would be
> easy to upgrade the antenna and get that station sounding
> very good..but at least it did not go dark .and that is a
> good thing(as Martha would say)
>


Wonder if the new owner would take $15,000 for it??? If I had known they would have gone that low I would have snatched it up just because!!!
 
> it was bought by a Jewish group. What are they gunna do with
> it?

What does being Jewish have to do with anything?

DE
 
> Well, www.simcha.us takes you to their online stream and
> they clearly produce jewish programming, so I was assuming
> thats what they were going to do with it
>
umm why would they need that in quitman ms? i havent met many baptist jews..<P ID="signature">______________
note to the NAB..satellite radio..its worth paying for!!</P>
 
> umm why would they need that in quitman ms? i havent met
> many baptist jews..

You know, it's funny...

There are some towns that are more Jewish than others, and often it might surprise you.

Memphis -- where I live -- has a very large Jewish population (of which I am a member). Birmingham, a city of similar size? A sea of Gentiles. There are historic reasons, but it's all still interesting.

Strangely enough, Clarksdale has a pretty respectable number. But a Jewish radio station in Quitman? Oh, Vey!

DE
 
> > umm why would they need that in quitman ms? i havent met
> > many baptist jews..
>
> You know, it's funny...
>
> There are some towns that are more Jewish than others, and
> often it might surprise you.
>
> Memphis -- where I live -- has a very large Jewish
> population (of which I am a member). Birmingham, a city of
> similar size? A sea of Gentiles. There are historic
> reasons, but it's all still interesting.
>
> Strangely enough, Clarksdale has a pretty respectable
> number. But a Jewish radio station in Quitman? Oh, Vey!
>
> DE
>


Greenville, too. The national chain Stein Mart was started there as a Jewish-owned general store on the riverbank! There's a huge old synagogue downtown, also. Cities and towns on the Mississippi River or the railroads have historically had higher Jewish populations. I think it was mainly due to merchants moving down South and opening up businesses in the 1800s. I grew up in Brookhaven, where the oldest church is actually a synagogue! The town founders were from Brookhaven, Long Island (probably Jewish also).
 
> Greenville, too. The national chain Stein Mart was started
> there as a Jewish-owned general store on the riverbank!
> There's a huge old synagogue downtown, also. Cities and
> towns on the Mississippi River or the railroads have
> historically had higher Jewish populations. I think it was
> mainly due to merchants moving down South and opening up
> businesses in the 1800s. I grew up in Brookhaven, where the
> oldest church is actually a synagogue! The town founders
> were from Brookhaven, Long Island (probably Jewish also).

You're right, of course.

Many of the Greenville people are related to the Clarksdale folks.

Interestingly, I have a really, really rare last name. There are a few folks there with the same name. I have often wondered how we are related.

But, I digress...

DE
 
> > Well, www.simcha.us takes you to their online stream and
> > they clearly produce jewish programming, so I was assuming
>
> > thats what they were going to do with it
> >
> umm why would they need that in quitman ms? i havent met
> many baptist jews..
>
Having spent about four years in elementary and jr high in Quitman, I can assure you that there are (statistically speaking) NO Jews in Clarke County. Yes, there may be one or two.... but not enough to justify programming a station for... not unless they're gonna underwrite it from someplace else to support the station.
 
> I grew up in Brookhaven, where the
> oldest church is actually a synagogue! The town founders
> were from Brookhaven, Long Island (probably Jewish also).
>
Strange... after my family left Quitman, we moved to Heuck's Retreat, just outside of Brookhaven... I always thought it was funny that the synagogue, the catholic church and first baptist were so tightly packed together in the same four blocks or so!

BTW... in case Chris and I were the only ones to remember... Bob Pittman (of MTV founding and AOL/Time Warner managment fame) grew up in, graduated from, and worked in Brookhaven radio before moving off to his infamy. (WCHJ-AM was the station, if I remember)
 
> > I grew up in Brookhaven, where the
> > oldest church is actually a synagogue! The town founders
> > were from Brookhaven, Long Island (probably Jewish also).
> >
> Strange... after my family left Quitman, we moved to Heuck's
> Retreat, just outside of Brookhaven... I always thought it
> was funny that the synagogue, the catholic church and first
> baptist were so tightly packed together in the same four
> blocks or so!
>
> BTW... in case Chris and I were the only ones to remember...
> Bob Pittman (of MTV founding and AOL/Time Warner managment
> fame) grew up in, graduated from, and worked in Brookhaven
> radio before moving off to his infamy. (WCHJ-AM was the
> station, if I remember)
>
So, you're saying Bob Pittman is Jewish?
<P ID="signature">______________
"Nothing but blues and Elvis,and somebody else's favorite song...."</P>
 
> > I grew up in Brookhaven, where the
> > oldest church is actually a synagogue! The town founders
> > were from Brookhaven, Long Island (probably Jewish also).
> >
> Strange... after my family left Quitman, we moved to Heuck's
> Retreat, just outside of Brookhaven... I always thought it
> was funny that the synagogue, the catholic church and first
> baptist were so tightly packed together in the same four
> blocks or so!
>
> BTW... in case Chris and I were the only ones to remember...
> Bob Pittman (of MTV founding and AOL/Time Warner managment
> fame) grew up in, graduated from, and worked in Brookhaven
> radio before moving off to his infamy. (WCHJ-AM was the
> station, if I remember)
>

I grew up a few miles from Heuck's Retreat. I didn't know Bob, but knew of him. He also worked at "Nickelodeon" Record Shop at one time. It shut down a few years back. WCHJ is still on the air, BTW. It had country with local DJs up until around 1990, then went to satellite talk. It's a black gospel station now. There was also WJMB, which didn't last beyond 1990 or so.

Speaking of infamy, I did see Bernie Ebbers around town once or twice!
 
> >
> So, you're saying Bob Pittman is Jewish?
>

Uhhhhhh.... no. Never even suggested it.... he left B'haven long before I lived in that hamlet. I did work at WCHJ and knew of the lore of Pittman however. But, I never once discussed his heritage OR his religion/faith. Not once. And not once in my post did I mention his heritage/religion/faith. For the record.
 
> > >
> > So, you're saying Bob Pittman is Jewish?
> >
>
> Uhhhhhh.... no. Never even suggested it.... he left B'haven
> long before I lived in that hamlet. I did work at WCHJ and
> knew of the lore of Pittman however. But, I never once
> discussed his heritage OR his religion/faith. Not once. And
> not once in my post did I mention his
> heritage/religion/faith. For the record.
>
Chill,Dude. Little humor there. This string just started bouncing from one subject to the next,without relevance,so I was going with the flow. From Quitman, to jewish programming, to Pittman....let's just let it go,k?<P ID="signature">______________
"Nothing but blues and Elvis,and somebody else's favorite song...."</P>
 
> > umm why would they need that in quitman ms? i havent met
> > many baptist jews..
>
> You know, it's funny...
>
> There are some towns that are more Jewish than others, and
> often it might surprise you.
>
> Memphis -- where I live -- has a very large Jewish
> population (of which I am a member). Birmingham, a city of
> similar size? A sea of Gentiles. There are historic
> reasons, but it's all still interesting.
>
> Strangely enough, Clarksdale has a pretty respectable
> number. But a Jewish radio station in Quitman? Oh, Vey!
>
> DE
>

yes I can vouch for Clarksdale and it also proabably has far more lebanese than most cities in the mid-south. Not allot of places you can order Kibby, Hummus, and a piece of Chocolate pie thats to die for
 
> > Greenville, too. The national chain Stein Mart was started
>
> > there as a Jewish-owned general store on the riverbank!
> > There's a huge old synagogue downtown, also. Cities and
> > towns on the Mississippi River or the railroads have
> > historically had higher Jewish populations. I think it was
>
> > mainly due to merchants moving down South and opening up
> > businesses in the 1800s. I grew up in Brookhaven, where
> the
> > oldest church is actually a synagogue! The town founders
> > were from Brookhaven, Long Island (probably Jewish also).
>
> You're right, of course.
>
> Many of the Greenville people are related to the Clarksdale
> folks.
>
> Interestingly, I have a really, really rare last name.
> There are a few folks there with the same name. I have
> often wondered how we are related.
>
> But, I digress...
>
> DE
>


Back when i was in high school and in radio in Clarksdale (& Cleveland during the summer) there was a jock on Bad94 with the same name... so both cities had a Michael Knight on the air.
 
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