KMOJ and iHeart’s ‘Hot’ translator that’s a flanker for KDWB. That’s pretty much all you’re going to get when it comes to urban radio in the Cities because there aren’t enough advertisers (unlike in New York) to support it.
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Should Love 105 be blown up?
- Thread starter Lester_the_NightFly
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KMOJ, and Hot 102.5
They should have bought 96.3 when it was for sale. Would've worked great as an FM simulcast.
That said, while WCCO is a pretty decent news/talk station, KMNB likely brings in better demographics with the country format.
The owners thought when they purchased the group of radio stations that it was going to be easy to change 102.9 to WCCO-FM. Then, they saw how much revenue 102.9 brings in. They don't want to give that up, at least for now.
What owners are you talking about? 102.9 and 830 have been co-owned for decades at this point, so long so that when 102.9 first signed on the air it WAS WCCO FM (but that was back when WCCO AM played music too).
If you are referring to Audacy buying CBS, I would think they already knew what kind of money 102.9 and 104.1 were bringing in, but that number must be in decline by now given the anemic ratings of 102.9 today. The problem is, the same can be said of WCCO at this point, as CBS did a pretty good job of "destroying" that brand over the years due to lack of investment which has only increased under Audacy. (Although to their credit, at least they got the Twins back).
As someone else above said, its too bad they didn't buy 96.3 when it was for sale, but the Pohlads were asking WAY too much money and by the time they came down to earth with their valuation Audacy was basically broke.
Perhaps not anymore. But KMNB billed a lot more than WCCO for years, and I'd imagine WCCO bills a lot less than it did back when KMNB was "Buzz'N" as that station has also fallen far from it's peak.