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Sinclair selling KOMO, KVI & KPLZ
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Considering the fact that KIRO-TV has separate ownership from KIRO-AM/FM, and KING-TV has separate ownership from KING-FM, it would seem that such arrangements have already been made in the Seattle/Tacoma area -- so it would seem that if the buyer for KOMO-AM/FM has any interest in maintaining the call letters for the radio stations, it is likely that they can come to terms with Sinclair for doing so.
Ownership is going to be an issue going forward. I think it may change some formats at the end of the day.
Likely already part of the deal, one way or another.
They do it because A: They want your attention. (Check). B: The consumers they’re trying to reach have age-related diminished hearing levels.
Few are still alive to know or care.
1946
Like KIRO?
You mean like KIRO?
KJR & KOMO swapped facilities/frequencies in 1942 (repeating myself here). Both owned by "Fisher's Blend Station" at the time.
Wasn't KIRO-TV owned by the same people as the radio stations for a number of years? If so we already know that the KOMO calls will be be leaving 1000, as they weren't in the deal. There are other examples of this as well, the one that comes to mind is in Spokane. Clear Channel had the KIXZ callsign on an FM in Spokane and an AM in Texas somewhere, can't remember where now. They sold the AM a number of years ago, now owned by Townsquare. When the FM became KPXR, they had to use the KIIX calls when they went back to country because the calls were already in use on the AM.
The weirdest one of these I ever heard was when WOR wanted to reinstate WOR-FM but couldn't because WRFM complained!
Yes, KIRO TV was owned by Bonneville. The radio stations still are. Cox/Apollo owns the tv today.
To be more clear - the radio stations are owned by Bonneville again. That ownership has not been continuous.
But Cox owns KIRO-TV. Just as with KING, the agreement to allow KING-FM to retain the call letters was part of the TV sale by the Bullet sisters. KOMO-TV, who's bread and butter is local news, can't take the chance that Lotus might change the format of 1000AM, now or someday into the future, into some format which wouldn't jibe with KOMO-TV. Can't see as I blame them.
How good is the KVI signal? 570 with 5 KW non DA day and night should be decent. Yet I don't see them even showing in the overall ratings. From the web page looks like an ultra conservative talk format. ?? KVI once one of the jewels of Gene Autry's famous Golden West Broadcasters!
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Pretty decent signal (not outstanding) throughout metro Puget Sound (lot more noise than it used to have). Ratings are no-show because they choose not to subscribe.
Re: KING-FM. The Bullitt sisters proviso was that it would remain as a Classical Music outlet operated by the Arts community, specifically Classic Radio, Inc (Beethoven) a non-profit entity.
Re: Call letters - A licensee in a different service may use the same call letters, but must receive permission from the other user of the call letters. Sometimes that's easy, sometimes there are $$$$ involved. Sometimes no permission granted. In the case of the Sinclair sale, I understood that Sinclair specifically required Lotus to use different call letters. Maybe my understanding is wrong.
Re: Call letters - A licensee in a different service may use the same call letters, but must receive permission from the other user of the call letters. Sometimes that's easy, sometimes there are $$$$ involved. Sometimes no permission granted. In the case of the Sinclair sale, I understood that Sinclair specifically required Lotus to use different call letters. Maybe my understanding is wrong.
Deal closed at midnight this morning (9/28).
Byeeeeee Sinclair. Don't let the door hit you on the right wing.
Byeeeeee Sinclair. Don't let the door hit you on the right wing.
Deal may have closed but the stations aren’t going anywhere until their new facilities are built. Oh, and Sinclair isn’t going anywhere by the way…in fact they’re probably making a lot more money than you do.
Oh hell. Now you made me cry.
Lotus Closes On Purchase Of Sinclair's Seattle Radio Properties - RadioInsight
Sinclair Broadcast Group is selling its four radio stations in Seattle to Lotus Broadcasting for $18 million. The deal will see Lotus acquire News 1000 KOMO Seattle/97.7 KOMO-FM Oakville, Hot AC “Star 101.5” KPLZ Seattle and Conservative Talk 570 KVI Seattle. Founded in 1962 with the purchase of...
radioinsight.com
Lotus First SVP Jim Kalmenson commented, “Today begins an exciting era as we begin working with the amazing staff at these heritage radio stations KOMO, KPLZ, and KVI. These are legendary stations which share Lotus’s vision of producing local programming to serve the community and support our hometown businesses. Seattle is home to several excellent broadcasting companies who have made this a great radio market.”
Check back after January and let’s see how these “heritage radio stations” are faring…
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