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Tulsa FM To Pick Up "Sports Animal" Simulcast

The upgrade of MICHAEL PERRY STEPHENS' Country KMMY (Y-97)/MUSKOGEE-TULSA to an increased antenna height will be accompanied by a new format, as the station will pick up the Sports format presently airing on sister KYAL-A. The format includes a simulcast of CITADEL's WWLS-A-F (THE SPORTS ANIMAL)/OKLAHOMA CITY and a local midday show with AL JERKENS; when the format is launched on KMMY's 97.1 frequency (with a target date of APRIL), KYAL-A will continue as a simulcast of the format.


This is huge for the Animal... Wonder what will become of KBIX 1490??
 
> Tulsa FM To Pick Up "Sports Animal" Simulcast
>
> The upgrade of MICHAEL PERRY STEPHENS' Country KMMY
> (Y-97)/MUSKOGEE-TULSA to an increased antenna height will be

"Muskogee-Tulsa". I love that. The stick is nearly 100 miles from Tulsa!
 
> "Muskogee-Tulsa". I love that. The stick is nearly 100 miles
> from Tulsa!

Actually, as the crow flies, it's almost exactly 60 miles from Tulsa. However, your point is clear. That far away from Tulsa, it's going to be tough for it to be a local. I guess turning off the stereo might help (they say stereo effectively cuts your coverage area in half), but it's still going to be a mediocre signal. 106.9 couldn't be local to Tulsa until it moved its transmitter much closer. As I understand, it had a signal in Tulsa very similar to KMMY's before it moved. When I lived in Tulsa, I had little trouble getting KKWK/KMMY, but I could only get it on my home stereo and one of the car radios. I also used to get other stations over it occasionally.
 
I think it is funny that they think this is a Tulsa station. From what I hear, the country format on 97.1 does well in Muskogee. I guess since they couldn't get any shows away from Journal or Cox, they get BIG AL.


> > "Muskogee-Tulsa". I love that. The stick is nearly 100
> miles
> > from Tulsa!
>
> Actually, as the crow flies, it's almost exactly 60 miles
> from Tulsa. However, your point is clear. That far away
> from Tulsa, it's going to be tough for it to be a local. I
> guess turning off the stereo might help (they say stereo
> effectively cuts your coverage area in half), but it's still
> going to be a mediocre signal. 106.9 couldn't be local to
> Tulsa until it moved its transmitter much closer. As I
> understand, it had a signal in Tulsa very similar to KMMY's
> before it moved. When I lived in Tulsa, I had little
> trouble getting KKWK/KMMY, but I could only get it on my
> home stereo and one of the car radios. I also used to get
> other stations over it occasionally.
>
 
> I think it is funny that they think this is a Tulsa station.
> From what I hear, the country format on 97.1 does well in
> Muskogee. I guess since they couldn't get any shows away
> from Journal or Cox, they get BIG AL.
>
>
> > > "Muskogee-Tulsa". I love that. The stick is nearly 100
> > miles
> > > from Tulsa!
> >
> > Actually, as the crow flies, it's almost exactly 60 miles
> > from Tulsa. However, your point is clear. That far away
> > from Tulsa, it's going to be tough for it to be a local.
> I
> > guess turning off the stereo might help (they say stereo
> > effectively cuts your coverage area in half), but it's
> still
> > going to be a mediocre signal. 106.9 couldn't be local to
>
> > Tulsa until it moved its transmitter much closer. As I
> > understand, it had a signal in Tulsa very similar to
> KMMY's
> > before it moved. When I lived in Tulsa, I had little
> > trouble getting KKWK/KMMY, but I could only get it on my
> > home stereo and one of the car radios. I also used to get
>
> > other stations over it occasionally.
> >
>

All I gotta say is goodbye 1430 The Buzz... This outta be the final nail in that POS station's coffin.
 
It will be interesting to see if and how this affects the sports radio climate in Tulsa.

Presently (pre-tower raise) I have no trouble getting 97.1 anywhere in the greater Tulsa area. It stops on scan for me most days within Tulsa proper.

I can also get it at my home in Owasso when I try. And as a matter of fact, I used to listen to it inside my home in Claremore back in the 1990's.

I think it will be a contender sports-wise.

Should be interesting at the very least.

Signal issues really arent issues when you compare it to the sports alternative on AM.




> I think it is funny that they think this is a Tulsa station.
> From what I hear, the country format on 97.1 does well in
> Muskogee. I guess since they couldn't get any shows away
> from Journal or Cox, they get BIG AL.
>
>
> > > "Muskogee-Tulsa". I love that. The stick is nearly 100
> > miles
> > > from Tulsa!
> >
> > Actually, as the crow flies, it's almost exactly 60 miles
> > from Tulsa. However, your point is clear. That far away
> > from Tulsa, it's going to be tough for it to be a local.
> I
> > guess turning off the stereo might help (they say stereo
> > effectively cuts your coverage area in half), but it's
> still
> > going to be a mediocre signal. 106.9 couldn't be local to
>
> > Tulsa until it moved its transmitter much closer. As I
> > understand, it had a signal in Tulsa very similar to
> KMMY's
> > before it moved. When I lived in Tulsa, I had little
> > trouble getting KKWK/KMMY, but I could only get it on my
> > home stereo and one of the car radios. I also used to get
>
> > other stations over it occasionally.
> >
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by GaryThompson on 02/12/06 08:58 PM.</FONT></P>
 
Agreed. 1430 is a lame excuse for a sports station. When they put Lex & Terry on I quit listening. I wonder if 97.1 will get any of the BIG sports teams?
In order for them to do well, they will need to pick up something.



> > I think it is funny that they think this is a Tulsa
> station.
> > From what I hear, the country format on 97.1 does well in
>
> > Muskogee. I guess since they couldn't get any shows away
> > from Journal or Cox, they get BIG AL.
> >
> >
> > > > "Muskogee-Tulsa". I love that. The stick is nearly 100
>
> > > miles
> > > > from Tulsa!
> > >
> > > Actually, as the crow flies, it's almost exactly 60
> miles
> > > from Tulsa. However, your point is clear. That far
> away
> > > from Tulsa, it's going to be tough for it to be a local.
>
> > I
> > > guess turning off the stereo might help (they say stereo
>
> > > effectively cuts your coverage area in half), but it's
> > still
> > > going to be a mediocre signal. 106.9 couldn't be local
> to
> >
> > > Tulsa until it moved its transmitter much closer. As I
> > > understand, it had a signal in Tulsa very similar to
> > KMMY's
> > > before it moved. When I lived in Tulsa, I had little
> > > trouble getting KKWK/KMMY, but I could only get it on my
>
> > > home stereo and one of the car radios. I also used to
> get
> >
> > > other stations over it occasionally.
> > >
> >
>
> All I gotta say is goodbye 1430 The Buzz... This outta be
> the final nail in that POS station's coffin.
>
 
> It will be interesting to see if and how this affects the
> sports radio climate in Tulsa.
>
> Presently (pre-tower raise) I have no trouble getting 97.1
> anywhere in the greater Tulsa area. It stops on scan for me
> most days within Tulsa proper.
>
> I can also get it at my home in Owasso when I try. And as a
> matter of fact, I used to listen to it inside my home in
> Claremore back in the 1990's.
>
> I think it will be a contender sports-wise.
>
> Should be interesting at the very least.
>
> Signal issues really arent issues when you compare it to the
> sports alternative on AM.
>

There are two sports FMs in the Fort Smith market, both are rimshots, and they both do well. KTTG is a C1 licensed to Mena which is eighty miles away from the city. KHGG-FM is licensed to Waldron which is about forty miles away. Both are contenders and are picking up listeners that have never caught onto sports because it hasn't been available on FM.

I would be willing to bet money that KMMY will be in the top five in Tulsa's Men 25-54 by the time it's second book hits. I would bet on at least a two share in the twelve plus in that same book. I am basing this on what happened in other markets like Fort Smith and Little Rock.

The funny thing is... KMMY will be Fort Smith's third sports station. It's signal almost puts two counties of the market within the station's 60dbu. It will take a chunk out of both sports stations because of the popularity of the Animal in Sequoyah and LeFlore Counties.
 
The thing that will suck is that most of it will not be local it looks like it will coming from OKC. So why would people here in Tulsa care?
 
> The thing that will suck is that most of it will not be
> local it looks like it will coming from OKC. So why would
> people here in Tulsa care?
>

Because it is Sooners and Cowboys talk and that is what Oklahomans love... You put that on FM where more people can actually hear it clearly and I can promise you it will succeed. 1550 wasn't the signal that was going to set the world on fire. Now if it was a straight feed of ESPN Radio or Fox, it wouldn't do squat, but this is Oklahoma oriented programming.

If they were to get the Sooners, the billing potential would be unlimited...
 
I think a sports radio station on the FM is a good idea. But I think it should be based in Tulsa not a feed from a OKC station. It may save them money but a bad idea.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Tulsa on 02/13/06 01:56 AM.</FONT></P>
 
> > "Muskogee-Tulsa". I love that. The stick is nearly 100
> miles
> > from Tulsa!
>
> Actually, as the crow flies, it's almost exactly 60 miles
> from Tulsa.

Actually, the stick is in northwestern Haskell county. That is NOT 60 miles from Tulsa. Maybe 60 miles from the southern border of Tulsa county.
 
> Actually, the stick is in northwestern Haskell county. That
> is NOT 60 miles from Tulsa. Maybe 60 miles from the southern
> border of Tulsa county.

Actually, I checked the distance at EscapeArtist.com, and it said it was approximately 60 miles from Tulsa as the crow files. I don't know what their definition of Tulsa is, but their distances are usually accurate. The ruler to a map method puts it between 60 and 70 miles. Anyway you look at it, it's a considerable distance from the city it's trying to serve.
 
> I think a sports radio station on the FM is a good idea. But
> I think it should be based in Tulsa not a feed from a OKC
> station. It may save them money but a bad idea.
>

A hybrid of sorts with some local content would be the best idea. They could stay on the OKC feed some of the time, but more important dayparts should be locally-oriented to take care of the local highs chool sports around Green Country. To miss out on local high school sports and some of the other teams around Tulsa like the Drillers would be just plain idiotic.

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> > Actually, the stick is in northwestern Haskell county.
> That
> > is NOT 60 miles from Tulsa. Maybe 60 miles from the
> southern
> > border of Tulsa county.
>
> Actually, I checked the distance at EscapeArtist.com, and it
> said it was approximately 60 miles from Tulsa as the crow
> files. I don't know what their definition of Tulsa is, but
> their distances are usually accurate. The ruler to a map
> method puts it between 60 and 70 miles. Anyway you look at
> it, it's a considerable distance from the city it's trying
> to serve.
>

Any geographical reference to distance from any city should relate to that city's main post office, which is downtown Tulsa. That would be putting the tower location nearly 90 miles from Tulsa. I guess I'm just beating a dead horse here though. I can't hear 97.1 in my house at all (midtown Tulsa), and I can only occasionally get it on my car stereo even then with lots of static and bleedover from 97.5.
 
> A hybrid of sorts with some local content would be the best
> idea. They could stay on the OKC feed some of the time, but
> more important dayparts should be locally-oriented to take
> care of the local highs chool sports around Green Country.
> To miss out on local high school sports and some of the
> other teams around Tulsa like the Drillers would be just
> plain idiotic.
>

As far as I can tell, the only local content would be the midday show with Big Al and Oilers hockey broadcasts. Hopefully they'll launch more local shows, but we'll see...

Any ideas when the Animal will launch on 97.1?
 
> Any geographical reference to distance from any city should
> relate to that city's main post office, which is downtown
> Tulsa. That would be putting the tower location nearly 90
> miles from Tulsa. I guess I'm just beating a dead horse here
> though.

Let's just agree that it's a long way, and 97.1 has its work cut out for it!

> I can't hear 97.1 in my house at all (midtown
> Tulsa), and I can only occasionally get it on my car stereo
> even then with lots of static and bleedover from 97.5.

When I lived in Tulsa, I lived around 21st and Sheridan, and I could get KKWK/KMMY on the home stereo and in the car radio. I never had any trouble with KMOD getting in the way. There were certain areas of town where it didn't do so well, and it really wouldn't have been what I would call viable in-car listening if you were going very far. I got what used to be KHTK 97.1 from St Louis on that frequency a few times, but that was usually when stations from that part of the country started causing trouble to local stations anyway.
 
> > I can't hear 97.1 in my house at all (midtown
> > Tulsa), and I can only occasionally get it on my car
> stereo
> > even then with lots of static and bleedover from 97.5.
>
> When I lived in Tulsa, I lived around 21st and Sheridan, and
> I could get KKWK/KMMY on the home stereo and in the car
> radio. I never had any trouble with KMOD getting in the
> way. There were certain areas of town where it didn't do so
> well, and it really wouldn't have been what I would call
> viable in-car listening if you were going very far. I got
> what used to be KHTK 97.1 from St Louis on that frequency a
> few times, but that was usually when stations from that part
> of the country started causing trouble to local stations
> anyway.
>

Wasn't the tower further north at one time??
 
Mix of Tulsa and OKC shows

They already have one local Tulsa show in the middays with Big Al and from what I've been told they have already been making calls to talent for local (Tulsa based) morning and afternoon drive shows.

The station figures to be local (Tulsa based) from 6-9am, 11-1pm, and 4-7pm with the rest of the content coming out of OKC.
 
Re: Mix of Tulsa and OKC shows

> They already have one local Tulsa show in the middays with
> Big Al and from what I've been told they have already been
> making calls to talent for local (Tulsa based) morning and
> afternoon drive shows.
>
> The station figures to be local (Tulsa based) from 6-9am,
> 11-1pm, and 4-7pm with the rest of the content coming out of
> OKC.
>

Thanks for the clairficiation. Sounds like that's a solid idea for success as long as the signal will work O.K.

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