A lot of really out of the ordinary things are happening b/c of the economy and how it has never been this bad since the Great Depression. Could one of Houston's greatest waste of a signal start to lose its funding and SELL? I don't know who would buy being how things are, but with this signal, it would be interesting. I guess it NOW it is ok to say "never say never".
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Stations like KHCB and the economy......
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AndyWaldrop
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If by some very, very, very remote chance it EVER does get sold, it won't be sold to anyone but a Christ-centered concern/organization.
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Troy Goodwin said:
I still remember hearing virulant anti-CCM preachers on KHCB. Hard to believe in this day and age there is still that type of opposition. Personally, I'd like to see a WAY-FM affiliate on that frequency. They would reach a lot more people for Christ - but it will never happen because they are not focusing on salvations, especially of young people.
KHCB still seems to think it's the 1950's. Their programming style is ridiculously out of date--it even makes AFR look like a bastion of progressivism. But there is a slice of the audience still stuck in the past as well, and that's KHCB's target.
There has been on-and-off discussion on these boards for years about a possible sale of 105.7, including some sale/swap scenarios that would move KHCB to another frequency, such as 92.1.
KHCB has been around since the early 60's. I don't see any sign of them making a change.
There has been on-and-off discussion on these boards for years about a possible sale of 105.7, including some sale/swap scenarios that would move KHCB to another frequency, such as 92.1.
KHCB has been around since the early 60's. I don't see any sign of them making a change.
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Mediafrog+ said:
I am sure all 500 of their listeners are very loyal. But what happens when they die out in a few years?
rbrucecarter5 said:
Isn't Family Radio going through the same thing?
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TexasTuner said:
Funny how "family" radio often excludes teenagers and young professionals.
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rbrucecarter5 said:
They'll hopefully go to heaven.
Funny how "family" radio often excludes teenagers and young professionals.
Excuse me? You have it backwards. Radio is a medium that "includes" anyone who chooses to listen. It's the teenagers and young professionals who choose to "exclude" family radio from their lives.
Excuse me? You have it backwards. Radio is a medium that "includes" anyone who chooses to listen. It's the teenagers and young professionals who choose to "exclude" family radio from their lives.
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FilioScotia said:
Someone's bitter. Yes, it is the teens and young professionals who choose to exclude family radio - because family radio excludes them from their content.
fredcantu said:
To the words of George Bush, Sr. NOT gonna happen...
I Think KHCB will stay put right where it's at. That station has been around since the '60s. It feels very lost. And when the old folks are gone, This station will continue on to deliver the same old message It's always been the same-As it ever was-A quote from David Byrne of The Talking Heads.
...and that message has lasted for over 2000 years. Not bad for an old message. Merry Christmas.
Right on Chuck. There's comfort in knowing there's someone out there who won't be bought out. It's about remembering and being devoted to the reason you went on the air in the first place. They don't teach that principle in the business schools.
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FilioScotia said:
Talk about being in denial ----
Kids WILL listen to Christian radio if it is relevant to them. WAY-FM has proved that in market after market. They will NOT gratefully listen to hymns and preaching. Neither will young professionals. Because this group represents the future of the church - and the future of support for Christian radio stations - reaching them with relevant programming should be a high priority for any station that has a vision to be around in a couple of decades.
I have noted - at first there were no "contemporary" services at churches. Then they were on Saturday nights - quarantined from the "traditional" crowd, usually in cramped basements or former church storage attics. Then - they started showing up on Sunday mornings, early. Now, the traditional services are early, and the contemporary the main event at 11AM. The times are changing - the gospel message not compromised in any way - but presented in a way that reaches this generation. The one that will be around for the future, not the one progressively populating heaven.
Keep fighting the future, and the future will pass you by. I remember the 150th anniversary celebration of First Baptist. There was a story about how people were offended by the organ in the 1800's - too secular - and broke into the church one night and threw it into the bayou. No doubt those people also did not see that times were changing in their generation, wanted to stay in their comfort zone - and so they got rid of the evil organ. Just as the anti-CCM people in this generation want to get rid of the evil CCM. God breaks out of these little boxes, and sometimes grows his church by subtraction. Subtraction of the people who are resisting his moves in the ministry. I would hate to see the church grown by the subtraction of 105.7 as a Christian station, wouldn't you?!
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