The Harbor in the future

[haverhill01835]

Whoops - pesky misplaced colon in Excel. Typically, I've been on the other end of a microphone, not the business end. Fixed it tho. Thanks for the catch.

Total cost to buy Annual Cost @ 20 yrs Monthly Note to Bank
$14,000,000.00 $700,000.00 $58,333.33

Monthly Expenses
Monthly Loan Payment ($58,333.33)
Rent @ $5.00/sf ($25,000.00)
Office Utilities ($1,000.00)
Office Supplies ($500.00)
Music Licensing ($2,000.00)
Tower Lease ($5,000.00)
Contract Engineer ($1,000.00)

Total Monthly Expenses ($92,833.33)


Salaries Monthly
General Manager Salary ($50k annual) ($4,166.67)
Morning Drive Host ($40k annual) ($3,333.33)
FT Air Personality ($30k annual) ($2,500.00)
FT Air Personality ($30k annual) ($2,500.00)
FT Air Personality ($30k annual) ($2,500.00)
PT Air Personality ($20k annual) ($1,666.67)
PT Air Personality ($20k annual) ($1,666.67)

Total Salaries/Monthly ($18,333.33)
Benefits ($4,583.33)
Total Monthly Payroll ($22,916.67)

Total Overall Monthly Expenses (115,750.00)


Total Annual Expenses (1,389,000.00)
Total Revenue 863,700.00


Annual Total Revenue Generated (525,300.00)

Yea, the numbers are low. If I did a little more leg work and dug numbers for salaries, rent/lease etc., it would be far worse (and further make my point).

Except that your math is wrong, as $92,833.33 + $22,916.67 != $226,916.67, unless there's some magic number missing.

It just doesn't make sense, especially on a Boston-based stick.

No argument there.

 

[raccoonradio]

BTW, noticed the 102.9 simulcast of Power 800 coming in very well on 128 around Lynnfield so if you want a Spanish FM...covers at least some ground http://power800am.com

 

[mgpt6]

Nice stereo on 102.9 in its coverage area. Also, has HD1 and WCCM 1110AM on HD2 . Running 25 watts digital

 

[haverhill01835]

I know full well of Power 800/102.9 - I was gainfully employed by Costa Eagle Broadcasting for a few years. (Granted, I was on the English side 95% of the time...) Every once in a while it would be "all hands on deck" for a remote or an event on the Spanish side of the house and I'd get called into service for tech support or lugging gear. Taking cues in a language you don't know offers up an extra level of difficulty...

BTW, noticed the 102.9 simulcast of Power 800 coming in very well on 128 around Lynnfield so if you want a Spanish FM...covers at least some ground http://power800am.com

 

[raccoonradio]

Dead air signal on 102.9 last night about 2:30 am, received on 128 in Lynnfield and 62 in Beverly; don't know what's up. And 103.7 out of Saugus (rel. translator) has had a dead air (unmodulated
carrier) signal for months

 

[haverhill01835]

Ugh - don't get me on my soapbox about religious/non-local translators. We've got one licensed to Haverhill which I think would provide great local radio coverage, however, it's beaming in a signal Freeport, ME. Nothing local about it. I'm OK with what Pat Costa, Bill Macek (WPKZ in Fitchburg), along with Pete and Carl (WNBP) are doing with translators - still local programming. But when it becomes a daisy chain of stuff from points unknown is when I draw the line.

Dead air signal on 102.9 last night about 2:30 am, received on 128 in Lynnfield and 62 in Beverly; don't know what's up. And 103.7 out of Saugus (rel. translator) has had a dead air (unmodulated
carrier) signal for months

 

[WNTIRadio]

Freeport isn't exactly Twin Falls, ID. It's an off air receive and they serve New England. Besides, there's nowhere else to get the music they play around the area.

I don't know why so many people get such a hard-- for religious stations. If people listen and it serves an audience, what's the problem? I could say the same about Spanish language stations by that logic... I don't speak Spanish so it is of no use to me. But I don't because there's an audience for it.

I don't agree with satellators, however. You should at least be in a 100mi radius of the primary.

 

[raccoonradio]

and speaking of Freeport ME, Bittner just got a station lic. to there to // WJTO
W252BT 98.3

 

[mgpt6]

Too bad not one for WJIB here. Wonder if an HD2 on FM is possible someday?

 

[haverhill01835]

It's not a religion thing for me - it's a local service thing. Format doesn't phase me - if I don't like it, I don't listen. But when a perfectly good LPFM frequency is going to a station that doesn't really serve the community they are broadcasting in, that's where I have a problem.

Freeport isn't exactly Twin Falls, ID. It's an off air receive and they serve New England. Besides, there's nowhere else to get the music they play around the area.

I don't know why so many people get such a hard-- for religious stations. If people listen and it serves an audience, what's the problem? I could say the same about Spanish language stations by that logic... I don't speak Spanish so it is of no use to me. But I don't because there's an audience for it.

I don't agree with satellators, however. You should at least be in a 100mi radius of the primary.

 

[NHRadio]

I hate that religious crap, but you could argue the people in the community who listen are indeed being "served."
Not to be Clintonesque, but it depends on what your definition of "served" is.

But when a perfectly good LPFM frequency is going to a station that doesn't really serve the community they are broadcasting in, that's where I have a problem.

 

[johnster]

We have been over this so many times that it's making my head hurt. Being "served" has nothing to do with the format of a station or who enjoys what. It means that the folks near the city of license are receiving all required EAS information, all required public service and that they can visit and inspect the public file that includes all their correspondence with the station along with legal documentation. Now challenges can be made that a station is not serving it's community by providing important information during an emergency etc. The FCC stays completely clear of things like formats or what folks want to listen too. That is were free commerce comes into play for private entities or fund raising for public stations. They both do whatever they feel will help them make or raise the most money targeting a specific audience. That is the way it has always been and the way it should be. No one has a right to hear their favorite music or talk come out of a radio. They can expect however to be notified quickly when not to drink the water or when they should flee. And if they don't that is grounds to say a licensee should loose their license to serve the public.

I hate that religious crap, but you could argue the people in the community who listen are indeed being "served."
Not to be Clintonesque, but it depends on what your definition of "served" is.

But when a perfectly good LPFM frequency is going to a station that doesn't really serve the community they are broadcasting in, that's where I have a problem.

 

[haverhill01835]

Local is recognizing the community they are "serving". Nothing to do with format.

I hate that religious crap, but you could argue the people in the community who listen are indeed being "served."
Not to be Clintonesque, but it depends on what your definition of "served" is.

But when a perfectly good LPFM frequency is going to a station that doesn't really serve the community they are broadcasting in, that's where I have a problem.

 

[haverhill01835]

So, does this mean I have to go to Freeport for public inspection, or does that station maintain an office in Greater Haverhill? If so, I've never seen one.

Finally, at least for me, it's NOT about the format. I actually think the format is motivational and feel-good. Put a studio in the Valley (hell, right in downtown Haverhill would be nice) and I'd feel even better about it.

Marc

We have been over this so many times that it's making my head hurt. Being "served" has nothing to do with the format of a station or who enjoys what. It means that the folks near the city of license are receiving all required EAS information, all required public service and that they can visit and inspect the public file that includes all their correspondence with the station along with legal documentation. Now challenges can be made that a station is not serving it's community by providing important information during an emergency etc. The FCC stays completely clear of things like formats or what folks want to listen too. That is were free commerce comes into play for private entities or fund raising for public stations. They both do whatever they feel will help them make or raise the most money targeting a specific audience. That is the way it has always been and the way it should be. No one has a right to hear their favorite music or talk come out of a radio. They can expect however to be notified quickly when not to drink the water or when they should flee. And if they don't that is grounds to say a licensee should loose their license to serve the public.

I hate that religious crap, but you could argue the people in the community who listen are indeed being "served."
Not to be Clintonesque, but it depends on what your definition of "served" is.

But when a perfectly good LPFM frequency is going to a station that doesn't really serve the community they are broadcasting in, that's where I have a problem.

 

[blackgold]

Here's an idea for The Harbor to try: play cheesy novelty songs like "Chickery Chick" by Sammy Kaye & "Asajere" by the group Les Ketchup from Spain. Or maybe "Macarena" by Los Del Rio or "Shaddup Your Face" by Joe Dolce. Yes, the worst songs ever recorded in music history.
We could call it "Music For Sissies!"

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

"Shaddup You Face" was the BOMB!!!
I still have that on a '45

 

[ned]

They will be changing to an all-news format early next year. IDing as 'Boston's only ALL NEWS radio station.'

 

[cs1366]

Wow....I doubt it. Unless it's a simulcast of WBZ. A bit surprised at both 1200 and 101.7.

 

[NHRadio]

All news is hellishly expensive. The only chance of survival would be a WBZ-like signal, and WXKS isn't it, especially at night. The Harbor costs very little to run, and it's signal isn't good enough either.

 

[mgpt6]

Only "All News" on FM would be simulcast of WBZ-AM on one of the CBS music FMs in Boston. Does CC have any "all news" AM stations in any of the major markets?
Wild idea, would CBS do a simulcast of WBZ-AM during drive time and play music during mid-day and evenings when BZ-AM does talk on either Mix 104 or ZLX?