What is best city for a New LOCAL Contemporary Christian Station

[joshzz]

We would like to expand and with that said introduce a LOCAL Contemporary Christian Station to a community in Texas. Some cities like Houston and Dallas are well served with local stations KLTY and KSBJ. However, there are a number of areas that are lacking a local station though there may be a K-LOVE presence (which is beamed in from California).

What cities are most under served in your opinion? San Angelo? Abilene? Corpus Christi? Wichita Falls? Other cities?

We're looking to bring in a major local presence, lots of local concerts, establish partnerships with local ministries and more. Your help is appreciated.

 

[Anonymouse]

We don't have a good and local Christian music station here in San Antonio. We do have K-Love and Air 1, from California. Those aren't local networks.
We also have one Christian Contemporary station, Star AM 810, however this station's rather weak and nobody has AM radios nowadays.

As for Spanish Christian we've got a couple illegally operating translators that broadcast Spanish Christian programming. Mainly 93.7 and 105.9 Radio Ola.

But you should look into getting a San Antonio station. What network or group are you with?

 

[joshzz]

Thanks for your response! I haven't been to San Antonio since I was in basic training for the Air Force Reserve many years ago. I liked the people, the area and the weather.

This is one of the areas I was considering but thought I may be missing station local to the area. The big difference with us as opposed to K-LOVE is that we would set up a main studio and office there. Though we would have some syndicated music programming, our main focus would be local with lots of local events and opportunities for listeners, ministries and groups to really partner with us.

We're located in Southern New Jersey and known as LIFT FM www.liftfm.com We have a Fall Festival planned for Oct.

 

[Anonymouse]

Yeah we've got catholic talk on FM, Christian talk on both AM and FM, but I wasn't sure if you meant music or talk. K-Love and Air 1 are music stations, so I thought that's what you meant.
And again we have Star 810 which is a music station but that seems pretty non-existent in the community. http://www.star810.com/joa/index.html

Wichita Falls I'm sure has a local FM Christian station, 89.5 The Message KMOC. KFMK Spirit 105.9 exists in Austin.

Good luck.

 

[joshzz]

Hi Anonymouse,

We're Contemporary Christian Music all week long with the exception of Sundays. On Sunday we give the opportunity for local pastors to have their sermons broadcast on our radio station network. We don't allow the national ministries that can be heard on a thousand other stations an opportunity just the local ministries. As part of our mission we're trying to encourage listeners to find a local church. For many people hearing local pastors on the radio makes them more comfortable in desiring to visit them.

All week long we play the best Contemporary Christian Music.

 

[joshzz]

You mention that the local AM is nonexistent in the community. Do they do meet and greets? Concerts? Remotes?

 

[Anonymouse]

Not that I know of, but I don't follow them all that much as I can't tune in most of the time as I don't have an AM radio usually.
Their stream is 32 KBPS. I listen sometimes, but prefer the better quality of 80 or better.

When I have tuned in I've heard automated Christian music, and once or twice I've heard what sounded like a top 30 weekend countdown. I also believe they have a morning show or used to.

 

[imtomclay]

Most people don't have AM radios? Well, I suppose that is why WOAI, KTSA, 720AM KONO AM and many others don't exist anymore, right? There are plenty of AM listeners, and more and more becoming available due to the fact that AM stations stream, and let's face it, sooner than later the internet platform will be the major source for listening, due to the increase in car listeners tuning in through aggregators such as IHeart and Tune In. This being said, there are a few stations that you might look at. As for FM's not so much in San Antonio.

 

[Anonymouse]

It will be difficult especially if you go the AM route. Nobody listens! As the poster above me said, they stream. So if you start up an online radio station to cover San Antonio you'll be okay, you just have to seriously get the word out.

With FM, since more people listen to it, people can just turn on their radios and find your station by accident. With an Internet station they have to know where to look.
But as the person above me also said it's hard to get an FM here in San Antonio. A couple translators are being sold but for way too much.

 

[stan]

Please put this station in the middle of nowhere. Too many of these translators rebroadcasting this crap.

 

[purpledevil]

Hey Josh, maybe you should try contacting Cumulus regarding 101.5 in Galveston, Texas. Licensed to Crystal Beach, it has been silent since Hurricane Ike. It is a 6,000 watt station, elevated @ 180 feet. Didn't get out too far, even when it was on, but is a small, local stick that needs something on it besides silence. KSBJ has some rimshot translators down that way, and Air-1 is loud and clear @ 103.7, but neither of them truly serve Galveston/Bolivar Peninsula itself.

 

[Anonymouse]

Or you could grab all the Texas stations from Hispanic Target Media. KXAM, KXAF, KRIK... they all run just random Spanish music with no real stations, I believe KXAF and KXAM don't even have any imaging. They're just jukeboxes.

But they're just mainly low-powered sticks serving the country. KRIK does kind of serve Victoria, though.

 

[JustinT]

But they're just mainly low-powered sticks serving the country. KRIK does kind of serve Victoria, though.

HTM does hold a CP for 104.3 in Goliad... couldn't find a coverage map, but it seems like that station would put a good signal into Victoria, unless it ends up being extremely directional to protect the new KVIC.

 

[kinphoenix2]

Go AM. People DO listen to it, and WOAI is well heard and listened to way out here in Phoenix Arizona. If your station can afford one single billboard on a well traveled road, you'll get listenership galore.

 

[Infamous]

But they're just mainly low-powered sticks serving the country. KRIK does kind of serve Victoria, though.

HTM does hold a CP for 104.3 in Goliad... couldn't find a coverage map, but it seems like that station would put a good signal into Victoria, unless it ends up being extremely directional to protect the new KVIC.

There's already a 250 watt translator in Victoria on 104.3 (K282AR).

 

[jd]

HTM does hold a CP for 104.3 in Goliad... couldn't find a coverage map, but it seems like that station would put a good signal into Victoria, unless it ends up being extremely directional to protect the new KVIC.

Here's the proposed coverage map for the new station, taken from the FCC's FM query:

https://maps.google.com/?q=http://t...req=104.3&contour=60&city=GOLIAD&state=TX.kml

Not really that impressive, but yes, it could be heard in Victoria fairly well. As a 6,000 watt Class A the required separation to Class C3 KVIC is 42 kilometers, or about 26 miles. It clears (barely) so no directional antenna is required.

 

[JustinT]

There's already a 250 watt translator in Victoria on 104.3 (K282AR).

Presumably, this translator would go off the air if/when 104.3 Goliad takes to the air, as translators and LPFMs must adjust to the needs of full power stations.

 

[Infamous]

There's already a 250 watt translator in Victoria on 104.3 (K282AR).

Presumably, this translator would go off the air if/when 104.3 Goliad takes to the air, as translators and LPFMs must adjust to the needs of full power stations.

I thinks that's only inside the 60 dBu coverage area. (I.E. if the translator was in Goliad) I believe the way it works in this case is that the Goliad station would have to go the FCC and make a case with them that the listeners in the Victoria area are now having issues picking up 104.3 in Goliad due to the 104.3 translator but being that the 104.3 translator was built and on the air for many years previous to Goliad then they would have a hard time getting the FCC to act on that request. But it doesn't really matter because I just pulled up K282AR on the CDBS and sure enough they have filed a displacement waiver due to 104.3 in Goliad. I am guessing they didn't want to be stepped on at all. So if the FCC grants them the waiver that will allow Hispanic Target Media to put a 54 dBu into Victoria.

 

[600kogo]

Personally IMHO the best Christian station in Texas are the pair in Tyler/Longview KVNE and KGLY. They are locally owned, locally programmed, not for profit, and they employ local people. KVNE steadily upgraded to 100kw. For their formats they are wonderful and serve the community the way that a non-profit should! KVNE is a Contemporary Christian music station. KVNE I believe was licensed in 1982 and was founded by legendary engineer Sans Hawkins. To this very day KVNE and KGLY are pillars of the community and showing what broadcasting is supposed to be.

 

[C414B]

Personally IMHO the best Christian station in Texas are the pair in Tyler/Longview KVNE and KGLY. They are locally owned, locally programmed, not for profit, and they employ local people. KVNE steadily upgraded to 100kw. For their formats they are wonderful and serve the community the way that a non-profit should! KVNE is a Contemporary Christian music station. KVNE I believe was licensed in 1982 and was founded by legendary engineer Sans Hawkins. To this very day KVNE and KGLY are pillars of the community and showing what broadcasting is supposed to be.

Indeed, kogo. Was on-air there for five of my ten years behind the mic. GREAT bunch of people!

Sans flipped the switch on the KVNE XMTR on 29 September, 1983 with 50kw and an 18-hour broadcast day. Eventually, as you well noted, KVNE was upgraded to 96kw from the KLTV stick in Red Springs.

KGLY followed on 29 April 1988 with 12kw from the KLTV stick on the east loop and East Erwin. They are still 12kw from the same location.

Interestingly, they recently announced the acquisition of real estate adjacent to the Stewart Family Funeral Home on Old Jacksonville Highway for the purpose of building new studios.

And you're right...they are very much an example of what broadcasters serving their community of license should be. I, for one, am very proud of them and proud to have them on my radio resume.