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What might happen to the flagship rhythmic stations now?

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With the financial issues of Emmis, they had to shake up their big 2 clusters in NYC and LA. 1) WRXP being sold last year, 2) WRKS terminating its 30-year urban format tonight for ESPN sports (ironically the ONLY pure urban station Emmis owned) 3) KXOL is set to be sold soon.

There has also been talk that Emmis may let go of both of its flagship properties, which are set to be standalones. The conglomerate has brought the urban top 40 crossover to the limelight through POWER 106 and HOT 97, and made the format terminology "RHYTHMIC" official. Even so with KPWR and WQHT, Emmis set the standard for crossover to be a successful middle ground in markets with a heritage "urban contemporary" and a "top 40/CHR", and WBBM, KYLD or WPOW were the first outside LA and NYC to take the format on. Both Power and Hot have heritage rhythmic status as they were both on air for 25 years.
 
Emmis will continue to hold on to those stations. KPWR makes money and its one of the top billing Hip Hop stations in the US. Power has a strong following by shifting its direction on Latino teens. Thats why its still on the air in LA. Cant really speak for Hot in NYC. I never listen to them to judge. IMO, Power will never go away and Emmis wont sell it. And even if it did get sold or flipped KXOL and KAMP will adjust their formats to fill the void.
 
Its KXOS 93.9 Exitos that Emmis is trying to sell in LA. Currently its LMA'd to Radio Centro. Prior to its LMA, it was KMVN and had a rhythmic AC format known as Movin' 93.9, and prior to that it was KZLA and had a country format, all under Emmis ownership.

KXOL is Latino 96.3 and is owned by SBS, and airs a Spanish leaning Rhythmic format.
 
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