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Any updates on when 98.9 will be changing format? Is it still the middle of February? Any rumors of another station going CHR?
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> Any updates on when 98.9 will be changing format? Is it
> still the middle of February? Any rumors of another station
> going CHR?
>
I assume once EMF takes control the Satellite dish will rise up and "K-Love" will appear out of nowhere. I do not picture EMF keeping "CHR" around for long after their able to put their hands on it
Matt
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> still the middle of February? Any rumors of another station
> going CHR?
>
I assume once EMF takes control the Satellite dish will rise up and "K-Love" will appear out of nowhere. I do not picture EMF keeping "CHR" around for long after their able to put their hands on it
Matt
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> I assume once EMF takes control the Satellite dish will rise
> up and "K-Love" will appear out of nowhere. I do not
> picture EMF keeping "CHR" around for long after their able
> to put their hands on it
I agree that you won't see EMF running a CHR on 98.9. However, I have to wonder if Clear Channel will let it surface somewhere else, like 101.3 or 96.1. KUUL is doing quite well, but Clear Channel has been dumping oldies formats left and right over the last 18 months or so. KMXG is also fairly successful but has its problems, and Clear Channel has registered domain name AllHit96.com. Right now, it points to 96.7 Kiss FM in Bozeman, MT, but one has to wonder.
> up and "K-Love" will appear out of nowhere. I do not
> picture EMF keeping "CHR" around for long after their able
> to put their hands on it
I agree that you won't see EMF running a CHR on 98.9. However, I have to wonder if Clear Channel will let it surface somewhere else, like 101.3 or 96.1. KUUL is doing quite well, but Clear Channel has been dumping oldies formats left and right over the last 18 months or so. KMXG is also fairly successful but has its problems, and Clear Channel has registered domain name AllHit96.com. Right now, it points to 96.7 Kiss FM in Bozeman, MT, but one has to wonder.
Since WHTS did well in places like Galesburg and Sterling, I wonder if a station in those communities will switch to CHR. B100's signal struggles on the Illinois side, especially in places that WHTS covered well. I wonder if a station like WLSR 92.7 in Galesburg or 97.7 WMOI in Monmouth will switch to CHR.
> > I assume once EMF takes control the Satellite dish will
> rise
> > up and "K-Love" will appear out of nowhere. I do not
> > picture EMF keeping "CHR" around for long after their able
>
> > to put their hands on it
>
> I agree that you won't see EMF running a CHR on 98.9.
> However, I have to wonder if Clear Channel will let it
> surface somewhere else, like 101.3 or 96.1. KUUL is doing
> quite well, but Clear Channel has been dumping oldies
> formats left and right over the last 18 months or so. KMXG
> is also fairly successful but has its problems, and Clear
> Channel has registered domain name AllHit96.com. Right now,
> it points to 96.7 Kiss FM in Bozeman, MT, but one has to
> wonder.
>
> > I assume once EMF takes control the Satellite dish will
> rise
> > up and "K-Love" will appear out of nowhere. I do not
> > picture EMF keeping "CHR" around for long after their able
>
> > to put their hands on it
>
> I agree that you won't see EMF running a CHR on 98.9.
> However, I have to wonder if Clear Channel will let it
> surface somewhere else, like 101.3 or 96.1. KUUL is doing
> quite well, but Clear Channel has been dumping oldies
> formats left and right over the last 18 months or so. KMXG
> is also fairly successful but has its problems, and Clear
> Channel has registered domain name AllHit96.com. Right now,
> it points to 96.7 Kiss FM in Bozeman, MT, but one has to
> wonder.
>
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brian_marchand
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The question was about secular chr. But EMF is thinking about putting its christian chr on its other signal in the area, KLRX that is now K-Love.
EMF's K-Love ccm format and calls will move from KLRX 88.9 Wapello/Burlington, IA to WHTS 98.9. Then EMF's christian chr format will likely take over on KLRX. 88.9 mainly serves Burlington and Muscatine but puts weak signals unto Galesburg and the Quad Cities. Then, I am sure EMF would like to get translaters in those cities to boost the signal. The air1 format is one of my favorites to listen to.
EMF's K-Love ccm format and calls will move from KLRX 88.9 Wapello/Burlington, IA to WHTS 98.9. Then EMF's christian chr format will likely take over on KLRX. 88.9 mainly serves Burlington and Muscatine but puts weak signals unto Galesburg and the Quad Cities. Then, I am sure EMF would like to get translaters in those cities to boost the signal. The air1 format is one of my favorites to listen to.
any idea where the new station/studios going to be located?
> any idea where the new station/studios going to be located?
>
Likely the studio will be in CA. It seems like the vast majority of regular stations EMF buys (not translators) file a request with to the FCC to not have a local studio. I believe the basis for this is cost, funny EMF bought the most broadcast stations in the US last year according to insideradio.com, but can't seem to afford to have local studios.
>
Likely the studio will be in CA. It seems like the vast majority of regular stations EMF buys (not translators) file a request with to the FCC to not have a local studio. I believe the basis for this is cost, funny EMF bought the most broadcast stations in the US last year according to insideradio.com, but can't seem to afford to have local studios.
so...how does that work, is it gonna sit at the transmitter? Are they gonna send the signal to a computer at the transmaitter or what? not really sure how that works....?
Is there still a law where you have to keep a public file for inspection during Regual business hours, if so...where would they keep that at?
R
RadioLoverIL
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> > I assume once EMF takes control the Satellite dish will
> rise
> > up and "K-Love" will appear out of nowhere. I do not
> > picture EMF keeping "CHR" around for long after their able
>
> > to put their hands on it
>
> I agree that you won't see EMF running a CHR on 98.9.
> However, I have to wonder if Clear Channel will let it
> surface somewhere else, like 101.3 or 96.1. KUUL is doing
> quite well, but Clear Channel has been dumping oldies
> formats left and right over the last 18 months or so. KMXG
> is also fairly successful but has its problems, and Clear
> Channel has registered domain name AllHit96.com. Right now,
> it points to 96.7 Kiss FM in Bozeman, MT, but one has to
> wonder.
>
I don't know if they'll do this, but here's a possibility I see. KUUL's numbers, as you say, are doing the best they've done in many years. But management may look at that and feel that its taking numbers away from the Dwyer & Michaels station, since the 2 station's playlists aren't totally similar, but there's quite a bit of crossover. And let's face it, for the Clear Channel QC cluster, WLLR & the Dwyer/Michaels station (Q106) are the golden childs. So if taking away KUUL would help Q106's numbers they'll make that move.
What becomes of KUUL, then? Like you alluded to, I wouldn't be surprised the 98.9 format ends up on 101.3, and you'll be close to the 98.9 of not that long ago. You'd have Bob & Tom (which was moved from 98.9 to KUUL a few years ago) on in the morning. When's that air? 5 to 9? Then you'd have KUUL's current PD Bo become the new PD of this CHR format and do a 9 to noon like shift. Then have Manuel do noon to 3 and red hot do 3 to 6 (or you could flip those 2), and have someone else do evening and overnight.
I just don't see them letting manuel and red hot get away from them. But there has to be an air shift available for that to occur. Otherwise, I'm sure b100 would snatch them up in a heartbeat. Not sure if they'd keep the current 98.9 PD, evening person and overnight person.
A couple of questions would remain, though. What happens to KUUL's Joe Deniro? He's been there for a long time. What happens to the Illinois Sports broadcasts?
> rise
> > up and "K-Love" will appear out of nowhere. I do not
> > picture EMF keeping "CHR" around for long after their able
>
> > to put their hands on it
>
> I agree that you won't see EMF running a CHR on 98.9.
> However, I have to wonder if Clear Channel will let it
> surface somewhere else, like 101.3 or 96.1. KUUL is doing
> quite well, but Clear Channel has been dumping oldies
> formats left and right over the last 18 months or so. KMXG
> is also fairly successful but has its problems, and Clear
> Channel has registered domain name AllHit96.com. Right now,
> it points to 96.7 Kiss FM in Bozeman, MT, but one has to
> wonder.
>
I don't know if they'll do this, but here's a possibility I see. KUUL's numbers, as you say, are doing the best they've done in many years. But management may look at that and feel that its taking numbers away from the Dwyer & Michaels station, since the 2 station's playlists aren't totally similar, but there's quite a bit of crossover. And let's face it, for the Clear Channel QC cluster, WLLR & the Dwyer/Michaels station (Q106) are the golden childs. So if taking away KUUL would help Q106's numbers they'll make that move.
What becomes of KUUL, then? Like you alluded to, I wouldn't be surprised the 98.9 format ends up on 101.3, and you'll be close to the 98.9 of not that long ago. You'd have Bob & Tom (which was moved from 98.9 to KUUL a few years ago) on in the morning. When's that air? 5 to 9? Then you'd have KUUL's current PD Bo become the new PD of this CHR format and do a 9 to noon like shift. Then have Manuel do noon to 3 and red hot do 3 to 6 (or you could flip those 2), and have someone else do evening and overnight.
I just don't see them letting manuel and red hot get away from them. But there has to be an air shift available for that to occur. Otherwise, I'm sure b100 would snatch them up in a heartbeat. Not sure if they'd keep the current 98.9 PD, evening person and overnight person.
A couple of questions would remain, though. What happens to KUUL's Joe Deniro? He's been there for a long time. What happens to the Illinois Sports broadcasts?
> Is there still a law where you have to keep a public file
> for inspection during Regual business hours, if so...where
> would they keep that at?
>
Believe me they got it all figured out. They follow all the fcc rules and are a clean operator. The audio of the station may even improve. They just don't usually have local studios to what I have seen in the past. I was surprised to hear about this rule also but its commonly used by religious broadcasters. They will probably pay someone in the community to hold the public file. They may already have a deal worked out with cc to hold it for them or the library or someone. They likely put the satelite dish at the transmitter site and control the station by remote control over a phone line. They likely have some contol box to shut it down if it gets out of tolerance.
> for inspection during Regual business hours, if so...where
> would they keep that at?
>
Believe me they got it all figured out. They follow all the fcc rules and are a clean operator. The audio of the station may even improve. They just don't usually have local studios to what I have seen in the past. I was surprised to hear about this rule also but its commonly used by religious broadcasters. They will probably pay someone in the community to hold the public file. They may already have a deal worked out with cc to hold it for them or the library or someone. They likely put the satelite dish at the transmitter site and control the station by remote control over a phone line. They likely have some contol box to shut it down if it gets out of tolerance.
I would not look to any of the stations in Galesburg flipping formats. WMOI? Maybe. WLSR? Definitely not.
> Since WHTS did well in places like Galesburg and Sterling, I
> wonder if a station in those communities will switch to CHR.
> B100's signal struggles on the Illinois side, especially in
> places that WHTS covered well. I wonder if a station like
> WLSR 92.7 in Galesburg or 97.7 WMOI in Monmouth will switch
> to CHR.
>
> > > I assume once EMF takes control the Satellite dish will
> > rise
> > > up and "K-Love" will appear out of nowhere. I do not
> > > picture EMF keeping "CHR" around for long after their
> able
> >
> > > to put their hands on it
> >
> > I agree that you won't see EMF running a CHR on 98.9.
> > However, I have to wonder if Clear Channel will let it
> > surface somewhere else, like 101.3 or 96.1. KUUL is doing
>
> > quite well, but Clear Channel has been dumping oldies
> > formats left and right over the last 18 months or so.
> KMXG
> > is also fairly successful but has its problems, and Clear
> > Channel has registered domain name AllHit96.com. Right
> now,
> > it points to 96.7 Kiss FM in Bozeman, MT, but one has to
> > wonder.
> >
>
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> Since WHTS did well in places like Galesburg and Sterling, I
> wonder if a station in those communities will switch to CHR.
> B100's signal struggles on the Illinois side, especially in
> places that WHTS covered well. I wonder if a station like
> WLSR 92.7 in Galesburg or 97.7 WMOI in Monmouth will switch
> to CHR.
>
> > > I assume once EMF takes control the Satellite dish will
> > rise
> > > up and "K-Love" will appear out of nowhere. I do not
> > > picture EMF keeping "CHR" around for long after their
> able
> >
> > > to put their hands on it
> >
> > I agree that you won't see EMF running a CHR on 98.9.
> > However, I have to wonder if Clear Channel will let it
> > surface somewhere else, like 101.3 or 96.1. KUUL is doing
>
> > quite well, but Clear Channel has been dumping oldies
> > formats left and right over the last 18 months or so.
> KMXG
> > is also fairly successful but has its problems, and Clear
> > Channel has registered domain name AllHit96.com. Right
> now,
> > it points to 96.7 Kiss FM in Bozeman, MT, but one has to
> > wonder.
> >
>
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