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WKGN flip?

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WKGN (1340, urban contemporary) was to be sold to the Norsan Group, a company that owns a number of Spanish-language stations. Does anybody know if the sale has gone through and whether or not the station has flipped to Spanish?
 
> WKGN (1340, urban contemporary) was to be sold to the Norsan
> Group, a company that owns a number of Spanish-language
> stations. Does anybody know if the sale has gone through and
> whether or not the station has flipped to Spanish?
>

See the WKGN string on page 2...might be helpful for ya
 
>
> See the WKGN string on page 2...might be helpful for ya
>

Thanks - checked it out - looks like everyone expected a flip - just don't know if it has actually happened.
 
> >
> > See the WKGN string on page 2...might be helpful for ya
> >
>
> Thanks - checked it out - looks like everyone expected a
> flip - just don't know if it has actually happened.
>

It hasn't happened yet. Robert Stewart is still running the station. No LMA, so as of today, the old K-Jam is still jamming.

After WKZX flipped to spanish, Mr. Norsan may be having second thoughts about his purchase. WKGN doesn't really reach the parts of the market with significant Hispanic population.
 
> > >
> > > See the WKGN string on page 2...might be helpful for ya
> > >
> >
> > Thanks - checked it out - looks like everyone expected a
> > flip - just don't know if it has actually happened.
> >
>
> It hasn't happened yet. Robert Stewart is still running the
> station. No LMA, so as of today, the old K-Jam is still
> jamming.
>
> After WKZX flipped to spanish, Mr. Norsan may be having
> second thoughts about his purchase. WKGN doesn't really
> reach the parts of the market with significant Hispanic
> population.

I didn't think 100 days had elapsed since the WKGN owners and Mr. Norsan's group reached a sale aggreement. Without executing a LMA, don't they still have to wait that long to officially take ownwership?
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> > population.
>
> I didn't think 100 days had elapsed since the WKGN owners
> and Mr. Norsan's group reached a sale aggreement. Without
> executing a LMA, don't they still have to wait that long to
> officially take ownwership?
>

There is a 30-day window for comment that has to be in there. Otherwise, FCC approval can take from six weeks to 3-4 months, just depending on how busy the appropriate bureaucrats are and when the commission meetings fall.

Generally 10 weeks is an average time from filing to FCC approval these days for a simple single station transaction
 
WKGN has such a rich history in Knoxville. I posted a story on this board a couple of years ago about WKGN. I went back and researched that station and it's history goes all the way back to the 1930's. It and WNOX were competitors for decades. WKGN was country in it's first days and so was WNOX - competing with each other. Actually, the WKGN call letters originally stood for "Where Knoxville Gets News." In the 60's and 70's WNOX and WKGN were top 40 and competed with each other again. WKGN went disco in the late 70's and WNOX dropped top 40. But WKGN is such a historical station, it would really really be a shame to see it go Spanish. I mean, hell, one Spanish station is enough. Keep it Urban or whatever it's format is now. It still does decent for an AM station. Or, if the new owners just have to do a format change, then why not go Oldies with it or Classic Country - do a format that atleast let's the station remember it's roots in Knoxville radio.
 
> WKGN has such a rich history in Knoxville. I posted a story
> on this board a couple of years ago about WKGN. I went back
> and researched that station and it's history goes all the
> way back to the 1930's. It and WNOX were competitors for
> decades. WKGN was country in it's first days and so was
> WNOX - competing with each other. Actually, the WKGN call
> letters originally stood for "Where Knoxville Gets News." In
> the 60's and 70's WNOX and WKGN were top 40 and competed
> with each other again. WKGN went disco in the late 70's and
> WNOX dropped top 40. But WKGN is such a historical station,
> it would really really be a shame to see it go Spanish. I
> mean, hell, one Spanish station is enough. Keep it Urban or
> whatever it's format is now. It still does decent for an AM
> station. Or, if the new owners just have to do a format
> change, then why not go Oldies with it or Classic Country -
> do a format that atleast let's the station remember it's
> roots in Knoxville radio.
>

Hey I'm as sentimental as the next guy...but the audience that
would remember and appreciate the rich heritage of WKGN...is now
too old to support the station's financial needs!
Anyone that didn't grow up listening to AM radio...doesn't understand or even care what any of the old AM's meant to Knoxville radio history.

So as an owner, you have to seek out a new niche audience...
one that will help pay the bills.

booger! (long live the Doctor!)
 
> > WKGN has such a rich history in Knoxville. I posted a
> story
> > on this board a couple of years ago about WKGN. I went
> back
> > and researched that station and it's history goes all the
> > way back to the 1930's. It and WNOX were competitors for
> > decades. WKGN was country in it's first days and so was
> > WNOX - competing with each other. Actually, the WKGN call
>
> > letters originally stood for "Where Knoxville Gets News."
> In
> > the 60's and 70's WNOX and WKGN were top 40 and competed
> > with each other again. WKGN went disco in the late 70's
> and
> > WNOX dropped top 40. But WKGN is such a historical
> station,
> > it would really really be a shame to see it go Spanish. I
>
> > mean, hell, one Spanish station is enough. Keep it Urban
> or
> > whatever it's format is now. It still does decent for an
> AM
> > station. Or, if the new owners just have to do a format
> > change, then why not go Oldies with it or Classic Country
> -
> > do a format that atleast let's the station remember it's
> > roots in Knoxville radio.
> >
>
> Hey I'm as sentimental as the next guy...but the audience
> that
> would remember and appreciate the rich heritage of WKGN...is
> now
> too old to support the station's financial needs!
> Anyone that didn't grow up listening to AM radio...doesn't
> understand or even care what any of the old AM's meant to
> Knoxville radio history.
>
> So as an owner, you have to seek out a new niche audience...
>
> one that will help pay the bills.
>
> booger! (long live the Doctor!)
>
Another problem WKGN has is it's weak signal at 1340 AM. I grew up in the Knoxville and even though I thought WKGN was programmed a little better than WNOX, I listened to WNOX because I could not pick up WKGN at night because of all the interference from out-of-town stations on that end of the AM band. I could pick it fine during the day, too much interference at night.

Plus, I bet a lot of listeners in the Knoxville area that grew up listening to WKGN weren't even AWARE that WKGN was still on the air. Remember, that signal at 1340 AM was dark for several years in the late eigthies/early ninties.
 
> > > WKGN has such a rich history in Knoxville. I posted a
> > story
> > > on this board a couple of years ago about WKGN. I went
> > back
> > > and researched that station and it's history goes all
> the
> > > way back to the 1930's. It and WNOX were competitors
> for
> > > decades. WKGN was country in it's first days and so was
>
> > > WNOX - competing with each other. Actually, the WKGN
> call
> >
> > > letters originally stood for "Where Knoxville Gets
> News."
> > In
> > > the 60's and 70's WNOX and WKGN were top 40 and competed
>
> > > with each other again. WKGN went disco in the late 70's
>
> > and
> > > WNOX dropped top 40. But WKGN is such a historical
> > station,
> > > it would really really be a shame to see it go Spanish.
> I
> >
> > > mean, hell, one Spanish station is enough. Keep it
> Urban
> > or
> > > whatever it's format is now. It still does decent for
> an
> > AM
> > > station. Or, if the new owners just have to do a format
>
> > > change, then why not go Oldies with it or Classic
> Country
> > -
> > > do a format that atleast let's the station remember it's
>
> > > roots in Knoxville radio.
> > >
> >
> > Hey I'm as sentimental as the next guy...but the audience
> > that
> > would remember and appreciate the rich heritage of
> WKGN...is
> > now
> > too old to support the station's financial needs!
> > Anyone that didn't grow up listening to AM radio...doesn't
>
> > understand or even care what any of the old AM's meant to
> > Knoxville radio history.
> >
> > So as an owner, you have to seek out a new niche
> audience...
> >
> > one that will help pay the bills.
> >
> > booger! (long live the Doctor!)
> >
> Another problem WKGN has is it's weak signal at 1340 AM. I
> grew up in the Knoxville and even though I thought WKGN was
> programmed a little better than WNOX, I listened to WNOX
> because I could not pick up WKGN at night because of all the
> interference from out-of-town stations on that end of the AM
> band. I could pick it fine during the day, too much
> interference at night.
>
> Plus, I bet a lot of listeners in the Knoxville area that
> grew up listening to WKGN weren't even AWARE that WKGN was
> still on the air. Remember, that signal at 1340 AM was dark
> for several years in the late eigthies/early ninties.
>

Perhaps the new owners will keep the WKGN calls and begin to create a new history for those call letters.<P ID="signature">______________
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April 29, 2005 5pm What a glorious day it was
</P>
 
> Perhaps the new owners will keep the WKGN calls and begin to
> create a new history for those call letters.
>
As far as I know the Norsan group has not changed any of the call letters of any of the stations that they have purchased.
 
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