Found their website and listened to their stream for a bit. Can someone give me any information on who owns this station, who runs it, and any other information you know about the operation? Thanks!
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WKXL in Concord, NH
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According to the EEO Report:
New Hampshire Family Radio LLC, is the licensee of stand alone station: WKXL(AM), Concord, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Family Radio LLC, is the licensee of stand alone station: WKXL(AM), Concord, New Hampshire
I remember hearing somewhere that former Senator Gordon Humphrey has some type of ownership interest. Is that accurate? I hope they fixed up those studios...last I knew they still had a Gates Diplomat as a master console and the whole place could have been "The museum of NH broadcasting".
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radiotony
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Hi all,
I'm the current station manager, program director, and whatever else that needs to get done at the station. Former U.S. Sen. Gordon Humphrey is the sole owner of the station. His wife, however, isn't involved although she sometimes visits.
We currently employ 11 people and produce almost everything in house. I've been employed at the station for two years and one day, and during that time, we've won more radio awards than any other commercial radio station in the state.
Your description of it being a museum was being kind. It was a disaster area before: Things falling apart, rickety mic stands, all kinds of problems ... I mean, how bad was it? We had the assistant Bow fire chief managing the place and the building wasn't up to fire code! Although, we are now up to code.
We've made numerous upgrades to the station including replacing all the computers, setting up a new network, setting up wireless Internet on both floors [to go with our our wired service], building new production studios, with mostly new gear, and installing a new studio table for historic Studio A. We had some new desks installed in the sales and newsroom, with more to come soon, and a few months back, we replaced every chair in the place with new leather office chairs. In the spring, we had a brand new transmitter installed and now we reach places we haven't reached in year.
Most of the major radio work was done by Dan Guy of Broadcast Specialties. I recommend him highly. Go to http://www.danguy.com/ for more information.
I'm the current station manager, program director, and whatever else that needs to get done at the station. Former U.S. Sen. Gordon Humphrey is the sole owner of the station. His wife, however, isn't involved although she sometimes visits.
We currently employ 11 people and produce almost everything in house. I've been employed at the station for two years and one day, and during that time, we've won more radio awards than any other commercial radio station in the state.
Your description of it being a museum was being kind. It was a disaster area before: Things falling apart, rickety mic stands, all kinds of problems ... I mean, how bad was it? We had the assistant Bow fire chief managing the place and the building wasn't up to fire code! Although, we are now up to code.
We've made numerous upgrades to the station including replacing all the computers, setting up a new network, setting up wireless Internet on both floors [to go with our our wired service], building new production studios, with mostly new gear, and installing a new studio table for historic Studio A. We had some new desks installed in the sales and newsroom, with more to come soon, and a few months back, we replaced every chair in the place with new leather office chairs. In the spring, we had a brand new transmitter installed and now we reach places we haven't reached in year.
Most of the major radio work was done by Dan Guy of Broadcast Specialties. I recommend him highly. Go to http://www.danguy.com/ for more information.
Anthony Schinella said:Your description of it being a museum was being kind. It was a disaster area before: Things falling apart, rickety mic stands, all kinds of problems ... I mean, how bad was it? We had the assistant Bow fire chief managing the place and the building wasn't up to fire code! Although, we are now up to code.
We've made numerous upgrades to the station including replacing all the computers, setting up a new network, setting up wireless Internet on both floors [to go with our our wired service], building new production studios, with mostly new gear, and installing a new studio table for historic Studio A. We had some new desks installed in the sales and newsroom, with more to come soon, and a few months back, we replaced every chair in the place with new leather office chairs. In the spring, we had a brand new transmitter installed and now we reach places we haven't reached in year.
Glad to see that someone finally spent some money at that place. I was a P/Ter there during the "Music Zone" days (mid 80s) and the place was a dump even back then. Capitol Broadcasting had to be the cheapest owners I ever worked for (though they didn't seem to have any problem trading out carpeting, new cars, etc. for themselves). BTW, IIRC the AM control board was a Gatesway 80, not a Diplomat.
I'm assuming you finally fixed the water problems in the studio area? I recall there was an electrical panel that used to leak heavy rainstorms.
I haven't heard the station in years, but it's nice to know that it wasn't allowed to go completely down the tubes like so many other small AMs.
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radiotony
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Who were the owners when you were there?
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