WVMX Mix 107.9 changes COL

[kentuckymedia]

Actually the engineering study was consumed by both Saga, North American and Radio One with Saga paying for majority of the work.

I have a feeling that something much bigger is in the works involving all three companies, but really dont know what it is yet.

 

[xmusicmatt]

Actually the engineering study was consumed by both Saga, North American and Radio One with Saga paying for majority of the work.

I have a feeling that something much bigger is in the works involving all three companies, but really dont know what it is yet.

If saga's willing to pay these companies to get what they want and to not hurt them to much and maybe give them a little 'reward' for the move ins...I can see all 3 getting along... transmitter location wise.

Money talks..

 

[One Who Knows]

Well, one thing I've known about Saga's Ed Christian - he studies those engineering maps really hard, and if he thinks he's onto something - he's on it like a hawk.

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

Well, one thing I've known about Saga's Ed Christian - he studies those engineering maps really hard, and if he thinks he's onto something - he's on it like a hawk.

If he's onto this stuff like a hawk, why has Saga been unable to somehow score a second big signal here after MANY years?   I know Columbus is really short on them compared to any similar sized markets (including Saga's other top markets, Milwaukee and Norfolk, both of which are smaller than Columbus now).  But still, after all these years....  Surely the answer is related to $$, but you mean Saga couldn't swing a cash deal with CBS when Wilks did??

 

[wilson1000]

I'd like to know when Saga is moving 104.3 to grove city....and when 101.7 is moving in??

 

[One Who Knows]

Well, one thing I've known about Saga's Ed Christian - he studies those engineering maps really hard, and if he thinks he's onto something - he's on it like a hawk.

If he's onto this stuff like a hawk, why has Saga been unable to somehow score a second big signal here after MANY years? I know Columbus is really short on them compared to any similar sized markets (including Saga's other top markets, Milwaukee and Norfolk, both of which are smaller than Columbus now). But still, after all these years.... Surely the answer is related to $$, but you mean Saga couldn't swing a cash deal with CBS when Wilks did??

My comment was related to his expertise at engineering, of which he is well known to be extremely good at. As for station acquisition, it's been accepted for sometime that, for whatever reasons, Saga missed the boat the first time around on acquisitions. One could assume the downturning economy in the last few years would make any owner leery about spending big money at outrageous multiples just like Cl...well, you know.

 

[SonoSational18]

As I think I may have mentioned in a different thread, the one thing that will stop 107.9 from moving downtown is the 10.6/10.8 kHz IF separation requirement. Subtract 18.8 from 107.9 and you get (drumroll, please) 97.1. FCC rules require that those two sticks be separated by 15km or approximately 10 miles. As other posters have pointed out, the adjacent channel issues with 107.5 can be handled with a co-located tower, but I doubt that 107.5 would go along with anything that's not right downtown.

 

[xmusicmatt]

As I think I may have mentioned in a different thread, the one thing that will stop 107.9 from moving downtown is the 10.6/10.8 kHz IF separation requirement. Subtract 18.8 from 107.9 and you get (drumroll, please) 97.1. FCC rules require that those two sticks be separated by 15km or approximately 10 miles. As other posters have pointed out, the adjacent channel issues with 107.5 can be handled with a co-located tower, but I doubt that 107.5 would go along with anything that's not right downtown.

Speaking of adjacent channels.. 88.3 and 88.7 share a stick with NTSC VHF Ch6 (audio at 87.7 -- for a few more days at least).

You mention the 107.5 vs 107.9 situation..

Couldn't Saga work out some sorta deal with 104.9 and do something the same (shared tower space) .. so they could move 104.3 further into town? If Saga was willing to front some cash I could see CVCO willing to share a tower some where with them so they can move their signal further in? Just food for thought.