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XL 950 SOLD

Progressive talk doesn't sound like a terrible idea. XL950 doesn't have any real valuable sports properties, and there's nothing wrong with a talker who occasionally misses shows for a sporting event.

A progressive talk simulcast with 95.9 also doesn't sound like a terrible idea.
 
gabigley1 said:
Why is the sell price so very low? ??? The land that the towers sits on is worth a lot more then that. This doesn't make any sense to me.
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Gene Hood already owns the land. That's part of what broke the back of the Byrds.

1) Shirk sells License (not land) to Hood.
2) Hood sells License to Byrd (and buys land from Shirk).
3) Hood gets License back.

Bleeding to the tune of 30 large a month. Look for 24 hour merchandise sales like on their other stations in Colorado.
 
Putting oldies on 950 is the only way I will tune in when back in Indiana... It sucks that we dont have a true oldies here in VA,,, when im in martinsville at least I have WCLS,,, Super oldies 105.5,,,, and If I can get it to come in,,, the new Indiana true oldies on 91.7 Columbus///// We have a 95.3 in Hillsville VA, but it isnt a regular oldies station,, Id like to see true oldies with Scott Shannon in Indianapolis and within listening range of Hillsville VA,,, I like WLS FM Chicago, and WOKI Knoxville with the true oldies format... If anyone should go dance in Indy It should have been 107.9....... give I-94 a chance,, its not that bad.. But Dance is still a bottom feeder format,, and its dying off in most cities unless its a non com... sad but true... :eek: It would never work on AM anywhere....

Im with BOB,,, Progressive talk is a joke,,,, its worse than Dance,,, it just doesnt work... and just what is wrong with people who like Glenn Beck.... :p If not oldies,, why not a true live and local news station..
 
If you want to hear dire warnings about global warming and other "progressive" talk, just turn on NPR. Nice clear signal for it there.
 
If you're going to do libtalk, your audience has to come from somewhere. Either from conservative talk (unlikely), NPR (also unlikely) or from those who don't listen to talk radio (very unlikely). Like it or not, people who are right of center seem to be much more motivated to keep up with things and be motivated to listen. You get people who go to the polls because a rock band comes to campus, they aren't going to be your talk radio listeners.

When the argument comes down to "I want to keep more of my money" vs. "I want the government to take money away from you and give it to someone I believe is more deserving" the people who hold the former position are just more motivated when it comes to talk radio and cable news.
 
bigtime said:
If you want to hear dire warnings about global warming and other "progressive" talk, just turn on NPR. Nice clear signal for it there.
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Dire warnings about global warming which fail to mention that the temperatures have been cooling off...and the White House thinks Fox News is biased!
 
Mid West Clubber said:
Fox news is awesome.. Its all I watch.
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Makes 2 of us!
 
How about block programming religious talk? WBRI has done it for decades, and is profitable. No ratings necessary [and none likely on this signal - barely a rimshot]. I understand the Pilgrim company is religiously conservative - so, the programming wouldn't be an issue to the owners and plenty of churches not served by WBRI on the metro southside and further south. WBRI-AM reports annual revenue of $500-600,000.00. This $150,000.00 sale suggests there's no revenue to speak of now - just a value ascribed to the licence. [Chiefengineer mentions monthly losses of $30k if he's in the know].
Brutal programming but maybe the only possible answer to a viable business model.
 
mouseman said:
How about block programming religious talk? WBRI has done it for decades, and is profitable. No ratings necessary [and none likely on this signal - barely a rimshot]. I understand the Pilgrim company is religiously conservative - so, the programming wouldn't be an issue to the owners and plenty of churches not served by WBRI on the metro southside and further south. WBRI-AM reports annual revenue of $500-600,000.00. This $150,000.00 sale suggests there's no revenue to speak of now - just a value ascribed to the licence. [Chiefengineer mentions monthly losses of $30k if he's in the know].
Brutal programming but maybe the only possible answer to a viable business model.
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This is exactly what I expect.
 
Randy Hood is the son of Gene

Did the Byrd's own the signal outright or was it LMA like the FM?

From what I understand Rake left on his own to help get HomeTown Sports started and do what he does best - play-by-play

Had they kept the FM local like it was with the Point -minus Solomon they probably could have done something from a local aspect but just as I predicted - anyone who gets that Franklin FM station tries to move it north to Indy and compete - dumb dumb dumb

This crap of the Martinsville station coming in and being the local Johnson County station is killing me!
 
mouseman said:
How about block programming religious talk? WBRI has done it for decades, and is profitable. No ratings necessary [and none likely on this signal - barely a rimshot]. I understand the Pilgrim company is religiously conservative - so, the programming wouldn't be an issue to the owners and plenty of churches not served by WBRI on the metro southside and further south. WBRI-AM reports annual revenue of $500-600,000.00. This $150,000.00 sale suggests there's no revenue to speak of now - just a value ascribed to the licence. [Chiefengineer mentions monthly losses of $30k if he's in the know].
Brutal programming but maybe the only possible answer to a viable business model.
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seems like they've been there & DONE that, remember the 80's & 90's?
really the options are not that many for AM's its either talk/sports/religion or "Music Of Your life, and without any backing or a strong signal behind it, i guess the question is WHY would anybody buy this THING? ok, it was cheap, but you get what you pay for. IF they make enough money to pay IPL they will be lucky.
 
They own the land. $$$1.5 million$$$ in acreage assets. If you have an offer on the land and 150,000 is in between you and a developer, spend the 150k.

They will probably place shopping programs on like their Colorado stations. This revenue on non rated AM stations has been big. Or the radio translation: This revenue has been BIG!
 
ChiefEngineer said:
They will probably place shopping programs on like their Colorado stations.
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Speaking of their Colorado stations, several years ago the FCC fined Pilgrim because of violations concerning the fencing or shielding that's to keep people away from the base of a station's transmitter tower. That was a problem at all of their Colorado stations. Their Franklin FM station had the same problem in 2003. Did they ever get it fixed?
 
MightyFrenchman said:
ChiefEngineer said:
They will probably place shopping programs on like their Colorado stations.
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Speaking of their Colorado stations, several years ago the FCC fined Pilgrim because of violations concerning the fencing or shielding that's to keep people away from the base of a station's transmitter tower. That was a problem at all of their Colorado stations. Their Franklin FM station had the same problem in 2003. Did they ever get it fixed?
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Tower site was installed in 1954. Original fences. Last I saw there were many open holes in the fencing. With the through traffic from nearby apartments this was and is a concern given the high current across the base of the middle tower.

I haven't seen a new coat of paint on the building in years. Here's hoping they might bring it back to it's previous well cared for days.
 
MightyFrenchman said:
ChiefEngineer said:
They will probably place shopping programs on like their Colorado stations.
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Their Franklin FM station had the same problem in 2003. Did they ever get it fixed?
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No such rule...the only towers that require fencing are AM towers...the fence must be a certain distance from the tower depending on the AM station's power.
 
The Colorado stations were fined primarily because they had relocated Main Studios to a new location. I believe I read the full Commission vacated the fine which is highly unusual.

Some Fm stations are require by their license to maintain a fence for rf purposes. A condition of the License. While not a "rule" it is applied the same as a rule. Not sure about a fine.

The old XL fences were pre distance fences. You can stand at the fence and grab the tower. Or in the words of Jut the old XL Engineer, "How does 9 amps grab ya?"
 
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