[IRCA] Teen Wants to Buy NC Station

[Tim Kridel <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2011/12/30023/riverhead-teen-look
s-to-buy-his-own-radio-station

Riverhead teen looks to raise money to buy his own radio station


At a time when the top concern for many young men is studying for finals and
the subsequent celebration when they are over, 18-year-old Kyle Kratoville
has set his sights a little higher.

The radio disc jockey from Riverhead and two of his friends are trying to
raise $10,000 by Thursday to purchase their own radio station in eastern
North Carolina.

³The radio station would be up and running in two weeks,² said Mr.
Kratoville, a DJ on both Beach 101.7 FM and the local station WRIV 1390 AM.

The owner of 98.3 FM agreed to sell the station¹s license for a $10,000 down
payment and then a percentage of the monthly ad revenue, he said. The
station would be called NOW 98.3 and would play contemporary hit radio.

³We¹ve been looking around for radio stations that are for sale and for
lease,² said Mr. Kratoville, a 2011 Riverhead High School student and
freshman at Five Towns College in Dix Hills.

Mr. Kratoville said the signal would reach about 175,000 listeners and there
are no other top 40 radio stations in the area. There is also a Marine base
there, Camp Lejeune, and about half the residents in the area are between
the ages of 18 and 34.

He also hopes to play lesser known and more progressive artists on the
station.

³We would be exploring not so super mainstream artist, but at the same time
we would still be today¹s culture,² he said. ³We would try to be the radio
station that connects with people.²

Mr. Kratoville is the youngest of the trio looking to buy the station. He
would be partnering with 23-year-old friend Josh, who asked his last name
not be used due to his position with a local radio station and 25-year-old
friend Tom Lawler, who is a program director at Great Gold 1410 AM in New
Jersey.

For Mr. Kratoville, his love affair with radio has been life-long, after all
his father Jack is a long-time New York City area disc jockey.

³When I was 7 he took me to work with him and sat me down in the studio,²
Mr. Kratoville said. ³From that I was in love with it.²

WRIV president and Dawn Patrol disc jockey Bruce Tria said he wasn¹t
suprised to learn that of Mr. Kratoville¹s ambitions. Mr. Tria noted that
for many DJ¹s, like himself and Mr. Kratoville, the love of radio comes at a
young age.

³He¹s a very talented kid, ² Mr. Tria said. ³I wouldn¹t put him on there air
if here weren¹t, if he didn¹t sound good.²

The group has set up an account on kickstarter.com, which is a funding
platform for creative products. The project is not funded unless the group
meets their fundraising goal of $10,000. They are still more than $9,000
short of that goal.

Backers get a variety of gifts for their donations including on-air shout
outs and the ability to select playlists, depending on the amount of the
pledge.

³Our station will not just play music, it will be a lifestyle,² a
description of the project reads. ³NOW FM understands these people and how
they live through media. We will connect on a deeper level through social
media, events, clubs, and our personality on the air.²

To make a donation to the project, visit Kyle¹s kickstarter.com page.

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