Re: [IRCA] AM station for sale on E-Bay

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Good Morning:

Thanks Paul for the detailed  information on WIPS 1250.

Dennis,
Salmon Creek, WA

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From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx> 

> That should be *WIPS*. 
> 
> SHould check more carefully before I type when Im so tired on my way to bed. 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 1:49 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < 
> walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> 
> > This is WIPIS 1250 Ticonderoga, NY... 1KW Day and 85 Watts at night. 
> > 
> > The studios are in Crown Point, NY in the same building as a NY State 
> > Tropopers Barracks and the feed to the Ticonderoga transmitter is sent back 
> > to the transmitter via a DSL internet connection from the Crown Point 
> > studios. The owner of WIPS is a publishing company and local dialup Internet 
> > service provider. 
> > 
> > The transmitter and audio processing need SERIOUS work. A friend drove 
> > through and the signal was very week. 
> > 
> > The station was taken silent on December 23rd, 2007 because the license was 
> > losing money, no revenue was being generated. 
> > 
> > The first mistake is locating the studio in a town of 2000 people 8 miles 
> > by road from the City of License, a town of 5000 people. The signal also 
> > doesn't cover Burlington or Rutland that well. 
> > 
> > You'd have to have one full time air person who could do production, 
> > promotions and office work... and 2 commission noly full time sales people 
> > to make this thing work. 
> > 
> > Just wanted to pass along what I know. 
> > 
> > Also, I found an AM Construction Permit for sale in New York 
> > 
> > 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/RADIO-STATION-AM-CONSTRUCTION-PERMIT-FOR-SALE_W0QQitemZ19024 
> 4924702QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item190244924702&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A16% 
> 7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 
> > 
> > Look below at the figures in terms of population... the signal isn't going 
> > to be very useable past the 1mv contour to the average person. hose numbers 
> > get higher as you go because the .2mv is very very weak and includes major 
> > cities nearby 
> > 
> > Paul 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 1:34 AM, wrote: 
> > 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Good Morning: 
> >> 
> >> AM station for sale from the upper New York, Vermont area. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Business-Opportunity-Commercial-AM-Radio-Station_W0QQitemZ18 
> 0276615018QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180276615018&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C66% 
> >> 3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 
> >> 
> >> Dennis, 
> >> Salmon Creek, WA 
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> > -- 
> > Sincerely, 
> > Paul B. Walker, Jr. 
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> > 
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> 
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