Re: [IRCA] WKSH silent --- and KOAG flipping?

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

With all the excitement about WKSH being off, maybe I should not hold this till my weekly Thursday roundup:

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. Hello Glenn, Is it true that your 1640 agro/farm station is switching to oldies on Monday? Best wishes and 73's (Barry  :-) Davies, Carlisle UK, Sept 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Hi Barry, News to me; where did you hear that? Would not be surprised. This afternoon it`s football, Saturday afternoons being prime time for college football, but I think they were doing that anyway (Glenn to Barry via DXLD)

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/dxmidamerica/FormatFlips.html
(Barry, DXLD) Viz.:

1640 WKSH WI Sussex Silent pending sale by Disney as of 9-29
1680 KRJO*LA Monroe OLD C&W "Country Legends 1680", dropping OLD R&B 9-27
1640 KOAG*OK Enid 2b OLD "True" starting Mon 9-3o 9-27
(FormatFlips via DXLD)

Trouble with FF is that sources aren`t stated. Also note the 1680 entry which I have already reported, but DXMA misses its interim format for a sesquiyear or so, News/Talk/Business. * means outside the DXMA prime interest area.

As for 1640 Enid, the All-Ag format (originating with 250/7 watt KFLP 900 Floydada TX), will have lasted only half a sesquiyear; and its logo I availablized will become a collectors` item:
http://www.w4uvh.net/koag.jpg

Local radio gets zero coverage in the local press. I`ve looked around the Champlin Broadcasting and Chisholm Trail Broadcasting websites and find nothing about it. But have been monitoring 1640 more than usual:

Sat Sept 28 around 1910 and still at 2215 UT, some college football game. UT Sunday Sept 29 at 0040, sales job opening promo from Champlin Broadcasting jointly ``KOAG and KZLS True Oldies``, back to All-Ag news for now. Apparently 1640 will be on the True Oldies satfeed, like KZLS 99.7 Mustang/OKC has been for quite a while now, so does that mean 99.7 will also be flipping to something else, or duplicated? TO is also on KLIO 1070 Wichita audible here. Sunday morning circa 1230 UT it`s still Ag for one more day? I suppose call change will also be made ASAP, as our 1640 X-bander has yet to find an identity that worx. Meanwhile, next January`s ag expo in Enid will again be sponsored by KNID, not KOAG (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

And for those who may care about FM, as it`s all related --- 


** OKLAHOMA. Since news arrived that 1640 KOAG Enid would soon as of  Sept 30 flip to True Oldies, which has been on its sibling station 99.7 KZLS Mustang, I monitor the latter Sept 29 at 2246 UT, and find it has already flipped to: ``Country Legends 99.7, Hank FM``. (1680 KRJO Monroe LA also just flipped to Country Legends, but no Hank; tried // but music was not the same. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

``Branding HANK FM
Slogan Plays Everything Country
First air date March 25th, 2005
Format Country music & Classic Country
Owner Envision Radio Networks
Website http://hankfmradio.com

Hank FM is the on-air brand name of several radio stations in the United States and Canada. Stations using the Hank FM brand name typically air a country music & Classic Country format, and promote themselves as less strictly formatted than other country music stations, airing both new country and classic country music. They generally use the slogan (He) Plays Everything Country on their country music "Hank FM" branded radio stations or "Plays Country Legends" on their Classic Country "Hank FM" radio stations.

The format was conceived and is owned by Howard Kroeger - creator of the BOB FM format. Kroeger also provides the voice for HANK. The name may be inspired by legendary country musician Hank Williams. However, one station currently branded as Hank FM is not consistent with the format of the other stations, using the brand name for an adult hits format more similar to the Jack or Bob formats.

Hank FM stations
    Kalispell, Montana - KHNK
    Glen Rose, Texas   - KTFW-FM
    Savannah, Georgia  - WGCO

See also Hank FM stations in North America
    KHNK (Kalispell, MT)
    KTFW (Glen Rose, TX)
    WANK* (Tallahasse [sic], FL)
    WLHK (Indianapolis, IN)``

Ha, now it`s falling into place, as another of Champlin`s properties, KQOB 96.9, hijacked from Enid halfway to OKC market, has been ``Bob`` for several years. Wiki hasn`t yet caught up with OK developments, so how about the WTFDA FM database searching merely on Hank, finding several others:

KTFW-FM  92.1 GLEN ROSE TX       HANK FM               CLASSIC COUNTRY
KOME-FM  95.3 MERIDIAN TX        92.1 HANK FM EVERYTHING COUNTRY 
KHNK     95.9 COLUMBIA FALLS MT  95.9 HANK FM          COUNTRY
WLXO     96.1 STAMPING GROUND KY HANK 96.1             CLASSIC COUNTRY
WLHK     97.1 SHELBYVILLE IN     HANK FM               COUNTRY
WGCO     98.3 MIDWAY GA          HANK FM               CLASSIC COUNTRY
WANK     99.9 LAFAYETTE FL       99.9 HANK FM          ADULT HITS
CJHK-FM 100.7 BRIDGEWATER NS     HANK FM               COUNTRY
WDVH-FM 101.7 TRENTON FL         101.7 HANK FM         CLASSIC COUNTRY
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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