Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Format change at KMZN-740

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

Plus, what purpose did a 250 watt am serve when it just simulcasted an FM?
Nothing, except running up the electric bill.. the owner can at least
likely make the AM pay for itself here and leave some extra coin in the
bank, whereas that probably wasn't happening before.

Paul


On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 8:01 PM, neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We DXers have to strongly consider Paul's radio biz experience here. IMHO
> it is quite likely that you have another small market AMer just fighting to
> survive and their owner thinks this move gives them a better chance.
>
> 73 KAZ hoping small town AM can survive regardless of format!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Aug 17, 2015 7:11 PM
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> >Cc: ABDX <abdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, NRC <am@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [NRC-AM] [IRCA] Format change at KMZN-740
> >
> >A move that doesnt make sense? You cant think of it from a DX'ers point of
> >view, but from a station manager and local advertisers point of view.
> >
> >You can't hear 1700 in Oskaloosa very well, if at all, at night i'd bet.
> >
> >Plus,why would local, small town mom n pop businesses advertise on a big
> >Des Moines station? Same reason why in some midwestern places you can hear
> >country on 6 spots on the dial..... even if people in town can hear a
> >distant signal, they want something local that will support local teams,
> >local causes and local businesses.
> >
> >Paul
> >
> >
> >On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Rick Dau <drummer1965us@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Not sure when this happened, but it's been very recently, and I noticed
> it
> >> for the first time this afternoon.  In a move that makes 0% sense,
> KMZN-740
> >> has dumped its simulcast of KBOE 104.9's hot country format and is now
> all
> >> sports.  Station was running Jim Rome followed by a ToH update from CBS
> >> Sports Radio when I tuned in.  There is probably nothing on KMZN's
> >> programming lineup that isn't already being offered on KBGG-1700 in
> >> 55-miles-distant Des Moines, a city that is also home to all-sports
> >> KXNO-1460.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Rick Dau
> >> South Omaha, Nebraska EN21AF
> >>
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