Purpledevil Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/89717/radio-disney-to-sell-all-but-one-station/Our local 1590 KMIC is on the list for divestiture. Besides KCOH at 1230, it is the last English formatted music station on the AM band.Will you miss it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 My kids might, though now they carry their own music so the loss might not be noticed at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebird65 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I wasn't aware there was a Radio Disney. Of course, being at least 35 years or more outside of their demographic and having no kids of my own might have a little to do with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Wasn't even aware they had Disney Radio either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technoevil Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I think part of their problem is that it is an AM station. Not many kids and teens listen to AM. I know I didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Me neither Technoevil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 More true today than it was in 1999 when Radio Disney took over 1590 from KYOK. I personally hate to see it go; not so much that I really ever listened much to it, but the fact that it resembled some vestige of how Top 40 radio used to sound on AM in this City. My beef with the move is that likely 1590 is going to be preaching in Spanish, and begging for money in return for prayers. It's about all that's left that will make any profit for an AM facility. Regardless, the now over 60 year long English language station at 1590 is likely seeing its last days. 1590 goes off the air September 26th, and will not return until the new owners assume the license...whoever that may be.If we get to September 26, 2015 without a new owner and KMIC is still dark, then we lose the entire license as mandated by law. Then the allocation goes up for auction, and we'll all likely be old(er) and gray(er) before Houston hears a sound, other than static, at 1590 kilocycles. Now, I sincerely doubt that would be allowed to transpire, but as stated above, would anyone besides us hardcore radio nerds even notice 1590 off the air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Now that's crazy. Is there anything anyone at the station can do about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Besides picking up their severance package? No, everyone locally is out of a job come September 26th, unfortunately. Rest assured, the license itself won't be lost. Even if Disney doesn't find a buyer for KMIC quickly, they have the option of turning 1590 back on for one (1) day, air a legal ID of "KMIC-Houston" once an hour, for a 24 hour period, and return it to silence once that's completed. That resets the clock for KMIC, giving it another year before the license would be deleted. It's safe to say, someone is going to snatch up 1590, sooner rather than later. This is the 6th largest radio market in the country, and a license here is not going to sit dormant for very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 It'll be very interesting to see this playing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger198619 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 what about a true oldies format with songs from 50's and 60's i think it could work, but what company would have enough balls to program something like that, we will just have to play the waiting game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 My uncle has been asking the same question about that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 It'd be nice, but extremely unlikely. There you have KCOH playing Urban Oldies throughout the week, interspersed with community talk and programming. It barely squeaks out a tenth to 3/10s of a share per monthly measurement. That's not much at all. The difference is that KCOH has a following, a long and established core audience that recognizes it as the voice of Black Houston, and rightfully so. KCOH has been in the forefront of community involvement for over 60 years, whether at its longtime home of 1430, or now at 1230. That brand loyalty is what saved KCOH. The Black community stood up and did something when news of the impending death of KCOH made the news. The same was not repeated up in Dallas, where equally established "Soul 73" KKDA was lost to Korean programming. Could a start up Oldies station do any better than one with an entire community backing it? The unfortunate answer is no, and it's quite the shame. KLDE was on FM, and a Houston signal at that. In 2000 it was swapped to Lake Jackson's 107-5, a downgrade from 94-5. A couple of years later it adjusted to "107-5 KLDE" and dropped the 50's. Then came K-Hits, which dropped the pre-Beatles music. Then it became "107-5 The Eagle" and dropped most of the rest of the 60's, except for the Skynyrds and Steppenwolfs of the world. Then we lost "The Arrow", and The Eagle dropped the rest. Now, what once was KLDE, is basically now KLOL or KKRW. If Oldies couldn't continue on its path on the FM, there's no way the format would be able to keep from losing money by the truckload on a 5 kilowatt AM facility like 1590.The ONLY hope for any type of Oldies to end up on 1590 is for Jesse Dunn to purchase it from Disney, conclude the contract with Liberman for the airtime on 1230, and move KCOH programming to 1590.Now THAT, would be some historical irony. KCOH on 1590, almost sounds inconceivable to someone in my generation that well remembers the long Urban war between then KCOH 1430 and KYOK 1590. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 If Latino-owned radio stations were sold, you know they would have a big hissy fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Come on BlueDogs, don't be THAT guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I'm not. Has any radio station in Dallas-Fort Worth got rid of Disney related radio shows as well ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Yep, KMKI-Plano/DFW at 620kHz is in the same predicament that KMIC is in. It, too, will leave the air on September 26th, barring someone swooping in and buying the station prior to the 26th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 So I'm assuming this is the norm with radio stations lately ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Bumping to inform that 1590 KMIC has been sold to Daij Media for $3.2 mil. For those unfamiliar with Daij, they are the operators of several stations here in the market already, including 88-1, 95-1, 880, 980, and 1380 AM. Likely 1590 will either become Spanish language religious or Arab programming. No announcement on when Daij will take control of KMIC's signal, as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Disney still has those Disney movies to brag about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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