St. Louis gets 100kW signal for Joy FM

[CCMDJ]

Almaniac27,

Thanks for the clarification.

[Tyke]

The real issue with this deal is on the financial side, not the formatic side.  The financials just don't make sense.  They don't add up.  This smells like the type of wacky, backroom Wall Street deal that got this country into economic trouble in the first place.  This is NOT a done deal.

Here's a link so you can check out the various articles in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch regarding the situation, including insights on the financial side of things (that's the side that the FCC should focus upon before they authorize the license transfer):

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/culture-club/

Look for all the stories labeled KFUO, LCMS, or KFUO/LCMS together.  You might be very surprised at the overall lack of funds on the side of JoyFM/Gateway, when you compare it to the final amount of the deal, which is around $24 million by the time it's all done a decade from now.

From my viewpoint, there's something's very fishy about this deal, and it all starts with Mr. Brashear and the secret negotiations.  Kudos to Sarah Miller and The Post-Dispatch for staying on top of the story.

[vchimpanzee]

Joy FM is Southern gospel!

At least that's the case in North Carolina. I suppose no one trademarked the name.

I would go along with the classical music listeners. I don't really choose to listen to it, but some days I leave the radio on after "Car Talk" and there's some good stuff there. That station pretty much ignores classical music during the week, but they think they're doing people a favor with HD-2. Everyone else has to settle for an out-of-market station with an iffy signal.

[ai4i]

Saint Louis will be losing the most spiritual music there is for a cheesy, or should I say Jeezy, pop station:
Mass in B minor, by JS Bach
Resurection Symphony, by Gustav Mahler
Requiem Mass, by Gabriel Faure
George Frederic Handel and the great JS Bach both signed their manuscripts with SDG.