A new station at 103.7 in OKC???

[okcbill]

I heard from a reliable source about some signal testing this weekend (Aug 25/26) on 103.7 in the OKC area. Apparently some deep pockets bought something and is planning to bring a jazz format into OKC again. Anyone know anything about this?

[X-Man]

Hadn't heard anything about this, I'm just curious of how's that going to affect KVSP which is at 103.5. Besides, even if they do the format it's not going to cover OKC very well, on formats like Smooth Jazz they would be better on a full power signal instead of a rimshot.

[okcbill]

I just heard about this Wednesday. I agree with you completely on the signal issue. Aside from that, frankly I don't see a jazz format working here for any length of time; two books max, three with extreme luck. In my opinion, musically speaking, this is still too much of a R&R and also CW market. A SJ satellite feed could get by for some time, but I don't see it going forward.

[OKCRadioGuy]

Who knows on the signal limitations but I just remember that Porter Davis had around a 3-share out of his 97.9 from the northside.  The biggest challenge  I see for this new stick if they try Jazz will be lack of coverage to Edmondites.  If it doesn't make it to Edmond, I wish them well.. It'll be hard to sell.  Most of the people that count as far as buying power for that format live up there.  No signal on their alarm clocks, no buy.

[okcbill]

This morning I learned the parties responsible for this have been doing a lot of paper shuffling with the FCC for a number of months now. This makes me wonder if they're starting from ground zero, or if they've bought something already in existence and will simply move to a slightly different frequency with a format change.

[Kent]

Well, KOCD 103.7 is moving from Wilburton (McAlester) to Okemah according to FCC paperwork.  It will put a signal closer to OKC, but it won't be a usable signal in OKC proper.  It will put a good signal into Shawnee, though.

[Media Mogul]

The best thing they could do with that signal is to sell it to Perry and simulcast it with 103.5... With the combination of the two signals, you could sell that in OKC. 103.7 on the east side, 103.5 on the west side. He is going to have some serious coverage problems with 103.5 otherwise when that starts biting into his signal about the time you hit Tinker AFB.

I would assume with it's location and power, that the new station will have a very similar signal to KQCV 95.1...

[Kent]

I would assume with it's location and power, that the new station will have a very similar signal to KQCV 95.1...

Correct.  It will be almost the exact same signal.  If it really adopts a jazz format, that will be good news for my mother, who lives in Tulsa and still misses KOAS.  She likes KJZT but has a tough time picking it up at her house while KQCV-FM comes in on home stereos and car radios quite nicely.  In fact, she complains about KQCV because her seek stops on "some religious station" when flipping between KTSO and K 95!  Too bad she wouldn't listen to K 95 FM when I worked there part-time!

KQCV tends to do a lot better than the signal parameters indicate, and that leads me to wonder if KOCD will do nearly as well when it comes to penetrating Oklahoma City.  After all, KQCV-FM only has KHBZ-FM as a second adjacent to worry about.  KOCD will have a first adjacent in KVSP-FM, which, while removed from Oklahoma City, also does much better than the signal parameters say it should, and a second adjacent in KMGL. 

[kxojdj]

Kent-when did you work at K95?  Who was the PD?

[BehindTheLines]

Kent-when did you work at K95?  Who was the PD?

Does anyone remember during the Gerry M reign...they had Kevan Seal tracking evenings...what was the name he used on K-95?

Didn't he spend time at KXOJ right after that? How long did he work for KXOJ and what was his job there?