Gow to buy 97.5

[Mediafrog+]

I think GOW would sell the AM or take it silent. 

More likely is that 1560 becomes fulltime Yahoo Sports Network national programming, and all the local hosts go to the FM. 

Might make more sense to move the ESPN national feed to 1560 fulltime, and have YSR and local programming on the FM.  Of course, this may depend on the current contract status with ESPN.

Wonder if both stations will be "The Game" ?  I would think a call change to KGOW-FM for 97.5 might happen, although calls are pretty much irrelevant in a PPM world...but the branding tie-in wouldn't hurt.

What would be the chances of them going something like 30kw OMNI (daytime) from its west side xmtr site?

None, as you have co-channel KTXZ just 110 miles to the west.  Also first adjacent issues with some other stations (La Grange, Navasota.)

[purpledevil]

I think GOW would sell the AM or take it silent. 

More likely is that 1560 becomes fulltime Yahoo Sports Network national programming, and all the local hosts go to the FM. 

Might make more sense to move the ESPN national feed to 1560 fulltime, and have YSR and local programming on the FM.  Of course, this may depend on the current contract status with ESPN.

Wonder if both stations will be "The Game" ?  I would think a call change to KGOW-FM for 97.5 might happen, although calls are pretty much irrelevant in a PPM world...but the branding tie-in wouldn't hurt.

What would be the chances of them going something like 30kw OMNI (daytime) from its west side xmtr site?

None, as you have co-channel KTXZ just 110 miles to the west.  Also first adjacent issues with some other stations (La Grange, Navasota.)

I think it would be a safe bet to say that the KFNC calls are on borrowed time. Why would you allow your newly purchased station to remain with calls that were requested for a failed news/talk station venture by the previous ownership group? I understand why Cumulus never bothered, but David Gow? Doubtful. Otherwise we'd still have the KILE calls at 1560.

I don't expect us to get "97.5 The Game", Frog. I suspect it will simply remain "ESPN 97.5". Why did Cumulus drop "The Ticket" from 97.5 anyhow? Was there ever an explanation given? Did ESPN have some say in that decision?