New Move-in in Tulsa- LIVE Rush Limbaugh

[Kent]

> When Pat Robertson owned KNTL back in '90 Del Giorno wa shis
> national PD dude. They also bought some florida stations and
> a D.C. station to start a "Newstalk on FM" network. They had
> Rush lined up but last minute he formed EIB and bailed on
> them (so the story goes) so they aired some tired old guys
> instead that did not last more than a year as I recall. That
> station became a Christian station under Robertson shortly
> thereafter. I think Del Giorno wa sbased in Virginia Beach
> at the time....

I thought it was Swaggart who owned KNTL when KJIL "King Jesus Is Lord" 104.9 flipped to FM talk, though it was sold to Broadcast Equities, which may have been Robertson, shortly after the launch.  From everything I heard, it was a doomed venture from the start, and no one was surprised it flipped to CCM as "The Light" about a year later.  Someone told me the sales staff would often sit around and pray for divine inspiration rather than hit the streets and do its job!

[Kent]

> However c3's do have the FCC window to raise their height to
> meet the new c3 classification. 100,000 watt kmmy at 1500
> feet reaches in pretty well. If KCXR could climb, they would
> cover well too. They still seem to be the best bets. I know
> someones tower is getting taller.. still trying to find out
> who...

KMMY 97.1 is getting a taller tower (about 250 feet), but it will still be in Eufala.  It looks like it will put a slightly better signal into Ft. Smith, but it will just put a marginal signal over more of Tulsa once it happens.

[Tulsaradioguy]

>
> I thought it was Swaggart who owned KNTL when KJIL "King
> Jesus Is Lord" 104.9 flipped to FM talk, though it was sold
> to Broadcast Equities, which may have been Robertson,
> shortly after the launch.  From everything I heard, it was a
> doomed venture from the start, and no one was surprised it
> flipped to CCM as "The Light" about a year later.  Someone
> told me the sales staff would often sit around and pray for
> divine inspiration rather than hit the streets and do its
> job!
>
Broadcast Equities was owned by Robertson, and he bought it before the flip. The sales staff was led by Steve Faulkner as I recall, and except for a few holdovers from Swggart was all mainstream people. I think the doom was in not landing Rush to anchor the network.