Not aware that this is part of any "crusade," but rather the marketplace at work. Willing buyer, willing seller.
The real story is the lack of any other qualified buyers.
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Report: WDRQ To Be Sold
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Not aware that this is part of any "crusade," but rather the marketplace at work. Willing buyer, willing seller.
The real story is the lack of any other qualified buyers.
Stevie's station has never been dramatically political; it is a music station intended to be a bit broader outlet for Black music.
It also shows how shallow the print media reporter pool in newspaper newsrooms have become.
TV station had a PR article Pushed by the buyer. Mission Broadcasting To Acquire WADL-TV Detroit From Adell Broadcasting
Have seen nothing of the like from either end of this deal. That is usually how these end up in local papers and news sources if someone "on the inside" is not interested in the subject.
Cumulus Media sells 93.1 WDRQ to Family Life Radio
Detroit's 93.1 FM WDRQ has been sold to Christian-based Family Life Radio, the organization announced on Tuesday.
www.wxyz.com
Local Article. Incorrectly speaks about FLR having a AM in Detroit as well.
No, no crusade. EMF has sold stations to secular groups when they find a better opportunity
Assuming the position even exists in newspapers already slashed to the bone. One could probably count on both hands the number of media beat reporters left with both their hands and still have fingers left over.
They (Family Life Radio) did not stay out of Detroit very long. 4 to 5 months at the latest I should think. And this was their goal, a full powered FM in the market.
I wonder if Cumulus could be wanting to get WDRQ off the table to try to engineer a swap with Audacy or Beasley involving WDVD. One of those two gets ‘DVD and maybe WJR in return for a smaller market (or a signal or two in one) that Cumulus seems more successful and “comfortable” to operate in, or they could expand in? It would make sense to keep ‘DVD to market since it likely bills more and has better brand recognition vs. anything on 93.1 in the last 2 decades.
One would assume 96.3 and 760 are also on the market for the right price or deal. Yes, they have that studio space, but I wonder if Cumulus would rather use 96.3 for a swap/trade. If nobody wanted 760 with 96.3, Cumulus would likely hang on to it like they have in Los Angeles.
One would assume 96.3 and 760 are also on the market for the right price or deal. Yes, they have that studio space, but I wonder if Cumulus would rather use 96.3 for a swap/trade. If nobody wanted 760 with 96.3, Cumulus would likely hang on to it like they have in Los Angeles.
I was wondering the same thing. Maybe a swap for 104.5 in Memphis would give Cumulus that 5th FM. Same for Audacy in Detroit. Seems like there would have to be another station in another market to swap for as well.
It was well planned, appealed to listener base and all.
Family Life Radio Detroit Update
I wanted to personally reach out to you and share some important updates about our radio ministry in the Detroit area. We have been praying and seeking God’s guidance on a difficult decision regarding our radio
www.myflr.org
Me too, so I checked the APA, courtesy of FCCdata.org:
Purchase Price. The purchase price for the sale, assignment, transfer and
conveyance of the Assets shall be Three Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,100,000)
Looking at the Detroit FM allocations, I notice the market shares almost the exact frequency allocations as the LA, Chicago, and NYC markets. Was this by design, or some kind of convenient coincidence? 93.1, 93.9, 94.7, 95.5, 96.3, 98.7, 99.5, 104.3, 105.1, 105.9, 106.7, 107.5, etc etc are all allocations in these markets, and in some cases the allotted frequencies are almost identical. Compared to Philadelphia or Boston where the FM allocations are quite different. It’s rare to see markets where the FM frequencies are almost the exact same.
Agree. Isn’t KRBE one of their best performing CHR’s in one of their biggest markets? I would imagine they would be dumping low performing middle of the pack markets like Syracuse, SLC or NOLA
It's a stand-alone station in an era where it's very important to have an array of stations you can package for sales.
It is over 880 stations, including translators.
They need as many stations as it takes to cover 100% of the US and its territories with signals that provide both of their formats.