Could iHeart buy it and take it dark or move it so WRGV 107.3 in Pensacola could upgrade to a full C1?
Maybe. I'd have to look into it and see if there any other upgrade impediments to 107.3. I don't know off the top of my head.
OK, got a change to do some basic measurements. If The Monkey were eliminated, it looks like it could clear all the co- and adjacent-channel stations and be suitable for a full Class C upgrade. That'd get the power up to 100 kW, but looking at coverage maps of WRGV (50 kW C0) versus WTXK (100 kW C) there's only like 10-15 miles more coverage in each direction. They're a good combo to compare since they are using the same antenna
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Here's the list of stations that I checked it against:
106.9A WRBE Lucedale, MS
107.1A WLVZ Collins MS
107.3A WFCG Tylertown, MS
107.3A WQZZ Boligee, AL
107.5C2 KNOL Jean Lafitte, LA
107.5A WVFG Uniontown, AL
107.7C2 WFXX Georgiana, AL
The ones that comes closest, spacing-wise seems to be WFCG Tylertown and WLVZ Collins.
A fun little mental exercise, but I'd be shocked if anyone other than EMF gets it. Dunno why I forgot about them when I said no one would want a little class A in that market. It's worth noting it would not only fill a gap in their network, but compliment WLVZ and KNOL, which are both 107.X K-Love affiliates.