If iHeart wanted to use the KUBE calls elsewhere, they would have applied for that at the same time with the other changes. Now they are up for grabs for anyone to take them. Still will be interesting to see where they end upThe only thing I check as far as the FCC is the reports available to Radio Insight premium subscribers. The changes mentioned above were in that report today, still no sign of the KUBE calls.
Not so fast; iHeart reserved KUBE calls on April 21 right after the Seattle swap took effect.If iHeart wanted to use the KUBE calls elsewhere, they would have applied for that at the same time with the other changes. Now they are up for grabs for anyone to take them. Still will be interesting to see where they end up
They have a station in Tulsa, OK called "The Jet" 93.5, maybe there? Also, they have 4 other FM's and 2 AM'sNot so fast; iHeart reserved KUBE calls on April 21 right after the Seattle swap took effect.
Tulsa is the address of the licensee (i.e. IHM Licenses LLC), it appears on many if not all iHeart stations. Where the KUBE calls will go is still up in the air.They have a station in Tulsa, OK called "The Jet" 93.5, maybe there? Also, they have 4 other FM's and 2 AM's
True that. It's a practice I disagree with in a lot of cases, but iHeart did it when KUBE moved off of 104.9, so there's no reason to believe they won't do it again.Any time you are talking about an AM station in Riverside, that just screams "Call Sign Storage Locker"
It has happened before where a station will pick a callsign but never actually broadcast with it. The most recent example I can think of was several years ago in Reno, when all of the Shamrock stations changed calls prior to launching.Doubtful it will be 107.9 in Sacramento…
Call sign issued last week is KSTE-FM. They have a second-tier talk station on AM in the market with the same calls.
Portland has KMTT neatly stored away on 910.True that. It's a practice I disagree with in a lot of cases, but iHeart did it when KUBE moved off of 104.9, so there's no reason to believe they won't do it again.
Ironic that Audacy has KMTT parked there when there is about a 0.0001% chance of them ever needing these calls again for a station branded as “The Mountain.” They parked the call letters down there many years ago, and now the calls are about as useful as some of the other infamous call signs we’ve seen over the years (KBUP comes to mind).Portland has KMTT neatly stored away on 910.
My favorite was Pat's old 96.5FM/KKMI (Kick Me).Ironic that Audacy has KMTT parked there when there is about a 0.0001% chance of them ever needing these calls again for a station branded as “The Mountain.” They parked the call letters down there many years ago, and now the calls are about as useful as some of the other infamous call signs we’ve seen over the years (KBUP comes to mind).
Believe me, they did not pay 6 million to win the bid for the 107.9 license, add to that the cost of building out the facility, just to simulcast a second rate, mostly syndicated AM talk station on a full market signal. The KSTE calls are in place till either the real ones are assigned, which could reveal too early or give insight to the new format. If they do stay, it's probably because the new station will only be referred to by the brand name.Doubtful it will be 107.9 in Sacramento…
Call sign issued last week is KSTE-FM. They have a second-tier talk station on AM in the market with the same calls.
Answer is no. Call letters are used to identify a transmission within that region, and are issued based on availability. Groups may shuffle the calls around between their stations to keep a potential competitor from using them.A question:. Are there certain situations when the FCC will assign call letters to just the "company" itself, as iHeart seems to have done, without a set destination for them, an AM/FM facility built or not, that's owned by the company?
Use it or lose it, basically? Like, you can temporarily reserve a callsign, but if you can't find a station to put it on, then it goes back into the public?Answer is no. Call letters are used to identify a transmission within that region, and are issued based on availability. Groups may shuffle the calls around between their stations to keep a potential competitor from using them.
If you aren't a licensee of a radio station, you can't be assigned a call sign. Sometimes call signs are abandoned after being changed to a different one, another station may pick it up once available. As mentioned, many times a station will send a call sign to another one of it's stations within a group, just to keep it away from competition. Think of it like professional football: Most player trades are sent to a team outside the original team' division, NFC to AFC, or vise versa.Use it or lose it, basically? Like, you can temporarily reserve a callsign, but if you can't find a station to put it on, then it goes back into the public?
So, if a broadcaster requests a call sign, but doesn't place it one of their properties, how long can they keep it until the FCC takes it back? Or do they even keep track of it to make sure that's been done.If you aren't a licensee of a radio station, you can't be assigned a call sign. Sometimes call signs are abandoned after being changed to a different one, another station may pick it up once available. As mentioned, many times a station will send a call sign to another one of it's stations within a group, just to keep it away from competition. Think of it like professional football: Most player trades are sent to a team outside the original team' division, NFC to AFC, or vise versa.