Jacob Barker of KXEG filed a silent STA request on behalf of Gabrielle Broadcasting. Reason cited in application was , "LICENSEE RECENTLY LOST THE USE OF THE STATION'S TOWER SITE DUE TO A SALE OF THE REAL PROPERTY UNDERNEATH THE AM TOWER. LICENSEE IS EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR RELOCATING THE STATION TO A NEW TOWER SITE." KQFN is on that same tower and has made no similar notice to FCC.
Maybe KQFN is the one who bought the land and kicked KXEG out? Maybe KXEG didnt pay their rent and were kicked out? Maybe they aren't telling the entire truth?
Those are all possibilities. I am not claiming to know anything or making accusations.. but sometimes you have to read between the lines.
Barker leased space in his shed and on his tower to KQFN, making CRC a renter. Because KFNN is a Class D, they could diplex on another stick with a more stable situation than what Barker offered. The Nurse and I even wonder if Barker let Cohen know 12~Eight was on leased land? Downside for CRC is the cost of another engineering study to move the stick.
I drove past the stick shack (and former KHEP AM/FM studios) on 38th Avenue the other day and they spent a lot of money to upgrade the HVAC system to take on the 50,000 watt transmitter of KQFN (even removing the vintage "KHEP" sign on the roof). The American Tower sign that I've noticed in photos online was nowhere to be found.
Being in an industrial area in one of the rough parts of Phoenix City Limits, I can't see how that land would have sold for more than the stations' values are worth.
Looks like someone has found a use for KXEG's sister station in Colorado Springs: it's going Regional Mexican as a simulcast of KRYE Pueblo "El Tigre".
from allaccess.com
In addition, MEDIA SERVICES GROUP's STEPHEN A. SLOAN has been appointed receiver for GABRIELLE BROADCASTING LICENSEE ORDINAL and is handling the operation and sale of KXEG-A and K241CS/PHOENIX. Parties interested in acquiring the stations can contact STEPHEN C. SLOAN, Director, MEDIA SERVICES GROUP, INC., 90 Bow Street, EAST GREENWICH, RI 02818 or (401) 447-9616.
Somebody needs to light up 1280 within the next couple of weeks to keep the license alive.
catfish (lower case C) sez the tower was sold to Vertical Bridge, so the new owner doesn't get lease payments from KQFN. The Nurse and I are frantically searching the Media Hut storage room to see if we have enough S&H Green Stamps to make an offer.
I've got $10 and some Pizza Hut coupons from the back of Y-95 stickers...
I don't know if Mike Barna has the interest, but that translator on Shaw Butte would have some value.
hmmmm...maybe Vic Michaels (aka the King of Translators) will make a deal...his Valley cluster consists of only one AM with a 3 watt translator.