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Post by David on Sept 29, 2017 12:31:49 GMT -6
Just searched the FCC database for KTKK and KLLB (as well as DKTKK and DKLLB), and the licenses for both stations have been deleted. Wikipedia states that the license for KTKK was surrendered on September 27TH. Since both stations were broadcasting from the same tower and owned by the same organization, it appears that both licenses have been surrendered. The deletion of KTKK and KLLB effectively reduces the "mystery" Salt Lake AM station that's for sale on the RadioTV Deals site to KWDZ or (possibly) KFNZ. I'd be willing to bet that it's KWDZ, since iHeart hasn't done anything with 910 AM since it went silent in 2015 and doesn't seem to have any interest in returning the station to the air full time. Moreover, iHeart has a huge debt load to deal with, and some extra cash from the sale of KWDZ wouldn't hurt them any. From everything that I've read about Kona Coast Radio, the company appears to be financially stable and is looking to expand into other medium sized radio markets such as Salt Lake City.
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Post by seattlefollower on Sept 29, 2017 21:10:31 GMT -6
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Sept 29, 2017 22:40:17 GMT -6
I find it very odd that K-Talk didn't file to swap the KTKK callsign to 1640. It's apparently up for grabs now and it will probably be snatched up pretty quickly.
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Post by David on Sept 30, 2017 10:42:33 GMT -6
I find it very odd that K-Talk didn't file to swap the KTKK callsign to 1640. It's apparently up for grabs now and it will probably be snatched up pretty quickly. Yes, that's definitely a desirable call which will probably be recycled many times in the next decade . . . kind of like KNFL!  What I think is strange is that KLLB just filed an STA to remain silent in June, and then surrendered their license about three months later. If they had planned on surrendering the license, I can't understand why they would bother filing an STA instead of just surrendering the license like KTKK did. IMHO, filing an STA to remain silent suggests they had plans to put the station back on the air at some point or sell the license. FWIW, the "super1640.com" web address which was in use when KBJA was still carrying a Spanish language format now directs to the K-TALK media web site. |
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Oct 1, 2017 21:28:24 GMT -6
RadioInsight is reporting that the site used by KLLB and KTKK (KTKK being under STA for half of forever) was demolished in June.
Come to think of it, why didn't one or both of those stations diplex or triplex at the KBJA site?
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Post by David on Oct 1, 2017 22:09:31 GMT -6
The owner of KTKK and KLLB had known for almost a decade that the KLLB tower would eventually be demolished. The tower was located at the end of a stub street with a sign posted indicating that the street would continue with future development, i.e. yet another housing development: www.fybush.com/sites/2008/site-080502.htmlKTKK effectively eliminated the need to diplex its 630 AM signal by moving its programming to 1640, which has a better signal with less interference at night. According to the Fybush site, the KBJA antenna is located on the same tower as the antenna for KKAT-AM. I'd imagine the number of signals that can be transmitted from one tower is limited due to interference and signal loss, which may explain why the license for KLLB was surrendered instead of triplexing the station off the KKAT/KBJA tower. I've lost track of how many AM stations in Salt Lake and vicinity have lost their tower sites to housing developments in the past 10 years. It's rather ironic to note, however, that the housing development in Riverton built on the former site of the KWDZ towers is (oddly enough) "The Towers" on S. Tower Ridge Dr. How appropriate!  |
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Post by David on Oct 3, 2017 22:45:36 GMT -6
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Post by amanuensis on Oct 4, 2017 13:57:57 GMT -6
The KTKK cancellation letter contains an obvious spelling error AND a grammatical mistake.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Oct 5, 2017 3:30:30 GMT -6
At least I can read that one. The other one (which I assume is the KLLB letter) is so badly garbled that it doesn't display properly in my PDF viewer.
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