The Journal Broadcast Group is one step closer to completing its purchase of KMTV (Cox Channel 5) from Emmis Communications.Journal is selling KOMJ (1490 AM) to Cochise Broadcasting, LLC. According to paperwork filed with the Federal Communications Commission, Cochise will pay $500,00 and agrees not to purchase another station in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area for at least one year.
FCC rules required Journal to sell at least one of its six radio Omaha radio stations in order to comply with radio-television cross-ownership rules.
Cochise Broadcasting is owned by Jana and Ted Tucker, Sr. of Jackson, Wyo. As Jonathan Ellis reports on Northpine.com, KOMJ's new owners will have to construct their own studio and hire new staff.
Journal has been operating KMTV under a local marketing agreement since Dec. 5, 2005. Thursday, Emmis filed the application to transfer KMTV's license to Journal.
4 comments:
Too bad they can't force Journal to sell 590. What a horrible waste of such a potent signal, once home of a legendary operation.
R.I.P., WOW
WOW was doomed as soon as they were not given a clear channel designation (or even a clear channel lite designation like KFAB).
BigSports 590 is dull, like most sports stations, but AM doesn't carry audio as well as FM, and it can't compete for sound quality, so it goes to information (news or sports).
News formats have been tried and they always turn into boring talkshow downloaded from a satellite. That leaves sports.
It would have been great to get 590 into a clearchannel lite designation so that it could aim its antenna array to the west. You might be able to hear it in Canada, but its very noisy in Norfolk. BS590 is about what we can expect.
I'm still amazed at how fucking dumb some people are!
The changes at 1490 that I've heard have been mostly positive. I miss the outstanding personalities, but I don't miss the same crusty commercials they've been running for years or the 5 - 10 minutes of silence I would hear from time to time. The music seems to flow much better too.
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