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WAKV Sold

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ChrisWL1980
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WAKV Sold

Post by ChrisWL1980 » Fri Dec 04, 2020 2:58 pm

From RadioInsight:
Vintage Radio Enterprises sells Oldies/Standards 980 WAKV Otsego MI and the CP for 98.9 W255DF Otsego to Eric Mills and Scott Pastoor’s Qunicy-Richard LLC. The deal will be split with the buyer paying $85,000 for the stations and $10,000 for the real estate assets. The buyers own WYGR LLC and its “94.9 Jethro-FM” 1530 WYGR Wyoming/Grand Rapids along with its two translators.

I'd guess Vintage Radio is toast and Jethro will be expanding into the Kalamazoo market.



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Re: WAKV Sold

Post by MWmetalhead » Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:59 am

The crackly AM station will need some upgrades to have really useful coverage (at least daytime) in the Kalamazoo area. Bear in mind 94.1 from the Jackson area has a perfectly acceptable signal on many car radios in the Kalamazoo area.

More likely, the new owners will look to relocate the CP for the Otsego area translator to the Kalamazoo area or will seek to acquire an additional translator or translator CP to reach Kalamazoo on the FM dial.



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Re: WAKV Sold

Post by CK-722 » Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:41 am

In the old days at least, it might have made sense to swap out 1530 to Otsego and 980 to Wyoming. They have 101 watts omni PSSA on 980 in Otsego. It would have a very high NIF from WONE though. WCUB has an NIF of 28 mV/m from WONE.


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Re: WAKV Sold

Post by bugzapper » Sun Dec 06, 2020 11:53 am

It seems like one of their on air personalities passed away recently.



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Re: WAKV Sold

Post by leadsquirter » Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:44 am

I'm going to miss WAKV. Thank You Jim Higgs for all the years you put into this venture.



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Re: WAKV Sold

Post by olepd » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:38 pm

Thank YOU, leadsquirter.



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Re: WAKV Sold

Post by innate-in-you » Mon Jan 11, 2021 6:30 pm

MWmetalhead wrote:
Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:59 am
The crackly AM station will need some upgrades to have really useful coverage (at least daytime) in the Kalamazoo area. Bear in mind 94.1 from the Jackson area has a perfectly acceptable signal on many car radios in the Kalamazoo area.

More likely, the new owners will look to relocate the CP for the Otsego area translator to the Kalamazoo area or will seek to acquire an additional translator or translator CP to reach Kalamazoo on the FM dial.
The daytime signal is the lesser of its ills.
In nighttime, the skywave signal of WONE Dayton will cause havoc.



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Re: WAKV Sold

Post by ChrisWL1980 » Wed Mar 10, 2021 6:43 pm

WAKV's expected flip to Jethro FM has taken place. Simulcasting 1530/94.9/99.5.



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