Friday, November 17, 2006

Clear Channel's loss could be College Radio's gain?

Let the feeding frenzy begin! With this buyout, Clear Channel is divesting itself of dozens of stations across the country. Supposedly none of them are in markets above Arbitron #100. But that could mean that a decent signal could be up for sale near your college, quite possibly for "cheap".

Of course, it'll still be many thousands (more likely 100's of thousands) of dollars. But the reality is that's still cheap for a decent AM or FM signal. And since you pay once for an item that reaps benefits immediately and continues to reap them for decades...it amortizes nicely. A perfect candidate for a capital campaign, no? Remember, it doesn't matter if you want a non-commercial/education station; the FCC allows you to make a station in the commercial band (92.1-107.9) into a NCE if you want. It's just commercial operations that can't run in the NCE band (87.9-92.1).

Below is a list of markets that CC has filed with the SEC that they have intentions of selling a station(s) in. Check it out, if there's something near your college...start talking to your college administration!

(Thanks to John Devecka via the CBI listserv for this list!)
Boise, ID * Market 203   1A   108
Lancaster, PA * Market 393 1A 113
Victorville, CA * Market 344 1A 127
Reading, PA * Market 147 1A 131
Shreveport, LA * Market 208 1A 132
Burlington, VT * Market 337 1A 136
Fayetteville, AR * Market 267 1A 141
Salisbury, MD * Market 347 1A 146
Ann Arbor, MI * Market 350 1A 147
Tyler, TX * Market 288 1A 149
Albany, OR * Market 230 1A 150
Montgomery, AL * Market 300 1A 151
Huntington, WV * Market 329 1A 156
Rome/Utica, NY * Market 151 1A 159
Poughkeepsie, NY * Market 339 1A 162
Anchorage, AK * Market 248 1A 172
San Luis Obispo, CA * Market 384 1A 173
Lincoln, NE * Market 273 1A 176
Fort Smith, AR * Market 268 1A 177
Binghamton, NY * Market 245 1A 179
Lebanon, NH * Market 392 1A 180
Lubbock, TX * Market 284 1A 182
Midland/Odessa TX * Market 286 1A 188
Tupelo, MS * Market 379 1A 189
Amarillo, TX * Market 277 1A 195
Yakima, WA * Market 242 1A 201
Tri-Cities, WA * Market 407 1A 202
Duluth, MN * Market 424 1A 204
Santa Barbara, CA * Market 186 1A 207
Medford, OR * Market 231 1A 212
Bangor, ME * Market 352 1A 216
Fargo, ND * Market 361 1A 223
Laurel, MS * Market 381 1A 227
Rochester, MN * Market 371 1A 230
Charlottesville, VA * Market 174 1A 231
Muskegon, MI * Market 375 1A 232
Marion/Carbondale, IL * Market 380 1A 235
Eau Claire, WI * Market 348 1A 242
Abilene, TX * Market 360 1A 243
Wheeling, WV * Market 330 1A 248
Lima, OH * Market 220 1A 249
Parkersburg, WV * Market 410 1A 249.1
Battle Creek, MI * Market 294 1A 258
Billings, MT * Market 403 1A 260
Wichita Falls, TX * Market 387 1A 261
Texarkana, TX * Market 287 1A 262
Augusta, ME * Market 377 1A 266
Williamsport, PA * Market 159 1A 269
Sioux City, IA * Market 395 1A 272
Mankato, MN * Market 370 1A 273
Lawton, OK * Market 276 1A 282
Cookeville, TN * Market 107 1A 284
Bismarck, ND * Market 211 1A 285
Grand Forks, ND * Market 244 1A 287
Jonesboro, AR * Market 374 1A 289
Cheyenne, WY * Market 240 1A 290
The Florida Keys, FL * Market 123 1A 291
Mason City, IA * Market 372 1A 292
Meridian, MS * Market 408 1A 295
Casper, WY * Market 239 1A 297
Ashland/Mansfield, OH * Market 369 1A NR
Ashtabula, OH * Market 368 1A NR
Bozeman, MT * Market 404 1A NR
Burlington, IA * Market 197 1A NR
Centralia, WA * Market 237 1A NR
Chillicothe, OH * Market 214 1A NR
Defiance, OH * Market 217 1A NR
Dickinson, ND * Market 363 1A NR
Fairbanks, AK * Market 249 1A NR
Farmington, NM * Market 262 1A NR
Findlay/Tiffin, OH * Market 218 1A NR
Fort Dodge, IA * Market 200 1A NR
Frankfort, KY * Market 411 1A NR
Gadsden, AL * Market 298 1A NR
Gallup, NM * Market 362 1A NR
Laramie, WY * Market 420 1A NR
Lufkin, TX * Market 285 1A NR
Marion, OH * Market 222 1A NR
Minot, ND * Market 246 1A NR
Missoula, MT * Market 405 1A NR
Ogallala, NE * Market 274 1A NR
Pocatello, ID * Market 204 1A NR
Randolph, VT * Market 390 1A NR
Sandusky, OH * Market 223 1A NR
Shelby, MT * Market 406 1A NR
Somerset, KY * Market 391 1A NR
Springfield, IL * Market 292 1A NR
Twin Falls, ID * Market 206 1A NR
Victoria, TX * Market 289 1A NR
Yuma, AZ * Market 260 1A NR




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