Re: Solution for WWZN

[Dan.Strassberg@att.net]

The licensee of KXL is the same Rose City Radio that holds the license of 
WWZN (and WSNR--which didn't stay with Sporting News Radio until this comedy 
format launched). KXL is a legacy signal and a killer signal--arguably the 
best of Portland's AMs (750 kHz 50 kW-D/20 kW-N DA-2). Yes KEX is 50 kW-U and 
Class A besides, but if there isn't a lot of co-channel interference, 20 kW 
on 750 trumps 50 kW on 1190. I think 750 is pretty quiet at night in the 
Pacific Northwest--aside from KXL, of course.

Leased ethnic was obviously the best way to bring in cash in the New York 
market, so WSNR flipped, But the last time I was in Portland OR (maybe five 
years ago), the whole AM dial spoke English. Lotta religion--but all in 
English. Blew me away. Portland is not a huge market, but it's pretty big and 
even then I didn't think that there were any major markets left in the US 
where the AM band was still almost purely in English.

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dan.strassberg@att.net
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> Here's what WWZN could do!!
> - Aaron
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> from today's Radio Business Report:
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> All Comedy Radio announces first affiliates
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> All Comedy Radio, the Hollywood-based radio network, announced their first 
> three radio station affiliates today: KXL-AM, Portland, Oregon; WTTB-AM, 
> Vero Beach, Florida; and KLFJ-AM, Springfield, Missouri. All Comedy Radio 
> will provide a continuous stream of 24/7 comedy radio programming, mixing 
> recorded stand-up routines, interview segments with professional comedians, 
> morning show-type radio comedy bits and comedy jock personality hosts.
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> For more info, contact Michael O'Shea, co-founder and CEO of All Comedy 
> Radio at: michael@allcomedyradio.com or 206-931-1200
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