Posted by cc on September 28, 2003 at 14:39:26:
In Reply to: Re: BBK posted by Issac on September 25, 2003 at 19:23:11:
: : : When is BBK going to be sold?
: Here is what will happen,
: 1)Get hometown bank to pull all advertising off their stations, after that they will rely on WMDC for all revenue (we all know that is the only station of theirs that bills anything)
: 2)Once they get into more debt, cause WMDC won't be able to support all 6 stations for long, sell off Ripon, and Waupun, next on the block is WTCX.
: 3)Time to sell off WFDL-FM, to the point they are in worse financail condition WMDC will have to go.
: Guess on who will buy what:
: WBJZ is not owned by Radio Minus, only LMAd, that will go back to the owner.
: WRPN-FM will sit silent a while, eventually going to Hometown Broadcasting or to WBJZ's owner
: WFDL-FM/WTCX-Clear Channel, Badger Broadcasting, Randy Hopper, or Bliss
: WFDL-AM goes back to WMRH and sold to a local group that brings the station back to Waupun
: WMDC goes to Richard Carlson and Loppy and Retro Radio Comes back.
: This is all a guess (above).
: Basically if you want to kill BBK, start a petition to get Hometown Bank to pull ALL Advertising.
All of this seems probable, but it will likely never happen. I don't see Clear Channel entering the Fond du Lac market. It's just not a Clear Channel market. If FDL or TCX had a much bigger presence in the overall Appleton-Oshkosh market, then CC might be willing to bite...until then...my vote is with Badger on buying those properties. Bliss is not much more better off than Radio Plus right now...so I don't see them buying anything.
There's so much potential at BJZ and RPN....somebody should just try and swope in and buy those properties now and save them. Strong signals, but the programming needs a little help.