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The M Street Journal Radio's Journal of Record NEW YORK NASHVILLE July 2, 1997 Vol. 14 No. 26 0.2% SOLUTION. Many blessings on this $1 billion deal: First the FCC blesses, then the Reverend Jesse Jackson pronounces his own blessings on the two settlement agreements that make possible the historic $1,075,000,000 deal between Viacom, Chancellor Broadcasting and Evergreen Media. One agreement -- a package totaling $2 million -- covers Washington, D.C. The other (and smaller) agreement covers the New York City piece of the merger. The Commission is careful to note that neither Jackson's Rainbow Coalition nor the New York -based group will benefit financially from the settlements, beyond reimbursement of legal fees. There should be plenty of changes flowing from last week's closings by Chancellor and Evergreen, both in ownership and formats. See page 9 of this week's M Street Journal for details on the settlements. *1 WITH A BULLET?. New mid -year Duncan group revenue charts award Evergreen /Chancellor, Clear Channel, Capstar and Citadel bullets for notable chart performance. Suddenly Westinghouse /CBS has a rival, as Chancellor /Evergreen comes within about $200 million in estimated revenue of CBS' $1,018,000,000. Clear Channel's acquisition of Paxson will increase its revenues by about $100 million. Capstar's buying binge more than doubles its revenue and ups its rank from #10 six months ago to #7. While Citadel vaults from #27 to #16 on the Jim Duncan- tallied list. And a familiar group inches into the top ten: Emmis, up from #13 to #10. More details on page 11. FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES ( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) formerly becomes AL Dothan WESP -102.5 classic hits adds John Boy & Billy AZ Cave Creek (Phoenix) KCCF -1100 new MOR (standards & soft AC) AR Clarksville KXI0-106.9 JSN - soft AC JSN - adult contemporary CA Redding KLXR -1230 talk, sports / /KNRO WW1 - adult standards Salinas (Monterey) KLXM -97.9 # new regional Mexican (KLXM is now a combo with KCTY and KRAY) San Francisco KSAN -FM -94.9 # country dance CHR // KYLD (KYLD moves from 107.7 MHz and sells the 107.7 station & KSAN calls to Susquehanna Radio) CO Trinidad KCRT -FM -92.5 JSN - AC JSN - classic rock (KCRT -FM is one of the first two affiliates of Jones' new format) DE Wilmington WMPH -91.7* variety adds MC -1 - CHR (MC -1 is the Music Channel One radio network of Fayetteville, AR) FL Century (Pensacola) WPFL -105.1 # R &B oldies remains ABC -hot AC (this corrects previous listing) Jupiter (W. Palm Bch.) WTPX -105.5 new stunting (WTPX plans to debut a new format later this summer) La Belle WKZY -92.5 silent country // WIKX (WKZY expects to debut a locally- originated format in the future) GA Thomaston WSFT -1220 country reported silent IN North Vernon WINN -106.1 # CHR oldies "Oldies 106.1" (WINN and sister WKRP enter an LMA -to -buy with WCSI and WKKG) KS Liberal KSCB -1270 talk adds Sports Byline Pittsburg (Joplin) KRPS -89.9* news & classical adds jazz (9pm to 12m) Pratt KGLS -93.1 # ABC - country to be classic rock (Aug.) (KGLS has added and will keep John Boy & Billy, and will add Don & Mike) ME Camden (Central ME) WQSS -102.5 adult contemporary JSN - soft AC Millinocket WSYY -1240 oldies reported silent (WSYY is off air due to vandalism and expects to return later this month) ROBERT UNMACHT and PAT McCRUMMEN, Publishers JUNE BARNES and STEVEN APEL, Associate Editors PAM RIGGINS, Office Manager JENNIFER HOELZEL-MORGAN and KEN BURNS, Administrative Assistants P.O. Box 1479, Madison, TN 37116-1479 Phone (615) 865 -1525 Fax (615) 865 -2598 TOM TAYLOR, NEWS EDITOR Phone (609) 883 -3321 Fax (609) 883 -5696 e -mail MStreetTom @AOL.com Copyright 1997 M Street Corporation. All rights reserved. No portion of The M Street Journal may be copied, faxed, retransmitted, or reproduced in any forth without the written permission of the publishers. All efforts are made to keep the data as accurate as possible. However, errors and omissions are unavoidable. Formats of stations listed reflect the analysis and groupings of M Street Corp. and may differ from the station's opinion or interpretation. ISSN 1052 -7109 The M Street Journal is published weekly except the last week of December. Subscriptions are available for $139 per year, which includes a copy of the annual M Street Radio Directory. Subscriptions are also available for $41 per quarter. The directory is available separately for $49.95 (plus shipping & handling). www.americanradiohistory.com THE M STREET JOURNAL page 2 July 2, 1997 FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES (cont'd) MD Baltimore WITH -1230 # oldies Christian talk // WAVA (WITH plans a locally -programmed Christian format in mid -July) Baltimore WXYV -102.7 urban CHR "102.7 XYV" MI Flint WFBE -95.1 # class. /jazz /alter. reported silent (WFBE will return as a commercial station) Muskegon WKBZ -850 # news & talk standards & talk (WKBZ and WKBZ -FM are in an LMA -to -buy with WQWQ) Muskegon Heights WQWQ -1520 # cont. Christian adds SKY - cont. Christ. MI Tawas City WQLB -103.3 new JSN - classic rock (WQLB is one of the first two affiliates of Jones' new format) MS Laurel WMXI -98.1 silent contemporary Christian MO Cassville KRLK -100.1 # country reported silent (KRLK plans to return in mid -July and will simulcast adult standards KOMC) Mountain View KXOZ -96.9 adult contemporary reported silent Piedmont KPWB -1140 southern gospel AFR - cont. Christian NV Las Vegas KKW -1060 Christian talk adds black gospel (8 -12m) NY Garden City (Long Is.) WLIR -FM -92.7 modern AC adds Love Phones (11p-la) Lake Placid WIRD -920 talk & AC // WLPW adds JSN - AC // WLPW Lake Placid WLPW -105.5 adult contemporary adds JSN - AC New City (Westchester) WRKL -910 AC & talk all talk Syracuse WJPZ -89.1* rock - CHR dance - CHR "Z -89" Tupper Lake WRGR -102.3 AC // WLPW adds JSN - AC // WLPW NC Fairview (Asheville) WTZY -880 new talk // WTZK -1350 Kinston WLNR -1230 talk WW1 - adult standards Kinston (New Bern) WZBR -97.7 70's oldies / /WNBR JSN - classic country Morganton (Hickory) WMNC -1430 classic country adds JSN - classic CW Morganton (Hickory) WMNC -FM -92.1 oldies WW1 Hot - country Rose Hill WBSY -104.7 country & gospel JSN - classic CW // WZBR OH Campbell (Youngstown) WASN -1330 cont. Christian reported silent (WASN's LMA with WBBG, WBBW, WHOT -FM, WPIC, WRTK and WYFM ends) OK Ketchum (Joplin) KGND -107.5 adult contemporary classic hits "K- Grand" Muskogee KBIX -1490 # so. gospel // KHJM One -on -One - sports SC Anderson WANS -1280 talk & standards adds JSN - standards Hartsville (Florence) WHSC -1450 news ABC Real - country TN Rogersville WRGS -1370 JSN CD - CW / /WEYE to JSN -classic CW // WEYE Surgoinsville WEYE -104.3 JSN CD - country to JSN -classic CW (Aug.) TX Crane (Odessa) KXOI -810 silent Spanish Christian Eastland KEAS -1590 southern gospel talk & country Graham KSWA -1330 country gold -based AC Kermit KERB -FM -106.3 # regional Mexican Span. c. Christ. // KUBR (KERB -FM is in an LMA -to -buy with Paulino Bernal) VA Cape Charles (Norfolk) WROX -FM -96.1 modern rock adds Mancow Muller Lynchburg WRVL -88.3* religion adds SKY - cont. Christian Norfolk WTAR -790 talk & sports to be WNIS, news /talk Norfolk WNIS -850 news & talk to be WTAR, talk /sports (WNIS and WTAR plan to swap frequencies and formats on July 15, 1997) Virginia Beach (Norf.) WVAB -1550 news reported silent WA Everett (Seattle) KRKO -1380 talk adds Imus WV Fisher WQWV -103.7 new country WI Marshfield (Wausau) WLJY -106.5 easy listening soft AC "Lite FM" Spencer WOSQ -92.3 ABC - country ABC Real - country MB Winnipeg CHIQ -94.3 hot AC CHR "Q- 94.3" NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS ( * non -commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application) IA 107.5 Castana 25000 w, 328 ft Maple River, LLC KS 96.3 Cawker City 13000 w, 230 ft Waconda Broadcasting Corp. MI 90.7* Mt. Pleasant 1500 w, 190 ft Great Lakes Broadcast Academy 89.9* Rogers Heights no facils given Great Lakes Broadcast Academy (Great Lakes has addi tional apps for 88.1 KHz, 91.1 KHz, and 91.7 KHz) MO 89.9* Tipton 2700 w, 1902 ft New Life Evangelistic Center MT 88.7* Kalispell 220 w, 400 ft Stockton Christian Life Coll. NC 89.9* Sneads Ferry 1500 w (v), 512 ft Praise Broadcasting Network TX 88.1* Doss 6000 w (v), 328 ft American Bcstg. Educ. Found. MB 101.5 Winnipeg 1200 w Univ. of Manitoba Students Union YT 97.5 Carcross 5 w Carcross Radio Society www.americanradiohistory.com THE M STREET JOURNAL page 3 July 2, 1997 NEW APPLICATIONS (cont'd) All of the following applications are for the AM expanded band, which are 10000 w days, 1000 w nights, non -directional facilities. The applicant's call letters and city of license are indicated in place of the facilities. AL 1700 Huntsville WEUP, Huntsville Hundley Batts & Virginia Cables AR 1650 Ft. Smith KWHN, Ft. Smith Gulfstar Comm. AR Lic., Inc. CA 1630 Clovis KOQO, Clovis D & V Equinox XX, Inc. CA 1650 Costa Mesa KNOB, Costa Mesa Mt. Wilson FM Broadcasters, Inc. 1680 Fresno KXEX, Fresno Rak Communications, Inc. 1660 Merced KTFN, Merced Clarke Broadcasting Corp. 1670 Moreno Valley KHPY, Moreno Valley Delbert L. Van Voorhis 1670 Redding KNRO, Redding Power Surge, Inc. 1690 Roseville KRCX, Roseville EMI Sacramento Radio, Inc. 1640 Vallejo KXBT, Vallejo Quick Broadcasting, Inc. (This is KXBT's formal appl ication for its already- operating expanded band facility) CO 1650 Denver KRKS, Denver Salem Media of CO, Inc.