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The M Street Journal Radio's Journal of Record NEW YORK NASHVILLE September 6, 2000 Vol. 17 No. 36 and radio's looking to claim a KID STUFF. Kids have money to spend, big money, larger share of the marketing dollars directed their way. But to muscle in on the cereal, fast food, toy and other ad bucks being spent to reach children under 12, radio needs research. Arbitron's new survey of kids' listening habits in New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis is just the start. It shows that kids are active radio users, that they "get" and respond to commercials, and that they're happy to hop onto the web and order products advertised on the radio (using mom's credit card, of course). Arbitron's big hurdle was finding out whether the diary is a reliable tool to collect listening from those aged 6 to 11. Arbitron says it is. But the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is the People Meter - which requires only that kids carry around a small detection device. Including kids in the survey could literally help pay for the People Meter's introduction. Arbitron's Pierre Bouvard is deeply involved with the kids' radio effort and so is a New York -based broadcaster consortium named "Next Generation" -- though oddly enough, it doesn't include Disney /ABC. With or without The Mouse, look for lots more talk about kids and radio. changes that bring in DIAL TWISTING IN DENVER. Start with a bunch of ownership new owners like Emmis and Salem. Then mix in Clear Channel, which just closed on AMFM Inc. and is itching to make some changes. And you've given listeners enough dial twisting for a whole year, in the space of one holiday- shortened week. Clear Channel started it by knocking off smooth jazz "K- High" at 95.7 and replacing it with a CHR called "Kiss 95.7." That was Friday, September 1, going into the Labor Day weekend. CC parked the smooth jazz format on the Internet at the "KHIH.com ", but that wasn't enough to discourage Jefferson -Pilot: By the time weekend was over, J -P had detonated its classic country KKCK -FM, 104.3 (it remains on KCKK, 1600) and put a smooth jazz station there. On Tuesday, Emmis remodeled its brand -new FM in Denver, KXPK, Evergreen at 96.5. It ended the hard -rock "Peak" and replaced it with a friendlier- sounding "80s and beyond" modern rock format that harkened back to The Peak's origins. Another thing: Howard Stern is off KXPK. And you know what? We won't be surprised if there aren't still more changes coming to the Mile -High City. Like: What will Salem do with "Alice ", KALC? new ownership) ( // simulcast) FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES ( # change accompanies formerly becomes AL Homewood (Birmingham) WRLR -97.3 rock adds Lex & Terry AZ Phoenix KFYI -910 # news & talk KGME, sports Phoenix KGME -550 # sports KFYI, news & talk (KFYI and KGME swap frequencies) CA Lemoore (Visalia) KJOP -1240* # spanish EWTN - Catholic (KJOP enters an LMA -to -buy with IHR Educational Broadcasting) Long Beach (L.A.) KLTX -1390 # religion spanish religion / /KMRO (Hi -Favor Broadcasting's KLTX, enters an LMA with Radio Nueva Vida) Palmdale (Lancaster) KUTY -1470 regional Mexican Unica - spanish talk Rosamond (Lancaster) KLKX -93.5 classic rock WW1 Adult - rock San Bernardino(Rivsd.) KLTH -1240 religion // KLTX religion "K- Light" CO Denver KHIH -95.7 smooth jazz CHR "Kiss FM" Estes Park(Ft Collins) KXUU -102.1 # KRKI, silent CHR "U -102" Evergreen (Denver) KXPK -96.5 # modern rock modern classics (KXPK drops Howard Stern mornings) ROBERT UNMACHT and PAT McCRUMMEN, Publishers STEVE APEL, MICHAEL CRIDER, MICHELLE JASKO, Associate Editors KELLI GRISEZ, Graphics P.O. Box 23150, Nashville, TN 37202 Phone (615) 251 -1525 Fax (615) 251 -8798 TOM TAYLOR, News Editor Phone (609) 883-3321 Fax (609) 883 -5696 e -mail MStreetTom @AOL.com Copyright 2000 M Street Corporation. All rights reserved. No portion of the M Street Journal may be copied, faxed, retransmitted, or reproduced in any torm 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. 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The Ninth Edition M Street Radiio Directory is available for $65.00 (plus shipping & handling). www.americanradiohistory.com THE M STREET JOURNAL page 2 Sept. 6, 2000 FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES (cont'd) CO Hayden KRMR -107.3 new talk (KRMR also adds Imus in the morning) Lakewood (Denver) KCKK -1600 classic CW // FM classic country Longmont (Denver) KCKK -FM -104.3 classic country smooth jazz "Oasis" (The classic country format remains on AM sister, KCKK) FL Alachua (Gainsville) WNDT -92.5 rock // WNDD classic hits // WNDD Altamonte Sp.(Orlando) WORL -660 # AP - news adds business days Bradenton (Sarasota) WWPR -1490 adult standards oldies "Pier 1490" Chiefland WNDN -107.9 rock // WNDD classic hits // WNDD Cocoa (Titusville) WRFB -860 easy listening silent (WRFB goes silent to allow WGUL Dunedin, FL to upgrade) Cross City WDFL -1240 # WW1 country // FM WW1 - country Cross City(Gainesvil) WKZY -106.9 # WW1 - country WW1 - adult standards (The country format remains on WDFL) Eustis WKIQ -1240 talk JRN - classic country Five Points (Lakeland) WCJX -106.5 # new WW1 - rhythmic oldies Miami WTMI -93.1 # classical & jazz drops jazz overnights (WTMI is now in a combo with urban WEDR, AC WFLC & urban AC WHQT) Silver Springs(Gain.) WNDD -95.5 rock classic hits GA Gainesville (Atlanta) WYAY -106.7 country "Y- 106.7" country "Eagle 106.7" (The "Eagle" will target men with a focus on country from 1986 -1995) Moultrie WMTM -1300 CW // FM, s. gosp. oldies / /FM & s. gospel Moultrie (Albany) WMTM -FM -93.9 country oldies "Power 94" North Atlanta WCNN -680 urban AC / /WALR -FM ESPN - sports "The Fan" Sylvester (Albany) WWSG -102.1 new testing Valdosta WYZK -96.7 classic hits adds Lex & Terry IL Sandwich (Chicago) WAUR -930 Catholic // WYPA adds brokered talk Tuscola (Champaign) WEBX -93.5 # rock adds Mancow mornings IN Corydon (Louisville) WSFR -107.7 drops Bob & Tom adds Lex & Terry LA Erath (Lafayette) KRKA -107.9 classic rock drops Bob & Tom Shreveport KBED -102.9 # sports // KRMD reported silent (A new format is expected in 6 -8 weeks) MD Hagerstown WWMD -104.7 # easy listening country // WAYZ -FM (WWMD enters an LMA -to -buy with country WYAZ -FM & WHGT, talk WCBG and classic hits WSRT; this format is temporary) MO Otterville KOTT -107.7 # new religion NY Middletown WALL -1340 talk /sports / /WEOK ESPN - sports // WEOK Phoenix (Syracuse) WRDS -102.1 # urban country "Big Cow 102" (WRDS enters an LMA -to -buy with WKRL- FM,WKRH,WTKW,WTKV,WTLA & WSGO) Poughkeepsie WEOK -1390 talk & sports ESPN - sports NC Durham WDUR -1490 black gospel / /WNNL oldies // WTRG (WDUR simulcasts new sister WTRG, 100.7 MHz) OH Niles (Youngstown) WRTK -1540 rock // WNCD oldies // WBBG (WRTK continues its simulcast of 106.1 MHz as it changes format) OK Kingfisher (O.K.C.) KLGH -105.3 new cont. Christ. "K -Light" Woodward KSIW -1450 sports // WWLS -FM WW1 Hot- country / /KWFX RI Pawtucket (Providence) WICE -550 talk adds Mancow mornings Westerly (New London) WWRX -FM -103.7 # classic rock modern rock // WFNX SC North Myrtle Beach WGSN -900 # hot AC // WNMB easy listening // WNMB North Myrtle Beach WNMB -105.9 # hot AC WEZV, easy listening SD Pierre KCCR -1240 # AC & talk classic hits & talk (KCCR retains Bruce Williams nights) Pierre KLXS -FM -95.3 # oldies WW1 - AC "XS -95" (KLXS -FM & KCCR enter an LMA -to -buy with Waitt Radio Inc.) TN Belle Meade(Nashville) WNPL -106.7 rhythmmic oldies rock "Beaver 106" (WNPL also adds Lex & Terry mornings) TX Bay City KXGJ -101.7 classic country JRN - classic country Big Sandy (Longview) KBAU -90.7* # silent KTAA, gospel Carthage KGAS -1590 country // FM SRN - southern gospel El Campo KIOX -FM -96.9 country adds JRN CD - country Granbury KPAR -1420 # country JRN- class. CW / /KCUB -FM (KPAR enters an LMA -to -buy with C. Winsett Reddoch) VA Bowling Green (Rich.) WWUZ -96.9 classic hits drops Bob & Tom WI Hudson (Minneapolis) WDGY -630 talk & sports One -on -One - sports (WDGY drops Imus in the morning) BC Victoria CHTT -FM -103.1 CJVI (AM), oldies CHR "Hot 103" PQ Longueuil (Montreal) CKOO -FM -98.5 CIEL -FM, French AC French CHR "Cool FM" (CKOO -FM targets a younger demographic than sister French CHR CKOI -FM) www.americanradiohistory.com THE M STREET JOURNAL page 3 Sept. 6, 2000 ( & reapplication) NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS ( * non -commercial station) ( + competes with existing application) MO 91.9* Cuba 5000 w, 249 ft New Life Evangelistic Center 91.7* Salem 6000 w, 236 ft Miracle Radio, Inc. Returned /Dismissed Applications NY 88.5* Corinth (D) Pensacola Christian College 90.1 *+ Lockport (R) Harvest Time Bcstg., Inc. NEW STATIONS: GRANTS PA 89.1* Ballinger 100 w (v), 328 ft Lighthouse Christian Academy NB 96.5 Fredericton 50 w Joy FM Network, Inc. (This station will have a religious format) TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: GRANTS AL W205BX -88.9* Eufaula 13 w, WJFM Family Worship Center W212BR -90.3* Greenville 27 w, WJFM Family Worship Center W211BP -90.1* Hamilton 27 w, WJFM Family Worship Center TN W217BG -91.3* Pikeville 10 w, WJFM Family Worship Center CONSTRIICTION PERMIT ACTIVITY AR KBNV-90.1* Fayetteville license to cover for new station CA KPIG-107.5 Freedom increases to 5400 w, 338 ft KUFX-98.5 San Jose decreases to 10000 w CO KCMN-1530 Colorado Springs increases to 15000 w days, ND CT WAPJ-89.9* Torrington changes to 40 w, 276 ft, changes xmtr location to 41 -48 -08 73 -09 -50 FL WIKX-92.9 Punta Gorda increases to 100000 w, 807 ft, changes xmtr loc.