Re: [IRCA] KNRV AM-1150 to drop local programming

["CHRIS KNIGHT" <cgknight63@xxxxxxx>]

According to the Federal Census Bureau (via local TV newscast), the Hispanic 
population in Denver comprises more than 50% of the total population. So, 
it's not surprising Spanish-language stations would do so well. I believe as 
of 5 years ago (maybe longer) there were no Spanish-language FM stations in 
the area. There are at least two now on FM, seven on AM: 1090, 1150, 1170 
(Windsor), 1220, 1280, 1450 (Greeley), and 1650.

Chris Knight
Fort Lupton, Colorado


> From: AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx (Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW)
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> Subject: [IRCA] KNRV AM-1150 to drop local programming
> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:15:37 -0600
>
> The Denver Business Journal reported today that Denver radio station
> KNRV-AM will drop its Spanish-language local news and sports programming
> and instead carry a national satellite feed from Radio Formula Satellite
> Network beginning August 1st.
>
> In a statement, Heberto Villers-Limas, station president and CEO of
> station owner New Radio Venture Inc., said his painful decision to
> discontinue local programming had nothing to do with the results of the
> radio operations, but rather is the result of a conflict between the
> station and shareholders. He did not elaborate.
>
> Another New Radio Venture Spanish station, KNUV-AM In Phoenix, plans to
> close down at the end of July, The Associated Press reported Tuesday,
> saying investors decided to pull the plug in the wake of advertising
> budget cuts.
>
> New Radio Venture will be dissolved in coming months, Villers-Limas
> said, but he hopes to form a new company.
>
> On the whole, stations targeting the Latino market have been doing well
> in Denver. Mexican-regional music station KXPK-FM is No. 3 in the latest
> Arbitron rankings (behind talk-news outlet KOA-AM and country station
> KYGO-FM) with a 5.8 share. Three other Latino-themed music stations
> KJMN-FM (No. 19, 1.4 share), KBNO-AM (No. 21 with a 1.2 share) and
> KMXA-AM (No. 23, 1.0) have been among the fastest-growing stations in
> the market, according to Denver Business Journal research.
>
> Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
> Westminster CO
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