Adios Pure Country.

Any Portland coverage for the station? I know great valley signal and now 3 spanish FM's (KSND coming) Will be interesing to see if they all survive in a year along with the AM's. Will Don Coss now change his new station to Spanish?

so they flipped??

If "they flipped" I'm damn good at spanish

Try 103.7 fm. Definitely spanish.

Anyone know when the flip happened? Too far south to hear it...

KXPC Valley coverage map

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=kxpc&sr=Y&s=C

With booster over Molalla from High Camp site...

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KXPC-1&service=FB&status=L&hours=U

ah...owned by Portland Broadcasting LLC based out of Albany Oregon.

NOT HAPPENING!!!!!!!! KXPC IS OFF THE AIR. AND WILL RETURN AS PURE COUNTRY. STAY TUNED.

re: the coverage maps above: what's the point of the booster, which seems to exclusively cover the main signal's local contour? To improve coverage in the shadow north of (some mountain)?

Also: What technical measures are needed to make an on-channel booster "work"... without effectively jamming the main signal?

It increases signal strength on the north end of the coverage area. Sometime back, the main signal was off the air for several months but the booster still made the Portland ratings! Boosters are only used when their signal is completely encompassed within the 60dbu contour of the main station.

They flipped about a year ago. it's just a different dialect that sounds a lot like english country. But believe me...IT IS ESPAÑOL.

Currently, 103.7 KXPC is still Pure Country.

It WAS Spanish for a while this morning, then dead air for a while... then back to country! STL or satellite problem ?

Definitely a technical problem. The head-end is in Portland, and the staff is in Albany. Must have been when the problem was detected, they had to race to Portland to get it corrected. (hey, that rhymes)

Could they be officially flipping to Espanol, manana? This could be bad for KSND, if KXPC beats them to the punch with Regional Mexican on FM.

Has anyone called the station to find out what's going on? :-)

Will it be Bustos or Churchill to purchase KXPC?Asta la vista "Pure Country" Baby

I've heard that it was churchill who worked a deal with Marathon to purchase kxpc, no definitive word on that, just another rumor until all the facts come out.

How mucho do you guys think KXPC is woth considering the not so crisp signal into Portland?
Coss paid 1.7 mill for KSND with a fairly small coverage area.

It's usually the competition who starts these kind of rumors.

Will you guys be satisfied if all fm's went spanish?
How about those of us that speak only english?
I won't speak spanish. Those mexicans sneak into my country, and comit crimes just doing so and expext us to bend over bqackwards and give them everything they want.
They steal our tax dollars, want free citizenship and refuse to speak or learn english. Then jokers like Bustos decides they're going to buy any radio station they can and flip it to spanish whatever. I left Southern California 25 years ago, because i got tired of telling the Mexicans that i will not speak spanish. They bitched back and said i will learn spanish. Sorry, but i will not speak spanish.
When i went to work in Anaheim and i use the local transit service, there's only mexicans on the bus.
I worked at Shruflo in Anaheim. They moved to Santa Ana so they can be with the spanish speaking mexiicans.
I wanted to work in inspection. Sorry, you don't speak spanish You can't work there!
So i move to Vancouver, Washington. Now it's happening here too. You need to stop being so excited that english languange is being elimited and the mexicans will keep invading and taking away our media.
Are you an english speaking American or a backstabbing liberal who says open the borders?
I expect to be deleted from this board anyway after this is read a few times because i must be a racist.

It is not too much to ask people who want to come to the U.S. to do so legally, and to learn the language. However, the "English only" argument usually degenerates to racism in that immigrants are expected to completely give up their heritage. What business is it of yours to dictate what others want to listen to on the radio?

So far, most of the stations that have converted to Spanish were previously money-losers, as was the case in L.A. years ago. If somebody can turn a money-pit around into a lucrative business, that's simply American capitalism.

An article in today's Eugene Register Guard about Churchill buying KWVT mentions they are also in the process of adding a seventh Spanish radio station, but it doesn't say where.

Jessinw. Do you listen to all the English stations. Be honest, no you don't listen to all stations and you have almost every option of music and talk. Depending on the station the quality might not be as good as we would like but you do have options. Just like the business world where there is an opportunity to make money that is the American way like Randy said.

You just had a bad experience in California, (and knowing PDX reputation as it is PDX doesn't care for Californians of either language) Back to radio there are many options and all media companies are trying to make money. If they could make money on Russian radio being that there are a few here then someone will try eventually. I have seen it in other markets that have Pakistani, Korean, and other language media.

For issues of practicality, I think that it is appropriate for government agencies to have an official language for their internal operations. By this, I mean that it is the perogative of city hall, the state government, etc to say, "all our laws and legal documents will be in English. All of our meetings, both public and private, will be conducted in English." However, this does not extend to what privately owned media outlets put on the air. Let them Spanish programming; let them broadcast Korean programming; let them play Bollywood music. It is their right to do so.

The one argument (or insinuation) that I do find ridiculous is this idea that a given format or style of programming somehow "deserves" to be on FM. You name it: Regional Mexican music, call-in talk radio, preachers, left-wing community activists, 1960s pop music, college student produced programs, Bollywood music, etc; what quality of the format makes it a "deserving" occupant for an FM frequency? Did God ordain it?

Harikrishna.....Acutally there is a station that positions itself as a Tracendental Meditation station. Can't remember where....

It sounds like KXPC will be Churchill's seventh Spanish-language radio station. With a Eugene booster, 103.7 would be the ultimate signal for "La X" to cover the entire Willamette Valley.

Jessinw you are going to have to go back to Hitler's territory or go re-unite with your ancestors back to England if that is where your racist ancestors are from.
This country was founded by immigrants and I don't believe immigration will ever end. So you might want to start swimming so you can make it back alive.

Which is Churchills 6th?
As far as I know they have two in Eugene, One in Portland and Two in Washington. That adds up to 5.

kewl

I count 3 Churchill stations in Eugene: 660(Junction City), 1450 & 1600.

Good call, Jay_zie! Yes, 1600 KOPT's format isn't Spanish.

I beg your pardon! I was just counting stations owned and didn't connect with the other part of the equation.

"This country was founded by immigrants..."

Jay-zie, thanks for the F.U. to Jessinw, but I beg your pardon, my family was already here, long before any stinkin' white "Founders" and we were doing just fine until they brought guns, liquor, disease and extermination to this continent.

And to Jessinw:

It's "YOUR country"? Shut the hell up!
You know what's funny? I know several of "those mexicans", and they write (and spell) much better than you do!

Love,
Mrs. Merk, Cascade Chinuk
Direct descendent of Chief Tumulth (Tomalsch) who was hanged (in error) by the famous idiot Phil Sheridan, after he (Tumulth) had warned the soldiers they were about be attacked. His wife, my great-great-great grandmother was later paid in gold coins by the US government as compensation, which she later spent on a fancy headstone marker for his grave at the Pioneer/Indian cemetery, now near Bonneville Dam.

Cocked locked and ready to rall, right behind you Mrs. M!!!

To Lundun:
It's gotta be sad to see your old stations morph into something like that. I remember you from KXPC's predecessor, KIQY, and before that, even.

Have you considered adopting "Guillermo Londres" as a new air name?

Mrs. M Hats off to you. I was going to as Jessinw if he likes going to parties with a white pointed hood...

You guys are so funny!
It's just a warning, Bustos and others will buy anything they can and change it to spanish.
I guess you better start learning their language!

BTW, they're not immigrants if they come here without permission from the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA government!
We don't need tonbe helping them by having "Events" spnnsord by gov Ted to get them papers after they're here, and speaking Spanish so they don't have to speak ENGLISH!
I know of many who have worked in Yamhill County for 20 years and not speaking a word of ENGLISH!
It has nothing to do with racism. You liberals will do anything to have a Democratic controlled government.
Oregon refuses to get going on the "real ID Act" passed by Congress which is the law now.
Gov. Ted and you liberals insist it's racist to make EVERYONE comply with the legal id law.
Bull, EVERYONE must have poroper documents to live in a country with borders, language and culture, just like any other country.
And being EXCITED about radio stations flipping to Spanish means you're a liberal wanting to help turn the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA into a Spanish domitaded language, when the majority of us speak ENGLSIH. We won't let that happen. it's one thing if the Mexicans come here legally and Spanish becomes the dominant language. But not when they sneak over the border and expect the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to become a hispanic dominated country.

PDX doesn't care for Californians of either language...

(damn californian immigrants!)

especially since they took their over inflated real estate millions moved north and drove up the housing prices from Medford to Bellingham...

Mrs. M. Your relatives should have scalped Lewis and Clark when they had the chance. See what happens when you try to be nice. That Custer thing turned out pretty good, but it was too late by then! My wife's maternal side let the Russians into Kodiak another ooops!

Sadly, Jess was beginning to make a valid point or two before he got lost in anger and hatred.

My Belief... All are welcome, but wait your turn, and come here legally, then have at the american dream. Hey, sneak in to Dizzyland, or Safeco field, and they throw you out if they catch you.

Think of The U.S. as a big amusement park. Gotta buy the ticket to get in.

There was no ticket booth at Jamestown.......

Wheel of morality turn, turn, turn. Show us the lesson that we should learn..........

Despite what on the surface sound a bit like nazi teachings, maybe he's thinking it's more like the Rashneesh moving into Antelope.

"...turn the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA into a Spanish domitaded language, when the majority of us speak ENGLSIH. We won't let that happen..."

OMG! I'm so scared but I can't stop laughing...and who's "we"?

Hola a todos, mi casa es su casa

Who else has immigrant roots? Oh, virtually all of us?

Gracias, Big Ears.

(No paramos de reír en toda la tarde, es que es un cachondo mental... Nuestra opinión le importa un pepino)

It is amazing how many folks still make smores over burning crosses.

.....like the Rashneesh moving into Antelope.....

And one of us was dumb enough to sell a car to a young couple staying with friends in Tacoma. They joined the Rajneesh group, but never bothered to transfer the title or get plates, and got about a dozen various tickets throughout Oregon. Man was that a headache!

Thank goodness they didn't buy a string of radio stations and flip them to Hindi....


"...and who's "we"?

Maybe that "Rogue River" group.........

My grandparents were Slovenian boat people!

Add KDJQ 890 Meridian ID to the Churchill list.
SW Idaho now has 3 FM and 2 AM Mexican formatted stations.

Reminds me of the T-shirt with some of the more famous Native American Chiefs with the caption "Fighting Terrorism since 1492"

Jessinw you are an extremely racist person. I am not a lib and actually think alot of libs are nuts but you take the cake. If your a conservative we don't want you in our camp. As far as a station turing Spanish, its just because your some spare who may have bounced around from station to station that you can't stand the fact that some stations have switched to Spanish. You know I love Prog Rock and I would love to see a station do nothing but that type of music but would they generate $ probably not. You are a bigger idiot than we give you credit for.

I would love to be on the air again, as would many of us in this forum. As one who could never get radio out of my heart, I am happy that I have a part-time gig working behind the scenes. To say that all of us on the beach are victims of immigrants is ignorant, stupid and utterly false.

Those who do technical work have no language barrier, and always benefit when a once suffering station turns a profit. On-air and sales positions may require a bi-lingual approach, but much of what makes a station go is still in the universal language of science and hard work.

If investors will keep a station from going dark, is the language of the programming relevant? Furthermore, like any format, how permanent is a change if it does not make money?

Again, if you want to "preserve English as the language of radio" then you need to buy and operate all of these stations yourself. Got the scratch? No? Then do us all a favor, and shut up. These stations serve a community and make a buck in the process. Last I checked, that is what radio is all about.

> And being EXCITED about radio stations flipping
> to Spanish means you're a liberal wanting to
> help turn the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA into a
> Spanish domitaded language, when the majority of
> us speak ENGLSIH.

The United States of America is a language??? Please, my friend, take a few deep breaths and proofread your writing.

Seriously, though I cannot envision a day when somebody who does not speak English could live in the U.S. and reach the highest levels of its society. There are some pretty obvious economic and social pressures to master the English language. People who refuse to learn English here do so at their own peril. Therefore, I don't see how the "English Only" discussion is relevant in regards to what a radio station broadcasts. If this were a discussion about public school curricula, then things would be quite different.

By the way, I tuned in to 103.7 yesterday and heard Shania Twain. All of the words coming out of her mouth were English words. When is this station supposed to change formats, or are we all getting worked up over an unsubstantiated rumor, possibly inspired by a technical screwup?

lol

got them going...

Thank you for the correct spelling of Rajneesh. It's been a long time and I was sure it was wrong but didn't have time to look it up.

I don't remember the English asking Native Americans for permission to enter into the American Continent?
They took over the territory. And you are claiming ownership?

And remember Mexico once had California, Arizona, New Mexico, etc., until a bunch of white Europeans decided take it in a war over Texas.

Maybe turnabout is fair play. For all I care, they can have Texas and California back as long as Disneyland can become a sovereign nation.

Jessinw>>got them going...

Now how 'bout going to Worldbook Encyclopedia and looking up "Mexican-American War" and "Manifest Destiny."

That's not such a good idea. I don't think I want people sneaking over the border into Brookings.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Wpdms_mexican_cession.jpg

To billboise:
I was living in Nampa when KDJQ 890-am came and went. Until they showed up, I thought I was the only person in Idaho who had a copy of Smiley Lewis's original version of "I Hear You Knockin'".

{Sigh}

Don

mexican radio is here to stay as long as there are sleazy realtors, loan officers, chiropractors, etc. that want to pay and advertise to reach the people they prey upon, primarily the immigrant that is here illegally and won't say anything after getting fucked over by these predators. (i can give specific details on who and what but i dont think this site will allow that)

and don't forget that many of these advertisers are deadbeats and they almost always stiff the stations for LOTS of $$$ after having been on the air for a while gaining the trust of the station and then they start slow paying, going 30, then 60 days. all the while the station desperate for any revenue and not wanting to alienate a client keeps airing the spot.

after getting bent over time and time again you would think that there are better formats than mexican

Wqxikid you need to quite smoking grass before 530p. Besides late pays, sleazy clients, etc. can be found everywhere regardless of language. Sleazy has no language. By the way 'mexican' isn't a format and neither is american.

hey radio921, its easy to be so self rightous and idealistic when its someone else's money, isn't it?

obviously you have no clue as to the reality of what i had to say, never mind actual first-hand experience with these deadbeat predator mexican advertisers..........for example, how many psychics do you hear advertising on non-mexican radio?

Is it true or is it not that Churchill bought KXPC?
If they did; what will Bustos do to Stay competitive? And La Panthera?
I won't even bother asking about KWIP. They're dead. Does anybody even listen to them?

How much of an affect will KXPC really have? Their signal isn't very clear, and from what I've heard, the upkeep alone will bleed money. Their tower site is run by 2 diesel power generators, which are by no means cheap to maintain. From what an engineer told me, the electricity produced that way, is not as clean as conventional means, and adds to the poor signal quality. Something that can't be fixed, because the generators are the only source of electricity available for the tower. I could be wrong about all of that, I'm just going by the word on the streets. I haven't actually seen the site.

Wqxikid,
you assumption that only sleazy clients are the ones that keep Spanish language media on the air is not a very bright statement to make. As far as the psychics I agree they shouldn't be on the air. But you find just a unscrupulous clients on some English language stations. So don't kid yourself. Also your implication that sleazy clients keep Hispanic media on the air is wrong. As far as deadbeat clients have you heard of Cash upfront? Just because you didn't isn't my problem. Typical blanket statement attitude.... Last but not least...."...its easy to be so self rightous and idealistic when its someone else's money, isn't it?" Ask Univision Radio, SBS, Davidson Media, Bustos Media, Entravision, Clear Channel, etc....They seem to say that your wrong.

KXPC really has me wondering. Last Wednesday morning, they flipped to a Spanish-language format, only to flip back to "Pure Country" as if nothing ever happened.

According to a friend who teaches Spanish at Lebanon High School, several of her students were upset (last Wednesday morning) when they discovered that they're favorite Country station had changed to Spanish.

What is going on at KXPC?

They were just testing what's about to air mid to end of the week. Possibly early next week.

Has there been official word of a sale? or maybe whoever is in charge worked out an LMA? If it was a sale, wouldn't they have to wait 45 days for FCC approval, before they could make the switch? Just curious, I thought that was what I had heard at one point.

The FCC is forbidden to be involved in programming.

I'm not suggesting that the FCC would have any involvement in programming! I just thought that a new station owner couldn't do anything until the FCC approved the sale. And that, I thought took at least 45 days.

Churchill's Spanish-language programming would begin through an LMA.

It sounds like Jay_zie might be an insider who knows the scoop on KXPC.

It wouldn't be the first time that a station changed format before a sale was complete.

Could KXPC be flipping on Friday?

They might star a fresh week on Monday.
The advantage of doing it over the weekend is to fix some possible bugs.

So...we should be tuning into 103.7 on Monday, eh?

Who said Kxpc's for sale? lol

It's no longer for sale.
It's my understanding that Churchill has already purchased it.
Adios Pure Country!!
Hola La X!!!!

Will 103.7 simulcast with 660?

Will 103.7 KXPC operate out of Portland, along with 1040 KXPD?

Is Churchill all ready to take over KXPC, manana?

Apparently, "Pure Country" is here to stay for a while longer.

"Pure Country" 103.7 KXPC is running a promotion with AMC Harley-Davidson which ends on 6/23/07. It doesn't look like KXPC will be flipping anytime soon...

Just to clarify, AMC is American Motorcycle Classics off I-5 just north of Albany. Not to be confused with the attempt of the people best known for bowling's attempt to build Harleys.

Because Pure Country is totally automated, I rarely listen to it.

When the transmitter was on Ridgeway Butte, just east of Lebanon, there was so much exposed copper in the transmitter building and leading outside that the off-frequency signal bled into the phone lines all over the area north of the butte. It was a CRH station, K-104 then, and to listen all you had to do was pick up the phone. (I worked for the phone company.)

The transmitter is now located on Peterson's Butte, south of Lebanon, on a site with two radio towers (only one is KXPC's), UHF translators for two PDX TV stations and some private business radio repeaters.

Actually, KXPC is now located 20 miles NE of Lebanon. The move took place in December, 2004.

Hmm. A map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=44.58028,+-122.50194+(KXPC-FM)&om=1) shows the transmitter somewhere between Green Peter Reservoir and Mill City. So, if that's the case, then an earlier post about it having no commercial power available would appear correct.

I stand corrected!

Why could,t they use KHPE's tower site and save some cash on Diesel?

I'm wondering now if that site is the same one shared by Weyerhaeuser, OSP and Linn County Sheriff's Office. It's been a long time since I've been there, but that seems like the right general vicinity.

KHPE is NW of Corvallis at the same location that KRKT FM and KLOO FM. I believe that KXPC moved north as they attempted to reach into Portland several years back.

I try to catch 103.7 whenever I get back down to the albany area but hadn't made the trip in quite a while... I grew up in the area on K104 and was sad to see it go country after working there in the early 90's when it was KIQY... Bill Lundun was one of the morning crew guys... shame to hear it is all automated now... used to be a great station...

tig AKA Mike Powers

I remember Bill Lundun. Charlie Foxx was there, too. He's now in the afternoon drive slot at KSND in Salem and, well...

I think HDA, H. David Allen, a long-time fixture at KRKT in Albany, was also at K104 for awhile - or was that after it flipped to country as KXPC?

Yeah, K104 was a good station with a good format and to think it grew out of little ol' Lebanon, "The City that friendliness built."

Yes, there have been some great personalities on the 103.7 signal.

Tim Taylor
Bill Lundun
Tim Ryan
H. David Allan ( who I worked for way back in
the day)
Josh meredith

FM87, I never did work for KIQY, but quite a while after they went to KXPC I went to work for them.
EUGENEBOB, Thank you for including me with such great broadcasters as Bill Lundun, Tim Ryan, Tim Taylor and my old friend Josh Meredith, I am honored to be on the same lists with them.

H. David Allan

KXPC has a nice Spanish signal.

As do stations in Mexico City..........

Here to state the obvious...Enjoy the 3 day weekend. Be safe all.

HDA, it's nice to "hear" you! I always liked your distinctive radio persona.

Yes, everyone, have a safe holiday weekend!

Greg

It sounds like 103.7 is still for sale. All of us old KIQY fans should get together, come up with $12,000,000, and bring back KIQY!

FM87
Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it!

Have a great day.

hda

Can't imagine that you could get the rates needed to service 12 mill

Well, the signal was upgraded since the KIQY days. Should get a better rate today...

And yes, the glass is half full!

Is anyone interested in bringing back the KIQY identity? 103.7 could bring Hot AC back to the valley!

KIQY was a good station in the 80's, but I don't think you can recreate its former glory. While it sounded good to us radio geeks, I don't think it ever made all that much money. The "doctor" that owned it used it as a tax write off. And, as mentioned in other threads, it's a different time now. Hot A/C is a tough format, there aren't many really successful Hot A/Cs anywhere in the country. The kids want hip-hop, and it would be tough to pull Valley adults from their pre-sets (Magic, and/or Country)

Although ANYTHING would be better than what they're doing now.

I loved working at KIQY...I was there from 1986-1988. Charlie Fox was a great PD and the station sounded good. Jim Allen did afternoons then, Loose (Scott) Lockwood did mornings, Charlie did mid-days, I was on at night. Charlie knew how to program a Top 40 station...the good 'ol days...I don't think we made a lot of money (sales wise). I remember that the last page on the log actually had the amount the station made that day (price per spot)...I sure had fun though.

Many people have fond memories of 103.7 KIQY, and would enjoy having it back. If I could get my hands on the signal, I'd program an "80's, 90's & Today" type of Hot AC format. (This approach is #1 in markets such as Boise.) I'd also focus on serving Salem, taking the place of KSND. Does anyone want to join me? Charlie Foxx, Bill Lundun, Tim Taylor?

I've noticed that KXPC tends to go off the air, when it rains...

I would go back into radio to work at kiqy again... I miss ol charlie foxx, bill lundun... I worked there in around 90-91 and off and on til around 93... worked with doctor doug.. steve sweet... and a bunch of other great people... and yeah charlie knew how to program it... ahhh the good ol days...

tig

2 months ago, we were talking about KXPC switching to a Spanish language format within days. They appear to still be Country.

Good! I wrote to them and said don't change to Spanish! There are enough Spanish stations here
anyway.

The owners of KXPC might of had a change of heart and are content to keep status quo in light of the recent Spanish radio craze...

Re: Disneyland soverign.

Read "Down and Out In the Magic Kingdom" Cory Doctrow. It's under CC license as well as hardcopy, available at craphound.com You will find this fiction interesting.

I've no worries over Spanish radio. From a broadcasters perspective, think of the easy cheezy relevance points! It's a gold mine as many Spanish speaking people are community oriented. I expect it to do well. It might do really well actually.

Perhaps the expectations set about radio are lower for Spanish speaking people. Generally speaking, I've noted they are not as far along the technology adoption curve as many other groups are. This means radio is a bigger deal.

The rest of the stations can either sink or swim, depending on how much they want to invest in relevance.

by the way "Itsvern" your Hood is too tight!

Why does the valley need another Spanish station? There are already to many. I would stick with Country or bring back Hot AC. I lived in Portland back when 103.7 was a Hot AC station and I tended to listen to 103.7 instead of the portland stations.

They just get excited when a station changes format, especially to Spanish!

yo tambien me emociono mucho.

A mi tambien me gusta la radio en ESPAÑOL.
Do you realize you are not the entire audience?
Not everybody supports local english radio programming like you. A lot of people prefer XM or Serius over terrestrial radio. Those people are the ones responsible for the slow dissaparence of english radio. Spanish radio is just another option like any other format. Radio owners have to put their money where the support is. And Latinos support Spanish radio 100% unlike most Anglo Saxons.

Here's a thought. Maybe later on KXPD-LP might move there Spanish TV signal up to the KRCW-TV/KXPC-FM booster site.

we don't need anymore spanish in portland.