Talk:KOB-TV

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[edit] TV/AM/FM Split

I haven't found much about when KOB-TV sold off KOB-FM and -AM (now KKOB-FM and -AM), especially when and to whom. Now the radio stations are owned by Citadel Broadcasting Company, but I don't know much about their histories. Anybody know?

(By the way, KKOB-FM's on-air unofficial name is KOB-FM, adding another bit of confusion.)

KOB(AM) & FM were shuffled within the family owned Hubbard Broadcasting until fall 1986. Price Communications (had bought WOWO Fort Wayne from Westinghouse's Group W Broadcasting) changed the calls to KKOB (AM) & FM. In 1987 the stations were transferred to Fairfield Communications (which may have been partly owned by Price). Price merged into a new company called Fairmount Communications which had acquired a pair of stations in the Detroit area, the SF Bay area, these in ABQ, and others. This was larggely owned by large bankers, including CitiBank. That was subject to financial restructurings and corporate reorganizations through 1993, when the stations were sold to Citadel.

--Oddtoddnm 02:20, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

I must like talking to myself. (See also Talk:KRQE.) Anyway, a search through application lists for KKOB-FM and KKOB-AM indicate that they were owned by Citadel in 1980, and don't indicate a previous owner. At the same time, KOB-TV was owned by KOB-TV, LLC. --Oddtoddnm 08:13, August 6, 2005 (UTC)

The radio stations were sold to help raise capital for Stanley Hubbard's venture into direct to viewer satellite television, United States Satellite Broadcasting -- better known as USSB. They are currently using KOB (unofficially) by arrangement with KOB-TV. --S Anker 02:52, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unstubbed

I have declared this article to be not a stub. I think it's pretty complete for a local television station. However, I'd certainly like to see more information - but I think other Albuquerque stations (KASA, KNME, KOAT, KRQE, KWBQ, KASY) need more help than KOB does. --Oddtoddnm 05:13, 9 October 2005 (UTC)