Comments on: FCC: Journal can’t have KNIN

By: The Shadow

The Shadow — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:55:45 +0000

According to the FCC’s legal website, The FCC has not denied the application. The transfer is still a go. Considering how bad Banks needs the money, I don’t see how they can deny it.

Editor’s note: The Shadow’s information is incorrect – see http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/2008/dd081110.html and scroll to “KNIN(TV), CALDWELL, IDAHO. Dismissed the request to assign the license of KNIN-TV, Caldwell, Idaho…” near the bottom.

Journal has been denied in its request to buy KNIN.

By: Private Dick

Private Dick — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:18:39 +0000

Go BANKS!

Maybe he should ask for his share of the $750B bailout!

Or better yet, they should bring back SUDDENLY SUSAN!

For a station that boasts “entertainment television” the only thing entertaining seems to be the corporate shenanigans behind the tube.

By: The

The — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:59:18 +0000

Sadly, I must agree with you about all that, R.A.

By: RadioActive

RadioActive — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:05:07 +0000

By success I merely meant that they have the resources to do with the signal pretty much whatever they want….NOT that it would have necessarily been for the good, welfare or neccessity of anyone else including the employees who would lose their jobs….. I work for a big faceless, guttless multinational corporate giant…all they seem to care about is PROFIT…. and they treat their employees accordingly….It creates a very poor work environment.

By: The

The — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:12:27 +0000

I wonder if the KNIN sales people told their clients and potential clients that the station was a money loser when they went out on calls.

By: Buster Bronco

Buster Bronco — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:46:03 +0000

Can I submit my budget to FCC??? Maybe they will find me some money.
Sounds like the FCC model should be the universal model for all media instead of whatever model KNIN was using. If that happened, I bet more stations would find money.

By: The

The — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:59:02 +0000

I guess it all depends on your definition of “success,” RadioActive.

There’s not really that much of a trick to making money if you lay off as many employees as you can and make the remaining ones do double duty, which seems to be the paradigm in broadcasting these days.

I’m not picking on Journal here. That’s pretty much what any new owner would do with KNIN.

By: RadioActive

RadioActive — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:03:26 +0000

While I am sure Journal would have made nine a success, I for one am glad to see one less case of consolidation in this market or any other for that matter!!!!

By: The

The — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:57:22 +0000

Nice try, KNIN management. You tried to cheat and you got caught. Oops.