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| name = KCLA |
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| city = [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]], [[Arkansas]] |
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| branding = ''Classic 1400'' |
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| frequency |
| frequency = 1400 [[kHz]] |
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| format = [[Nostalgia]] |
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| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s (unlimited) |
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| class = C |
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| facility_id = 33725 |
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| licensee = M.R.S. Ventures, Inc. |
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| sister_stations = [[KOTN]], [[KPBQ-FM]], [[KZYP]] |
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| affiliations = [[Jones Radio Network]] |
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'''KCLA''' (1400 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Nostalgia]] format. Licensed to [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]], USA. The station is currently owned by M.R.S. Ventures, Inc |
'''KCLA''' (1400 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], "Classic 1400") is a [[radio station]] broadcasting a [[Nostalgia]] format. Licensed to [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]], USA. The station is currently owned by Community Broadcast Group Inc. and licensed to M.R.S. Ventures, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=KCLA Facility Record |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KCLA |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref> KCLA features programming from [[Jones Radio Network]]. |
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==Ownership== |
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In April 2002, [[Tyler, Texas]] based Community Broadcast Group Inc., through its MRS Ventures subsidiary, purchased four Pine Bluff radio stations from the Deane family's SeArk Radio and Delta Radio of Pine Bluff. Delta Radio, owned by W.M. "Buddy" and Helen Deane, sold AM station [[KOTN]]. SeArk Radio, owned by their daughter Dawn Deane, sold FM stations [[KPBQ-FM]] and [[KZYP]] plus AM station [[KCLA]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Community Broadcast Group Inc. buys 4 Pine Bluff stations |date=2002-04-22 |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25315697_ITM |work=Arkansas Business}}</ref> KOTN sold for a reported for $350,000 and the other three sold for a combined $1.05 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25316523_ITM |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands |date=2002-04-29}}</ref> |
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Buddy Deane moved to Pine Bluff from Baltimore, where he had hosted a dance-show known as the ''[[Buddy Deane Show]]'', in 1964.<ref>{{cite news |date=2003-05-12 |title=Big Pine Bluff radio deal |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23303917_ITM |work=Arkansas Business}}</ref> (This show was parodied as the ''Corny Collins Show'' by [[John Waters]] in the film ''[[Hairspray (1988 film)|Hairspray]]''.)<ref>{{cite book |first=John |last=Waters |authorlink=John Waters (filmmaker) |title=Shock Value: The Obsessions of John Waters |origyear=1986 |edition=1st Edition |publisher= MacMillan Publishing Company |location=New York, NY |language=English |isbn=0-02-62440-3 |pages=p. 89 |chapter=Ladies and Gentlemen…The Nicest Kids in Town!}}</ref> Deane retired from broadcasting in May 2003 after completing the sale of his family's radio stations and passed away shortly thereafter in July 2003.<ref name="usat">{{cite news |title=Radio pioneer Buddy Deane dies |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-07-16-deane-obit_x.htm |date=2003-07-16 |work=USA Today}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:Radio stations in Arkansas|CLA]] |
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[[Category:Nostalgia radio stations]] |
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Revision as of 15:50, 7 June 2008
Frequency | 1400 kHz |
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Branding | Classic 1400 |
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Format | Nostalgia |
Affiliations | Jones Radio Network |
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KOTN, KPBQ-FM, KZYP | |
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Call sign meaning | CLAssic |
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Facility ID | 33725 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°11′33.00″N 92°2′42.00″W / 34.1925000°N 92.0450000°W |
KCLA (1400 AM, "Classic 1400") is a radio station broadcasting a Nostalgia format. Licensed to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA. The station is currently owned by Community Broadcast Group Inc. and licensed to M.R.S. Ventures, Inc.[1] KCLA features programming from Jones Radio Network.
Ownership
In April 2002, Tyler, Texas based Community Broadcast Group Inc., through its MRS Ventures subsidiary, purchased four Pine Bluff radio stations from the Deane family's SeArk Radio and Delta Radio of Pine Bluff. Delta Radio, owned by W.M. "Buddy" and Helen Deane, sold AM station KOTN. SeArk Radio, owned by their daughter Dawn Deane, sold FM stations KPBQ-FM and KZYP plus AM station KCLA.[2] KOTN sold for a reported for $350,000 and the other three sold for a combined $1.05 million.[3]
Buddy Deane moved to Pine Bluff from Baltimore, where he had hosted a dance-show known as the Buddy Deane Show, in 1964.[4] (This show was parodied as the Corny Collins Show by John Waters in the film Hairspray.)[5] Deane retired from broadcasting in May 2003 after completing the sale of his family's radio stations and passed away shortly thereafter in July 2003.[6]
References
- ^ "KCLA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Community Broadcast Group Inc. buys 4 Pine Bluff stations". Arkansas Business. 2002-04-22.
- ^ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. 2002-04-29.
- ^ "Big Pine Bluff radio deal". Arkansas Business. 2003-05-12.
- ^ Waters, John. "Ladies and Gentlemen…The Nicest Kids in Town!". Shock Value: The Obsessions of John Waters (1st Edition ed.). New York, NY: MacMillan Publishing Company. pp. p. 89. ISBN 0-02-62440-3.
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External links
- ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› KCLA in the FCC AM station database
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- KCLA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database