[California] 97.1 KNOU is now simulcasting KNX News 1070

[The Fat Man]

As part of an interest to start growing some interest in this section, my aim is to start posting links to stories that I find interesting (format flips, big events, etc).

This one is over a week old, but still interesting all the same.

Audacy Brings KNX Los Angeles To FM

Audacy has announced it will flip CHR "97.1 Now" KNOU Los Angeles to News simulcasting 1070 KNX at 3pm today.

radioinsight.com

 

[harshness]

My observation is that this often leads to the station moving to the FM band and leaving the AM band.

 

[The Fat Man]

My observation is that this often leads to the station moving to the FM band and leaving the AM band.

With news, I haven't seen that happen yet. It does happen with Sports Talk stations in the occasions that I witnessed, outside WFAN in New York.