[BC] Tower rent question

[Mike McCarthy]

I would gladly take that on the ATC owned stick we rent.  The three FM's 
on this 500ft self-supporter pay ATC some $30K/mo. for much smaller 
antennas (two bay, four bay, and a panel) and we pay our own 
electricity. Collectively $50K/mo. total. (True, we have our own 
exclusive cooled TX rooms too...never the less.)

If this station has electricity included in the rent, the tower rent is 
just short of free at the new site and was free at the old site.  This 
beggar can't be choosy as I'd be shooting for $2.50/ft. vertical, 
$0.13kw/hr, $100/mo. per rack and some other fee for the TX size...in 
any market.

MM

On 6/30/2012 1:26 PM, Blaine Thompson wrote:
> Am trying to wrap my head around these figures.
>
> I'm looking at a Class A NCE FM in Indiana.  The radio station had their transmitter and six bay antenna on an American Tower tower for $225/mo.
>
> That lease expired and American Tower offered them $775/mo.  I don't know if that's on the same tower or a different one.
>
> The NCE FM settled on $650/mo. from a brand new tower (brand new antenna, coax, etc.)
>
> Is this a good deal?  Bad deal?  Of note: The station ran in the red last year (-$20,000).  Not sure how they covered that loss, and I note the percentage increase in tower rent is rather lofty.
>
> Private replies are okay.
>
> Best,
> - Blaine