Tipped Off
04-01-2005, 10:54 AM
From The Radio Station Website: (http://news.mywebpal.com/index.cfm?pnpid=918)
Welcome to KTIP, All Silvertips, All the time!
KRKO is now KTIP...Tips 1380. Silvertip owner Bill Yuill who also is President of Monarch Communications in Medicine Hat, Alberta with several radio and Cable properties in British Columbia has stepped in to run the Everett radio station. Given that more than 250 thousand fans a year watch the Silvertips in Everett, Yuill decided to change the call letters of KRKO to KTIP and capitalize on the popularity of his hockey team. Give it a listen.
From www.everettsilvertips.com: (http://www.everettsilvertips.com)
Canadian Broadcaster and Sports Team owner to play major role in Everett Radio Station…
Everett Silvertips Press Release
Everett, WA - Bill Yuill, owner of Monarch Communications of Medicine Hat, Alberta has agreed to take a major role in the operation of KRKO Radio in Everett. Yuill will immediately oversee major changes at the radio station that has been known as NorthSound 1380, ESPN Radio. His first order of business was to change the call letters of the station to KTIP and feature Everett Silvertips programming 24 hours a day while the team is in the playoffs.
Yuill, who owns radio stations and cable systems in Canada, is the former owner of the Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey Team and in 2002 divested himself of that club to start the Everett Silvertips. The Silvertips drew over 270,000 fans their first year and this year their total attendance has topped more than 220,000. Yuill gave the following statement…"Given that more than a quarter of a million people a year attend hockey games at the Everett Event Center, it only makes sense to change the name of the station to reflect the most popular sporting team in Everett's history."
General Manager Andrew Skotdal stated, "Having Bill on board allows me to focus full time on our antenna project. He has great ideas for the radio station, and having Doug Soetart replace the Dan Patrick show will bring even more terrific local programming to the Everett area." Skotdal and Yuill believe they can syndicate Silvertips hockey across the State and into Canada and are in the process of securing satellite time and affiliates.
KTIP, also to be known as Tips 1380 began broadcasting at 6am this morning under the new "all hockey all the time" format. Silvertips General Manager Doug Soetart will be hosting his daily call in show at 10am and current and former Silvertip players are expected to play an important role on – air. Afternoon host Jeff Aaron, is expected to be retained in the 3pm – 6pm time slot with a new show …"Heading home with Hockey."
For information contact Andrew Skotdal at 425-304-1381 or Zoran Rajcic at 425-252-5100
And from me:
Pretty cool the Tips and the Radio Station could get together and try to pull off this April Fool's joke. Almost had me going for a second. Until I read the bit about Stoetart replacing the Dan Patrick show...lol.
Welcome to KTIP, All Silvertips, All the time!
KRKO is now KTIP...Tips 1380. Silvertip owner Bill Yuill who also is President of Monarch Communications in Medicine Hat, Alberta with several radio and Cable properties in British Columbia has stepped in to run the Everett radio station. Given that more than 250 thousand fans a year watch the Silvertips in Everett, Yuill decided to change the call letters of KRKO to KTIP and capitalize on the popularity of his hockey team. Give it a listen.
From www.everettsilvertips.com: (http://www.everettsilvertips.com)
Canadian Broadcaster and Sports Team owner to play major role in Everett Radio Station…
Everett Silvertips Press Release
Everett, WA - Bill Yuill, owner of Monarch Communications of Medicine Hat, Alberta has agreed to take a major role in the operation of KRKO Radio in Everett. Yuill will immediately oversee major changes at the radio station that has been known as NorthSound 1380, ESPN Radio. His first order of business was to change the call letters of the station to KTIP and feature Everett Silvertips programming 24 hours a day while the team is in the playoffs.
Yuill, who owns radio stations and cable systems in Canada, is the former owner of the Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey Team and in 2002 divested himself of that club to start the Everett Silvertips. The Silvertips drew over 270,000 fans their first year and this year their total attendance has topped more than 220,000. Yuill gave the following statement…"Given that more than a quarter of a million people a year attend hockey games at the Everett Event Center, it only makes sense to change the name of the station to reflect the most popular sporting team in Everett's history."
General Manager Andrew Skotdal stated, "Having Bill on board allows me to focus full time on our antenna project. He has great ideas for the radio station, and having Doug Soetart replace the Dan Patrick show will bring even more terrific local programming to the Everett area." Skotdal and Yuill believe they can syndicate Silvertips hockey across the State and into Canada and are in the process of securing satellite time and affiliates.
KTIP, also to be known as Tips 1380 began broadcasting at 6am this morning under the new "all hockey all the time" format. Silvertips General Manager Doug Soetart will be hosting his daily call in show at 10am and current and former Silvertip players are expected to play an important role on – air. Afternoon host Jeff Aaron, is expected to be retained in the 3pm – 6pm time slot with a new show …"Heading home with Hockey."
For information contact Andrew Skotdal at 425-304-1381 or Zoran Rajcic at 425-252-5100
And from me:
Pretty cool the Tips and the Radio Station could get together and try to pull off this April Fool's joke. Almost had me going for a second. Until I read the bit about Stoetart replacing the Dan Patrick show...lol.