University Dalv Kansan, April 29. 1983 Page 3 Plans to sell broadcast rights put on hold By ANDREW HARTLEY Staff Reporter Plans to sell the exclusive radio broadcast rights for KU football and basketball games have been put on hold, but general managers from interested stations and media groups still interest in the broadcast rights. In mid-February, six radio stations and media conglomerates from Kansas City, Mo., Lawrence, Topeka and Wichita were asked by Athletic Director Monte Johnson to submit a statement regarding several stipulations of the department. THE STATIONS or groups were Lawrence radio station KLWN; the Kansas Information Network, based in Wichita at station kaKANZ; Kitchah station KFH and Topea station WREN, owned by the Alf Landon Network; radio station KCMO in Fairway; and Stauffer Communications, Inc., which owns Topka station WiBW, the Kansas City Royals Baseball Network, and the Drake and Kansas State University Networks. Since then, two other stations were also added to the list and one removed. St. Louis radio station KMOX was asked to make a proposal as well as an unidisclosed radio station in New Orleans. KCMO radio withdrew its interest and decided not to make a proposal. Frank Gunn, general manager of KFH, said yesterday, "I think that with all of the other priorities Monte has had recently, considered road-to-back cover" by back burner. JOHNSON COULD not be reached for comment, yesterday because he was in Wichita participating in a radio call-in show. Gunn said, "I would anticipate a decision tomorrow or Monday after he has a chance to talk with his new sports information team." He said it added to me. The new KU sports information director. Doug Vance, was in town for the game. had taken so long, advertising time would be more difficult for the broad audience. Gunn said that he thought that because consideration of the broadcast "Every day that goes by it becomes a little bit harder to sell advertisement," he said, "if you don't think they'll be able to get the attention they need." He will for the second or third year. "BUT WE'RE still interested. I hope we hear soon." Earlier estimates by the athletic department placed the income from the broadcasts at close to $100,000. Presently, the games are broadcast by the sports department and are owned by the department and last year made a net profit of about $33,000. Tom Hendrick, director of the radio network, declined comment on the Barry Gaston, general manager of KAKE in Wichita, said, "I think that maybe we see Monte putting this on hold for a year. I told him this afternoon that if he wanted to put this on hold for the time being, we would definitely want to sit down and talk about this next year." THE ATHLETIC department still has another option available if it decides not to seek a broadcaster. Johnson has said that if none of the proposals were acceptable, more money would be given to the present radio network to expand its staff and buy better equipment. Gaston said, "For the time being, we are looking forward with great anticipation to the new season and being the voice of KU in Wichita and Topeka." KFH and Topope radio station WREN are part of the present KU BREMEN. Bill Torbert, general manager of Stauffer's WIBW in Topeka, said that his company had not made a firm proposal to the department but that the company was still interested in the broadcasts. STEVE SHANNON, general manager and vice president for KCMO, said, "We decided not to make a proposal to originate the broadcasts, but we will be an affiliate of any proposed network. Student efforts bring noted feminist to KU Sonia Johnson, a prominent feminist speaker and author, will visit the University of Kansas today and tomorrow to speak. She said that students had planned Johnson's visit from beginning to end and that Johnson had wanted to make herself available to students. WARREN HEARD Johnson speak last February at Emporia State University, and then initiated efforts to have her speak in Lawrence. Helen Warren, Lawrence graduate student and a teaching assistant for the women's studies department, has been instrumental in arranging "Even people who are not feminists will enjoy her talk," Warren said, "because she transcends the male model and it in terms of basic human values. "She is a genuine, caring person and it's difficult to hide that on a speaking platform." JOHNSON WAS excommunicated from the Mormon Church in 1979 for supporting the Equal Rights Amendment. She has since spoken out in support of women's rights. 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