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Post by David on Dec 11, 2013 12:51:44 GMT -6
Anyone know what's going on at 1490 AM (KOGN)? The station has been broadcasting a dead carrier with a loud hum for at least a week now. Do they actually have an engineer or someone that monitors the signal, or is the station now entirely automated and on auto pilot 24/7? I checked the FCC site, and the latest license info just shows that the station's license was renewed at the end of September 2013.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Dec 12, 2013 0:37:44 GMT -6
Except for large clusters, most stations don't even have an engineer on staff anymore. They just call a contract engineer when something breaks. The owner is affiliated with Alpha and Omega (KTMW 20 and KMRI 1550). It's supposed to be a simulcast of KMRI. You could give them a buzz. They might not even be paying much attention to the 1490 part. The website is exitos1550.com/ The owner of 1490 is Danette Acosta whose Twitter handle is (surprisingly) "DanetteAcosta". The station's main Twitter handle is "LaJefa1490_1550" but that hardly seems to be used. She might appreciate a heads up that she'll get fined for anything that's wrong at the station (like not broadcasting a legal ID and who knows what else has gone wonky while they weren't paying attention.) |
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Post by David on Dec 14, 2013 12:24:07 GMT -6
Someone must have finally figured out the station wasn't broadcasting anything but a dead carrier--the audio is back on 1490 as of this morning.
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