"La Favorita" KXOL AM 1660 KOVO AM 960

[seattlefollower]

Inca Communications apparently also runs a frequency at 92.9 from what I can gather at their (terrible) Web site. Is this the translator licensed to the Feulners in Utah County?

I was going to ask why they'd keep KOVO, but then I realized that KXOL's contour is too small to legally re-broadcast there.

Can any Utah County friends shed light on this station? Who is this company on north Redwood Road? Why does Simmons LMA to them? How does Utah keep so many Spanish broadcasters in business?

In my opinion, I would go with Bustos since
a) they're on FM big time
b) they seem to be the most professional
c) at this point they have a TV operation to co-sell, too.

If not them, probably KSVN because it is heritage heritage heritage.

[CAwasinNJ]

I assume you're talking about why Simmons would LMA KOVO, since Inca owns KXOL now.

It actually makes a lot of sense to combine those two signals, since the two together provide a city grade signal pretty much from Logan to Provo. Also, 1660 gets beaten up pretty bad south of Salt Lake because of 1640 almost next door.

Any broadcaster is going to go where the money is. If Inca is willing to pay what Simmons considers a good price, why not?

Utah has a growing Hispanic community. Add to that the lack of viable formats for AM stations and it makes trying something new less risky. People are willing to put up with the lower quality on most AM stations/radios (sorry MichaelJ) if there's no better alternative.

[dxstuboy]

I for one don't care about the audio quality of AM when I listen to it. AM to me is a gem that should never go away. I'm fascinated by the band and although I too don't understand why there are so many hispanic stations on the band, as long as they identify themselves, I'm fine.

That's a problem I have with stations from Mexico. They don't ID enough, if at all. Makes for a hard DX.

[seattlefollower]

Oct 21, 2008 1:45:04 GMT -6 dxstuboy said:

I for one don't care about the audio quality of AM when I listen to it. AM to me is a gem that should never go away. I'm fascinated by the band and although I too don't understand why there are so many hispanic stations on the band, as long as they identify themselves, I'm fine.

That's a problem I have with stations from Mexico. They don't ID enough, if at all. Makes for a hard DX.

Almost as bad as the Mexican stations operated by U.S. broadcasters (in English) to serve the communities of Los Angeles and San Diego. ;D

Thanks to CA for the insightful answer. It had slipped my mind that Inca bought KXOL entirely, thanks to Simmons Media's terrible Web site. There are so many variables to keep track of in that market!

[CAwasinNJ]

I'm pretty sure Canadian stations never have to use their official callsigns. Not sure about Mexico.

You're welcome SF. That's what I'm here for. It also helps that I have the FCC website on the internet equivalent of speed dial. (In Firefox I have it set so all I have to do is type 'fccam kxol' in the address bar and the page for KXOL from the FCC site comes up. Ditto with Radio Locator. Very useful.