Terry
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Post by Terry on May 23, 2022 18:06:01 GMT -6
For a couple of weeks now the K-Love 107.5 translator on 98.3 has sounded horrible. But then, who cares?
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Post by Terry on May 23, 2022 17:56:40 GMT -6
KALL 700 finally fixed their FM translator. Excellent audio now. And the FM signal does not drop out at all as I move my receiver around the house.
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Post by Terry on May 23, 2022 17:49:26 GMT -6
I donāt know when KBER 101.1 stopped broadcasting HD. I think I noticed it a couple of weeks ago.
Yuh, KRCL 90.9 dropped their HD. I miss their HD2 āWorld Radio Networkā
To your point about HD sounding better than analog stereo FM, there seems to be some difference of opinion on this board. In my experience, every HD signal (including HD2, HD3, HD4) sounds better than the analog.
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Post by Terry on May 23, 2022 12:31:29 GMT -6
I think iBiquity charges an additional fee to run an HD2 channel.
FWIW, KBER 101.1 is not in HD now.
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Post by Terry on May 20, 2022 11:18:11 GMT -6
Why would I like KKAT to be on FM? Better fidelity, easier to understand. If youāve ever tried to listen to Ben Shapiro you know that anything that aids your ability to follow his dialogue may in fact save your sanity. Think Donald Duck on speed, but brilliant.
Plus 860 is a little weak at night..
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Post by Terry on May 18, 2022 21:46:10 GMT -6
Talk radio up. KNRS and. KSL gain. I wish KKAT were on FM. Bob is up. Go figure. Kool FM is dead.
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Post by Terry on Apr 13, 2022 15:03:18 GMT -6
La Familia is on the air on 1580. It sounds over modulated. Reminds of the Mexican border stations of decades ago.
Is this a non-commercial station? If so, Iād expect FM translators.
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Post by Terry on Apr 6, 2022 14:39:30 GMT -6
Iām thinking that Bob FM was pulling in ad dollars more easily than Kool FM. Even with equal ratings Bobās younger audience might generate more income for Broadway.
Maybe Kool FM has advertising contracts that need to be completed and maybe they thought continuing to use the HD channel would allow them to complete the contracts without losing a bundle.
Iām guessing that Kool FM is just going to suddenly disappear one day. I hope Iām wrong.
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Post by Terry on Apr 5, 2022 13:07:34 GMT -6
1580 does not seem any weaker here in Murray.
But while I was checking just now I am hearing Frankās loop again. Hmmā¦.
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Post by Terry on Apr 4, 2022 12:23:32 GMT -6
1580 is running a loop (maybe 2 hours long) of Governor Coxās latest ābi-monthlyā news conference followed by dozens of non-commercial PSAās. No station IDs.
FWIW, 96.7 in Utah County and 93.7 HD3 are still carrying āUtahās Goatā.
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Post by Terry on Mar 11, 2022 13:59:43 GMT -6
I could be wrong, of course, but Iāve concluded that AM travels better when the ground is wet, especially near the transmitting antenna.
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Post by Terry on Mar 4, 2022 18:01:01 GMT -6
You're right CA, I agree. But I do wish I could hear all points of view without interference.
FWIW, Al Jazeera's streaming TV service is really worth watching for their Ukraine coverage. Of course when they cover anything related to the Middle East or Muslim affairs they sometimes have a slant.
BBC World's TV coverage is also good on Ukraine.
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Post by Terry on Mar 3, 2022 19:52:25 GMT -6
I tried to watch RT (Russian Television) via my Roku a couple of days ago. I wanted to understand the enemy (same reason I monitor CNN & MSNBC). But I couldnāt get RT to load. Now I read that Roku took RT off of the Roku platform. So much for freedom of speech. And now I read that RT has ceased operations. OK.
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Post by Terry on Feb 25, 2022 23:30:38 GMT -6
The 94.5 translator is on, loud and clear. 1320 is still off.
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Post by Terry on Feb 24, 2022 17:43:38 GMT -6
95.9 from Provo is carrying the main KXRK programming. I canāt hear their 104.7 translator in Tooele. The big attraction of KXRK-HD2 is that they have no ads.
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