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Post by David on Dec 3, 2021 13:25:45 GMT -6
Can anyone in the Utah County area tell me what's being broadcast on 1580 and 99.9 now that the new owner has taken over operations of those stations? I'm too far north to hear 1580 before local sunset, and 99.9 is dominated by KSVN's translator in Ogden. Thanks!
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Post by David on Dec 2, 2021 15:36:18 GMT -6
CA, I'm going to file a complaint with the FCC, but I have my doubts as to how effective it will be. If the FCC were to get some complaints from Cache Valley residents or the Cache Valley Media Group about the KUTR translator on 103.9 causing harmful interference, that would probably have more impact than one complaint from an old disabled guy who's upset that he can no longer hear KGNT on his car radio during his work lunch break. It reminds me of the old adage about not being able to fight city hall. I'm going up against a broadcasting company with more cash on hand than I'll have in my lifetime, and I have my doubts about how much impact listener complaints have with a huge federal government agency. And it's not like I haven't got other options available to me. KOOL 105.5 comes in clearly in NE Ogden on both the 105.5 translator and 105.1 HD2.
As far as other open FM frequencies where KUTR's translator could be moved to, I don't have a listing without going through the FM band to find some open channels. But just off the top of my head, the only FM translators that are audible where I'm at are whatever Spanish station is on 95.1, and KSVN's translator on 99.9.
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Post by David on Dec 1, 2021 15:47:21 GMT -6
I'm in the northeast part of Ogden, Ken, just off of 12TH ST and Jefferson Ave. A roof mounted FM antenna is out of the question at present, because I'm physically disabled and unable to put up an antenna on my own. Hiring someone to put up an antenna might be an option in the future, but my income is pretty limited due to my disability. For the time being, I'll just have to settle for streaming KGNT online.
I don't understand why KUTR needs an FM translator in Northern Utah either, but the perception is that "nobody" listens to AM radio anymore. Even if KUTR needs an FM translator in Northern Utah, I think there's some vacant FM channels that would have been a better choice than 103.9. But apparently as long as the "junkalators" have the FCC's blessing, not much else matters.
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Post by David on Nov 30, 2021 13:50:03 GMT -6
The FM translator for KUTR in Northern Utah is now broadcasting on 103.9. As I suspected it would, KUTR's translator is completely obliterating KGNT (KOOL 103.9) in Ogden.☹ That's unfortunate, because KGNT has always been one of my favorite stations, especially before KOOL 105.5 signed on. IIRC, this is the translator that CA mentioned as having its COL listed as "Freeport, UT". Of course, that's the Freeport Center in Clearfield.
In other Cache Valley radio news, KVFX's 98.3 translator in Tremonton is now rebroadcasting "Lite FM 103.3" and its 24/7 Christmas music. I'm not sure if it's a temporary arrangement for the holiday season, or if it's permanent.
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Post by David on Nov 27, 2021 21:15:27 GMT -6
I usually listen to KOOL 105.5 for at least 3-4 hours each weekday, and I don't recall ever hearing any songs played which sounded like the source material was vinyl. My understanding is that most, if not all, music played on air these days comes from audio files stored on a computer. I suppose it's possible that some of those audio files become corrupted over time from being played too many times, which might generate noise similar to the pops and clicks of vinyl. I do know that every time I've heard Stevie Wonder's "Sunshine Of My Life" on KOOL 105.5, there's a point in the recording where there's an audible "skip" or "jump" in the song. It sounds a lot like what you'd hear when playing a CD with a scratch in the playing surface, or some dust/dirt on the CD that causes the laser to jump from one segment to another.
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Post by David on Nov 27, 2021 11:46:33 GMT -6
FWIW, KANN 1120 flipped to all Christmas music sometime on Black Friday. They're airing a mix of traditional secular Christmas tunes and Contemporary Christian Christmas songs. KSOP-AM is also playing a couple of country Christmas songs each hour as well.
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Post by David on Nov 27, 2021 11:36:37 GMT -6
Basketball airs on KUMT: www.byuradio.org/scheduleFun fact: BYUradio's GM wanted to change the call letters to KYMT ("Y Mountain") but those calls are already in use in Las Vegas. I suggested KUYB ("BYU" backwards), but managers didn't care for that. Nobody on staff came up with another suggestion, so the KUMT calls stuck. Another fun fact: KBYU-FM originally signed on as KBRG in May 1960. The KBYU call already belonged to a liberty ship, so BYU had to negotiate to get the KBYU call assigned to the station. The FCC reassigned KBYU to Classical 89 in November of 1960. I'm guessing that the original KBRG call letters stood for BRiGham Young.
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Post by David on Nov 27, 2021 11:18:50 GMT -6
amanuensis, I think you meant to say 1280 and/or 97.5. 1320 hasn't been a sports station for almost five years now.
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Post by David on Nov 25, 2021 13:21:11 GMT -6
FWIW, 1280thezone.com now redirects to Bonneville International's corporate site. I guess that means they still own the domain name, but who knows whether they'll ever get around to redesigning The Zone's website.
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Post by David on Nov 22, 2021 13:12:19 GMT -6
I'm probably older than most of the people who post here, and so I'm old enough to remember when the local beautiful music/easy listening station in Minneapolis didn't flip to all Christmas music until 3 PM on Christmas Eve. WAYL 93.7, which today is KXXR "93X", would air 33 hours of Christmas music "with limited commercial interruptions" from 3 PM December 24TH until Midnight December 25TH. Prior to the 33 hours of Christmas music, WAYL would play 2-3 Christmas songs each hour beginning on Black Friday. Of course, this was at least 45 years ago, long before Christmas became the commercial merchandising holiday it is today. 🙂
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Post by David on Nov 20, 2021 0:07:00 GMT -6
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Post by David on Nov 17, 2021 18:36:14 GMT -6
Both stations are currently owned by Jazz Communications LLC. There are no records of any transfer of control of that from Ryan Smith to Bonneville as of now. You've used the FCC search pages, right? Thanks for the info, CA. This time I didn't even try to access the ownership info with the FCC database, because I've been having so many problems with it lately. Either the FCC database or my wifi connection is slower than molasses in January, and I have yet to determine what the problem is.
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Post by David on Nov 17, 2021 15:43:23 GMT -6
I'm sorry David! I wish I could give you better news with what we are doing with 1400 once we get that up to full power, but I'm leaning towards a Utah County driven talk/information/local sports format No worries, Frank. I'm sure it's difficult being in the radio business in today's economy. It was cool to hear a local oldies station on AM; but like I said, there's always streaming. I like your ideas for the KSRR format. IMO, there's already enough nationally syndicated talk shows on AM radio as it is, and Utah County could certainly use a station with locally based programming. I believe that even KBJA 1640, which boasts about having "live, local, two way talk", airs mostly syndicated shows these days.
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Post by David on Nov 16, 2021 20:29:36 GMT -6
Oh darn, 1580 was the only frequency I could receive in Ogden, and even that was limited to an hour or two of reception before sundown. Moving to 96.7 doesn't help me any since I'm up north in Ogden, and KIX 96 dominates that frequency where I'm at. :-( Thank goodness The Goat and KOSY are still streaming online! Having said that, I wonder what the new owners of 1580 and 99.9 have planned for those frequencies. Most likely it'll be another sports, Spanish language, or religious station. Oh well.
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Post by David on Nov 16, 2021 19:46:30 GMT -6
I wonder what Frank has planned for 1580 and 99.9? Paging fmdj1 . . . . 😏
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