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Post by kenglish on Nov 12, 2021 13:02:01 GMT -7
I see a carrier on 1060. It's really on 1060.000 KHz.
Of course, I still have my area-wide, intermittent cross-mod problem, but that's been going on for a while. Not due to KDYL.
Let's hear some modulation!
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Post by David on Nov 12, 2021 14:49:32 GMT -7
It's currently 2:45 PM on Friday, and I'm hearing nothing but static on 1060. My guess is that the engineers working on the old Continental 10 kW were just testing the transmitter to see if it was actually on frequency. Before KDYL went dark last spring, its transmitter was reported to be approximately 100 Hz off frequency.
BTW, KNIT 1320 is still off the air or broadcasting dead air as well.🙄 I wonder if YNOP decided to shut down the station because of lack of listener support.
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Post by kenglish on Nov 12, 2021 15:10:53 GMT -7
I think they might have been on the aux transmitter, since it looked to be only a KW or so, and the frequency was dead on.
Wasn't the Continental about 110 Hz off?
1320 is still on, but with only a carrier. I suspect they take an IP feed, and a power bump has knocked the computer out.
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Post by kenglish on Nov 12, 2021 15:33:32 GMT -7
Carrier is back on at 3:31 PM MST.
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Post by kenglish on Nov 12, 2021 15:35:46 GMT -7
And, back off at 3:34.
Maybe that's a sign that someone is right there, working on it.
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Post by dkifuri on Nov 14, 2021 14:54:07 GMT -7
Ron is testing the Continental. Soon there will be audio on 1060.000
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Post by dspete on Nov 14, 2021 17:11:18 GMT -7
Well if it's a oldies format that will be useful but if it returns to Spanish it would be useless for me but maybe for the other 30 listeners congrats!
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Post by David on Nov 14, 2021 22:01:34 GMT -7
Well if it's a oldies format that will be useful but if it returns to Spanish it would be useless for me but maybe for the other 30 listeners congrats! Sorry dspete, but Mr. Kifuri has already said that KDYL will have a Spanish language format once it returns to the air. It will still be interesting to hear how the 1965 Continental transmitter sounds once its been overhauled. Just being on frequency instead of 100 Hz off should be a noticeable improvement. 🙂 |
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Nov 15, 2021 7:53:45 GMT -7
Easy now, dspete.
Hispanics do make up almost 15% of the market. What percentage of them speak Spanish I don't know, but there's a market there.
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Post by kenglish on Nov 15, 2021 9:47:41 GMT -7
Careful with those numbers ("30").
That sounds like the guys on the "800-pound Gorilla" board.
The ones that say there are only 4 shortwave listeners in the world, only 12 people listen to AM, and only few dozen living hams still exist. Everyone else is happy with FM Translators, LPFM and pay-radio 🙄.
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Post by David on Nov 15, 2021 12:53:38 GMT -7
Easy now, dspete. Hispanics do make up almost 15% of the market. What percentage of them speak Spanish I don't know, but there's a market there. Another thing to keep in mind is that there will be one less Spanish language station on AM once KOGN finally vacates the property on Gibson Avenue. That may provide opportunities to lure new listeners to 1060, although I've got to believe that whatever listeners KOGN may have had switched to another station long ago. Considering that Hispanics are almost 15% of the market, I'm surprised that none of the Salt Lake Spanish stations show up in the ratings. In fact, I can't remember when the last time was I saw any of the AM or FM Spanish language stations listed in the ratings. |
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Nov 16, 2021 4:29:42 GMT -7
The last time Spanish stations showed in the public ratings was 2018. Those were KDUT and KBMG. Both were beating half a dozen English stations when they fell off the chart. I'm certain that Alpha Media simply stopped subscribing so the numbers are no longer public.
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Post by David on Dec 3, 2021 12:36:08 GMT -7
I heard Christmas music on 1060 this morning, and thinking that KDYL might be back on the air, I stayed tuned for the TOH ID at 10 AM. Turns out it was KBGN in Caldwell instead. I guess the old Continental 10 kW transmitter is proving to be more troublesome than anticipated. But you gotta love how late in the morning the AM DX from neighboring states lasts during the winter months!🙂
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Post by David on Dec 22, 2021 14:42:27 GMT -7
Ron is testing the Continental. Soon there will be audio on 1060.000 How soon is "soon"? It's now almost the end of December, and KDYL is still silent. I thought the station was supposed to be back on the air by now. Maybe the old Continental transmitter is beyond repair? |
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Post by kenglish on Dec 22, 2021 20:42:56 GMT -7
It may be that the old Continental needs some parts. Parts for most anything are hard to come by nowadays.
Parts for a 50+ year old transmitter may have to be custom manufactured, or sourced from a very big salvage dealer.
There's also a new studio to build, and an STL to move, coordinate and relicense.
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