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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 26, 2024 23:45:10 GMT -6
KUUB is on the air with what I assume is Radio Bilingüe. The signal I'm getting is weak. I don't think the station as KCPW-FM was this weak. Maybe they're still working on it?
The odd thing is that the copy of Radio Bilingüe on 90.1 HD4 is completely gone. There's no more HD4 at all. That doesn't make any sense to me. I'm pretty sure the 90.1 HD signal can be heard in areas where 88.3 can't. I understand giving more bandwidth to the other streams, but at the expense of some listeners losing RB?
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 25, 2024 19:55:49 GMT -6
I've wondered whether KTCE might ever be acquired for the right price, either by Broadway or someone else. There doesn't seem like much of a chance for a 92.1 near Ogden due to Family Radio's translator on 91.9, and I don't think they're selling.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 25, 2024 19:49:21 GMT -6
I'm not surprised that nobody has seen the signal. That would be consistent with the site hopping. Put the station on the air long enough to establish that it's been built and is running, then shut it down. Where did you hear they're selling to Bridge News? That doesn't make any sense. Bridge already has KSVN-CA 25 that covers pretty much the same area. (At least it does when they can keep the signal on the air, but that problem goes back many years before they bought it.) The "HDTV" antennas that I'm familiar with are all rated for both the VHF and UHF bands. We'll have to see how well that works in the real world. Whether they expect cable carriage I don't know, but I don't think they qualify for must carry on the system along the Wasatch Front. The rules are in 47 CFR 76.55.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 24, 2024 4:37:27 GMT -6
The big questions as we began the year were how well would the new Hank FM do in its first full month and would it be an improvement over The Eagle. The answers are 'not well' and 'no.' It didn't improve over the dismal numbers that The Eagle posted when they went Christmas. I haven't seen any advertising for it, though I wouldn't expect to since I'm not in the appropriate demographic. Given the reluctance that Broadway has for flipping formats of stations that aren't doing well, I wouldn't expect another flip for a while. That's especially true since they dismantled what was left of Kool FM.
In the rest of the post-Christmas checklist, both FM 100.3 and My 99.5 picked up pretty much where they left off pre-Christmas.
The big news was that B98.7 had a big jump and posted the best numbers they've had since November 2018. Wow.
The hits that stations like KSL, KODJ and Now 97.9 took during Christmas haven't fully reversed, but they were up some.
Mix 105.1 trended up significantly over Christmas and it's maintaining it.
The drop that ESPN 700 took in the Dec 7 - Jan 3 period continued and they dropped even further, about where they were last summer.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 24, 2024 3:03:07 GMT -6
If you'd like to read the original FCC document it's here: docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-22-232A1.pdfLooking at the series of relocations that K03JD has made over the past 3 years the intent is pretty clear. That is, moving from way out in the west desert to serving the entire Salt Lake market. This isn't a unique case. Transmitter site hopping has been going on for a very long time; more than just this owner and DTV America. Apparently the FCC is trying to get more serious about it, but even with those actions the process of hopping really isn't hampered all that much. It seems like making a minimal effort at each transmitter site should work. According to whichever TV listing service TitanTV uses, K03JD is airing BizTV. Whether that's currently accurate I don't know, but throwing something they can air for free on the signal and keeping it there for a while would seem to be helpful in achieving their goal. I do wonder whether the FCC is ever going to catch on the the rampant useless squatting of signals that KUTB and KSUD are doing. Those stations haven't been truly on the air for years and they've lied to the Commission about it, but that's another matter.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 23, 2024 4:09:17 GMT -6
It used to be licensed to Wendover (though the transmitter was actually a bit east of there) but the COL changed to Grantsville last summer. Wouldn't you rather be covering market 28 than serving almost nobody out in the middle of nowhere?
KSVN's other channel was supposed to be on RF 9 as K09ZY (formerly K39JS-D), but that was never built and expired. The only VHF stations along the Wasatch Front besides K03JD are KCBU RF 11 down near Payson and KUTA-LD on RF 13 up in Riverdale. There are a few low power stations out near Park City too. There's plenty of room on the VHF dial, though how well those frequencies will work in practice in a nearly totally UHF market remains to be seen.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 21, 2024 23:25:37 GMT -6
Still K03JD-D.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 21, 2024 2:05:53 GMT -6
So we're still waiting for 88.3 to sign back on. At this point I'm thinking they're waiting for it to be warm enough up at the transmitter site to build out the construction permit for the bigger signal. That got me thinking. Might they upgrade the station to HD while they're at it? That might be a place to bring back a full-time jazz format. (The music kind, not the sports kind.)
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 14, 2024 7:42:20 GMT -6
Both good points. The problem I see is possibly losing the audience that's looking for The Beat on 105.1 HD3. IMO if there isn't going to be anything on the HD2 for the foreseeable future, the best choice would be to remove the HD2 completely if that's possible. I know that works for digital television but I don't know about HD Radio. Maybe someone with better knowledge about how the signal is put together could help. If the HD2 can't be completely removed, it should be possible to reduce the bitrate to bare minimum and redistribute those bits to the HD1 and HD3 without moving anything else.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 13, 2024 7:06:09 GMT -6
Why would you think they'd move the Beat simulcast even if they don't have any new plans for the HD2?
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 9, 2024 17:07:49 GMT -6
Well, at least there was some attempt at advertising. Thanks.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 8, 2024 15:37:05 GMT -6
There's currently dead air on 105.1 HD2. With the recent snowstorm that might not be too surprising on its own, but the koolslc.com website is now redirecting to Bob's site.
I had noticed that they dropped the afternoon show that had been running for a while. I guess that didn't work, but did anyone even know it was on? The only advertising I heard for the station was cross-promotion on The Eagle during the holidays. Was there anywhere else Broadway was promoting Kool?
Since almost nobody was listening I suppose it won't be missed by many, but I will miss it.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 4, 2024 7:35:14 GMT -6
I've had problems for a long time keeping track of what the names of the various sites around the Salt Lake Valley are and it's high time to educate myself (and maybe a few others.) Please confirm or correct me on these if you can.
I know that the site that KSL maintains and where KSL TV & FM and a gazillion others are is Farnsworth Peak. That's AKA Big Farnsworth, correct?
I think the site a half mile south where KUPX, KTMW and K221GK (92.1) are is Little Farnsworth.
KPDR is on Kessler Peak, about a mile north of Big Farnsworth.
There's another site about a half mile north of Kessler where KBTU, KCSG, KSUD and KUTB are. What is that?
The site where KBYU-FM, KJMY, and KBEE are I think is Mount Vision.
KUUB (ex KCPW) is at a site northwest of the KBYU-FM etc site. Does that have a name?
There are two broadcast sites in the hills east of I-15 near Ensign Peak and the north interchange. Are ether of those called the Ensign Peak site and what is the other called?
I'm nearly positive that the site west of Utah Lake where KENZ (94.9) and a bunch of translators are is Lake Mountain.
There's a site at the south tip of Utah Lake where KTCE and some translators are that I think is West Mountain.
Does the booster farm north of Ogden near Willard Bay have a name?
Did I miss any?
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 4, 2024 7:02:01 GMT -6
This is the story of a little station with big dreams.
OK, but seriously. This station has been a small one out in no man's land west of Tooele for the last 12 years. Back in September they were approved to move to the site east of Nelson Peak. From what Ken said previously I think that's Mount Vision. Anyway, assuming it gets built it will theoretically cover from well past Ogden to well past Provo. Since it's on RF Ch 3 (low band VHF) the actual coverage area might differ.
Can anyone out west of Tooele tell us what they currently see on Channel 3?
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 4, 2024 6:26:43 GMT -6
I absolutely think the new station will be built. The construction permit was issued back in September 2022.
I was happy when I read about this. I have nothing against Marquee Broadcasting, but I'd never even heard of them before they got the construction permit. On the other hand, I've definitely heard of Gray. They are one of the largest station groups in the country and have affiliates with all of the Big Four networks and many stations I'm familiar with.
The question that still remains is what they will air. The station as-is has two distinct disadvantages. One, it's on VHF, which doesn't work as well for digital broadcasting. Two, the transmitter site is about 15 miles south of Provo at a height much lower than, for example, Farnsworth Peak. They'll be able to cover Utah County with no problem. Coverage of Salt Lake County should be OK. North of that, I'm not sure. I don't think they'd have a snowball's chance in hell of taking a Big Four network affiliation away from one of the incumbents. There are some diginets that don't currently have SLC clearance, but no major ones that I can think of. They could go the independent route, but with KMYU, KJZZ and (sorta) KUPX already doing the independent thing I don't know how much product is left.
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