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Post by kenglish on May 1, 2024 12:20:12 GMT -6
Looks like that vacant lot at 7001 South 900 East, about half a block away from me, is planned for an eight story building. It's planning to be 83 feet tall, with apartments and commercial tenants, including another drive-thru restaurant. It's dead center of my line-of-site to the TV and FM stations on Farnsworth Peak.
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Post by kenglish on Apr 24, 2024 11:04:40 GMT -6
Have they outsourced their traffic functions? You do know that winter is starting in the Southern hemisphere?
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Post by kenglish on Apr 18, 2024 12:00:24 GMT -6
Died this morning at his home in Florida.
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Post by kenglish on Apr 17, 2024 19:21:38 GMT -6
Did KSL-AM not get an award?😋 (They used to always get nominated, and often won.)
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Post by kenglish on Apr 9, 2024 16:18:06 GMT -6
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Post by kenglish on Apr 8, 2024 10:12:52 GMT -6
I'm wondering how they will feed them. What is the rule on boosters? Do they have to relay the primary feed from OTA, or can they be fed by internet or something?
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Post by kenglish on Apr 7, 2024 10:46:06 GMT -6
Rode through Wheeler Farm yesterday, and noticed that they no longer just say "Curfew Hours", but they now say "No trespassing after dusk". Huge red signs everywhere. So much for ever being able to listen to distant stations, or look at stars, or watch for meteors. No wonder that America's favorite pastime is sitting home watching YouTube.
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Post by kenglish on Apr 6, 2024 8:44:52 GMT -6
I'm thinking of stations moving translators in Utah, to just across the line to Idaho or Nevada, then running alcohol or gambling spots that will be legal there, but are regularly heard in Utah. Utah station, on a Wyoming translator, selling illegal fireworks. That kind of stuff comes to mind.
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Post by kenglish on Apr 5, 2024 10:31:33 GMT -6
I hate that, every time I look for real estate in Grayland, Washington (a Mecca for DXers), I get bombarded by ads from St. George, Utah realtors.🙄
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Post by kenglish on Apr 5, 2024 8:20:16 GMT -6
Maybe a better question would be, "How can it be abused?" Sometimes, I wish the FCC had to contemplate those issues when changing the law.
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Post by kenglish on Mar 20, 2024 21:50:45 GMT -6
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Post by kenglish on Mar 19, 2024 16:43:57 GMT -6
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Post by kenglish on Mar 19, 2024 16:36:24 GMT -6
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Post by kenglish on Mar 19, 2024 9:53:53 GMT -6
You can also be a non-participating station, but you have to sign off under certain conditions of alerts (mostly national, I think). Sadly, EAS hasn't kept up with the times and technology. Too many non-broadcast distractions, too few people watching or listening to local broadcasts. It was great when everyone was watching cable or on an antenna. But, that all changed when DBS satellite came about. I have to wonder how many stations actually can pass an alert, and if they ever test. They are supposed to, but I haven't heard much on enforcement since the COVID restrictions kept the FCC people at home.
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Post by kenglish on Mar 18, 2024 10:13:57 GMT -6
I see that DirecTV is now offering to sell service with no local channels, to "save their customers money". I haven't had access to Pay Satellite in years, so I'm wondering.... Do the sat companies carry any EAS messages or tests (beyond the mandatory national alerts) on any channels beyond the locals? If a customer discontinues all of their locals, and depends on streaming, will they essentially be out of the loop for local emergencies? And, how many local TV and radio broadcasters even participate in EAS any more? I rarely hear any tests except on KSL Radio and a couple of other locals, any more.
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