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KAJM 104.3 signal

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AZJoe

I read on here a lot about rimshot's poor signals, well, I recently took a trip from Phoenix to Sedona, Flagstaff & the Grand Canyon, and the only Phoenix that came in all the time, all the way to the big ditch was Mega 104.3 KAJM. Also went down to Nogales and west of there and back up to the Valley, and guess what? Yep, Mega came in again. They seem to cover the state from north to south pretty darn good- at least in a car. :)
 
AZJoe said:
I read on here a lot about rimshot's poor signals, well, I recently took a trip from Phoenix to Sedona, Flagstaff & the Grand Canyon, and the only Phoenix that came in all the time, all the way to the big ditch was Mega 104.3 KAJM. Also went down to Nogales and west of there and back up to the Valley, and guess what? Yep, Mega came in again. They seem to cover the state from north to south pretty darn good- at least in a car. :)
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Yeah...a lot of rimshots throw great signals over large distances...but none of that counts in the Phoenix PPMs...which is where those stations are trying to generate ratings and revenue. Mega's better than most, but not in all areas of the metro...and the average listener isn't tolerant of poor signal strength when there are other choices.
 
Out of all the rim shots that come from that mountain ridge 95.1, 97.5, 98.3 and 104.3. 104.3 seems to have the weaker metro signal. I work near downtown and the others come in ok in the car, but 104.3 does not get better until I head north of downtown. But they seem to have the better signal going west than the other three. KAJM bleeds over KZUL in Quartzsite and Blythe. I have heard 104.3 in other places like Needles, Twentynine Palms and far north AZ areas like Page and Tuba City.
 
The guys who own the station not only are really awesome but have a lot of nice honest people there trying hard and doing a great job!!! No I do not work there. Their site is on a different part of the moutain than 98.3, 97.5, 95.1.
 
catfish said:
The guys who own the station not only are really awesome but have a lot of nice honest people there trying hard and doing a great job!!! No I do not work there. Their site is on a different part of the moutain than 98.3, 97.5, 95.1.
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I think Elliott Klein built that site back when KRIM was owned by the sales manager at channel 12.
 
johndavis said:
catfish said:
The guys who own the station not only are really awesome but have a lot of nice honest people there trying hard and doing a great job!!! No I do not work there. Their site is on a different part of the moutain than 98.3, 97.5, 95.1.
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I think Elliott Klein built that site back when KRIM was owned by the sales manager at channel 12.
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You must be thinking of the Payson (Strawberry) site, which still houses KNRJ (for now, at least). The use of the Bradshaw Mountains as a broadcast site might have been a Ted Tucker discovery when 95.1 was KFMR. I believe Klein was involved in the current 95.1/97.5/98.3 site, while it might have been Clayton Creekmore and Robert Reymont that got KAJM on the Bradshaws.
 
Eric Stein said:
johndavis said:
catfish said:
The guys who own the station not only are really awesome but have a lot of nice honest people there trying hard and doing a great job!!! No I do not work there. Their site is on a different part of the moutain than 98.3, 97.5, 95.1.
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I think Elliott Klein built that site back when KRIM was owned by the sales manager at channel 12.
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You must be thinking of the Payson (Strawberry) site, which still houses KNRJ (for now, at least). The use of the Bradshaw Mountains as a broadcast site might have been a Ted Tucker discovery when 95.1 was KFMR. I believe Klein was involved in the current 95.1/97.5/98.3 site, while it might have been Clayton Creekmore and Robert Reymont that got KAJM on the Bradshaws.
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When did they move 104.3? Did it make a difference in coverage, or was this part of all the signal shifts to wedge in another move-in?
 
DJ_Perry said:
i would say its been almost 2 years now since we gave 99.3 to KNRJ and moved 104.3 from Payson to Camp Verde. I believe the power is the same but we are now closer to the valley.
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My question has nothing to do with the allegedly hyped up translator on Shaw Butte.

However, it appears that all the rimshots want to live in the Bradshaws. Do you get better real-world coverage from up there? What's the attraction?
 
Eric Stein said:
You must be thinking of the Payson (Strawberry) site, which still houses KNRJ (for now, at least).
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Klein built the Strawberry site. I forgot about all the flipping around that's happened in northern Arizona since I moved away.

Meanwhile, what is Will Kemp going to do with the 99.3 in Payson?
 
johndavis said:
DJ_Perry said:
i would say its been almost 2 years now since we gave 99.3 to KNRJ and moved 104.3 from Payson to Camp Verde. I believe the power is the same but we are now closer to the valley.
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My question has nothing to do with the allegedly hyped up translator on Shaw Butte.

However, it appears that all the rimshots want to live in the Bradshaws. Do you get better real-world coverage from up there? What's the attraction?
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And for the record, strike the "allegedly hyped up." Looks like someone actually filed with the commish in 2008 what was built to relay KSTM as opposed to the paperwork that was filed back in the 80's.
 
But why is Shaw Butte translator K257CD-FM 99.3 still on the air? Doesn't it interfere
with a real station on 99.3 (class C3 KMZQ-FM Payson)?
 
And speaking of interference...

Did KNUV 1190 Tolleson forget to reduce power last night and tonight? The FCC site
and Radio-Locator both list 5 kw-D, 250 w-N, DA-2, and no longer show a CP for 400 w-N.

KNUV is normally "trashed in the 'Tuke" at night, buried amongst multiple other signals
(as it's in one of their nulls), except now it's a strong, solid signal that appears similar to
its daytime strength on the Sangean 909 meter.
 
To answer John's original question the Bradshaws are about the best place anyone can get a rimshot to cover all of the metro. The White Tanks are pretty good also, but I think 103.5 has some issues in the southeast valley whereas the stations on the Bradshaws have their issues largely in the middle of town when they are shadowed by Camelback and Squaw Peak (I know, I know about the name change. I'm a traditionalist.) All rimshots have to pick their poison because nobody is ever going to get the coverage the big boys on South Mountain get.

The 104.3 move from Strawberry was in the works for years and was finally completed in early summer 2006, over 4 years ago now. As it was explained to me it involved a number of stations moving, from over on the AZ/CA border (maybe Havasu?) to even having to deal with the Mexican version of the FCC. So no, the move was not fallout from some of the other moves. It was actually something the Brentlingers had in mind almost from the moment they acquired the facilities. It always entertained me how 97.5 and 98.3 moved down from Northern AZ seemingly overnight but it took KAJM literally at least 5 years to do it.

For the record, 99.3 still simulcasted KAJM for over a year after the move was made. This was totally redundant since 99.3 is strongest in the West Valley, exactly where Mega's signal is as good as a local. KNRJ (and the 92.7 translator) are barely listenable on the west side, so with the format flip from dance to hip hop, it made perfect since for 99.3 to move over.

Oldiesfan, I asked that question often when I was running those stations. I was always paranoid the Payson station was going to try to move in or boost power or something to interfere with 99.3. Though I never got the straightest of answers from my superiors, what it comes down to is the spacing and power issues are just right that there really is no interference to either facility. Often driving up the 101 through Scottsdale, north of about Via De Ventura, it isn't uncommon to hear the two battling it out, which is about right given their projected coverage areas.

In about a year or so all of this should be a moot point as 101.1 *SHOULD* finally be moved to the Bradshaws as well and both translators will be obsolete.
 
johndavis said:
Klein built the Strawberry site. I forgot about all the flipping around that's happened in northern Arizona since I moved away.

Meanwhile, what is Will Kemp going to do with the 99.3 in Payson?
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Kemp has run into many obstacles (including the owner of the 99.3 translator) trying to move KMZQ-FM closer to Phoenix. It's now in a simulcast with a rimshot property of his north of Vegas, KVGQ 106.9 (same variety/classic hits format). Maybe he can make a deal to simulcast on the 99.3 translator once KNRJ moves to the Bradshaws. If he can't do that, he should go "local" targeting residents of Payson and travelers along the Beeline (Classic Country, maybe?).
 
oldiesfan6479 said:
And speaking of interference...
Did KNUV 1190 Tolleson forget to reduce power last night and tonight?
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Maybe the 'NUVsters read the Tanim Board! They're "power proper" tonight.
 
I was driving through Arizona today. Heard Mega 104.3 all the way from about 20 miles west of the California border on I-10 till about Holbrook. Huge signal!
 
nkd said:
I was driving through Arizona today. Heard Mega 104.3 all the way from about 20 miles west of the California border on I-10 till about Holbrook. Huge signal!
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Yes it comes in well across I-10 and I-40 no doubt. IIRC 101.1 does as well in parts.
 
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