KUTX 98.9 Moves to New Site

[Ryan Williams]

KUTX filed that they have constructed their new site. It is technically a downgrade from a C2 to a C3 with lower power, but from a lot higher antenna at a more central location.

How does it sound where you are?

 

[saradio1]

KUTX filed that they have constructed their new site. It is technically a downgrade from a C2 to a C3 with lower power, but from a lot higher antenna at a more central location.

How does it sound where you are?

Does this mean KLMO can move closer to SA?

 

[Ryan Williams]

Does this mean KLMO can move closer to SA?

As far as KUTX goes, possibly. Moving KLMO closer to San Antonio would require a downgrade from the current C1 class to a C2 or C3. A downgrade though would mean that it could no longer serve Dilley with the city-grade contour so any move would first require a change of the community-of-license to Devine or a community in that area.

However, their real obstacle with moving closer is going to be KBBT, which is just two channels away. Under their current class they could move 2 km closer to KBBT. If they downgraded to a C2 they could move 5 km closer. That's not going to be worth the trouble and would still incur all of the community-of-license coverage issues.

KUTX sounded clean and strong in Willco when I was listening last night.

 

[Gregg.]

Austin is a great market for AAA music. You've got non-commercial 98.9 KUTX, owned by the University of Texas. You've got non-commercial, listener supported 1490 KTSN, The Sun Network, and its six or seven FM translators and low power simulcast FM stations around Central Texas. And Austin used to have a high powered FM signal, KGSR 93.3, known as Austin City Limits Radio. But while the FM is now Soft AC, it uses a translator in Austin at 97.1 to continue Austin City Limits Radio.

That's quite a line up!