105.3 FM Spanish Religious

[davideduardo]

But on a church-owned translator?? Seems counterintuitive to play songs about drugs, doesn't it?

Actually, they are not songs that promote drugs. They are songs that tell the stories of the drug gangs and cartels, which is something that affects nearly everyone in Mexico.

 

[davideduardo]

But on a church-owned translator?? Seems counterintuitive to play songs about drugs, doesn't it?

Actually, they are not songs that promote drugs. They are songs that tell the stories of the drug gangs and cartels, which is something that affects nearly everyone in Mexico.

And we know that some of the "church groups" that have amassed dozens of translators are simply using them to create cash flow.

 

[Mrtejano]

But on a church-owned translator?? Seems counterintuitive to play songs about drugs, doesn't it?

They’re not Church owned Translators, yes a Minister owns them but doesn’t have anything to do with who owns it. It’s a business just like all beer company owners don’t drink beer. All fast food restaurant owners do not eat fast food.

 

[davideduardo]

yes a Minister owns them but doesn’t have anything to do with who owns it.

So, the owner has nothing to do with the owner.

Perfectly clear.

If we are talking about K283CH, the owner is the Centro Cristiano de Vida Eterna, headed by Héctor Guevara.

That's a church.

 

[Mrtejano]

So, the owner has nothing to do with the owner.

Perfectly clear.

If we are talking about K283CH, the owner is the Centro Cristiano de Vida Eterna, headed by Héctor Guevara.

That's a church.

I meant the translator is owned by a Minister that also owns a church. And also owns LATINO BROADCASTING CORPORATION. It’s like he’s LBC is leasing his translator. Ok it’s like when I used to work for a hospital as a catering assistant for the Cafeteria. The Hospital (which owns the cafeteria) would pay the cafeteria to have a catering event for doctors or other visitors. Yes they’re owned by the hospital but like The Physical Therapy dept would get charged by the cafeteria to have special food for the meetings they would have. Or when The Housekeeping department would have a event they would also pay us in the cafeteria for the food and supplies. Every department has their budget.

I don’t work in the Radio industry but I’m assuming (and I could be wrong) and most likely I am, but I think it works the same for Radio stations. I think (and I cant help but underline the I THINK part) that is how LBC works. LA CALIENTE has a budget they sale their commercials, adds ect ect and that’s how they make money. And they use that money to lease the translator from Centro Cristiano. If they can’t afford it then Centro finds another lease. That’s what I think happened with 104.5, which is now Ihope radio. If LBC would have been making enough money LA MEJOR would still have been on air.


Btw in my opinion LA MEJOR has a catchier name than LA CALIENTE especially for a REGIONAL MEXICAN FORMAT.
La caliente sounds like a name for a Tropical music station.


Speaking of being owned by a church. Would a Christian regional Mexican/ rap, hip-hop in Spanish station work in houston??

I mean I have started to listen to different singers and bands on YouTube such as Redimi2, Funky, Los Vencedores, Grupo Juda, Javier Molina, Grupo Firmez and other Bandas too.


I mean a station that caters away from slow worship songs from singers like Marcos Witt, Adrian Romero, Marcos Barrientos, Miel San Marcos ect ect.

Would it work?

 

[davideduardo]

I meant the translator is owned by a Minister that also owns a church. And also owns LATINO BROADCASTING CORPORATION.

The FCC licenses for the 41 stations that Héctor Guevara... pardon, Apostle Hector Guevara... controls are all owned by Centro Cristiano de Vida Eterna. A church. Guevara is listed as the head of that entity.

LBC does not own any stations. It is obviously a company formed to commercialize the translators by leasing them or otherwise monetizing them.

 

[Mrtejano]

The FCC licenses for the 41 stations that Héctor Guevara... pardon, Apostle Hector Guevara... controls are all owned by Centro Cristiano de Vida Eterna. A church. Guevara is listed as the head of that entity.

LBC does not own any stations. It is obviously a company formed to commercialize the translators by leasing them or otherwise monetizing them.

That’s what I’m saying, LBC is a company that leases the stations from Centro Cristiano. Even though both companies are owned by him.

 

[davideduardo]

That’s what I’m saying, LBC is a company that leases the stations from Centro Cristiano. Even though both companies are owned by him.

What is more possible is that LBC is chartered as a commercial company, and CCVE is a non-profit. So Guevara can lease signals from his non-profit to the for-profit and run ad-supported formats on the commercial channels; it is a bit more complicated than that but it's a way for Guevara to do both things, although there are rules on non-profits to keep them from being used to shield profitable activities where the profits are distributed to the principals rather than being used for the non-profit.

 

[Mediafrog+]

During a check today on an HD-FM radio I found that La Caliente is being originated on KQBT 93.7 HD3. Very poor bitrate.

 

[AnyHuman]

Something else going on... Centro uses a consulting engineer on their applications with the name of Delawder Communications, Inc.. This is the same consulting engineer who filed the application for this certain translator in San Antonio which has been on for almost a week past it's construction permit's dismissal by the FCC.
https://www.radiodiscussions.com/sh...ssed-San-Antonio-translator-and-it-s-still-on

Here you can compare information.
K287BQ: https://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1809750
K260CC (illegally on translator): https://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1735829
I know the FCCInfo.com website currently doesn't show that K260CC's application was dismissed, however the FCC website does.

Is the problem Delawder Communications, Inc. perhaps?

 

[davideduardo]

Something else going on... Centro uses a consulting engineer on their applications with the name of Delawder Communications, Inc.. This is the same consulting engineer who filed the application for this certain translator in San Antonio which has been on for almost a week past it's construction permit's dismissal by the FCC.
https://www.radiodiscussions.com/sh...ssed-San-Antonio-translator-and-it-s-still-on

Here you can compare information.
K287BQ: https://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1809750
K260CC (illegally on translator): https://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1735829
I know the FCCInfo.com website currently doesn't show that K260CC's application was dismissed, however the FCC website does.

Is the problem Delawder Communications, Inc. perhaps?

A consulting engineer generally just does the technical part of the filing. The licensee, usually via an attorney specialized in FCC procedures, files the application.

If a station has a CP, it is given certain time to build. If it is built, they then certify so and request licensing.

If a station is licensed, as is K260CC, and applies for a CP to change the facility but that change is dismissed, as is the case here, the station just keeps on broadcasting with prior licensed facility. In the case of K260CC, the dismissed application was for non-directional operation at the same site. The dismissal means they have to revert to the previously licensed operation. It does not mean they have to go off the air.

You will note that all the applications were filed by an attorney in Silver Spring, MD, not by the consulting engineer.

The consulting engineer is located in a suburb of Washington, DC, as well. Obviously, neither the attorney nor the consulting engineer had anything to do with the construction of the CP.

 

[AnyHuman]

In the case of K260CC, the dismissed application was for non-directional operation at the same site.

I believe they're different sites...
This is the last license to cover that was filed for K260CC, before the current one. It is located at 1535 Military Hwy. https://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1683706
The dismissed one is this one, which is at 1010 W. Laurel St. The dismissed license to cover has petitions against it, those might be what blocked it from going through. https://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=1735829

The translator currently seems to be on from the W. Laurel site... Someone might have to confirm with direction-finding techniques.