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Did BobFM move?

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jras20

Did BobFm complete the move to Austin? Since yesterday it's hard for me to get them out in Lavaca county.
 
I believe the move of 101X (KROX FM) to the Mountain City site was nixed. I read where that tower is coming down due to development.
KBPA’s signal is weaker here in Comal County as well; they have either moved or a test on the new tower is taking place.
 
They also took the HD off, which I haven't really listened much after they took off Mega, I use to could get their HD signal out in Shiner, but I doubt it any more.
 
stan said:
I guess it saves them power cost to downgrade. Not a good idea.
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They had to reduce power to move the transmitter to the geographic center of the market. But they gain significantly in the Williamson County and Bastrop County parts of the MSA.

They sure do not save money; the move likely cost several hundred thousand and increases the transmitter site expenses. And there were considerable legal fees in negotiating and obtaining the multi-station moves that allowed this upgrade to KBPA.

Overall, they cover the Austin Metro Survey Area much, much better. They lose some coverage of northern areas of the San Antonio market, which is not monetizable.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
EMF, whose move of KXAI to San Antonio resulted in KBPA moving north.

KBPA will now have Austin as its COL for the first time since it signed on (as KRMH) in 1971. It had always been a San Marcos license up to now, though targeting Austin.
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And that is of total benefit to KBPA which now covers 100% of the Nielsen MSA.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
KBPA will now have Austin as its COL for the first time since it signed on (as KRMH) in 1971. It had always been a San Marcos license up to now, though targeting Austin.
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Of course, Hays County is part of the Austin MSA, so it has always been "in Austin" as far as Arbitron/Nielsen is concerned. Since San Marcos is part of the ratings-defined market, KBPA was never not an Austin station... it just did not cover the entire market well.
 
stan said:
Sad that this is being done to placate the E guys.
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Who knows exactly how the deal came about or who contacted whom first, but according to the filing, KBPA had to move because the current tower in Hays County was going to be dismantled and the large plot of land it sits on is being redeveloped. This seems legitimate since they filed to "upgrade" 101.5 to that tower and it never happened. As David has pointed out, the move into Austin is definitely a very substantial upgrade for 103.5. It doesn't seem at all that Waterloo is "carrying the water" for EMF, even if it was their idea first to facilitate the 103.7 move into SA. Speaking of which, I've been wondering if that will be one of the launch stations for their new format that is coming soon (supposedly it is Spanish-language).
 
Yes, BOB FM is in the process of moving as our old site is being redeveloped in the new year. It's been a great site, but it wasn't our decision and decommission began last week. We are currently running from our new backup site in the Westlake 'tower farm'. Even on this backup transmitter, our building penetration in Travis and Williamson counties is much better.

Our amazing engineering team has been working non-stop to facilitate this move - and we should be at our new site on the KTBC TV/Fox 7 tower at full power w/HD mid-January. Spoiler alert - you'll know the project is complete when our legal ID changes.

And yes, on paper one might consider a change from C0 to C1 as a 'downgrade' - but this is definitely an upgrade for KBPA as it puts a superior signal where the majority of our listeners and advertisers are.
 
Krash Kelly said:
Yes, BOB FM is in the process of moving as our old site is being redeveloped in the new year. It's been a great site, but it wasn't our decision and decommission began last week. We are currently running from our new backup site in the Westlake 'tower farm'. Even on this backup transmitter, our building penetration in Travis and Williamson counties is much better.
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The "old" site was a blowtorch for putting a signal over a large area of Central Texas, but of course the new site will give the best signal where the relevant sales audience lives. Wasn't aware of the "redevelopment", sounds like the Austin sprawl to the south finally gobbled up the land!
Strange for me saying "old" site as I remember the original shorter site for the station when it launched in 1971 as KRMH on 103.7. I think that tower was taken down some years back. The later upgrade and taller tower (as well as the frequency change) came in 1983, IIRC.
Krash Kelly said:
Our amazing engineering team has been working non-stop to facilitate this move - and we should be at our new site on the KTBC TV/Fox 7 tower at full power w/HD mid-January. Spoiler alert - you'll know the project is complete when our legal ID changes.
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Are they moving the existing transmitter from the old site or is a new unit going in?
Krash Kelly said:
And yes, on paper one might consider a change from C0 to C1 as a 'downgrade' - but this is definitely an upgrade for KBPA as it puts a superior signal where the majority of our listeners and advertisers are.
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Yep, the western hills tower farm has excellent lines of sight over the market. Congratulations on the move!
 
Hey Krash, Congrats on the move bro!

Just curious what happened to Mega (KBPA HD2)?
 
Mediafrog+ said:
The "old" site was a blowtorch for putting a signal over a large area of Central Texas, but of course the new site will give the best signal where the relevant sales audience lives. Wasn't aware of the "redevelopment", sounds like the Austin sprawl to the south finally gobbled up the land!
Strange for me saying "old" site as I remember the original shorter site for the station when it launched in 1971 as KRMH on 103.7. I think that tower was taken down some years back. The later upgrade and taller tower (as well as the frequency change) came in 1983, IIRC.

Are they moving the existing transmitter from the old site or is a new unit going in?

Yep, the western hills tower farm has excellent lines of sight over the market. Congratulations on the move!
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New antenna, existing transmitter... Our main, which I believe is a Nautel is only a few years old and in great shape.

Mega may come back in the new year - because of the challenges this year brought, and knowing we would be without a HD signal for a while we decided to put it on hold. Mega is truly a labor of love - so we'll see what the new year brings!
 
Krash Kelly said:
New antenna, existing transmitter... Our main, which I believe is a Nautel is only a few years old and in great shape.

Mega may come back in the new year - because of the challenges this year brought, and knowing we would be without a HD signal for a while we decided to put it on hold. Mega is truly a labor of love - so we'll see what the new year brings!
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Cool to hear about Mega, perhaps it can stream online for now only until the HD comes back?
 
I noticed since about a week or so ago the signal was better, then today in Gonzales I heard the new legal ID in my car, but no HD signal yet.
 
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