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Sun Radio buying KGID

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Sun Radio, which has a group of stations around Central Texas (including 1490 and 100.1 in Austin) is buying KGID 96.3 in Giddings in order to expand the network. First item in the article here: Station Sales Week Of 1/8 - RadioInsight

KGID went on the air only a couple of years ago; apparently a quick failure. Website still there, but rather barren: HOME

The Class A KGID signal really doesn't make it into Austin; I've only had at best very weak reception during checks there.

Was curious if there might be a future attempt to upgrade and move the station closer to Austin, but I suspect the FM band has become too crowded.

 
Sun Radio also has a 96.3 FM in Llano TX, maybe they'll sync the two up.

I did hear KGID once, it sounded as though it was locally run. Goes to show in this day and age with streaming media, local radio stations are going away.
 
That's to bad. I liked KGID, better then no bull radio. Is Sun radio getting to be like EMF now?
 
I forgot about No Bull Radio. LOL I don't think NBR runs their stations at full power. I haven't heard KWYU 96.9 on very strong since it's launch, once I did but that was short-lived.
 
Apparently the 96.3 in Austin was deleted by the FCC a year or two ago
 
Sun Radio's translator on 96.1 in Hutto has had a CP to move to the West Austin Tower Farm on 96.3 with a full 250 watts at nearly 1100 ft above ground level (compared to 99 watts at 1128 ft with the current 100.1 signal). I doubt KGID can move closer, because of KHFI on 96.7, but with KGID and KTHE in Lllano, both on the same channel as the upgraded translator, they will have one of the best translators in Austin and have blocking stations that will protect the translator. I would guess 100.1 will either be sold or leased as two translators that cover the same general area can't "translate" the same AM station. This move is shrewd, but not surprising.
 
Ryan Williams said:
Sun Radio's translator on 96.1 in Hutto has had a CP to move to the West Austin Tower Farm on 96.3 with a full 250 watts at nearly 1100 ft above ground level (compared to 99 watts at 1128 ft with the current 100.1 signal). I doubt KGID can move closer, because of KHFI on 96.7, but with KGID and KTHE in Lllano, both on the same channel as the upgraded translator, they will have one of the best translators in Austin and have blocking stations that will protect the translator. I would guess 100.1 will either be sold or leased as two translators that cover the same general area can't "translate" the same AM station. This move is shrewd, but not surprising.
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I suppose if they got FCC permission to run 1490 in all digital mode and add an HD-2 station, they could use one of the translators to rebroadcast that second format.
 
This is a great for the drive to Houston on 290. I hope the translator will be in sync when it moves to 96.3. I’m interested to see what will happen to 100.1.
 
Earlier it was said streaming popularity is why KGID can't make it. The fact is Giddings has always been a terrible small market. Giddings, like Bastrop are bedroom communities of the Greater Austin metro. Much of the population identifies with Austin, not Giddings, so they mostly shop, play and work in Austin but sleep in Giddings.
 
b-turner said:
Earlier it was said streaming popularity is why KGID can't make it. The fact is Giddings has always been a terrible small market. Giddings, like Bastrop are bedroom communities of the Greater Austin metro. Much of the population identifies with Austin, not Giddings, so they mostly shop, play and work in Austin but sleep in Giddings.
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Over a decade ago, Giddings was just another small Texas town with your typical Texas culture.

Drove by a couple of years ago and saw that the town had a Starbucks and a crossfit studio on 290. You're definitely onto something. The population is a'changing.
 
Ryan Williams said:
Sun Radio's translator on 96.1 in Hutto has had a CP to move to the West Austin Tower Farm on 96.3 with a full 250 watts at nearly 1100 ft above ground level (compared to 99 watts at 1128 ft with the current 100.1 signal). I doubt KGID can move closer, because of KHFI on 96.7, but with KGID and KTHE in Lllano, both on the same channel as the upgraded translator, they will have one of the best translators in Austin and have blocking stations that will protect the translator. I would guess 100.1 will either be sold or leased as two translators that cover the same general area can't "translate" the same AM station. This move is shrewd, but not surprising.
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Who said two translators covering the same area cant translate the same AM station? No such rule exists

WGNS 1450 Murfreesboro, TN has had two translators, on the same stick as its AM, rebroadcasting the AM, for years and years
 
AnyHuman said:
I forgot about No Bull Radio. LOL I don't think NBR runs their stations at full power. I haven't heard KWYU 96.9 on very strong since it's launch, once I did but that was short-lived.
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I forgot.. youre an expert and can prove that just by mind reading. NOT.
 
Ryan Williams said:
74.1232(b)

100.1 and 96.3 would absolutely serve “substantially the same area”.
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From that section

More than one FM translator may be licensed to the same applicant, whether or not such translators serve substantially the same area, upon an appropriate showing of technical need for such additional stations

WGNS has been doing it for YEARS
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
If they werent compliant, thered be an issue after a decade plus`
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That's not necessarily how it works. It's possible the FCC never caught the mistake assuming there is a mistake or no one ever complained and pointed it out.

I don't know enough about WGNS' translators to say, but it is also possible for there to be two translators on the same tower and not serve "substantially the same area". That definition of what that term actually means has been disputed.

But, it is an actual rule and one that has been considered in the past by my group while working with consulting engineers and it occasionally comes up in FCC applications when a translator is trying to move into an area that is already served by an existing translator for the same primary station.
 
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