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DFW FM/HD Bandscan

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Ryan Williams said:
Great job and thanks for actually putting your general location in a giant metro area in the description.
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Of course and thanks! I like to make sure I provide those details, because I know they’re important. I also used a small portable tripod in my car and tried to position the camera as best as I possibly could. I wanted the audio to be as loud as possible, but that causes a bit of vibration with the bass. I have a few ideas for next time. 🙂
 
chriscervantez said:
I decided to record an FM/HD bandscan in my car last night and I posted it to YouTube. I’m in Grand Prairie, just over 7 miles from the Cedar Hill tower farm. Here it is, if you’d like to check it out:

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Always appreciate a good scan. Also, that song 97.9 was playing has been in my head for months but could never put any lyrics together to find it. Thanks for that also. :)
 
neosolbrudda said:
Wish I could pick 88.5 over here in Ft. Worth.
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…but the Fort Worth folks have 88.7 KTCU. KTCU rules. KXT absolutely deserves all its praise for its commitment to the local scene and for giving chances to quite a bit that the rest of the music stations won’t touch. However, KTCU is just a straight up better version of KXT.
 
nalyem said:
…but the Fort Worth folks have 88.7 KTCU. KTCU rules. KXT absolutely deserves all its praise for its commitment to the local scene and for giving chances to quite a bit that the rest of the music stations won’t touch. However, KTCU is just a straight up better version of KXT.
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Do KTCU have the same format as KEOM?....
 
neosolbrudda said:
Do KTCU have the same format as KEOM?....
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No. Completely different. I like KEOM quite a bit. They play a wide variety of oldies that the other stations won’t touch. KTCU plays oldies too, though. Just only on rare occasions. It’s the college station: so everything is fair game as long as it won’t invoke the wrath of the FCC.
So, I do get the point you’re making: KEOM is its own thing, but KTCU is the unsung treasure of the DFW dial.
 
nalyem said:
No. Completely different. I like KEOM quite a bit. They play a wide variety of oldies that the other stations won’t touch. KTCU plays oldies too, though. Just only on rare occasions. It’s the college station: so everything is fair game as long as it won’t invoke the wrath of the FCC.
So, I do get the point you’re making: KEOM is its own thing, but KTCU is the unsung treasure of the DFW dial.
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You just actually made my point. What does 88.7 have to do with 88.5? I'm one of those "Ft. Worth folk", and personally, I don't care for KTCU. They play nothing that interests me, so with that being said, 88.7 may rule in your world, but in my world, it's irrelevant.
 
CalebC said:
Always appreciate a good scan. Also, that song 97.9 was playing has been in my head for months but could never put any lyrics together to find it. Thanks for that also. :)
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Thanks, I appreciate it! I’m planning to do some more bandscans from time-to-time, including some during my travels back to Illinois around Christmas. By the time I do my next DFW bandscan, I’m hoping that Audacy adds the station logos/album art back to the HD on 100.3, 103.7 and 107.5. I’m also going to try and pick a different time of the hour when not every single station is in a commercial break and do the bandscan from a location where 88.1, 88.5, 94.5 and 107.9 will all lock in HD.

Additionally, I’m glad I could help with the song ID!
 
nalyem said:
No. Completely different. I like KEOM quite a bit. They play a wide variety of oldies that the other stations won’t touch. KTCU plays oldies too, though. Just only on rare occasions. It’s the college station: so everything is fair game as long as it won’t invoke the wrath of the FCC.
So, I do get the point you’re making: KEOM is its own thing, but KTCU is the unsung treasure of the DFW dial.
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Yeah, I like KEOM a lot, as well. While they cover roughly the same musical era as KLUV, they go a bit wider and a lot deeper. I recognize that it is a format that won't appeal to everyone because they play a lot of songs that are frankly what the industry would call "stiffs", it is fun for those who remember these songs from when they originally came out. And I can't say that there would be much point for them being just a non-commercial clone of KLUV so they need to have a different spin on the format.
 
TexasTom said:
Yeah, I like KEOM a lot, as well. While they cover roughly the same musical era as KLUV, they go a bit wider and a lot deeper. I recognize that it is a format that won't appeal to everyone because they play a lot of songs that are frankly what the industry would call "stiffs", it is fun for those who remember these songs from when they originally came out. And I can't say that there would be much point for them being just a non-commercial clone of KLUV so they need to have a different spin on the format.
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We’re getting into the fun time of the year when KEOM will play horrible covers of Christmas songs. I think a few years ago, I heard them play a Kidz Bop version of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”. 😆
 
TexasTom said:
Yeah, I like KEOM a lot, as well. While they cover roughly the same musical era as KLUV, they go a bit wider and a lot deeper. I recognize that it is a format that won't appeal to everyone because they play a lot of songs that are frankly what the industry would call "stiffs", it is fun for those who remember these songs from when they originally came out. And I can't say that there would be much point for them being just a non-commercial clone of KLUV so they need to have a different spin on the format.
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That's exactly why I said I wish I could pick up 88.5 here in Ft. Worth. I've heard songs on that station I would never hear on KLUV that takes me back to my childhood. Like the song I heard on Chris radio. Reminds me a little of the old Sunny 97.1,(R.I.P.).
 
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