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KYOK AM 1140

Radiomogul79

Radiomogul79

How does this station sound in Baytown? It has 2 translators, anyone heard how they come in? I think they’re located up around the Woodlands.
 
Radiomogul79 said:
How does this station sound in Baytown? It has 2 translators, anyone heard how they come in? I think they’re located up around the Woodlands.
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I'm not too sure about Baytown but they have no translators. 92.3 is Relevant Radio and the other translator has never been on the air. They sound pretty good when I hear them on but I'm a mile from that station.
 
Radiomogul79 said:
Someone said they have never broadcasted the AM’s programming on the two translators, is that correct?
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KYOK used to be rebroadcast on K222CX 92.3 in Spring, but that translator was sold to Relevant Radio and is now airing that network alongside KTEK 1110.

The other KYOK translator is K240FC licensed for 95.9 with the transmitter in New Waverly. I am not aware of it ever having been on the air, though perhaps someone in that area has more info. The translator has an ill-advised CP for 106.5 somewhat closer to Conroe, but if it ever gets on the air will be clobbered by co-channel KOVE. Both the current and CP signal contours are both misses for Conroe coverage.

I suspect KYOK is one of those AM licenses that is teetering on the edge of being turned in.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
KYOK used to be rebroadcast on K222CX 92.3 in Spring, but that translator was sold to Relevant Radio and is now airing that network alongside KTEK 1110.

The other KYOK translator is K240FC licensed for 95.9 with the transmitter in New Waverly. I am not aware of it ever having been on the air, though perhaps someone in that area has more info. The translator has an ill-advised CP for 106.5 somewhat closer to Conroe, but if it ever gets on the air will be clobbered by co-channel KOVE. Both the current and CP signal contours are both misses for Conroe coverage.
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92.3 before Relevant Radio would be dead air or just be an AM radio tuned to 1140 AM for about a year and a half. It has been documented on here. It was a huge waste of electricity.

95.9 I used to live just on the outside of their protected contour and would have definitely noticed if it was ever on the air. I have driven right by the tower sites of 95.9 and 106.5 and have not heard that translator ever. And yes KOVE 106.5 was coming in quite strong at the site with RDS.
 
Other stations are worse, there was a 50 KW FM near SA back in 2015 that broadcast dead air, twice, for a couple weeks each time. A low powered translator wouldn't waste that much power I would think.
 
011nerve said:
A low powered translator wouldn't waste that much power I would think.
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Regardless I still think it’s still a waste of power. For about a year and a half if I’m remembering correctly was broadcasting junk when wasn’t silent that I’m sure not a single person listened to. I’m just glad someone is broadcasting something on there. Gotta give props to legal Houston area translators.
 
tb_ said:
The Houston metro has a huge problem with translators that operate well outside of their licensed parameters, and/or originate programming while claiming they are translating stations that don't exist.
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These are all the Spanish stations that nobody listens to all the 102.5 except KMAZ are like this
 
DJboutit3 said:
These are all the Spanish stations that nobody listens to all the 102.5 except KMAZ are like this
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Not all of them are illegal just 2 main groups that have most of the translators in the area. 92.5 is english sports. KMAZ is an LPFM not a translator.
 
HTX said:
Not all of them are illegal just 2 main groups that have most of the translators in the area. 92.5 is english sports. KMAZ is an LPFM not a translator.
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but one of the spanish groups owns the 92.5 translator
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
but one of the spanish groups owns the 92.5 translator
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I'm a bit obsessive about this, but a Spanish group would be investors from Spain. "Hispanic" correctly identifies people in the US who are of the culture that principally speaks Spanish or is of that language's heritage group.
 
Doesn't sound bad at all for music on AM. I do think KJOZ sounds slightly better though. I did hear 92.3 still mentioned. “The legendary KYOK 1140 AM. The legendary KYOK 92.3 FM. 2 legendary stations in 1”
 
Wilkins Radio said:
LOL….. They aren’t rebroadcasting on any translators, right?
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Nope. That 95.9 New Waverly/106.5 NE Conroe translator has never been on the air. The timeline isn’t accurate as I’m just going by memory but. Around 2 years ago the translator had a loud high pitched tone that made it not listenable. Then they were dead air for about a year then came back as just an AM radio tuned to 1140. Somewhere between that there was a preacher speaking in Spanish for a few days. They did not ID at the top of the hour. Now the translator has been sold to Relevant Radio and it’s actually listenable again. All of this stuff has been talked about on here when it happened. I just don’t feel like trying to find it.
 
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