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Salem sells KLTY, six other CCM stations to EMF

mike527 said:
I have a lot of things to say, big fan of HD subchannels: HD1, HD2, HD3, and HD4. On January 23, and February 1st, I did email K Love about considering these subchannels heard in Chicago IL WCKL, as I live in Dallas Fort Worth suburbs cities be heard in Dallas as well back in January 23, about Boost FM (Boost Radio in St. Louis, MO) wanted to be heard in Dallas because of Dallas Fort Worth fastest growing cities, I emailed boost FM operation manager Mike Couchman and acknowledged this and will accept if EMF invites them to KLTY HD3. HD4 being Radio Nueva Vida being heard across HD subchannels being targeted Hispanic population across the US alone. I do need to describe the reasons why for this because: KLTY HD2 is Air1 being weaker in Southern Dallas and Fort Worth (Mansfield, Cleburne, to name these) and nearby suburbs where Dallas antenna farms are located in Cedar Hill (KLTY being one) and especially Downtown Dallas being weakened due to KYDA weak Downtown Dallas to adjacent frequency 101.5 K268CL in East Dallas. Since 2013 KYDA Air1 took over and had problems for 12 years that is the problem being southern of Dallas and Fort Worth, it’s bad if you can’t get the signal being weak and annoyed with static. HD3 Boost FM (branded Boost Radio) partnership in 2021 heard across cities being Pittsburgh, PA, Lafayette, NC, Phoenix, AZ, Memphis, TN, Austin, TX (coming soon) to name these examples. And lastly, HD4 Radio Nueva Vida in 2010 partnership but EMF is now acquiring it. It wants to reach Hispanic population where a lot of Mexican people live in Dallas Fort Worth, one for instant is heard in Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso. One I know is WAWY 103.9 in Northwest suburb Chicago being Dundee, IL has optional for HD2 K LOVE 90s and HD3 K LOVE 2000s who enjoy content there. in A lot of households including vehicles have equip HD radio to enjoy exclusively content that isn’t heard anywhere else. This is the opportunity for EMF in DFW that will reach more listeners and money that has again HD radio in homes, vehicles, and portable HD radio including mine being HDR-14 and HDR-16. Air1 is optional on KYDA is it is stronger in northern metroplex considered the fact people needed K-LOVE classics back then and separate to 90s and 2000s individually, wanting to hear K-LOVE 90s and K-LOVE 2000s can get these signal locations to hear 90s and 2000s for optional demanded back then. It’s a very popular format for those needing history songs that isn’t common nowadays. I really hope the signal engineers will consider the request I had so we will all enjoy that is heard in the DFW metroplex anywhere else in other major cities that I mentioned before.
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Please, try to break your very interesting posts into brief paragraphs. Many of us read on portable devices such as iPhones and run on text in huge paragraphs is really truly hard to follow.

I agree with most of your reasoning, but any dependence on independent HD channels will have dubious results. In particular, how many members of minority groups such as Hispanics will have access to radios with HD capability? The K love formats seem to depend on at home or fix location, listening more than many, as evidenced by their long TSL. And there are very few HD capable radios in homes anywhere or available for sale at stores.

There are very few portable radios with HD because digital to analog conversion chips are power hungry and not suitable for portable devices.
 
I understand, thank you for your info. My apologies for portable radio, I did meant to say at home HD radio like Sangean HD radio. I understand some people barely own it due to how much it cost to produce in. I believe K love HD subchannels was turned on in the first place in 2020 was to put those who had rimshot issues in their homes and to those driving to work being static. A lot of times it has to do with rimshots and is difficult to contain it. I am thinking though other station in Fort Worth 92.9 K225BR is no longer being relayed on KLNO HD4 as all subchannels are turned off. If they can get 92.9 in Fort Worth with your reasoning, EMF can buy that translator for Radio Nueva Vida KLTY HD4. I hope if doubt, Salem does considering to give to EMF translator 102.5 K275BJ for relay HD4 of Radio Nueva Vida to reach Hispanic population one heard in 92.9 K225CA in Austin, and Chicago 101.5 W268AY to name them. I agree, the stores need to reconsider pricing cost for HD radio as none can’t afford them the only cheap cost is HDR-14 being like around $70.
 
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DavidEduardo said:
Please, try to break your very interesting posts into brief paragraphs. Many of us read on portable devices such as iPhones and run on text in huge paragraphs is really truly hard to follow.

I agree with most of your reasoning, but any dependence on independent HD channels will have dubious results. In particular, how many members of minority groups such as Hispanics will have access to radios with HD capability? The K love formats seem to depend on at home or fix location, listening more than many, as evidenced by their long TSL. And there are very few HD capable radios in homes anywhere or available for sale at stores.

There are very few portable radios with HD because digital to analog conversion chips are power hungry and not suitable for portable devices.
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How you do? I have a update to say about consummation programming KLTY HD, I emailed them this morning and they responded with quote, “With the purchase of KLTY, our Programming team has decided to keep K-LOVE on the FM/HD1, have Air1 broadcasting on the HD2, K-LOVE Eras on the HD3. We will not be using the HD4 so the HD2 and HD3 have extra bandwidth.” This is great I understand for the bandwidth. But the “K-LOVE Eras” is so exciting and is really rare to hear across the country. This is so exciting. Air1 will be put to fix the signal being weak in south cities. This is the bombastic fantastic thing about this!!
 
mike527 said:
How you do? I have a update to say about consummation programming KLTY HD, I emailed them this morning and they responded with quote, “With the purchase of KLTY, our Programming team has decided to keep K-LOVE on the FM/HD1, have Air1 broadcasting on the HD2, K-LOVE Eras on the HD3. We will not be using the HD4 so the HD2 and HD3 have extra bandwidth.” This is great I understand for the bandwidth. But the “K-LOVE Eras” is so exciting and is really rare to hear across the country. This is so exciting. Air1 will be put to fix the signal being weak in south cities. This is the bombastic fantastic thing about this!!
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I’m sure they are still on the prowl for a full outlet for Radio Nueva Vida; too big a Hispanic market to miss out on (same for Houston.) Perhaps they can grab a DFW signal if/when the Audacy-Cumulus merger happens.

Any change to the HD subchannels on KYDA 101.7?
 
Mediafrog+ said:
I’m sure they are still on the prowl for a full outlet for Radio Nueva Vida; too big a Hispanic market to miss out on (same for Houston.) Perhaps they can grab a DFW signal if/when the Audacy-Cumulus merger happens.

Any change to the HD subchannels on KYDA 101.7?
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At this moment not likely on KYDA, the only change was HD2 formally K Love heard on March 9, 2024 to March 7, 2025 being transitional loop for 5 days to becoming K-LOVE 90s.
 
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Mediafrog+ said:
I’m sure they are still on the prowl for a full outlet for Radio Nueva Vida; too big a Hispanic market to miss out on (same for Houston.) Perhaps they can grab a DFW signal if/when the Audacy-Cumulus merger happens.
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Speaking of the Hispanic market, I'd love to know how many donations their Puerto Rico signal produces for them. There are Puerto Rican religious music stations in Spanish that have hit the top 10, but the K-Love music is rather soft and bland for Puerto Rican taste. And it is all in English.
 
DavidEduardo said:
Speaking of the Hispanic market, I'd love to know how many donations their Puerto Rico signal produces for them. There are Puerto Rican religious music stations in Spanish that have hit the top 10, but the K-Love music is rather soft and bland for Puerto Rican taste. And it is all in English.
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Hope Media Geoup would also love to get its Vida Unida format on an analog signal in DFW, I’m sure. Currently on the HD-2 of KAWA, IIRC.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
I’m sure they are still on the prowl for a full outlet for Radio Nueva Vida; too big a Hispanic market to miss out on (same for Houston.) Perhaps they can grab a DFW signal if/when the Audacy-Cumulus merger happens.

Any change to the HD subchannels on KYDA 101.7?
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According to Nueva Vida's site, the only affiliates in Texas are HD subchannels of stations in Austin, El Paso, and San Antonio. It shows no analog channels.

I figured, if anything, it would find its way to an HD channel on 101.7, but, unless it's slow to update its site, it's not in DFW (or Houston) yet.
 
Kent said:
According to Nueva Vida's site, the only affiliates in Texas are HD subchannels of stations in Austin, El Paso, and San Antonio. It shows no analog channels.

I figured, if anything, it would find its way to an HD channel on 101.7, but, unless it's slow to update its site, it's not in DFW (or Houston) yet.
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This is correct, little off topic though, as far as I know Radio Nueva Vida is also heard on KZLV HD3 as K-LOVE open the door to HD radio 91.3 on March 5, 2025. Its HD2 is K-LOVE 2000s. The website RNV station list could be outdated on radio station list. I doubt on HD4 because of quote on quote “extra bandwidth.” I hope they consider HD4 because all the content we need to hear for us to enjoy on KYDA HD4 and KLTY HD4.
 
Kent said:
According to Nueva Vida's site, the only affiliates in Texas are HD subchannels of stations in Austin, El Paso, and San Antonio. It shows no analog channels.

I figured, if anything, it would find its way to an HD channel on 101.7, but, unless it's slow to update its site, it's not in DFW (or Houston) yet.
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mike527 said:
This is correct, little off topic though, as far as I know Radio Nueva Vida is also heard on KZLV HD3 as K-LOVE open the door to HD radio 91.3 on March 5, 2025. Its HD2 is K-LOVE 2000s. The website RNV station list could be outdated on radio station list. I doubt on HD4 because of quote on quote “extra bandwidth.” I hope they consider HD4 because all the content we need to hear for us to enjoy on KYDA HD4 and KLTY HD4.
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Radio Nueva Vida can be heard on 92.1 - Georgetown/Round Rock/Hutto, 92.9 - Dripping Springs - Austin, and 95.3 - Temple. Most are Class A and/or Translators.

From an engineering standpoint, having more than three subchannels can be a logistical nightmare with regulating bandwidth. Just keep that in mind.
 
txskywtchr said:
From an engineering standpoint, having more than three subchannels can be a logistical nightmare with regulating bandwidth. Just keep that in mind.
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If a subchannel is on, but silent, is the bandwidth still split? I’m guessing it is. I remember when KLTY briefly had an HD4 for a day or two in May of 2023, but there wasn’t any audio or text.

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chriscervantez said:
If a subchannel is on, but silent, is the bandwidth still split? I’m guessing it is. I remember when KLTY briefly had an HD4 for a day or two in May of 2023, but there wasn’t any audio or text.

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Not necessarily if there isn’t any programming, and I’ll have to see if my friend who worked at Salem back then can remember why there was a fourth unless it was when EL Pez was being switched to The Answer.
 
Sammi Brie said:
Here comes K-Love. Will the KLUV calls come back to DFW with it? How will CCM listeners react to having the local KLTY dismembered and replaced with national K-Love? Where will the airstaff go?
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I suppose if K-Love, Inc. wants to move the KLUV calls back to DFW they could put them on 94.9 and move the KLTY calls to 101.7 so they could keep someone else from using them. The KYDA calls don’t carry the meaning that KLUV and KLTY carry.

I don’t know if “K-Love” is a national trademark yet but keeping the KLUV calls on one of the K-Love stations could solidify their brand and help to keep a potential “K-Love” or “K-Luv” station from signing on in a market where K-Love, Inc. doesn’t have a presence.
 
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