I checked one of my HD radios today and noticed that I when turned my dial to 93.8(93.7) and 98.4(98.3), the word "HD" shows up on the screen. Doesn't do that for 106.8(106.7).
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MediaCo adding NYC stations on DFW HD subchannels
- Thread starter Mediafrog+
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When you use 100 KHz steps on an HD radio receiver, an existing station's HD hash causes the 'HD' indicator to blink on the receiver 300 KHz on either side of that existing station. For 93.8, the receiver is attempting to decode the left HD hash from 94.1. For 98.4, the receiver would be trying to decode the left HD hash from 98.7.
The reason you don't see it on 106.8 is because 107.1 isn't coming in strong enough for HD (or its HD is off), and there's no HD on 106.5 to trip it either.
If either 93.7 or 98.3 were transmitting HD, you'd be getting a decode (or an attempted decode) on those exact frequencies; and an attempted decode on 93.4, 94.0, 98.0, and 98.6.
Your radio might sensing the lower HD IBOC sidebands of KLTO 94.1 and KSPF 98.7.
I don’t think KQBU-FM 107.1 has HD, IIRC.
It does but it's weak. Or... it could be off at the moment.
Any sign of WQHT and WBLS on either KNOR and KZZA now that it’s December 1? Currently both are a no-show on KTJM and KQQK in Houston.
Same here in la for 105.5/94.3
There is no show HD present on KZZA and KNOR.
Yeah, there isn’t HD present on KZZA and KNOR, as of this morning.
Have we been "April Fooled" in December...
April Fooled isn't the right phrasing. Rather corporate thinking something could be done that they didn't have the technology to implement. "Dot 2 Audio" comes from the fact that these decisions were made by television executives who thought that all radio stations were digital like TV because WQHT and WBLS are.
I'd be shocked if the stations ever end up airing on Dallas, Houston, and Los Angeles subchannels.
Darn. I was looking forward to sampling WQHT & WBLS here in SoCal on 105.5 (LB/LA), 94.3 (OC/SFV), and 96.1 (IE).
So why even put that out in the universe if you don't have all your ducks in a row?
As Lance said, predominantly TV executives not understanding the technologies of radio.
Why not? It can't be the technology. Boston sports station WEEI airs on HD subchannels here in Vermont/New Hampshire. Little Great Eastern Radio can do things that big MediaCo can't?
You can air programming on HD subchannels when you have HD equipped transmitters. The MediaCo executives did not understand they would need to purchase new equipment to operate in HD and that even if they then did so it would be weeks if not months before they were built and installed.
They thought because they had HD installed at WQHT/WBLS in New York it was standard like television and that the former Estrella Media radio stations could just flip a switch and add the multicast programming.
Aren’t top executives supposedly the smartest, most capable people in any business? How could they have no understanding of their own operations?
MediaCo’s KQQK in Houston transmits in HD, but currently does not have any additional subchannels. Market sibling KTJM is currently not using HD but has done so in the past, so both those transmitters are capable of running an HD-2. Of course program delivery for any additional channels has to be set up.
I don’t think any of the MediaCo properties in DFW (KNOR/KBOC/KZZA) have ever run HD.
They haven't.
What's hilarious about this fiasco (aside from the fact it was a goofy idea to start) is the company actually issued a press release announcing the simulcasts before realizing it lacked the actual technological capabilities to implement it. The lack of due diligence is astonishing.
Hopefully this faux pas isn't representative of how other aspects of MediaCo's broadcast business are managed.
Hopefully this faux pas isn't representative of how other aspects of MediaCo's broadcast business are managed.
And that was the point I was trying to make.