Wow, this is shocking news. I connected with Sandra a couple years ago for her knowledge of Zara Radio. She helped me understand how it worked, and I've taken that and expanded it. I had thought the translator was programmed by the sports betting people, though if she was still owner, this probably explains why it's running dead air.
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101.9 FM Open Carrier in NW Seattle?
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Way outside of the KINK contour. Cannot legally do this from what I understand.
Forgive this question if it's obvious, but why would the death of the owner suddenly cause a translator station to be broadcasting dead air? Was a contract terminated or something? It sounds as if this was a one woman operation so I don't understand who would have shut off the programming.
Might ask the question in reverse- is there anybody around to turn off the transmitter? I got the sense from her last summer that the guy (who she was leasing the staton to) was having dificulties with generating income from the format and was thinking of pulling the plug. If he decided to end programming after she passed, then the programming would stop but not the carrier. SHE was responsible for the signal part of the deal. Some of this is specualtion on my part.
Wasn't Dr. Sandi behind the "Super CFL" LP (I think it was based in North Bend?) and partnering with Kaci Sommers from Aberdeen/KJR-F fame?
She was. And quite a playlist that Super CFL had!
Yup- that was where I started my Dr. Sandi adventure. The Fall City 104.5 LPFM was on a big hill between Fall City and Snoqualmie, covering E King County. She then translated off air on the channel 11 TV tower on 94.5 "White Center." That all fell apart when KMCQ moved to Covington on 104.5, wiping us out. She sold the translator and we decamped for Ocean Shores and Morton. Then Olympia. The SuperCFL playlist was a combined effort of Sandi, myself and mid day guy Scott Chicken, who I have known for 40 years and roped him into this pretty much volunteer operation 20+ years ago.
She grew up in the upper midwest, thus the WCFL-Super CFL homage. When we ran a more nostalgic KYA format, that was an homage to her time as an engineer in the Bay Area. She was a force of nature and I learned a lot about radio engineering from her. She was more than a bit polarizing, but was very loyal to her people. I was proud to be one of her people, and still cannot beleive she is gone.
She grew up in the upper midwest, thus the WCFL-Super CFL homage. When we ran a more nostalgic KYA format, that was an homage to her time as an engineer in the Bay Area. She was a force of nature and I learned a lot about radio engineering from her. She was more than a bit polarizing, but was very loyal to her people. I was proud to be one of her people, and still cannot beleive she is gone.
A legal part 15 on fm wouldve gone about 200 feet. if that
KYA definitely had a license. You may be thinking about Forest Radio or the folks in Pacific Beach before they went legit.
In the parking lot at the Tiger Mountain summit and at numerous places (actually, most of the way) up the mountain I was hearing KMAS on 101.9 yesterday. At one point the signal was strong enough to show the RDS data and the display read "KMAS-FM 101.9". Since K270CJ actually carried KMAS for part of 2014 my guess is that somebody went up to the translator site and changed the input back to KMAS. Sounded good, like it was internet delivered or perhaps pulled in off air from the other translator. Didn't sound like it was from an AM tuner.
Weird music mix. Interesting but weird. Cool that it was obviously all local.
Weird music mix. Interesting but weird. Cool that it was obviously all local.
I would hope they wouldnt pull a feed off an am tuner for any fm translator
The lady who owned and operated the translator, Dr. Sandra Woodruff, passed away right before Christmas. She also owned and operated 100.3 K262CY, which was programmed by the folks who own KRXY. I was Dr. Sandi's morning guy on several of her radio adventures over the years- matter of fact I met her on this board back in 2004. With the help of another long-time poster on this board I was able to introduce the rest of her (non-radio) family to the folks at KRXY and KMAS. You will eventually see filings for 100.3 from KRXY, and 101.9 from KMAS...each entity has bought the respective translator licenses and equipment. KRXY will continue to broadcast the classic rock format on 100.3 that they have for several years. KMAS now can extend their reach more directly into Olympia with this second translator.
I am just glad it all worked out and the signals remain in local hands. I will miss Sandi- she was certianly a polarizing figure and a few on this board might have something to say about that, but I always found her to be fiercely loyal, super intelligent and a fascinating figure. And she taught this non-engineer a whole lot about how radio works, for which I am grateful.
I do see an application was submitted today to change ownership of K270CJ to owners of KMAS