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Las Vegas 106.9 The Bomb

finallyescaped

finallyescaped

I'm not local, and I decided to stream The Bomb today. I heard imaging that mentioned "without the commercials." Is this all the time? Or are they just making commercial free claims any time they're playing music (like some stations seem to do these days)?

And why doesn't this station do better in the ratings? Is it a signal issue? Is it inferior programming compared to Q100.5? Something else?
 
finallyescaped said:
I'm not local, and I decided to stream The Bomb today. I heard imaging that mentioned "without the commercials." Is this all the time? Or are they just making commercial free claims any time they're playing music (like some stations seem to do these days)?

And why doesn't this station do better in the ratings? Is it a signal issue? Is it inferior programming compared to Q100.5? Something else?
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The answer is yes. KXQQ has a full-market signal, a larger budget, and stronger programming. KVGQ, on the other hand, is a rimshot signal that does not adequately cover the entire metro and presumably operates with a very limited programming budget. My guess is that the lack of commercials on KVGQ is simply because the station has few advertisers.
 
RadioMaxwell said:
The answer is yes. KXQQ has a full-market signal, a larger budget, and stronger programming. KVGQ, on the other hand, is a rimshot signal that does not adequately cover the entire metro and presumably operates with a very limited programming budget. My guess is that the lack of commercials on KVGQ is simply because the station has few advertisers.
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Ironically, a few years ago, I remember hearing 106.9 somehow reach very far into Arizona, along US 93, very good signal for many miles, into Golden Valley, and til about Coyote Pass, fading just a few miles before Kingman, but that's many miles further than/after the other main Vegas signals fade out near Hoover Dam.
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105.7 KOAS & 107.9 KVGS broadcast from close to that area, but their signal is terrain blocked & shielded from/into Golden Valley & much of Kingman, but KVGQ signal did much better from further away, perhaps a good line of sight over a large part of Lake Mead.🤷‍♂️
 
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KyleSmith1988 said:
Ironically, a few years ago, I remember hearing 106.9 somehow reach very far into Arizona, along US 93, very good signal for many miles, into Golden Valley, and til about Coyote Pass, fading just a few miles before Kingman, but that's many miles further than/after the other main Vegas signals fade out near Hoover Dam.
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105.7 KOAS & 107.9 KVGS broadcast from close to that area, but their signal is terrain blocked & shielded from/into Golden Valley & much of Kingman, but KVGQ signal did much better from further away, perhaps a good line of sight over a large part of Lake Mead.🤷‍♂️
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The Mt Potosi signals do quite well in Golden Valley, until you get into the pass bringing you into Kingman. Far better signal there than in Bullhead/Laughlin (which is about 1500’ lower in elevation and shielded by Spirit Mountain.)

The Arden Peak signals are pretty much goners by the time you hit the mountains on the other side of Dolan Springs, or south to CalNevAri.

Other thing that helps KVGQ: They’re an almost full C1 station located an additional 1000’ above the Vegas Valley. If you factor that elevation into the equation, the station has the equivalent height of a full class C (almost 2000’) running 100kW.

2000’ at 100kW will get you 90-100 miles of usable signal in a car on flatter, more eastern terrain. Out here, given the clear signal across Lake Mead and the high elevation of that part of Mohave Co. probably helps that last 10-20 miles or so…
 
seattlesarchiebunker said:
The Mt Potosi signals do quite well in Golden Valley, until you get into the pass bringing you into Kingman. Far better signal there than in Bullhead/Laughlin (which is about 1500’ lower in elevation and shielded by Spirit Mountain.)
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The Vegas (Potosi) signals were the best performers near Kingman for sure (still were mostly kinda weak signals, but I think the best was KXPT 97.1) ...

Some channels are probably a bit of a nightmare near Kingman, with all the translators around there now (such as KOMP and K222CZ probably back and forth).
 
seattlesarchiebunker said:
Other thing that helps KVGQ: They’re an almost full C1 station located an additional 1000’ above the Vegas Valley. If you factor that elevation into the equation, the station has the equivalent height of a full class C (almost 2000’) running 100kW.

2000’ at 100kW will get you 90-100 miles of usable signal in a car on flatter, more eastern terrain. Out here, given the clear signal across Lake Mead and the high elevation of that part of Mohave Co. probably helps that last 10-20 miles or so…
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I wonder why the 106.9 site was chosen to be where it is (Lincoln County, highly directional) instead of joining other stations from Moapa (92.7, 97.5, 104.7), or at least from the Bunkerville site (93.5, 94.5, former 96.7).

The Moapa sticks (next to I-15) have coverage easily into Mesquite and beyond towards/into SW Utah, while also having coverage into Las Vegas (with Boosters), but a from similar proximity, KVGQ 106.9 doesn't seem to reach Mesquite or much to the east at all, with their directional signal pattern, and remoteness comparable to the Mt.Potosi site, and still a bit further than Moapa anyway to broadcast from, or rimshot to any population, I wonder why it is where it is, or could KVGQ possibly move closer to Moapa or LV.
 
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KyleSmith1988 said:
I wonder why the 106.9 site was chosen to be where it is (Lincoln County, highly directional) instead of joining other stations from Moapa (92.7, 97.5, 104.7), or at least Bunkerville. (93.5, 94.5, former 96.7).

The Moapa sticks (next to I-15) easily have coverage into Mesquite and beyond towards/into SW Utah, with rimshot coverage also in Las Vegas (via NE Valley Boosters) ... but despite the close proximity, and directional from their site, KVGQ 106.9 doesn't seem to reach Mesquite or points east at all, and in a more remote location just like Potosi, yet further than Moapa to rimshot any population, I wonder why.
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92.7, 97.5 and 104.7 look like theyre at different sites.

I dunno why i think 104.7 ran on generator power 24/7, something in my fuzzy memory says so, but i cant recall why and dont know if its accurate.

I'd wager106.9 is where it is for technical/spacing reasons
 


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