This is an interesting development, especially since KYOK Conroe has been the subject of discussion here for deteriorating audio quality, being off the air for extended periods of time and leaving their carrier on all night on numerous occasions. Now they've applied to change their community of license to Katy. The move would necessitate a power reduction from 5,000 to 700 watts and the addition of a "critical hours" pattern from a three-tower array near the town of Pattison.
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1140 AM moving?
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Interesting. KULF was rejected in its quest for the move down to Katy, now KYOK gives it a whirl. My question is why Darrell Martin would want to lose that much power for KYOK. At 700 watts, the signal will be relatively the same as current KCHN-Brookshire. 1050 has a very limited signal in Houston itself, and non existant east and northeast of town. I just don't see the advantage. KYOK's 5kW covers a lot of nothing, but 700 watts in Katy covers a lot less real estate, and not much of KYOK's target audience in my opinion. That is, given it remains a Gospel station.
KYOK's audience in Montgomery Country is probably almost nonexistent, and the signal does poorly to the south. With a move to Katy the biggest question would be if the Gospel format is retained. Wouldn't sister KANI cover the SW part of the market already?
Somehow I sense brokered ethnic--probably Asian language--may be on the way if 1140 moves.
The KCHN signal is actually pretty good for 410 watts, which is why many posters on this board have suspected it of running higher than authorized power. Of course, it could also be good engineering at the authorized level--the signal pattern is a tight ESE pattern.
Somehow I sense brokered ethnic--probably Asian language--may be on the way if 1140 moves.
purpledevil said:KCHN-Brookshire. 1050 has a very limited signal in Houston itself, and non existant east and northeast of town. I just don't see the advantage.
The KCHN signal is actually pretty good for 410 watts, which is why many posters on this board have suspected it of running higher than authorized power. Of course, it could also be good engineering at the authorized level--the signal pattern is a tight ESE pattern.
Just a thought, considering the history of applications filed by Bob Morrow: don't be surprised to see a modification for higher power if the current application is approved, which is pretty likely.
There are two real issues here with regard to interference, both involving adjacent channel stations on 1150. KZNE in College Station requires substantial protection to their service area, of course, but there's KBPO over in Port Neches. That station also precludes a really substantial power level for KYOK but something could be done that would remove them from the picture, specifically a frequency change for KBPO, say to 1160 (classified as a minor change). Their coverage of Beaumont has always been awful, but shifting to 1160 could allow them to increase power and either go non-directional or come up with a better directional pattern. Of course, they'd have to be compensated for their troubles, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is already being considered.
There are two real issues here with regard to interference, both involving adjacent channel stations on 1150. KZNE in College Station requires substantial protection to their service area, of course, but there's KBPO over in Port Neches. That station also precludes a really substantial power level for KYOK but something could be done that would remove them from the picture, specifically a frequency change for KBPO, say to 1160 (classified as a minor change). Their coverage of Beaumont has always been awful, but shifting to 1160 could allow them to increase power and either go non-directional or come up with a better directional pattern. Of course, they'd have to be compensated for their troubles, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is already being considered.
Anyone crazy enough to put that kind of effort (and money) into moving such a marginal AM operation, especially a directional, has rocks in their head. You might cover more potential listeners in the Katy area; but, not without switching to something that people will really, and I mean REALLY, listen to. Every station that guy owns sounds like crap. I wouldn't expect it to change with a move to some other location.
I can see the Katy COL working. Bellville had been mentioned. Comparing Conroe to Bellville is apples and oranges. Bellville has 1 station (1090) and Conroe has a few stations. The FCC does not allow a station to move, leaving its city of license without a local signal.
The population reached from Katy at 1/7th of the power in much better ground conductivity is substantially more than the Conroe site has. Secondly, while Martin has KANI in Wharton and the Baytown station, KYOK in Katy would round out pretty much full Houston/Galveston coverage for the trio of stations, if they share programming.
It seems a good plan to me. Sure there is some money needed to make this happen, but how is 92.1 doing? Can Martin grab more of that share between the three signals? I think it could. With Martin's level of localism and service, I think he can gather his piece of the pie.
The population reached from Katy at 1/7th of the power in much better ground conductivity is substantially more than the Conroe site has. Secondly, while Martin has KANI in Wharton and the Baytown station, KYOK in Katy would round out pretty much full Houston/Galveston coverage for the trio of stations, if they share programming.
It seems a good plan to me. Sure there is some money needed to make this happen, but how is 92.1 doing? Can Martin grab more of that share between the three signals? I think it could. With Martin's level of localism and service, I think he can gather his piece of the pie.
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