1400 Lemon Grove

[Big 121]

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Gerald Turro(ex-KRLY) had applications for 1400, 1490 & 1600 located in Lemon Grove. 1600 vs. Pomona and KAZM won out. 1490 vs. Royce/Levine(1500), Lemon Grove lost. With 500 watts & a 48' antenna, 1400 would only cover around 80% of it's primary contour.FCC not
happy about that. What is the thnking behind an a.m. station to serve only 25,000 residents?

 

[radio-darn]

What is the thnking behind an a.m. station to serve only 25,000 residents?

There are a couple of AM's in town what barely do that in their cumes.

 

[Lopaka]

Would that be a problem with Tijuana 1420? And how much consideration is given to interference issues across borders?

 

[Big 121]

Lemon Grove has to protect co-channel Ensenada. This is truly a "LPAM".
Excellent point, radio-darn...

 

[davideduardo]

Lemon Grove has to protect co-channel Ensenada. This is truly a "LPAM".
Excellent point, radio-darn...

Mexico accepts stations in the same market at 20 kHz intervals, so 1400 and 1420, both relatively low power and at some distance, would probably not bother Mexico at all.

 

[600kogo]

Whoever it is that got 1400 I wish them alot of luck, they could make a really neat little local radio station to Lemon Grove. With ALOT of hard work he or she might break even in about 3 years.

 

[pianoplayer88key]

What about 1390 in Tecate?

 

[jonbruce]

The Tecate station is listed in the FCC data base as still being on 1380.

 

[Big 121]

Tecate moved to 1390 at least 9 years ago, with a power increase(was 250w) and DA.Outside of the city, it was getting clobbered by the 1380 from AZ in A.M. and P.M. hours.Sadly, FCC has a lot of stale information.