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El Zilcho

El Zilcho

Tuning in more recently and periodically, it sounds like the local anchors like Kevin Tripp and Ken Jeffries are gone now. TOH local news reports appear to be read by iHeart 24/7 or other talents, who don’t always give their names and speed through a couple of stories without weather or sports.

I know no one listens to KABC or KFI for local news. Could it be similar to when sister station KSFO also ditched local talk and news air staff?
 
Loverofradio said:
The fumbled and lost USC. I don’t care what anyone says. KABC could’ve returned to glory with having the Trojans. They should’ve flipped to sports and/or include more sports programming. I still can’t believe they lost the Dodgers.
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One of their issues is that the signal is no better than "okay" in the farther parts of the market, like the Eastern San Gabriel Valley, Western and Northern San Fernando Valley, the Lancaster/Palmdale area, the Santa Clarita area and southern Orange County. The area they cover best is significantly ethnic, where some of the groups just are not followers of American Sports or don't follow them in English.
 
davideduardo said:
One of their issues is that the signal is no better than "okay" in the farther parts of the market, like the Eastern San Gabriel Valley, Western and Northern San Fernando Valley, the Lancaster/Palmdale area, the Santa Clarita area and southern Orange County. The area they cover best is significantly ethnic, where some of the groups just are not followers of American Sports or don't follow them in English.
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Then I wondered why the Trojans, or even Dodgers years ago even bothered signing with KABC?
 
KilowattKat said:
I've always wondered why daytime power is lower than night time. I'm in San Diego, at least 100 miles or more from their transmitter site, and they have a strong signal here, both day and night
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I live in the Bay Area near San Jose where on rare occasions at night, I’ve been able to pick up KABC with some clarity in my car radio. Rarely. This is despite KABC not being a clear channel station.
 
KilowattKat said:
I've always wondered why daytime power is lower than night time. I'm in San Diego, at least 100 miles or more from their transmitter site, and they have a strong signal here, both day and night
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You'd have to look at the CP application. Probably protecting co-channel Clovis CA & Las Vegas, maybe the 800 KHz daytimer in Bakersfield.
 
TheBigA said:
As we've said before, the benefit of KABC is there is no chance of being pre-empted by a pro team. Or really anything.
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Even if there was anything, the sports programming would likely have a larger audience, even with the signal limitations.

And the Dodgers were on KABC back in the days when their 5kW signal actually had coverage. Even then, it was a step down from KFI, where they had been ever since their move west (1960 to 1973).
 
KilowattKat said:
I've always wondered why daytime power is lower than night time. I'm in San Diego, at least 100 miles or more from their transmitter site, and they have a strong signal here, both day and night
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I assume it's because they use a directional pattern at night. But I don't know why they elect for non-directional days and directional at night.
 
davideduardo said:
The area they cover best is significantly ethnic, where some of the groups just are not followers of American Sports or don't follow them in English.
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True. But KABC also has a great signal in L.A.'s Westside (Bel Air, Brentwood, Westwood, etc), an area that's largely white. And UCLA is in the Westwood area.
 
TheBigA said:
Then again, they're not doing UCLA for ratings. They're doing it for sports sponsorships & cash. IIRC KABC no longer subscribes to Nielsen.
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Oh I can tell. Kabc is making a huge mistake now. Get me in there to program that station. I’d make it into a 2 share by the end of the year
 


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