95.1 Latino Mix flips to Amor 95.1

[BamaTX]

Wrong.

Is it?

I definitely remember "Amor 95.1" being the brand with the KCOR call letters for most of the early 2000s.

 

[davideduardo]

Is it?

I definitely remember "Amor 95.1" being the brand with the KCOR call letters for most of the early 2000s.

Very early 2000's. When Univision made Recuerdo a 12-market network, it switched to that name and format.

 

[BigJuan78]

Maybe when one of the Tejano stations fails... Which do you think will fail 1st?

Preciosa 105.7 is in pole position, that format's ship has sailed and iHeart has shelf-ready formats ready to go. Alpha's Tejano 95.7/103.3 is still in a decent space with local talent and Alt 1033 was a misfire. KEDA is a family/heritage format which will never be a major PPM player. KXTN 1350 is already in between ownership groups and AM is on life support.... I dont think KLMO 98.9 is even encoding (yet) with that illegal booster on 410/Callaghan... Did I miss one?

 

[saradio1]

Preciosa 105.7 is in pole position, that format's ship has sailed and iHeart has shelf-ready formats ready to go. Alpha's Tejano 95.7/103.3 is still in a decent space with local talent and Alt 1033 was a misfire. KEDA is a family/heritage format which will never be a major PPM player. KXTN 1350 is already in between ownership groups and AM is on life support.... I dont think KLMO 98.9 is even encoding (yet) with that illegal booster on 410/Callaghan... Did I miss one?

Tejano is dead...lol. 95.7 signal isn't bad from HWY 90 on south. There's tons of development on the south side of SA and I hope Alpha Media flips the Tejano format that is more appealing to SA listeners.

 

[BigJuan78]

Tejano is dead...lol. 95.7 signal isn't bad from HWY 90 on south. There's tons of development on the south side of SA and I hope Alpha Media flips the Tejano format that is more appealing to SA listeners.

Not arguing Tejano’s demise… 95.7103.3 should have flipped the day after KXTN left 107.5 FM. They are 2 years late and wasting air with a cookie-cutter early 90’s format that cannot be re-dressed like a Top 40 sound (Selena, Emilio, Mazz, La Mafia). It deserves to breathe with Electro-Cumbia sounds that the younger Hispanics dig. 103.3 should have done something else- not a simulcast of 95.7 and well we know the Alpha Sports star decision is haunting them.

 

[BamaTX]

Tejano is dead...lol. 95.7 signal isn't bad from HWY 90 on south.

Which is where Hispanics live.

For what it's worth, I don't think any other format can do better. 95.7 puts an awful signal inside SA for anything to survive. If this dead format can bring life (the irony is not lost on me) to this handicapped signal, then you have something to work with. For the first time ever, 95.7 has potential to actually get decent ratings. I think that's worth experimenting with. Maybe inject crossovers (despite what research says, Tejanos seem to be very open to some Regional Mexican hits).

 

[BigJuan78]

Which is where Hispanics live.

For what it's worth, I don't think any other format can do better. 95.7 puts an awful signal inside SA for anything to survive. If this dead format can bring life (the irony is not lost on me) to this handicapped signal, then you have something to work with. For the first time ever, 95.7 has potential to actually get decent ratings. I think that's worth experimenting with. Maybe inject crossovers (despite what research says, Tejanos seem to be very open to some Regional Mexican hits).

Agreed. The heavy South SA penetration makes up for the weak city-grade signal. I feel giving it a "Tejano" moniker might have been a slow kiss of death as they are trending down from a 2.6 share high. 95.7/103.3 has mixed in current hybrid crossovers from Siggno, Solido, Intocable, Obzesion and others but it along with presentation is forced/predictable. It makes for a decent sales partner package with Norteno 104.1: a format poised to hit a 4+ share soon with a weak city signal. It is a station nicely built for the 25-54 boots and hat, working class.

Now that 95.1 has flipped, 104.5 is WIDE OPEN and is poised to ingest any 18-34 Latino/Hispanic... IF they can keep it with a "San Anto" flavor. (Think Fiesta 104.5 during Fiesta time and get some cumbias mixed in)

 

[011nerve]

I dont think KLMO 98.9 is even encoding (yet) with that illegal booster on 410/Callaghan...

KLMO's booster modification for their existing booster got dismissed earlier this month.

 

[BigJuan78]

While the illegal 2-bay antenna inside 410/Callaghan was removed, 98.9 is still coming in pretty strong in pockets around North SA. He may have moved it further West and powered down the Dilley operation to avoid overlap/detection. Probably closer to his original KLMO-FM1 license to cover La Coste. His translator at 92.1 is incredibly strong and straddles KNBT-New Braunfels pretty good.

 

[011nerve]

92.1 is supposed to be 29 watts. I did hear it though in northwest SA covering up KNBT a few years ago when it was relaying KCHL.


As for 98.9 maybe the Dilley operation is the only one up now.

 

[Robert Douglas]

Night time signal Report on S.A. Tejano stations. 11 PM. I live at 410 & Rittiman, northeast side. Radio Shack radio next to my MacBook with its FM antenna NOT extended

1350 KXTN - Clear as a bell. No distortion, as usual
1540 KEDA - Very strong. Lots of harmonic distortion on the low end of audio as usual. Great music, disgusting audio.
95.7 - KLEY - Its barely listenable, but OK if I extend the antenna
98.9 - KLMO - Nothing at all
99.9 - KEDA - Strong and clean
103.3 - KLEY - Strong and clean

As for KSAH, the Norteño station, 104.1 is only listenable with antenna extension and if I move around the house to find a sweet spot. Their 720 AM is very strong but horrendously distorted as usual with a terrible clicking sound in their audio about every second or so. Funny that its neighbor on 730 seems to be from Mexico City and is strong and clear as a bell if I turn the radio to eliminate 720.

Why so much distortion on the AM stations? Last year KONO was unlistenable, but now fixed. Some others sound really lo-fi,, like KKYX, KYTY, KWED.

 

[011nerve]

How about KLMO's translator on 92.1? Is it covered up by KNBT?
KNBT sounded really good a couple years back.

 

[Robert Douglas]

92.1 KLMO is there, but only in some parts of the house. Other areas play KNBT.