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95.1 translator in Austin now "The High Low Sound?"

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fredcantu

I think that's what I heard them call it. The music sounds like a country-leaning KGSR.
I heard the legal ID. It is the THIRD translator in Austin to be fed by a Hybrid Digital suchannel of 104.9 (97.1 and 106.5 are the other two.)
 
I noticed on my way to work yesterday that KTXX has not one, not two, but three HD subchannels. I've never seen a station with an -HD4 before.

In fact, wasn't it only a couple of years ago that the HDRadio standard was updated to allow -HD3 subchannels, or am I imagining things?
 
C Murder said:
I noticed on my way to work yesterday that KTXX has not one, not two, but three HD subchannels. I've never seen a station with an -HD4 before.
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When HD Radio was first rolled out, the most you could get was 3 channels if you also ran an analog channel. I've been told it's now possible to carve up your bandwidth enough to get an HD4, but I'm not sure of anyone who's doing it.
 
Sadly the KTXX subchannels are playing to an audience of one. They're being used as a studio-to-transmitter link for the analog transmitters and aren't even mentioned on-air except for the legal ID.
 
Kent said:
I've been told it's now possible to carve up your bandwidth enough to get an HD4, but I'm not sure of anyone who's doing it.
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There are a few stations running HD4 streams. Google "HD4 radio" and a number of sites/articles will come up. Not a big deal to do...just depends on how you divide up the available bandwidth, much like digital TV subchannels.
 
I'm wondering about the point of the station. They are serving a tiny niche audience. Will it be enough to sell to advertisers or are they counting on listener donations. Or maybe they have a well-heeled benefactor. They have bills to pay.
 
I tuned in last night while in Austin, they are only in mono broadcast, and doesn't seem to cover very much area.
 
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