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99.5 Back On Air

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Big D

Today driving home I noticed KLVB 99.5 broadcasting again. EMF filed a Silent STA application, granted in May and indicated the County and Mather Field would be working with EMF to change the frequency of Mather's ILS to solve the interference from 99.5. Apparently that change has successfully been completed, as they are now "welcoming" Sacramento on the air at 99.5 FM.

So now I can receive K-Love on 89.7, 99.5 and 107.3 from my house. Can you say redundancy?
 
I think this is a ridiculous waste of spectrum, and I don't know why the FCC did this. I can pick up this station on THREE FREQUENCIES NOW. Why they would need the same station broadcasting on three different frequencies in the same coverage area is beyond me, because I can pick up 89.7, 107.3, and 99.5 all crystal clear in Sacramento. I can't believe how greedy EMF is when it comes to frequency spectrum. EMF's other station, Air1, on 99.1, comes in real staticy at my house, so if anything they should've put Air1 on the frequency instead of K-LOVE. I think that is poor planning on their part.
 
Aviator said:
I think this is a ridiculous waste of spectrum, and I don't know why the FCC did this. I can pick up this station on THREE FREQUENCIES NOW. Why they would need the same station broadcasting on three different frequencies in the same coverage area is beyond me, because I can pick up 89.7, 107.3, and 99.5 all crystal clear in Sacramento. I can't believe how greedy EMF is when it comes to frequency spectrum. EMF's other station, Air1, on 99.1, comes in real staticy at my house, so if anything they should've put Air1 on the frequency instead of K-LOVE. I think that is poor planning on their part.
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89.7 (KLRS) will become Air1.
107.3 (KLVS) will move closer to the Bay Area.
 
Aviator said:
I think this is a ridiculous waste of spectrum, and I don't know why the FCC did this. I can pick up this station on THREE FREQUENCIES NOW. Why they would need the same station broadcasting on three different frequencies in the same coverage area is beyond me, because I can pick up 89.7, 107.3, and 99.5 all crystal clear in Sacramento. I can't believe how greedy EMF is when it comes to frequency spectrum. EMF's other station, Air1, on 99.1, comes in real staticy at my house, so if anything they should've put Air1 on the frequency instead of K-LOVE. I think that is poor planning on their part.
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Not poor planing, this is exactly what they planned to do. The current Air1 99.1 (KARA) transmitter is on the Buttes. The plan is for 99.1 to continue to cover the north side of town while 89.7 (KLRS) will provide solid coverage throughout Sacramento and south.

K-LOVE will operate full time on 99.5 while 107.3 will move closer to the Bay Area.

Before you bash, know the facts.
 
It's interesting to see a couple of those call letters.

KARA used to be a soft rock station in San Jose.

KLRS used to be an AC station in Chico.
 
1069_KIFR said:
It's interesting to see a couple of those call letters.

KARA used to be a soft rock station in San Jose.

KLRS used to be an AC station in Chico.
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I worked as a board operator at 105.7 KARA of Santa Clara. :)

Never worked at Colors 92.7 but lived in Chico while that stations was on the air.
 
1069_KIFR said:
KLRS used to be an AC station in Chico.
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And before that a new-age jazz station licensed to Santa Cruz, with coverage in San Jose (colors 99.1). IIRC it even preceded the original KKSF.

Dave B.
 
Why do many Bay Area former call letters go up north?
KLRS (San Jose) Now in Chico
KKCY (SF) Now in Yuba City
KZAP(Sac*) Now in Chico
KARA(Santa Clara) Now in Chico

*Not A Bay Area station, but still went north.
 
1069_KIFR said:
Why do many Bay Area former call letters go up north?
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Seems to me that a station owner would be happy to take the call of a legendary station (I.E. - KZAP & KKCY) and maybe pick up on at least a few listeners just because they identify with its former self. I don't know that KLRS was such a popular station in San Jose at the time, but it's certainly no worse than taking a random call assigned by the FCC. Of course, today nobody uses call letters anyway.

Dave B.
 
brian.marchand said:
KLRS 89.7 Lodi, CA has changed calls to KCAI effective 8/16/2012. KCAI stands for Air1 so that may signify it flipping from K-Love to Air1 soon.
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Looks like the flip happened on Thursday or Friday.

89.7 KCAI is now Air1.
 
Re: 99.5 Back On Air / EMF / KLVS

With 99.5 FM now serving Sacramento, one wonders what EMF wants to do with KLVS/107.3. There has been some speculation that changing the COL to Livermore means they want to move closer to the South Bay. To make things more interesting, EMF was granted Special Temporary Authority to test the 107.3 frequency from atop Mt Diablo (elev 3700') at 0.27kw back in August.

https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/w...xt=25&appn=101511002&formid=911&fac_num=69685

Moving to Diablo's summit would for sure increase their coverage footprint, but ERP that low would result in horrible building penetration.

Thoughts??
 
Re: 99.5 Back On Air / EMF / KLVS

Big D said:
Moving to Diablo's summit would for sure increase their coverage footprint, but ERP that low would result in horrible building penetration.
Thoughts??
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My thoughts are the same as yours. A transmitter on the summit would have a weak signal everywhere and strong signal nowhere. That grandfathered 107.3 site does a nice job in the area, and it covers much further to the South than 99.5 could ever hope to. If they move it they lose the grandfathered status, and I would think that 1 or 2 well-placed boosters combined with the existing signal would give them a larger audience than actually moving the transmitter. The combination of Air-1 on 89.7 and K-love on 107.3 seems to be a really good match for EMF.

Dave B.
 
Re: 99.5 Back On Air / EMF / KLVS

Big D said:
With 99.5 FM now serving Sacramento, one wonders what EMF wants to do with KLVS/107.3. There has been some speculation that changing the COL to Livermore means they want to move closer to the South Bay. To make things more interesting, EMF was granted Special Temporary Authority to test the 107.3 frequency from atop Mt Diablo (elev 3700') at 0.27kw back in August.

https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/w...xt=25&appn=101511002&formid=911&fac_num=69685

Moving to Diablo's summit would for sure increase their coverage footprint, but ERP that low would result in horrible building penetration.

Thoughts??
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I think moving to Mt. Diablo will ruin the signal, license, etc... Despite what the map shows, Mt. Diablo does not get into the Bay Area very well. I think they already know this which is why they haven't move it yet.

I agree with you both, a transmitter on the summit would have a weak signal everywhere (except maybe the East Bay) and a strong signal nowhere.
 
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