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.....and meanwhile in Point Roberts.......

You know I never understood this.... Why do so many ethnic radio stations from the Vancouver area try to transmit their signal from the Washington side?
 
They LMA these stations from north of the border - in spite of having several open frequencies on the Canadian side. Why? Because the FCC lets them. And they have $$$. It's just like the "border blasters" along the US/Mexico line all over again.

And apparently, the CRTC doesn't mind either.
 
Really?

You know it seems to me like the owners of those "border blasters" ( KRPI 1550, KVRI 1600, and KRPA 1110 ) are trying to get past the CRTC which would likely make them comply with more rules.
 
fordranger797 said:
Really?

You know it seems to me like the owners of those "border blasters" ( KRPI 1550, KVRI 1600, and KRPA 1110 ) are trying to get past the CRTC which would likely make them comply with more rules.
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Yes
 
Just a reversal of the good ol' days when Mexican AM stations were programmed from Los Angeles and San Diego.
 
KRPI does play some good classic Bollywood music sometimes. But the talk and religious programs on 1550 seem to dominate. They will have improved southward coverage too.

http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KRPI&service=AM&status=C&hours=D

The selection of South Asian formats on the Bellingham radio dial could rival Mumbai.

KRPA 1110
CJRJ 1200
KRPI 1550
KVRI 1600
CKYE 93.1 (wherever you can escape the blast of KISM's HD signal)
 
You can likely add one more to that list in the near future Bongwater. Here's a preliminary list of the applicants going for a new station in the Vancouver area:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/broadcast/eng/notices/app2013.htm

Details on formats, frequency, and power will be made available when the CRTC issues a notice of public hearing sometime in the next month. It does appear that the majority of the applicants are of South Asian descent. Popular belief is most (if not all) of these applications will be going for 107.7 which will likely mean the end of THE END in the Lower Mainland and Whatcom County.
 
Hey just a question for you guys.. Does Whatcom County have any real South Asian population? If not they could probably just beam the signal northward where everyone would be listening as opposed to covering an area that wouldent have any listeners.

I have not had the opportunity to check for myself.. so just out of curiosity.. does KISM struggle at all thanks to CYKE on 93.1?
 
There is a tiny South Asian community in Bellingham. And they would be very well served by radio if it wasn't all mostly targeted to Surrey.

The sheer blast of KISM in Bellingham proper and points southward keeps CKYE in check. KISM and CKYE seem to co-exist well in most of Vancouver. It's when you're driving that you run into some buzzy. cross-interference. And unlike normal picket-fencing, this is especially noisy. CKYE is difficult to hear in most of Mount Vernon and pretty hit or miss anywhere else in NW Washington. Hilltops of course are best.
 
FreewayGeek said:
You can likely add one more to that list in the near future Bongwater. Here's a preliminary list of the applicants going for a new station in the Vancouver area:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/broadcast/eng/notices/app2013.htm

Details on formats, frequency, and power will be made available when the CRTC issues a notice of public hearing sometime in the next month. It does appear that the majority of the applicants are of South Asian descent. Popular belief is most (if not all) of these applications will be going for 107.7 which will likely mean the end of THE END in the Lower Mainland and Whatcom County.
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KNDD and all Tiger Mountain and lower power Cougar Mountain stations are absolutely unlistenable in most of Bellingham. I think in Bellingham, most Seattle FM frequencies could be useful LPFM channels simply because the reception is so bad up here.

CFSI or CILS buzzes in occasionally on 107.9 (usually CILS where I Iive. But CFSI is rock solid on Alabama Hill.)
 
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fordranger797 said:
If not they could probably just beam the signal northward where everyone would be listening as opposed to covering an area that wouldent have any listeners.
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KVRI and KRPI are already pretty much beaming northward, though probably for a different reason. (they have to avoid interfering with older stations on the same frequency in the interior U.S. and, in KRPI's case, Mexico)
 
Going over the radio locator information, it looks like KRPI is gonna be an absolute blowtorch for the entire lower mainland and sunshine coast. I wonder if we will see more multicultural AM's or even FM's popping up..
 
dougw9wi said:
KVRI and KRPI are already pretty much beaming northward, though probably for a different reason. (they have to avoid interfering with older stations on the same frequency in the interior U.S. and, in KRPI's case, Mexico)
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KVRI is obscenely directional

http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KVRI&service=AM&status=L&hours=D

The guy who runs KVRI from Surrey is facing trial on weapons charges and a shooting in Canada after initially fleeing for two days. Apparently, there are accusations of him spreading bad juju in the Punjabi community over the KVRI airwaves (second from top article.)

http://www.asianjournal.ca/dec 24_10/roar_1.html

Strangely, there hasn't been a trial or dismissal yet on the weapons charges after 3 whole years. Or at least none I can find on Google.
 
fordranger797 said:
Going over the radio locator information, it looks like KRPI is gonna be an absolute blowtorch for the entire lower mainland and sunshine coast. I wonder if we will see more multicultural AM's or even FM's popping up..
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They will.
 
I just did a little nighttime test from my place in the south sound. Surprisingly, KRPI is booming in as it is with their current transmitter configuration. I sure hope their new [potential] signal doesnt affect the oldies station I sometimes sample in Portland, also located on 1520. I cant be certain, but I really doubt KRPI would gain anything by targeting any of their signal power south to the Seattle market.

I am surprised that CKYE 93.1 and CHKG are the only two FM stations in Vancouver targeting the diverse community.
 
fordranger797 said:
I just did a little nighttime test from my place in the south sound. Surprisingly, KRPI is booming in as it is with their current transmitter configuration. I sure hope their new [potential] signal doesnt affect the oldies station I sometimes sample in Portland, also located on 1520. I cant be certain, but I really doubt KRPI would gain anything by targeting any of their signal power south to the Seattle market.

I am surprised that CKYE 93.1 and CHKG are the only two FM stations in Vancouver targeting the diverse community.
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90.9 CBUX (French)
93.1 CKYE (South Asian)
96.1 CHKG (Chinese AC)
97.7 CBUF (French)
100.5 CFRO (Has Armenian, Azeri, Ethiopian, Persian, Korean, Nepali, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, South Slav, and Spanish programs.)
106.3 CKAV-2 (Canadian Aboriginal)
 
Both KISM & CKYE have absolutely perfect signals in Aldergrove, which is 20 miles north of Bellingham and 35 miles east of Vancouver. No cross channel interference at all. As you get closer to Vancouver though CKYE does cause havoc to KISM.

Similar situations exist with KAFE 104.1/CHHR 104.3 and CKAV-2 106.3/KWPZ 106.5.
 
KAFE's IBOC kills CHHR in Bellingham. It even kills CHHR once you get past the Peace Arch past White Rock, part of 104.3's listening area!

-crainbebo
 
I'm glad KISM covers that region well. I'm sure listeners of KISM in Bellingham do not care to hear cross channel interference from CKYE bleeding over onto a local freqency.

To clarify what I was trying to communicate earlier.. Yes, there are many multicultural radio stations catering to all of the residents of the lower mainland. However, there really are no radio stations that focus 100% of their programming to one format. Is there any multicultural radio station in the Vancouver market that doesn't have some sort of brokered schedule where they air programming other various languages? I am no expert, maybe radio stations that don't broadcast in English or French have to air some sort of brokered programming. However if that is not the case, I think the market could easily sustain multiple stations airing a cultural format with no brokered schedule..
 
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