Is there any way KMAZ 102.5 can get a power upgrade to like 12 to 50 watts maybe moving the antenna location or switching frequencies. This station has the best playlist of and station in town only thing I do not like it last 2 to 3 weeks now they are doing way to much talking these talk programs are so boring.
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Any Way For KMAZ 102.5 To Get A Power Increase
- Thread starter DJboutit3
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I know that there antenna is really high a few extra watts would help the signal so much inside the loop and 2 miles outside the loop. Right now 90% of the station listeners can only listen when they are in there car most people are not going to stream it over the internet.
I know the current frequency they are not is there anything else they could do??
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rbrucecarter5
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Interesting! I will have to see what sort of signal they have in the Katy / Cypress area.
KMAZ's current facility is going to give them the best coverage. Any power increase would involve a lower antenna. And there is no better frequency to move to given the overcrowded FM band.
KMAZ has an appealing music format. Reminds me of the Urban Contemporary stations in the 1970's and early 1980's that had good crossover appeal. Of course radio was less fragmented then, and that was also before there rise of Rap and Hip-Hop.
KMAZ has an appealing music format. Reminds me of the Urban Contemporary stations in the 1970's and early 1980's that had good crossover appeal. Of course radio was less fragmented then, and that was also before there rise of Rap and Hip-Hop.
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robertsez
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What building in Downtown Houston is 1100 feet? News to me.
One Shell Plaza 910 Louisiana has like a 250ft antenna tower on top
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robertsez
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But nowhere near 1100 feet.
That antenna is tuned for Channel 26. When KVRL first came on-the-air in the early 1970s, that was where the transmitter was first located. In fact, it's an integral part of the building.
KVRL was the second independent UHF station in Houston, preceded by KHTV Channel 39, also known as "The Bright One." It was the sixth television in Houston at the time.
KMAZ's antenna is not atop Shell Plaza, it is atop Wells Fargo Plaza. Wells Fargo tops out at 992 feet, and KMAZ's antenna is at 1020 feet on a short stub on the rooftop.
The tower atop One Shell was taken out of service in 1982 when the Senior Road Tower was completed. The shadowing of higher buildings near Shell like Wells Fargo and the Chase Tower meant the One Shell mast was no longer a viable home for FM/TV.
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robertsez
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Thank you for clarifying. When 1100 feet was mentioned, I started scratching my head. I guess whoever mentioned it was unaware of the height of Wells Fargo Plaza (ex-Allied Bank).
When I worked for People's Choice Television back in the mid-Nineties, our MMDS transmitter was on top of that building.
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robertsez
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Is this the same engineer who is assisting you in your pirate radio adventure?
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robertsez
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No, probably not. Neither of them associate with convicted felons, and they certainly don't associate with pirates.
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rbrucecarter5
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Interesting signal in far West Houston. Pefectly clear when I pass by major East / West streets, and otherwise mixed with a country station that I assume is KMKS Bay City. Pleasing enough music - it would be hard for me to classify the format, though.
They play 70s 80s and early 90s R&B with some 90s and 2000s pop and Soulful Jazz mixed in.
LPFM can have a translator. The translator would be a 250 watt @ 328 feet signal or less ERP with more than 328' height.
That could work if there is a open frequency.
As usual, Joe gets his facts wrong. 87.7 was never assigned to a FM broadcaster. That's always been part of TV, not FM. Also I got a copy of the letter you sent Jim Wells. By the way Jim has been retired for six months. I'm forwarding a copy of that letter to my lawyer. Any more libel or slander will result in a lawsuit
Well, aside from a few displaced class D FM stations. I think there are two still licensed to 87.7 FM.
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