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AUSTIN RADIO'S BIG STORIES OF 2011

Dinges failed to mention all the changes in Austin's Spanish language radio. Religious broadcaster KLGO 99.3/98.5 "The Word" picked up a Spanish language sister station. KFON 1490 (formerly KNOW) is now "La Palabra" (Spanish for the word.) ESPN Deportes (sports) on the old AM 1260 out of Taylor got a major upgrade moving to FM 92.1. KTXZ AM 1560 lost its FM simulcast on 95.1 when that translator switched to Radio Mujer, a syndicated talk format from Mexico geared to female listeners. But the station signed off after a few months. And local Spanish language Pop webcaster Destacados Hits popped onto the FM airwaves adding a couple of hours of pop in the evenings on otherwise regional and grupera-formatted Fiesta Mexicana 97.1.
 
The only thing CC could do here that would shock people would be to go on a talent hiring binge and bring creativity back into their programming.
 
He merely listed the personnel changes at KVET-FM. Doing that without explaining how the morning show was...changed...is like describing the Pearl Harbor attack as a flyover by a few planes.

Piss poor reporting.
 
With technology being what it is, one thing CC could do, is simply physically remove all local on-air talent on their music stations from Austin and have the shows hosted out of San Antonio or Dallas, it's not like they're all that involved with the community anymore.
 
He had a pretty long story a week ago on all the changes on KVET's morning show, mmnassour. Doesn't really make sense to go into that much detail again, esp. when he's listing all that other stuff from the other stations.
 
not jut the morning show the whole station. 20 song playlist... No more country gold show at noon or saturday morning.
 
fredcantu said:
Dinges failed to mention all the changes in Austin's Spanish language radio. Religious broadcaster KLGO 99.3/98.5 "The Word" picked up a Spanish language sister station. KFON 1490 (formerly KNOW) is now "La Palabra" (Spanish for the word.) ESPN Deportes (sports) on the old AM 1260 out of Taylor got a major upgrade moving to FM 92.1. KTXZ AM 1560 lost its FM simulcast on 95.1 when that translator switched to Radio Mujer, a syndicated talk format from Mexico geared to female listeners. But the station signed off after a few months. And local Spanish language Pop webcaster Destacados Hits popped onto the FM airwaves adding a couple of hours of pop in the evenings on otherwise regional and grupera-formatted Fiesta Mexicana 97.1.
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You mean 92.5 not 92.1. They also failed to mention that AM 1300 The Zone is now simulcasted on translator 103.1

The statesman also failed to mention that KKMJ dropped the All 70s weekend after Easter Sunday, and only aired it on the first 4 days of July, and on Labor Day weekend. The 70s weekend was on air since at least 2008 and that was a major change.
 
Seriously? Super Songs of the 1970s and the Zone's FM translator were MAJOR radio stories this year? Uh, no.
 
Actually a top station changing two days a week of its programming is a pretty big deal. And KVET moving EMF's translator to Austin was also big news this year. Remember it stepped on KDRP-LP's signal, so a local community station got stepped on so CC could have yet another signal in the market.
 
And KVET moving EMF's translator to Austin was also big news this year. Remember it stepped on KDRP-LP's signal, so a local community station got stepped on so CC could have yet another signal in the market.
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I was visiting the Austin area a few weeks ago, and made a trip to the Hill Country along 290.

The 103.1 KVET translator is listenable to the Hayes County line about five miles east of Dripping Springs, before KDRP begins to dominate. On a previous trip I heard KDRP as far east as the 290-Loop 1 intersection. So KDRP lost the eastern third of its coverage area, although the former reception of the station in that area was marginal at best.

The 100.1 translator for KDRP actually has a much greater coverage area, and is listenable as far east as the Loop 1 bridge over Town Lake.
 
Did the KDRP translator ever move to its new location yet?
 
For radio insiders/geeks like those of us who post here, the translator and Super Songs may rate as "big" to some, but I guarantee you the vast majority of Central Texas listeners aren't even aware of either one.
 
intx said:
For radio insiders/geeks like those of us who post here, the translator and Super Songs may rate as "big" to some, but I guarantee you the vast majority of Central Texas listeners aren't even aware of either one.
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If you want to go down that road, no station has the listenerhip of the "vast majority." In fact, no Austin station has a simple majority of the available audience.
 
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