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Curious FCC filings: KAGZ, KLTR, KTWL

txchipk

txchipk

A couple of strange FCC applications have been filed this week...

KAGZ 93.9 Lufkin has filed to upgrade from a class A to a class C3 licensed to Burke TX. However, it will move to a tower south and west far enough away that it removes all city grade signal over Lufkin and the little bit it had over Nacogdoches.

It seems strange for a station to move out of a market...anyone know why there are doing this? My hunch is normally when a station essentially degrades, it is because another station is trying to upgrade and settles with the losing station. If that were the case, it would be a station to the north or east...perhaps KZXM 94.3 Bullard/Tyler trying for a A-to-C3 upgrade?

Similarly today, co-owned KTWL 105.3 Hempstead and KLTR 94.1 Brenham have filed an odd pair. KTWL will change city of license to Todd Mission TX. It moves its tower a little -- basically, if you draw a circle from KHCB-FM's tower, it moves a little along that contour; it can't move closer to Houston because of spacing rules to KHCB-FM. KLTR files to change its city of license to Hempstead (to replace KTWL as local service)...it seems to as well in the process gives up the C2 upgrade never built that would have given it Bryan/College Station coverage like KTTX 106.1.

KTWL can't move closer to Houston and it looks like it will cover less area than it does now. KLTR is essentially giving up moving into B/CS. So, again, kind of unusual to move-out rather than move-in. Anyone know what's up with these?
 
KTWL also has co-channel KPTY-Winnie stopping it from moving closer to Houston.


I can't comment on the rest of your post as I don't have the deep pockets to defend myself in court against the stations' owner. I advise you use the search feature in the top right corner of your screen, and pour yourself a nice glass of wine for the journey.
 
Let it be noted that I'm also opting to stay out of this particular discussion.
 
Chip, do you have a link to the full application for KTWL? I couldn't find it on an FCC search. Curious as to where the proposed transmitter site is.

Todd Mission is halfway between Plantersville and Magnolia on FM1774. Appears the current KTWL site is pretty much at minimum co-channel separation from KPTY.

I had thought the station might move south towards Bellville, perhaps adopting the business model of KVST, superserving the far flung Houston suburbs and exurbs. Right now it is too far to effectively reach the northwest side of Houston metro, although it is listenable at my Cy-Fair location with at best a mediocre signal.

Does KLTR stay at the current transmitter site with the change in COL?
 
Mediafrog+ said:
Chip, do you have a link to the full application for KTWL? I couldn't find it on an FCC search. Curious as to where the proposed transmitter site is.

Todd Mission is halfway between Plantersville and Magnolia on FM1774. Appears the current KTWL site is pretty much at minimum co-channel separation from KPTY.

I had thought the station might move south towards Bellville, perhaps adopting the business model of KVST, superserving the far flung Houston suburbs and exurbs. Right now it is too far to effectively reach the northwest side of Houston metro, although it is listenable at my Cy-Fair location with at best a mediocre signal.

Does KLTR stay at the current transmitter site with the change in COL?
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On KLTR 94.1...this is the current licensed facility:
http://maps.google.com/?q=http://tr...req=94.1&contour=60&city=BRENHAM&state=TX.kml


This is the CP they have that would have moved them into Bryan/College Station.
http://maps.google.com/?q=http://tr...req=94.1&contour=60&city=BRENHAM&state=TX.kml

This is the new application that moves the transmitter and changes COL to Hempstead...

http://maps.google.com/?q=http://tr...q=94.1&contour=60&city=HEMPSTEAD&state=TX.kml

The link on the FCC page doesn't seem to work for KTWL's app, so from recnet.com, this is KTWL now:
http://cdbs.recnet.net:8080/goo_curves.php?data=30.305|96.028|9.2|166|60|29872|287|0|1

This is their new application:
http://cdbs.recnet.net:8080/goo_curves.php?data=30.339|95.929|20|78|60|0|287|0|3

Kind of odd, it essentially looks like it downgrades to move to a tower east, but the contour doesn't move east because of KPTY 105.3.
 
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