The DAJI engineers could be doing due diligence on the operation of the array and xmtr site overall; taking meter readins, etc and comparing them to previous paperwork.....(NO serious buyer would not buy a station without doing it)....Im sure the RD engineer is there as well if they are doing a partial proof, etc....I bet DAJI may do a Limited LMA with Disney before the FCC approves the transfer.....though with the owners as they are and no protests to the sale, etc, I really expect to see the transfer to be completed by the end of the month...
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Disney sells KMIC to DAIJ Media
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I double checked at the FCC db...KMIC is a DA-N......(U2??? Bono??)
The "U" designators are used by the World Radio TV Handbook, as well as AM DX clubs and listeners. They show what the various directional parameters are; powers are listed separately.
U1--Nondirectional antenna day and night
U2--Nondirectional antenna daytime, directional at night
U3--Directional antenna, same pattern, day and night
U4--Directional antenna, different patterns, day and night
U5--Directional antenna daytime, nondirectional at night
U6--Nondirectional antenna daytime, directional antenna, same pattern during critical hours and night
U7--Directional antenna, different patterns for day, critical hours, and night
U8--Nondirectional antenna daytime, directional antenna, different patterns for critical hours and night
U9--Directional antenna, different patterns for day and night, but nondirectional during critical hours.
U10--Nondirectional antenna day and night, but directional during critical hours only.
U11--Directional antenna, different patterns for day and critical hours, but nondirectional at night.
I also see listings of U12 and U13 but am not sure what these are...the WRTH does not give an explanation. Checking against Radio-Locator you find that those stations have critical hours/night power/pattern changes, but seem to fit into one of the other categories...so there is some additional parameter I'm not aware of...would have to plow into the FCC antenna tech data for those stations. One guess is changes in electrical height of nondirectional antennas involved.
There are also "D" designators for daytimers:
D1--Nondirectional antenna
D2--Nondirectional antenna day, directional antenna during critical hours
D3--Directional antenna
D4--Directional antenna, different patterns for day and critical hours
D5--Directional antenna day, nondirectional during critical hours
Obsolete now, but there were also "L" designators for "limited time" stations...these were essentially daytimers operating on the old clear channel frequencies...if the dominant fulltime station was to the east, the limited time station could sign on at the dominant stations sunrise time...and if the dominant station was to the west, the limited time station didn't have to sign off until sunset for the dominant station. Examples from the past: KCTA in Corpus Christi could sign on at the WBZ sunrise time in Boston...and the old WJJD in Chicago could stay on the air until sunset over KSL in Salt Lake City.
The old "L" designators were:
L1--Nondirectional antenna
L3--Directional antenna
Not aware of any other "L" designators for critical hours, etc...probably never used.
Damn....2nd try on posting this (clicked the above Reply after typing it and it wiped all my previous entry here...I need more coffee obviously!)
The only terms the FCC sees as the legal terms (and which engineers use in the US and Canada) are the ones I posted earlier...what WRTH does is their own terminology and is not legal or recognized by a lot of licensing authorities...
For example, WWL New Orleans is a DA-1-U 50KW....... ONE directional pattern (north...why blow your RF out to the fishes!) and Unlimited (24/7) operation...Makes sense...a U3 would not make any sense with that....but like I said, WRTH and other clubs come up with their own terminology...which is not recognized by any licensing authority (unless its close to their own)..Just makes less print for WRTH to do
The only terms the FCC sees as the legal terms (and which engineers use in the US and Canada) are the ones I posted earlier...what WRTH does is their own terminology and is not legal or recognized by a lot of licensing authorities...
For example, WWL New Orleans is a DA-1-U 50KW....... ONE directional pattern (north...why blow your RF out to the fishes!) and Unlimited (24/7) operation...Makes sense...a U3 would not make any sense with that....but like I said, WRTH and other clubs come up with their own terminology...which is not recognized by any licensing authority (unless its close to their own)..Just makes less print for WRTH to do
"The "U" designators are used by the World Radio TV Handbook, as well as AM DX clubs and listeners."
That may be true. Broadcast engineers in the USA follow the FCC designations.
That may be true. Broadcast engineers in the USA follow the FCC designations.
Getting back on tropic...I'm curious if DAIJ/Radio Aleluya just moves things around, or launches something new. I somewhat doubt that Sangeet Radio would go to 1590, as its night signal is poor in the SW side of the market where the bulk of the South Asian community lives...980 would actually be a better choice as the signal is solid there, and Radio Aleluya could go to 1590 where it would hit most of the Spanish speaking demographics (of course SW Houston is also well served by the 95.1 translator.) Now what to do with 1460...maybe it becomes the originating station for K-Breeze format on the 106.1 translator?
Radio Aleluya used to have a more thorough program schedule on its website for the various stations...which seem to simulcast at certain times, then separate at other times. Hard to tell what's what now.
I notice that the 1380 signal appears to be coming from the new Waller County site (based on nulling with a ferrite rod antenna) but is very definitely NOT operating with anything near 22kw. I think it was PurpleDevil who reported once hearing it with a strong signal, but perhaps they are having transmitter issues. Wonder if DAIJ has also given up on the 880 move/upgrade?
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purpledevil
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It was Frog, but you are absolutely correct. Nowhere near 22kW. I should be receiving KRCM near flawlessly at my location, but it's not very strong at all and it's been that way for awhile now.
I had mentioned earlier that KBRZ may very well be paired up with K291CE as the classic hits/Fort Bend Sports programming, which ironically enough would return the longtime "K-Breeze" name to 1460 fulltime, which it hasn't been since it moved from its longtime home in Freeport. What happens to 95-1 though? Retransmit KMIC? That seems unlikely.
You make a valid point. 980 would be the optimal place for Sangeet Radio. Good signal over the right parts of town to support a fulltime format focused on the Arab community. Good call, Frog. I suspect you're also correct in the speculation that Radio Aleluya is going to be what airs on 1590 when all is said and done.
I had mentioned earlier that KBRZ may very well be paired up with K291CE as the classic hits/Fort Bend Sports programming, which ironically enough would return the longtime "K-Breeze" name to 1460 fulltime, which it hasn't been since it moved from its longtime home in Freeport. What happens to 95-1 though? Retransmit KMIC? That seems unlikely.
You make a valid point. 980 would be the optimal place for Sangeet Radio. Good signal over the right parts of town to support a fulltime format focused on the Arab community. Good call, Frog. I suspect you're also correct in the speculation that Radio Aleluya is going to be what airs on 1590 when all is said and done.
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mrtejano
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Was listening today and Pastor Villarreal said two new stations are coming. Any idea of which other one he was talking about?
There have been rumors that DAIJ might buy KXYZ, but nothing definite. Plus, there could be some shuffling of programming amongst the various DAIJ stations, especially if they can get KRCM's newest Waller county transmitter site running at full power (22kw days.)
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