KUHA is now making on-air announcements that it will end broadcasting on July 15. However, still nothing on the NGEN or KSBJ websites about a launch date for the new format. So still anyone's guess whether the flip will take place on that date, or if 91.7 will go silent pending transfer of license (it was off the air for several weeks during the KTRU-KUHA transfer process.)
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End date for KUHA
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purpledevil
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Yes sir, it smells like I've stepped into a seafood market. Fishy. Delayed a month, right off the bat. No KSBJ promotion of the pending switch, and most importantly for U of H, no notices of money changing hands.
Something is up, and I'm afraid it can't be good...if it doesn't happen soon, someone is going to have to remove the prematurely added NGEN logo off of KUHA's Wikipedia page. Overzealous, much?
Something is up, and I'm afraid it can't be good...if it doesn't happen soon, someone is going to have to remove the prematurely added NGEN logo off of KUHA's Wikipedia page. Overzealous, much?
Yes, rather bizarre that there has been this delay. You would think that HPM would have wanted to unload their financial turkey ASAP after the FCC approval. I still think there are money issues involved.
What will be really interesting is if 91.7 goes silent on July 15. Since the Classical listeners have been given ample warning about the impending shutdown, the spotlight would shift to KSBJ Educational Foundation as to what is going on. I would think the question would be asked: "Where is the new FM station that $10,000,000 of our donations supposedly paid for? Why is it not on the air when the NGEN programming already exists?"
What will be really interesting is if 91.7 goes silent on July 15. Since the Classical listeners have been given ample warning about the impending shutdown, the spotlight would shift to KSBJ Educational Foundation as to what is going on. I would think the question would be asked: "Where is the new FM station that $10,000,000 of our donations supposedly paid for? Why is it not on the air when the NGEN programming already exists?"
... and false accusations can lead to legal problems.
Knowing the truth!
You are correct, Mr. Frank Berry. As been told to me by attorneys, “If one doesn’t know
100% of the truth, then one doesn’t know the whole truth.” Additionally, a Yiddish saying
on the truth and silence as told to me by my grandmother, “A half-truth is a whole lie.”
And, “When one is silent, one saying a whole lot!”
You are correct, Mr. Frank Berry. As been told to me by attorneys, “If one doesn’t know
100% of the truth, then one doesn’t know the whole truth.” Additionally, a Yiddish saying
on the truth and silence as told to me by my grandmother, “A half-truth is a whole lie.”
And, “When one is silent, one saying a whole lot!”
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Not sure what you mean by that. No one has made a false accusation or any suggestion of wrongdoing. All we've been doing is wondering why there has been a delay in a station transfer that was approved seven weeks ago, especially when the seller was expecting the sale to close by late May/early June. All that should be involved is switching out an STL, adding an additional TOH ID to the NGEN program stream, and handing over the keys.
It is fair to point out that donors might wonder why NGEN hasn't launched on 91.7 yet. After all, they're the ones paying for everything. Perhaps some transparency on the part of KSBJEF might clear things up. See John 8:32.
Of course, the delay might be for something as mundane as awaiting approval of the new call letters.
Meanwhile, KUHA has updated its "end of life" announcements. One explains that the station is airing "the same music" over and over as the transmitter will end Classical music on July 15, but that "regular" Classical programming continues on 88.7 HD-2 and online. It would appear they've had listeners notice all the prerecorded hours of Classical 24 that have rerun numerous times on 91.7. However the 91.3 translator is still separate, rebroadcasting 88.7 HD-2 and the live Classical 24 feed.
Call letter changes are almost instant. In fact, for one station I called on some dead call letters that had not made it back in the database, they completed the form with me by form and I had email confirmation within the hour. If I recall correctly the effective time was the following day, if that was 12:01 am or 3:01 am Eastern Time.
No telling what the delay might be. It's usually a good reason and typically not the obvious.
No telling what the delay might be. It's usually a good reason and typically not the obvious.
There have been station sales held up by technical issues such as tower inspection issues or malfunctioning equipment. The buyer and their lender generally wants everything running at spec when the sale is consummated.
If U of H is announcing the station will go silent on the 15th, unless I miss my guess, they are probably going to file an STA at finality so that KSBJ engineers can go in and rebuild that abismal transmitter site and replace all the old equipment with something made this century! I seriously doubt the old Continental has been at 100% for many moons. They have probably been running just enough to stay legal. 
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rbrucecarter5
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NGEN was announcing an August 8th launch date on the morning show today. Not sure if the announcer let something slip - or he intended to.
Still nothing on the NGEN or KSBJ websites about a launch date; just the same "We'll be announcing a launch date soon" message they've had up for the last five months.
If U of H is announcing the station will go silent on the 15th, unless I miss my guess, they are probably going to file an STA at finality so that KSBJ engineers can go in and rebuild that abismal transmitter site and replace all the old equipment with something made this century! I seriously doubt the old Continental has been at 100% for many moons. They have probably been running just enough to stay legal.
Looks as if something like that will happen, as it appears the signal will be off the air for around three weeks. Are they really still on the same transmitter from the original 1990 site construction? I don't think they have been at reduced power; the signal is as good as it ever was IMHO. They do have a fairly new antenna, installed just a year ago (after the old one fried.)
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Unknowable
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Something like this free computer-based audio processor might save the guys at KSBJ some money: http://stereotool.com/
It sounds great on my part 15!
New member and I've not searched past threads. But when KUHA switches over, are there any on air FM options for classical music in Houston? After years of contributing to Houston Public Media and/or KUHF/A i'm not happy about their program changes over the last few year. As just one example, who wants to get up at 7 AM on a Sunday to listen to Pipe Dreams? Have to smile regards their hyping listening to classical music on my laptop or smart phone, devices not even suitable for listening to rock and roll. And what to do with my hi fi systems? Carry an HD radio with me? Sadly, my cars and boats don't have aux input jacks. I will try next week or so to see if the HD signal reaches out to Galveston Bay and Sugar Land. Meanwhile, any on air classical music programs I can catch over my existing tuners?
You'll get 88.7 HD2 inside a building without trouble in Sugar Land. It's how I have listened to KUHA over its run, as 91.7 doesn't come in well in Mo City at all.
I can also get their HD2 in the car in Galveston. Not sure about how the building penetration is down there. But Sugar Land is close enough to Senior Road that you can get their HD2 without effort.
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robertsez
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All the more reason for KSBJ to hang on to their 99.5 translator. If the deal is ever consummated, that would provide an excellent fill-in.
I doubt KUHA is on reduced power. The signal is pretty much the same as it ever was since the facility signed on in 1990.
Plum Grove is quite a bit farther out, which would reduce coverage over the central and southern parts of the market. And 91.7 is a C2, so any height increase would mean a reduction in power. The new K*BJ is probably best staying put.
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purpledevil
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You mean, KNGN-FM, right?
KUHA is now running announcements that today (July 14) is their last day of broadcasting, so pulling the plug a day early. No word on exact time for final sign off.
On a side note, the 91.3 translator was still on at an 8:15am check. Will be curious to see if that lingers around a little longer. Programming has been separate from 91.7 since late May.
On a side note, the 91.3 translator was still on at an 8:15am check. Will be curious to see if that lingers around a little longer. Programming has been separate from 91.7 since late May.
The irony a pirate reporting another pirate..
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