How long will 840 stay off the air for??
Will someone else get 840??
Will someone else get 840??
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Epic Fail: Pappas To Shut Down KMPH/840
- Thread starter BossRadioDJ
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MarioMania said:
Three days, eight hours and 52 minutes.
Yes.
It's off
I had my Radio On
I had my Radio On
That's it: midnight, and the plug was pulled. No eulogy. No call letters. No "goodnight now!" No nothing.
Sayonara, KMPH. Hope the next owner treats you better.
Sayonara, KMPH. Hope the next owner treats you better.
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kenrayc
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Another sad day for AM radio, I'm Hearing the one from Las Vegas KXNT now ,but a very weak signal.
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kenrayc
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RIP KMPH The Patriot.
Could KFIV pick up any of the Patriots shows?
BossRadioDJ said:
I'll bet the next owner will be speaking to me in Spanish.
I understand now from Someone Who Was There that a live end to KMPH's short, sad life was actually executed ... but the (ex-KTRB) automation system swallowed it, and so they simply shut her down.
If anyone wants to hear the shut-down as it was heard over the air, I'll post it later.
If anyone wants to hear the shut-down as it was heard over the air, I'll post it later.
Madmansam said:
I'm going to throw $20 in the kitty on this one: I think the predominant language, especially on Sundays, will be Latin. I ♥ Radio, baby!
Because you've been dying to experience the thrill of actually hearing KMPH/840 going off the air, here it is:
KMPH Bites The Dust
The recording begins a few moments before midnight on August 31 with some stain named Mark Levin nattering about evil Liberals, then one of those zany Sarah Palin parody commercials, a spot for Sleep-Eze, and then a few gasps for air ... and KMPH's transmitter is finally shut off.
KMPH Bites The Dust
The recording begins a few moments before midnight on August 31 with some stain named Mark Levin nattering about evil Liberals, then one of those zany Sarah Palin parody commercials, a spot for Sleep-Eze, and then a few gasps for air ... and KMPH's transmitter is finally shut off.
840 is back on, but nothing is there
MarioMania said:
Huh? You heard carrier? Dead air?
I just tuned in at 11:15 PM Sunday night, and there is truly nothing on -- no carrier, no nothing.
It was back, last night..Dead Air..
Now it's off, 2.57pm
Now it's off, 2.57pm
Very likely it's only just for sporadic equipment testing. Which is pretty much all you can do with a silent signal now.
After all, Pappas didn't hand the license back to the FCC yet - did they?
After all, Pappas didn't hand the license back to the FCC yet - did they?
Once again, I've heard from a very reliable source that Jim Pappas has considered bringing KMPH/840 back on the air with syndicated, brokered and satellite-fed programming.
My question is ... since that was all you were running before, 95% of the time, how is this going to be better or different, or be any more successful? Is it just to keep the license active? If so, put on some Western music, have Cal Purviance do the announcing, and make it worth listening to -- instead of that unlistenable garbage you carried before.
My question is ... since that was all you were running before, 95% of the time, how is this going to be better or different, or be any more successful? Is it just to keep the license active? If so, put on some Western music, have Cal Purviance do the announcing, and make it worth listening to -- instead of that unlistenable garbage you carried before.
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