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Is the HD-2 audio also on a translator? Then Nielsen is detecting the translator. Translators have the same PPM coding as the originating station.
If the "originating station" is not on the air, that is an FCC problem, not a Nielsen one.
Obviously what is listed as “KFNC HD-2” is K223CW, the 92.5 translator. There is no HD of any sort on parent KFNC as has been endlessly discussed on the Houston boards the past few years. The translator does not fully simulcast 97.5, as the two often run separate commercials, and 92.5 splits off to air Sugar Land Space Cowboys games (Astros AAA affiliate) and will also run the SportsMap national feed when 97.5 has exclusivity to certain college games.
This is what prompted my comment on the April ratings thread comparing the fictitious KFNC HD-2 to the real KUHF HD-2 and it’s identical rating, which is achieved without a translator.
And the FCC has been completely asleep on that problem, as well as numerous other shenanigans involving translators in the Houston market. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
But, again, if the station is using the PPM "encoders"without the originating AM or HD.2,3 or 5, being on the air, that is an FCC issue of incompliance with FCCC origination rules for the translator. Nielsen does not control or enforce that.
However, if signals that are not full simulcasts are being listed by Nielsen as simulcasts, that is a Nielsen issue.
Things that make you wonder.. 104.5 on paper has 97.9 hd2 as a primary and i see that once upon a time radio one had filed a complaint with the fcc but why allow them to continue to use them on paper when in fact that relationship went away like 3 years ago
Does it really save them any money to not include any text for an already on HD2 and HD3? The HD1s show full artist and title info.
I was mildly surprised to see 106.9 The Point HD2 playing Smash Mouth’s All Star (1998) (they’re playing it as I type). At what point did they start playing music that new?
They also sometimes play Blinding Lights by The Weeknd. They do say the best of the 80s and more. I’ve also heard Pon de Replay by Rihanna and some other 2000s songs.
It has been fixed before recently. I don’t understand why they’d neglect a big market like Houston. In Philadelphia they temporarily changed WTDY HD call sign to “90 Swift 5” when they were only playing Taylor Swift.
I noticed that KKHT HD2 was off this morning. That is the place where KNTH is supposed to be on. However, the main reason that it is not on is because we don't have HD!
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Ha! Why not go ahead and run our version of 100.7 The Word on your HD3, while you're at it, and really blow some people's minds down there? Might even have to fire up the stereo pilot on KKHT for that one.I noticed that KKHT HD2 was off this morning. That is the place where KNTH is supposed to be on. However, the main reason that it is not on is because we don't have HD!