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Houston area radio notes (update thread)
- Thread starter Mrtejano
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Audacy needs a solid, full market FM signal if it is going to simulcast SportsRadio 610. KLOL would provide that, but does Audacy want to step away from its Spanish language effort here?
Wild and crazy scenario that most will ridicule: As part of the upcoming consolidation frenzy, SBS is merged into Audacy in order for the latter to expand its Spanish language portfolio. The merged company blows out Mega, moves the successful La Ley format to 101.1, and launches a 610 simulcast on 92.1.
I still don’t see Audacy stranding sports on AM in market #5. But where it could wind up is still a point of speculation.
The Country format on 100.3 isn’t going anywhere, just needs to be tweaked/reworked.
Plenty of room for two Country FMs in Houston, despite tremendous demographic change this century.
I hear 106.1 loud and clear at Katy Mills Mall. Thats the best 40 watt transmitter i have ever seen in 20 years. 😂
The old thread was closed due to inactivity, but noting that the application to move the transmitter of K218EJ 91.5 to near Loop 610 and Hwy 288 as well as change frequency to 89.7 was dismissed by the FCC today. This would have been a translator for KHCB (AM) and there was chatter that the ultimate site destination was one of the downtown Houston buildings.
Back to the drawing board if KHCB wants a decent Houston FM signal for its Spanish language service. Would they ever want 97.5? Or do a deal with one of the existing downtown translators?
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Back to the drawing board if KHCB wants a decent Houston FM signal for its Spanish language service. Would they ever want 97.5? Or do a deal with one of the existing downtown translators?
Original thread:
K218EJ Houston
There seems to be some horse trading going on in the Houston market. Rather than post rumors and inuendo why I believe these licenses are changing hands, I would like to pose two questions: 1. Is K218EJ 91.5 currently on-the-air, and in compliance with their licensed authorization? For the...
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Still off the air at a check just before 6pm, noticed it missing around 3:30p. Programming still going on 97.9 HD-2 as well as their webstream. One host thanked the audience for listening on the app and added they might have to do so tomorrow, so sounds like a significant transmitter failure.
Have to admit every time I find KFNC off the air I wonder if Gow Media has finally thrown in the towel.🤔
I’ve only ever heard this translator as ROMANCE
KJFI is still off the air as of Sunday evening. It has experienced outages in the past, but never for this long. Too early to wonder if it has disappeared into the night.
The KJFI owner is “Iglesia Mundial de Oracion” which happens to have the same address as Centro Cristiano de Vida Eterna.🤔😆
Houston featured on the RadioInsight weekly FCC Report:
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One correction to the article: It was a ~1,000 foot tower for KJOJ-FM that collapsed. The station had a CP for a 2,000 foot tower but that was never built.
FCC Report 5/17: Houston Translator Cited For Originating Programming & Wrong Antenna Pattern
FM Changes Full Power Radio proposes to move AC 97.3 WZBG Litchfield CT to the site of co-owned 610 WSNG Torrington with 4kW/98m. Draper Media Rock “93.5 The Beach” WZBH Millboro DE proposes to drop from a Class B with 50kW/150m to a Class B1 with 11.5kW/150m. Burt Broadcasting’s Country 105.3...
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One correction to the article: It was a ~1,000 foot tower for KJOJ-FM that collapsed. The station had a CP for a 2,000 foot tower but that was never built.
Assume you are referring to KJOZ which has been off the air since the beginning of March. Of course no silent notification to the FCC.
KJFI is still off the air. Where is La Calle coming from? K273AL?
Meanwhile, memo to Audacy Houston: The audio level on SportsRadio 610 is very low. Please fix. Your sportstalk competitors don’t have this problem.
(Yes I am aware 610 had a lengthy STL failure this morning which might have something to do with the problem.)