Houston area radio notes (update thread)

[Mediafrog+]

Why would they stop airing ads?

He was being sarcastic.

KIRP is a LPFM, therefore not allowed to run commercials. If they are simulcasting KJOZ there will be advertising.

But this is Houston, where the rules are widely ignored.

 

[Mrtejano]

I noticed this morning 99.5 is now Zona 99.5

As zona deportiva??

 

[Mediafrog+]

I noticed this morning 99.5 is now Zona 99.5

Perhaps they should take down the old websites; haven’t found a new one.

Power 99.5 FM

lapowerfm.com

La 99.5 FM

El Verdadero Poder De La Radio

la995fm.com

 

[HTX]

Yeah it's "Zona 99.5" "tropical y urbano". Their legal ID sounds like it says KMJQ HD3 (hard to hear with the music) and then the old IDs of the 2 99.5 translator calls. KMJQ (or any other station in the market) has not added a new HD3 or changed formats.

 

[Mediafrog+]

Yeah it's "Zona 99.5" "tropical y urbano". Their legal ID sounds like it says KMJQ HD3 (hard to hear with the music) and then the old IDs of the 2 99.5 translator calls. KMJQ (or any other station in the market) has not added a new HD3 or changed formats.

There have been some rumblings about new originating HD signals launching in order to bring some translators in compliance. I would keep an ear out for those, especially on KMJQ or KBXX. With the KBXX HD-2 currently inactive and no HD-3 on KMJQ we could see three more HD originations hit the air. Perhaps leases would start July 1, and Zona has their TOHID ready for that?

 

[Mrtejano]

There have been some rumblings about new originating HD signals launching in order to bring some translators in compliance. I would keep an ear out for those, especially on KMJQ or KBXX. With the KBXX HD-2 currently inactive and no HD-3 on KMJQ we could see three more HD originations hit the air. Perhaps leases would start July 1, and Zona has their TOHID ready for that?

Those rumblings have been going on for a while. La Mejor and power were supposed to move to either 102.1 HD and 97.9 and it didnt happen.