Houston's 107-5 KLDE...

[smallermarket]

Not according to the website:
"Welcome to Houston's NEW home for the Greatest Hits of the 60's and 70's. 107.5 The New K-HITS. Now with more songs from the 60's and 70's you've been asking us to play. 107.5 The New K-HITS has Houston's largest music library from the 60's and 70's than ever before. Click the link above to listen to 107.5 The New K-HITS on your computer at home or work. Give us a call 713-524-1075 and let us know what you think of 107.5 The New K-Hits."

They would get more listeners if they fixed the darn transmitter! Affluent, upscale, prime demographic listeners in the Woodlands, Conroe, and Cypress get a crappy signal since - whatever they did to get IBOC. Probably took the cheap way out and instead of combining, put up separate bays. Stations all over the country are losing coverage and listeners when they do that. KLDE used to be reliable to Centerville, now it doesn't make it to Huntsville. That's about 60 miles of coveage lost! Now - factor in radios cheaper than a Pioneer supertuner, and I doubt any normal listener North of 1960 and West of 6 even bothers there is so much fading.

There's nothing wrong with the transmitter. It's not at Senior Road in Missouri City like other Houston stations... it's closer to the coast than it is Houston.

 

[hifidistortion]

All I have to say is WHAT ABOUT THE POINT?????????????? FIX IT ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[smallermarket]

All I have to say is WHAT ABOUT THE POINT?????????????? FIX IT ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What? The format?

 

[CaptainShowbiz]

I love it when some loser trashes a disc-jockey for playing the same songs over and over. As if jocks today have the slightest input on what they play! And as for being tired of listening to Paul Christy, perhaps you have bit of voice envy? He's got the pipes, friend, and dozens of clients who think he sounds great--aside from his local airshift.

 

[jras20]

hmmmmmmm....................

 

[kendro]

Troy, the last time I checked, Christianity was a religion.

I think the Jewish Faith is too.

 

[Tookiebird]

Randy Kabrick is my hero.

 

[rbrucecarter5]

There's nothing wrong with the transmitter. It's not at Senior Road in Missouri City like other Houston stations... it's closer to the coast than it is Houston.

No - prior to the IBOC conversion, it had one of the most powerful signals going North towards Dallas. In spite of the tower location near the coast, you used to be able to hear it until it fought with "The Oasis" 107.5. I have driven that drive at least one a month for many years, with the same radio in the car - the change in range coincided with the change to IBOC. At least 60 miles lost. Ignore it if you wish, but other people have posted with the same observation - lost range on KLDE. If you have anything to do with the station, take a drive up 45 with your meter past affluent subdivisions in the Woodlands and Conroe, and look at the field strength. The results will alarm you! Your signal used to be strong up that way. Now it is pitiful.

 

[Jimbo713]

Thought to myself K-Hits would've been a good name for a CHR/Top 40 radio station.

Actually, there was a CHR / Top 40 station in Los Angeles in the early '80's whos call was "K-HITS 97" KHTZ. The music that they are playing on K-Hits 1075 is much better than it was when it was Oldies 107.5. I stopped listening to Paul Christy during drive time because he played the same songs everyday...and practically in the same order...and his voice is sounding very old and stale, probably because he has been around forever...give him an administrative job and let someone else do the talking...PLEASE!!!

Yes - you're right! KHTZ, 97.1 - in LA - "K-Hits 97" was the city's Number One music station. Jm Conlee was the PD, Charlie Tuna did mornings, Paul Christy (known there as Eric Chase) was then also in the market. It's a small world! And only the best stay in the business as long as Paul and others. "K-Hits" is a great name for 1075. If only KLDE had made the re-imaging change back in 2000 when the station changed frequencies - they could have been better off now. I predict success, now!!

 

[hifidistortion]

Well, I meant that I commend Cox for keeping the "oldies" in Houston in a way that it can, but stop neglecting "The Point". The format and the frequency right now is a wasteland.