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How well does KTSA go down there?
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Mediafrog
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> I always wondered how well did KTSA 550 San antonio go down
> there? Day/Nighttime patterns?
Good day signal into Houston. At night weaker, but still listenable, with minimum co-channel slop.
If/when KLVI launches IBOC, it will be the end of any decent KTSA reception here.
> there? Day/Nighttime patterns?
Good day signal into Houston. At night weaker, but still listenable, with minimum co-channel slop.
If/when KLVI launches IBOC, it will be the end of any decent KTSA reception here.
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rbrucecarter
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> If/when KLVI launches IBOC, it will be the end of any decent
> KTSA reception here.
KTSA sounds almost like a local on a GE Superadio 3. Not a trace of static, that's for sure. Still, null out San Antonio and there is some other 550 there, very weak. That is daytime.
If KLVI launches IBOC - KTSA should do it too. KLVI has a considerable audience in Houston. IBOC on KTSA would be enough to stop that.
I am hoping enough stations convert, and nighttime is approved, to completely jam the band and make the whole thing implode (on AM). The FCC and AM rimshots will hear so many complaints that they will have to pull the plug completely. We have to put up with interference for a year or two - then the FCC steps in and - GONE! If it happens quickly enough, we might still have a sizable number of AM stations with good bandwidth / C-Quam left.
> KTSA reception here.
KTSA sounds almost like a local on a GE Superadio 3. Not a trace of static, that's for sure. Still, null out San Antonio and there is some other 550 there, very weak. That is daytime.
If KLVI launches IBOC - KTSA should do it too. KLVI has a considerable audience in Houston. IBOC on KTSA would be enough to stop that.
I am hoping enough stations convert, and nighttime is approved, to completely jam the band and make the whole thing implode (on AM). The FCC and AM rimshots will hear so many complaints that they will have to pull the plug completely. We have to put up with interference for a year or two - then the FCC steps in and - GONE! If it happens quickly enough, we might still have a sizable number of AM stations with good bandwidth / C-Quam left.
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Mike_O
Guest
> > If/when KLVI launches IBOC, it will be the end of any decent
> > KTSA reception here.
>
> KTSA sounds almost like a local on a GE Superadio 3. Not a
> trace of static, that's for sure. Still, null out San
> Antonio and there is some other 550 there, very weak. That
> is daytime.
>
> If KLVI launches IBOC - KTSA should do it too. KLVI has a
> considerable audience in Houston. IBOC on KTSA would be
> enough to stop that.
>
> I am hoping enough stations convert, and nighttime is
> approved, to completely jam the band and make the whole
> thing implode (on AM). The FCC and AM rimshots will hear so
> many complaints that they will have to pull the plug
> completely. We have to put up with interference for a year
> or two - then the FCC steps in and - GONE! If it happens
> quickly enough, we might still have a sizable number of AM
> stations with good bandwidth / C-Quam left.
In The Galleria area KTSA is like a local on a GE Superadio 2, as Bruce stated. Most nights it is very strong with minimal interference.
Has anyone else that lives in the Houston metro area noticed increased interference to KLVI at night? 560 use to be local {actually better than many locals} at night, but over the last year the interference at night that KLVI is receiving in The Galleria area has been getting progressively worse. There have been a few nights where KLVI was getting beat up to being almost unlistenable. I have no idea of the culprit(s). I can't say that I have noticed a weakening of KLVI's signal, just increased interference.
Bruce, your idea of allowing nighttime IBOC may be the right idea, it will implode and the FCC will shelve AM IBOC it's present form for good and either go to DAB channels like Canada, although their move to digital has meet less than luke warm acceptance in Canada so far. I would think that Ibuquity must be working on an AM IBOC system that will work ON CHANNEL, it would be foolish for an AM station to spend the money to switch to the present AM IBOC. There has already been a fair amount of problems between stations with daytime only IBOC. Both Canada and Mexico say that AM IBOC is against the NARBA Treaty as each IBOC station creates two new stations as far as both Countries are concerned and have objected to the use of AM IBOC at night or, I believe where the signal is 0.25mV/m or stronger at the border. Interesting that both Countries are using the treaty to stop AM IBOC, but neither one follows the treaty otherwise.
Mike O
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Mike_O on 02/10/06 04:39 PM.</FONT></P>
> > KTSA reception here.
>
> KTSA sounds almost like a local on a GE Superadio 3. Not a
> trace of static, that's for sure. Still, null out San
> Antonio and there is some other 550 there, very weak. That
> is daytime.
>
> If KLVI launches IBOC - KTSA should do it too. KLVI has a
> considerable audience in Houston. IBOC on KTSA would be
> enough to stop that.
>
> I am hoping enough stations convert, and nighttime is
> approved, to completely jam the band and make the whole
> thing implode (on AM). The FCC and AM rimshots will hear so
> many complaints that they will have to pull the plug
> completely. We have to put up with interference for a year
> or two - then the FCC steps in and - GONE! If it happens
> quickly enough, we might still have a sizable number of AM
> stations with good bandwidth / C-Quam left.
In The Galleria area KTSA is like a local on a GE Superadio 2, as Bruce stated. Most nights it is very strong with minimal interference.
Has anyone else that lives in the Houston metro area noticed increased interference to KLVI at night? 560 use to be local {actually better than many locals} at night, but over the last year the interference at night that KLVI is receiving in The Galleria area has been getting progressively worse. There have been a few nights where KLVI was getting beat up to being almost unlistenable. I have no idea of the culprit(s). I can't say that I have noticed a weakening of KLVI's signal, just increased interference.
Bruce, your idea of allowing nighttime IBOC may be the right idea, it will implode and the FCC will shelve AM IBOC it's present form for good and either go to DAB channels like Canada, although their move to digital has meet less than luke warm acceptance in Canada so far. I would think that Ibuquity must be working on an AM IBOC system that will work ON CHANNEL, it would be foolish for an AM station to spend the money to switch to the present AM IBOC. There has already been a fair amount of problems between stations with daytime only IBOC. Both Canada and Mexico say that AM IBOC is against the NARBA Treaty as each IBOC station creates two new stations as far as both Countries are concerned and have objected to the use of AM IBOC at night or, I believe where the signal is 0.25mV/m or stronger at the border. Interesting that both Countries are using the treaty to stop AM IBOC, but neither one follows the treaty otherwise.
Mike O
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Mike_O on 02/10/06 04:39 PM.</FONT></P>
> KLVI has a
> considerable audience in Houston.
The leading Houston stations have cumes approaching three-quarters of a million. KLVI has a cume that approaches ten thousand, and is 54th in cume in the Houston market. This per Arbitron Fall 2005.
Hardly "considerable audience." All of the listening, by the way, was in Chambers County, in the ZiP codes arround Winnie, as would be expected.
> considerable audience in Houston.
The leading Houston stations have cumes approaching three-quarters of a million. KLVI has a cume that approaches ten thousand, and is 54th in cume in the Houston market. This per Arbitron Fall 2005.
Hardly "considerable audience." All of the listening, by the way, was in Chambers County, in the ZiP codes arround Winnie, as would be expected.
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