iHeart Shuts Down KYLD, KISQ, KMEL HD Channels

[radioguy911]

Due to scant 1) listenership and 2) ad revenue iHeart has shut down the HD channels KYLD-HD2(Evolution)/HD3(Alt), KISQ-HD2(Jammin Oldies) and KMEL-HD2(American Top40). They've also turned off the transmission of certain HD channels in other markets too.

The current offerings in the Bay Area are now:

KSJO-HD2: Bollywood
KOIT-HD2: AAA
KLLC-HD2: Channel Q (LGBTQ+ programming)
KUFX-HD2: 70s
KMVQ-HD2: "Pulse" Dance/Electronic
KIOI-HD2: iHeart Pride Radio
KBLX-HD2: R&B Oldies (60s, 70s, 80s)
KOSF-HD2: Bloomberg Radio simulcast (KNEW-AM)
KITS-HD2: Classic LIVE105 (80s-00s alternative)
KFRC-HD2: Oldies
KSAN-HD2: KNBR Simulcast (currently until the 104.5FM switch 9/6)

Does anyone have an HD radio and what entices you to listen? iHeart just launched their podcast initiative to air on their stations every Sunday night, but would a station programmed with similar podcasts be of interest?

You forgot KLVS-HD2: Air 1 (Christian Worship) and
KLVS-HD3: K-LOVE Classics (Christian Classics).

 

[radioguy911]

They shut down the Sacramento HD channels except for 93.7 HD2 (KYRV) because it feeds 107.1 the Bull translator (leased by EMF Broadcasting).

 

[SomeRadioGuy]

They shut down the Sacramento HD channels except for 93.7 HD2 (KYRV) because it feeds 107.1 the Bull translator (leased by EMF Broadcasting).

owned BY EMF, leased out to Iheart

 

[radioguy911]

owned BY EMF, leased out to Iheart

Correct. That's what I meant to type. Thanks

 

[BossRadioDJ]

To me, this is the beginning of the end of HD.

I think that the beginning of HD Radio was the beginning of the end of HD Radio.