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Interesting application from 1460 AM

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jd

I noticed that Aleluya's KBRZ has made a few changes to their application for an increase in power from 5,000 watts non-directional daytime to 10,000 directional, diplexing from one of the existing towers and constructing another one at the KRTX 980 nighttime site northwest of Katy (as mentioned recently co-owned KRTX also has a CP to transfer their daytime operation there). Much of the signal would be going in somewhat of a southeast direction, due to adjacent channel issues with 1480 KLVL as well as protection for a number of co-channel stations. Certainly it's an upgrade of the signal KBRZ has now, from their tower a little west of Grand Parkway and 59, but don't expect too much.

Here's what's notable about the application: they'd still be using low power at night (112 watts, non-directional), but they're now asking for a change in location. The new site would be a little west of South Gessner and the Beltway just inside Harris County.
 
jd said:
I noticed that Aleluya's KBRZ has made a few changes to their application for an increase in power from 5,000 watts non-directional daytime to 10,000 directional, diplexing from one of the existing towers and constructing another one at the KRTX 980 nighttime site northwest of Katy
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They sure got tired of their existing site quickly, didn't they? Been on for, what, a year or so?

Here's what's notable about the application: they'd still be using low power at night (112 watts, non-directional), but they're now asking for a change in location. The new site would be a little west of South Gessner and the Beltway just inside Harris County.
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Which puts it right in the middle of a heavily Asian part of town, which would fit their programming quite well.

BTW, I guess nothing has happened yet to the KYND app for a 2 watt night signal from that same general area.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
They sure got tired of their existing site quickly, didn't they? Been on for, what, a year or so?
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Yes, they got it licensed in August '08. Since there are nearby neighborhoods I doubt they could get clearance for a substantial power increase from their present site, so it looks like moving to the KRTX site makes sense.

Mediafrog+ said:
BTW, I guess nothing has happened yet to the KYND app for a 2 watt night signal from that same general area.
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I haven't heard anything further on it. I'm not sure if it was mentioned previously but the FCC canceled KYND's nighttime construction permit for 260 watts from Cypress at their request since they no longer owned enough land to build it out. The pending application isn't really for the addition of night service as such; it's for post-sunset authority.
 
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