The next thing The FM KMJ needs to do is to tell Dave Ramsey to turn the damn volume down on his bumper music! Its so loud that you can't even hear what he's saying, remember this is FM.
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I like the new format for KMJ on 105.9. I agree! they should move Jack to 101.1. I like 105.9 because it goes from just north of Bakersfield to Modesto. GOOD CHOICE! I hope this is here to stay!
By the way, which station is the FIRST powerful radio station in CA? My guess is 104.1 The Hawk. OR 95.5 KLOS Los Angeles. I'm curious to know.
By the way, which station is the FIRST powerful radio station in CA? My guess is 104.1 The Hawk. OR 95.5 KLOS Los Angeles. I'm curious to know.
DanielBoone said:
First powerful? Or do you mean most powerful. As far as most powerful, many of the grandfathered Los Angeles FM's on Mt. Wilson are probably among those. KPFK 90.7 running an ERP of 110,000 Watts at a HAAT of 2831 and 5781 feet above sea level (or about 5400-5700 feet above most of the lowlands in the Los Angeles basin). KLOS, KBIG, KRTH, KHHT and KCBS-FM are among the most powerful as well.
104.1 the Hawk is on a slope above I-5 just north of KATM 103.3. They both have great coverage, but are not nearly the strongest in California.
Many of the San Francisco stations on San Bruno Mountain are grandfathered at over 1000 feet both HAAT and above sea level. KIOI runs and ERP of 125,000 at a HAAT of 1161 (1371 above sea level).
Madmansam said:
They probably could use KMJ-FM since they have KMJ already on AM. In 1981, the KSFX call letters were dropped in San Francisco in favor of KGO-FM.
Michael Rivers Kramer said:
Just checked the FCC database. The call letters for 105.9 in Fresno are now KMJ-FM.
Michael Rivers Kramer said:
The original KMJ-FM was 97.9 when it was owned, along with KMJ-TV ch24, by McClatchey. It played classical music. I'm surprised they got the calls for 105.9. I thought 3 letter calls could only be resurrected by for the original frequency.
There was a long discussion on the most powerful FMs on the 'DX and Reception' board on this site.
I just don't see how people can 'like' stations that broadcast so much misinformation. No one went to Journalism school that works in Fresno radio? Oh ya they are all 'entertainers' now. It is comedic how they work so hard at sounding "authoritative". Can somebody, please, give that Taylor kid on the morning news a nitrate, I'm afraid he's gonna die on the air of heart failure before he reaches puberty.
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DanielBoone said:
Niether the strongest satation in CA is KVYB 103.3 in Santa Barbara with 105KW ERP with the height figured in.
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KVYB 103.3 Santa Barbara is the most powerful station in CA with 105KW ERP with average terrain at 2969 ft. and at 4062ft above sea level but this for HAAT not sea level. I agree with the sea level factor the Mt. Wilson station are more powerful.
ki6bkj said:
It was working, nearly pulled in a two share at the end. They had zero promotion. KYNO is done for. KMJ-FM has what KYNO needed. Beck, Savage and Chris Daniel. I wonder what they will do for overnights. I hope they will let Chris be Chris, just a little more.
As for the signal, 105.9 is fairly low wattage but does cover one of the widest areas in the state.
It's a shame that oldies have been relegated to HD, sat-rad and weekends. But it sounds good.
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ExKynoJox said:
I think its better than KHIT, More song titles that I haven't heard on KHIT and more 60s.
I've been listening most of the day....and I love it. But then, I was in Top 40 radio playing half this stuff..so I'm a little biased. There's potential, but I figure in time the music will give way to more Appleton or Barks..or some other right wing noise maker. For now, it's good for out by the pool on a weekend. It's a good break from KHIT, which already has grown so old.
But wasn't there a KGO-FM on 103.7 before they became KSFX? When KWG-1230 bought 100.9 in 1981, They couldn't use KWG-FM for the reason that the FCC wasn't issuing three letter calls anymore, that is why they became KWGF, not KWG-FM. Some FM's were Grandfathered in, but only on the frequency that the original three letter originated at, not a new FM Frequency. The original KMJ-FM was indeed on 97.9. This is what I have read. That is why if CBS wanted to resurrect "KNX-FM", they can only do it on 93.1, where the original KNX-FM was, not another frequency.Michael Rivers Kramer said:
Madmansam said:
Incorrect.
The rules have changed since 1981. Today, an owner who controls a three-letter base call ("KNX," "KGO," "KWG") can use it on other bands on any co-owned station in the same market. CBS could put "KNX-FM" on any of its Los Angeles FM stations for nothing more than the cost of the FCC filing fee.
Some actual recent examples: in Salt Lake City, Bonneville put "KSL-FM" on the former KQMB 102.7 Midvale UT a few years back, and it didn't matter that the heritage KSL-FM was 100.3 (now KSFI). In New Orleans, the heritage WWL-FM was 101.9 (now WLMG), but that didn't stop Entercom from flipping 105.3 Kenner to WWL-FM a few years back.
If 105.9 isn't KMJ-FM yet, it's only because the paperwork (or electronic equivalent thereof) has yet to go through.
My pleasure... 
I think the issue with KWG-FM in 1981 was that KWG was licensed to Stockton, while 100.9 was licensed to Tracy. At the time, the FCC was still strict about stations with different cities of license sharing the same calls. KWK(AM) in St. Louis, for instance, bought an FM in nearby Granite City, Illinois, but wasn't allowed (at first) to change the calls of the FM to KWK-FM. It became WWWK-FM, instead, until the FCC loosened up the rules.
I think the change happened in the late eighties; remember that KGO-FM, later KSFX, eventually became KLOK-FM. It was licensed to San Francisco, while KLOK(AM) was and is in San Jose.
And as early as 1984, the FCC began allowing radio and TV stations in separate markets to share calls - that was when KNXT in LA became KCBS-TV.
I think the issue with KWG-FM in 1981 was that KWG was licensed to Stockton, while 100.9 was licensed to Tracy. At the time, the FCC was still strict about stations with different cities of license sharing the same calls. KWK(AM) in St. Louis, for instance, bought an FM in nearby Granite City, Illinois, but wasn't allowed (at first) to change the calls of the FM to KWK-FM. It became WWWK-FM, instead, until the FCC loosened up the rules.
I think the change happened in the late eighties; remember that KGO-FM, later KSFX, eventually became KLOK-FM. It was licensed to San Francisco, while KLOK(AM) was and is in San Jose.
And as early as 1984, the FCC began allowing radio and TV stations in separate markets to share calls - that was when KNXT in LA became KCBS-TV.
As well as Different Owners. There is a KKXX-930 in Paradise (near Chico) as well as KKXX-93.1 in Shafter (near Bakersfield) and they are separate owners. I know there have been different KKXX's over different frequencies in Bakersfield over the years but to my knowlege, the KKXX calls have been on AM 930 for quite a while. I don't know the story there.Scott Fybush said:
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What about the JACK format moving to CC, I have noticed that 102.7 is running the same satellite format as KUBB 96.3 isn't this illegal with the wide overlap of signal, this is like if a Fresno station was to carry the satellite format of KABX the same coverage.
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