Jim Rome Transfers to CBS radio and Loses LA Affiliate

[ionosphere]

I live 100 miles north of Sacramento and 1090 blasts through after sunset, all year long.

Which helps no one who wants to listen to a show that airs at 9am.

 

[MisterGort]

It's a FACT. XEPRS 1090 can be heard all over the central Valley from Bakersfield to Stockton. KNX can NOT. The 1090 signal is much better than that of KNX. KNX is non-directional. It should have a much better signal than it has.

 

[Robnoxious]

Having lived a spell in Bakersfield, I can say that KFI, KTNQ, KHJ, KNX, XETRA, XEPRS can all be heard day or night. KFI has some bad interference cracklies on the valley floor and KNX can get squelchy at times but the rest boom in like a local no problem.

 

[davideduardo]

KNX is non-directional. It should have a much better signal than it has.

You are missing the point about XEPRS' directionality.

Both KNX and XEPRS are 50 kw stations.

KNX sends its power in every direction equally... east, west, north, south... all 360 degrees of the compass get equal shares of the power.

XEPRS concentrates its 50 kw in two thin "lobes" of power. So, while to the east and west of their transmitter they may only radiate a kilowatt or two, in the main lobes they are pushing out the non-directional equivalent of over 150 kw.

The XEPRS pattern is a very thin figure-8, tilted a few degrees so the maximum power goes NNW and SSE. If you are in either of those lobes, the power equivalent is that of a more powerful station because what they don't send on roughly 100 degree arcs to the east and west all gets pushed into the major lobes.

Another example... in downtown LA, KTNQ has a much stronger signal than KFI and KNX. All three are 50 kw stations, but KTNQ, broadcasting from City of Industry, is highly directional to the west and pushes 200 kw ERP over the LA Basin. But, of course, you can't get it in Redlands or Santa Clarita or San Clemente...

 

[oldies76]

Both KNX and XEPRS are 50 kw stations.

KNX sends its power in every direction equally... east, west, north, south... all 360 degrees of the compass get equal shares of the power.

David, How far has KNX's signal ever been detected, north, east and south into Mexico?

I can pick it up here in Colorado Springs at night, but it's usually faint, waving in & out with static. Also I can pick up another 1070 signal (believe its in spanish) but cannot confirm that. Maybe you might know.

 

[davideduardo]

Both KNX and XEPRS are 50 kw stations.

KNX sends its power in every direction equally... east, west, north, south... all 360 degrees of the compass get equal shares of the power.

David, How far has KNX's signal ever been detected, north, east and south into Mexico?

I can pick it up here in Colorado Springs at night, but it's usually faint, waving in & out with static. Also I can pick up another 1070 signal (believe its in spanish) but cannot confirm that. Maybe you might know.

I heard it often in the early 60's in NE Ohio, and in the late 60's in Ecuador when my local on 1070 was off the air.

As to the Spanish langauge station on 1070, it could be something from Mexico... but it is hard to guess which station as Mexico is moving about 85% of its AM stations to Mexico now that they declared the AM band not to be commercially viable any longer... so many stations have already moved and shut the AM operation down as required.

When in AZ, the Guadalajara station was the most frequent one on 1070... also the most powerful.

 

[davideduardo]

... but it is hard to guess which station as Mexico is moving about 85% of its AM stations to Mexico now that they declared the AM band not to be commercially viable any longer...

Of course, that should be "moving about 85% of its AM stations to FM now..."

 

[boombox]

Both KNX and XEPRS are 50 kw stations.

KNX sends its power in every direction equally... east, west, north, south... all 360 degrees of the compass get equal shares of the power.

David, How far has KNX's signal ever been detected, north, east and south into Mexico?

I can pick it up here in Colorado Springs at night, but it's usually faint, waving in & out with static. Also I can pick up another 1070 signal (believe its in spanish) but cannot confirm that. Maybe you might know.

FWIW, KNX makes it into Western Washington with decent signals. Sometimes it's on top of the channel, other times it competes with a couple other stations, but is still mostly readable.

 

[SimiRadioListener26]

So nobody has any thoughts on Rome's replacement on Fox Sports, Jay Mohr?

 

[pjc1961]

Some thoughts on Jay Mohr from the "Sports" forum: http://radiodiscussions.com/smf/index.php?topic=226039.0

 

[lifeguardofradio]

Rome has been stealing money for the past 8 years. Same "takes", 3 interviews and several seconds of dead air each segment.