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Kansas City talk FM stations in stereo

For FM stations broadcasting voice material (except for incidental music) broadcasting the analog FM signal in mono with the pilot turned off is a rational choice. Not absolutely an error. It could be a wise decision.

If the station also broadcasts digital radio, it provides stereo audio for those who want to hear it.

Back in the '70s I had a tuner that would mute a station with the pilot off, if the tuner mono/stereo switch was set to stereo. That was a long time ago, and by now most of that consumer gear is probably gone from the life of civilians, i.e. not radio people or vintage gear fans.

011nerve, yes indeed if the station is intentionally broadcasting mono audio 24/7, I think they should turn off the pilot. I relate to your feelings, but consider that it might not be a mistake by an engineer or technical person. Instead of being a mistake, the reason could be time, money, working environment, vibe, available gear on hand, personal logistics, etc.

Literally, summation of two analog audio channels into one analog audio channel correctly is not attainable with nothing to work with.
 
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Cool information.

I just don't get that for a couple weeks the pilot was mono on 103.7, all the audio is mono on it, so that made sense but now the pilot is back stereo. KPRS is still all mono with a stereo pilot on, should go mono until they get their soundboard fixed.
 
011nerve said:
Cool information.

I just don't get that for a couple weeks the pilot was mono on 103.7, all the audio is mono on it, so that made sense but now the pilot is back stereo. KPRS is still all mono with a stereo pilot on, should go mono until they get their soundboard fixed.
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Why don’t you contact the chief engineer at Carter Broadcast Group and ask why 103.7 is in mono with a stereo pilot?
 
I did but no response from Carter engineer.

As for 103.7, that's Cumulus.
 
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My mistake. Mark’s been chief engineer at Carter for years and is a nice guy, so he should be able to explain the answer to your question about 103.3, as long as you don’t try to tell him how to engineer the station.
 
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