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KDFC 89.9 Livermore

radio11 said:
The transmitter has been silent for 3 days, but several tuner's meters show good signal strength. How is that possible?
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Let's make a correction here, though it's one the average radio listener probably wouldn't have known. KDFC is located at 90.3 mHz and is licensed to San Francisco. KDFL, which simulcasts the programming of KDFC, is licensed to Livermore and is located at 89.9 mHz. My guess? Unless KDFC's main San Francisco transmitter is also down, there is a broken link between KDFC and KDFL. I'll let those who more than I do (if they choose) say what kind of link that most likely is.

Also, both stations are owned by the University of Southern California (USC, the owners of KUSC in Los Angeles) so any inquiries should go there.
 
ted chittenden said:
Let's make a correction here, though it's one the average radio listener probably wouldn't have known. KDFC is located at 90.3 mHz and is licensed to San Francisco. KDFL, which simulcasts the programming of KDFC, is licensed to Livermore and is located at 89.9 mHz. My guess? Unless KDFC's main San Francisco transmitter is also down, there is a broken link between KDFC and KDFL. I'll let those who more than I do (if they choose) say what kind of link that most likely is.

Also, both stations are owned by the University of Southern California (USC, the owners of KUSC in Los Angeles) so any inquiries should go there.
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its very likely transmitters like this are fed with a igh quality IP Feed using hardware liek a barix or comrex.....
 
They are now aware and will investigate.

they have a wireless ISP AND Starlink at the KDFC site so one should pick up when the other drops, but something went bust, clearly
 
The audio has come up within the last hour. I hope they've also fixed the intermittent stuttering that has plagued the signal for months. Is this sort of reliability what one should expect with a translator?
 
radio11 said:
The audio has come up within the last hour. I hope they've also fixed the intermittent stuttering that has plagued the signal for months. Is this sort of reliability what one should expect with a translator?
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its not a translator, its a station.

As i said, its being delivered via IP using a wireless isp and starlink as a backup..... and the internet is the issue. theyre need to stablize the internet
 
DaveBayArea said:
Exactly my thought. Unless they don't want multiple ID's cluttering things up at the top of the hour.

Dave B.
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That may be it. Because i think each station IDs individually and if The livermore station picked up the mothership, iut probably has more than one id on it
 


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