You would think a 100 watt light bulb but not be difficult to keep on the air givin they also run a 50,000 Watt blowtorch. But this doesn't seem the case, and it's not a new problem. It's been going on for at least a couple years. The FM translator randomly just dumps completely off the air and then comes back. This morning it's been off all morning.
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KDKA 100.1 FM what the hell?
- Thread starter xm41
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Is the transmitter actually off or just the program audio is down and they are broadcasting silence?
Is 93.7 hd-2 also off?
Is 93.7 hd-2 also off?
Is the transmitter actually off or just the program audio is down and they are broadcasting silence?
Is 93.7 hd-2 also off?
100.1 Totally off unless the SDR somehow isn't recieving it. Also I can't get any HD radio to resolve audio. A local may be able to verify details.
I don't have a way to check the hd2, but the 100.1 translator is completely off air. Not a dead carrier, no carrier.Is the transmitter actually off or just the program audio is down and they are broadcasting silence?
Is 93.7 hd-2 also off?
Just curious. Is 100.1 back?
Just curious. Is 100.1 back?
Gonna have to be a local who knows. The SDR I used is offline
IIRC they do have a construction permit. IDK if they they have a spare transmitter for the translator but if they don't then there will be silence when physically moving the only transmitter to the other tower. I doubt it will take a whole day to move that small of a transmitter if properly planned. One would think somewhere in a that in a company that big, they would have at least an exciter that they can plug into the old site's antenna.
Considering they have a backup tower for the AM... and they now announce their station as "100.1FM, AM1020 KDKA", putting the FM first... you'd think they at least have a backup transmitter for the FM. It's not like a backup transmitter for a little peashooter like their FM translator is all that expensive (relatively speaking).
Like most AM stations with translators, I can't pick up the FM worth a darn but the AM comes in loud and clear even on a pocket radio.
Like most AM stations with translators, I can't pick up the FM worth a darn but the AM comes in loud and clear even on a pocket radio.