Hey I don't know what the hell KXNT was talking about being the first AM/FM talk in Las Vegas??? KDOX just switched over to 102.3FM as of 6pm. They are the first news talk station to simulcast on the AM and FM dial. Wow whoever is over at KXNT must have some real egg on their face. I hope they don't have sweepers running that say they are the first FM talker because that would be a blatant lie! That poor imaging guy is gonna have to recut all those liners saying, "We're the 1st!" ha ha ha ha ha. Nice try CBS you drop the ball once again. Try putting a "Jill" format on 100.5 instead.
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KDOX beats KXNT to the PUNCH!!!!!
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musicman3355
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Is 102.3 a new station? I don't remember hearing anything about 102.3 in Vegas.
Anyway, thats what you get for revealing your plans way too early and doing them in the last minute. So what is CBS going to do now? KXNT-FM plans is pretty much foiled and they're screwed now, unless 102.3 FM doesn't have a full-market signal.
Anyway, thats what you get for revealing your plans way too early and doing them in the last minute. So what is CBS going to do now? KXNT-FM plans is pretty much foiled and they're screwed now, unless 102.3 FM doesn't have a full-market signal.
Apparently they have been planning this 102.3 simulcast for a few months now...
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/76137/sold-nevada-texas-translators-utah-am-cp
This article was published on June 3rd. What a great little signal to pick up for $100. (Can that number be right...?!)
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/76137/sold-nevada-texas-translators-utah-am-cp
This article was published on June 3rd. What a great little signal to pick up for $100. (Can that number be right...?!)
That little FM signal on 102.3 is sure to be bigger than 1280's 28 watt nighttime stick. But how much of the Las Vegas area will it cover compared to KXNT on 100.5 FM? 
KDOX's website doesn't say anything about an FM simulcast.
Now I know what Casey was all excited about in that audio clip posted here...KDOX on FM. I was surprised at how well I could pick up 102.3 in the car. It was a clear signal, far superior to their sister station 104.7 KJUL. I very much enjoy their lineup of shows from the Salem network. I am happy about this. That being said the fact that they beat KXNT to FM by a few days means nothing. It's insignificant in the big picture.
Now if KDOX would have been the only FM talk station that could have made things interesting. Even on a tiny signal, just being on FM would have given them some special advantages over their AM talk competitors. It's still good that they are on FM but KDOX will have a difficult time coming close to beating KXNT with their all-star lineup and superior signal.
Now if KDOX would have been the only FM talk station that could have made things interesting. Even on a tiny signal, just being on FM would have given them some special advantages over their AM talk competitors. It's still good that they are on FM but KDOX will have a difficult time coming close to beating KXNT with their all-star lineup and superior signal.
jh said:
102.3 is sandwiched between two full-signals on 101.9 and 102.7. KDOX-FM will cover a bigger area with a 99-watt translator than they do on 1280 AM, but not enough to seriously threaten KXNT-FM.
Jay F said:
I also agree with Jay F. Think about it...
Why would KXNT announce that they are dumping JACK weeks ahead of time?
To steal the spotlight from KDOX.
KXNT knows they have the better line-up, and with JACK floundering at the bottom, they were probably already considering a flip to something else. Then, June 3rd rolls around and KDOX grabs 102.3 with the intention of bringing conservative talk to FM. I think that was all it took for CBS to make that decision, HIT THE ROAD JACK. Then, announce that you making the switch right before KDOX-FM comes on.
Better Line-up, Better Signal, KXNT-FM will bury KDOX-FM.
But huge kudos to KDOX for grabbing up the 102.3 translator. I know it's stuck between 101.9 and 102.7, but it should still do just fine.
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artanis702
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No contest between the stations. KDOX will now have 3 straight hours of kids on the air. Casey and Heather sound about 12 years old and the kid on the air after them sounds like this is his first job in radio, so unpolished and nasaly, whiny sounding. Sorry! Honest criticism.
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bilco
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Actually KWWN beat them both, turning the Lotus 98.9 KXPT translator into the KWWN 1100 AM translator. I think we were on at least a week before either of them. Now it's ESPN Sports and local sports personalities on the FM dial at 98.9. No plans to change the sucessful programming we do on KWWN 1100.
bilco said:
Is KWWN simulcasting on 98.9 FM?
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bilco
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KWWN AM 1100 ESPN Lotus Las Vegas is also Simulcasting on 98.9 FM from Black Mt Henderson.
bilco said:
Does 98.9 FM cover only the area around Henderson, or can it be received on the Strip?
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bilco
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The KWWN translator, located on Black Mt. Henderson, right next to all the big boys has a city grade coverage (70 dbu) over the entire metro area. Despite the fact that the two crossed yagi type antennas are aimed one North and one East, I get a quite respectable signal at our studios near Durango and Flamingo on the west side. Everywhere in town in a vehicle the signal is fine. The Buidling penetration is not as good as the 100KW stations, but still respectful for a 100 watt station!
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