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KFNC tower near Winnie nearly unlit.

stan said:
Would you argue that remotely voice tracked segments or syndicated programs that have no connection to your city be considered live audio program service? I’ve heard voice tracked segments from people who have no local connection, they’re all pre recorded and not useful for the station because listeners notice the difference and make fun of the station. So radio can still have notoriety, but for all the wrong reasons.
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All radio in its first three decades was "syndicated" and done in one of a few major cities and sent to stations across the nation. Almost all TV except for local news is done that way, too.

The fact is that well done voice tracking can be as good as local live programs, and when a station uses top talent for nights, overnights, weekends and holidays it actually improves the overall station sound.

One of contemporary radio's biggest shows, American Top 40, was prerecorded in LA and sent to stations for later play. You can't tell me that listeners "made fun" of that... or of Larry King, Rush Limbaugh, Ryan Seacreast, Bobby Bones...
 
stan said:
Would you argue that remotely voice tracked segments or syndicated programs that have no connection to your city be considered live audio program service? I’ve heard voice tracked segments from people who have no local connection, they’re all pre recorded and not useful for the station because listeners notice the difference and make fun of the station. So radio can still have notoriety, but for all the wrong reasons.
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Who exactly, outside of old radio guys, are noticing the voice tracking and making fun of the station. "Huh huh, that guy ain't sitting in a chair downtown". Really? If there are flagrant mistakes, that could be one thing but a guy sitting in a chair downtown can make those mistakes as well. When I started in radio, most everyone I worked with weren't locals but moved to the station's area from somewhere else. They were often there long enough to cut an aircheck and move on.
 
theantennaguy said:
Again, it is powered on. It is in compliance with applicable regulations. I'm sorry that your HD tuner is unable to decode the signal.
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It doesn't matter if it's on or not. KFNC can't legally be the primary for the 92.5 translator - period. Not the analog signal, not the HD1, not any HD subchannel.

Most of the 92.5 translator's signal is well outside the primary contour of KFNC. Commercial stations aren't allowed to have translators that extend their coverage area. They are allowed to have fill-in translators only.

Whether KFNC is broadcasting in HD or not is totally irrelevant. The ONLY reason this arrangement hasn't resulted in a fine for the translator's owner (which isn't Gow Media) is that nobody has actually taken the time to file a complaint with the FCC.

As soon as that happens, the FCC will act. Until that happens, the FCC won't act.
 
No one is perfect everyone makes mistakes.

There’s a video on YouTube where AEW wrestling commentator Jim Ross says

WWE DYNAMITE instead of saying AEW DYNAMITE.
 
Mrtejano said:
No one is perfect everyone makes mistakes.

There’s a video on YouTube where AEW wrestling commentator Jim Ross says

WWE DYNAMITE instead of saying AEW DYNAMITE.
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There's a huge difference between an honest mistake or slip of the tongue and willful, repeated violations of FCC rules across many years.
 
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