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KHTZ got the CP to move to 94.9?

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jras20

How did KHTZ get the CP to move to 94.9 down to palacios? Looks like that could really be trouble for KVIC? KVIC would have to move to 104.7 or to another frequency correct? I don't see how this will work out any other way...????
 
Victoria's KVIC is a loser in this deal by having to move to 104.7, still as a class C3. KHTZ gets a full class C out the deal. I don't know how Henderson was able to push this thing through but I guess I shouldn't be surprised, considering the way today's FCC works. Or not.
 
Whats very strange about this deal is why does KVIC have a CP to 13,000 watts? Nothing saying about moving to 104.7.
 
I'm guessing it's just a lag in the paperwork that's been posted so far, since the FCC was closed last week because of the blizzard.
 
Well I guess some good news about this is that KVIC won't be blown away by KGSX any more 20 miles out of the transmitter like it use to almost every summer night. I'm guessing it will be on the same tower as 95.1 is?
 
If this switch allows 94.9 to be a full class C, why didn't KVIC do this in the first place when Univision asked them to downgrade to allow the 95.1 move-in into San Antonio?
 
Why are they only going to be at 13kw? Couldn't they use the old stick that Henderson was on? That was 50kw wasn't it? Strange they can only go up to 13kw and on that same tower.
 
To add a couple of things here, first, I've been involved with frequency change proposals in the past but I'm baffled by this one. I'm still wondering why, from what I can tell, KVIC didn't fight this idea. Like I said, on the surface it looks like they get nothing out of it but I believe there may be other issues here, possibly involving another station. Let's see what comes along with the frequency change from KVIC; their previous applications dealt with antenna issues that were specific to their current operation on 95.1.

Secondly, perhaps my statement about KHTZ getting a "full Class C" needs to be put into perspective. While it will give them excellent coverage of Matagorda County (Palacios, Bay City et al), their signal in Victoria will be unremarkable. They'll provide a good signal into El Campo and Wharton and a decent one in the Brazosport area as well. So effectively KHTZ is moving out of the Victoria area (which is seriously overloaded with stations) into an area that is already served by numerous stations that include locals from the Bay City area, Houston rim-shots or by Houston stations themselves. Yes, getting a Class C is good for bragging rights, I suppose, although the tower location is awful. It's right along the Gulf Coast but, of course, it has to be that far south because of spacing issues with the Missouri City sticks.

fredcantu said:
If this switch allows 94.9 to be a full class C, why didn't KVIC do this in the first place when Univision asked them to downgrade to allow the 95.1 move-in into San Antonio?
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The short answer is they would have run into short-spacing with adjacent-channel KBSO from Corpus Christi. In fact, the new facility for KHTZ will be slightly short spaced with 94.7 but they're addressing that with "contour protection."
 
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