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KIKK on at Night

KIKK is class D...thus daytime only...why the 250watt day signal? Because it's in the protected contour of WSM, which is Class A. Recent proposals would change that and possibly give KIKK more daytime and possibly night time power...but the FCC hasn't acted on it yet

Ehhh was replying to a msg that I now see was already answered...oh well, no way to delete this..in the words of Rosanne Rosanadana, "never mind" ;)
 
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ContinuousWave said:
KIKK is class D...thus daytime only...why the 250watt day signal? Because it's in the protected contour of WSM, which is Class A. Recent proposals would change that and possibly give KIKK more daytime and possibly night time power...but the FCC hasn't acted on it yet)
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While reducing the protected contour of WSM (and other former "clears") would open the door to a power increase and night operation for KIKK, would it be worth it given the direction AM is heading? Any night operation would involve constructing a directional array in a new location. If Entercom wants a better signal for the (soon to be renamed) CBS SportsRadio in Houston, it might be cheaper and more efficient to buy the supposedly-for-sale KNTH and sell the current 650 facility.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
While reducing the protected contour of WSM (and other former "clears") would open the door to a power increase and night operation for KIKK, would it be worth it given the direction AM is heading? Any night operation would involve constructing a directional array in a new location. If Entercom wants a better signal for the (soon to be renamed) CBS SportsRadio in Houston, it might be cheaper and more efficient to buy the supposedly-for-sale KNTH and sell the current 650 facility.
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KIKK is arguably a better facility than KNTH. It’s low power, but it’s also low on the dial and gets out really well.

I can’t see Salem actually being able to unload KNTH for anything but a loss. It completely misses the western suburbs, day and especially at night. Who is going to want a radio station that can’t be heard west of Beltway 8, with an insanely complicated 11 tower array in 2020?

Nobody.

There’s a reason Susquehanna sold it when they did. They saw where the market was growing and realized that station wouldn’t cover it.
 
2Speakers said:
KIKK is arguably a better facility than KNTH. It’s low power, but it’s also low on the dial and gets out really well.

I can’t see Salem actually being able to unload KNTH for anything but a loss. It completely misses the western suburbs, day and especially at night. Who is going to want a radio station that can’t be heard west of Beltway 8, with an insanely complicated 11 tower array in 2020?

Nobody.

There’s a reason Susquehanna sold it when they did. They saw where the market was growing and realized that station wouldn’t cover it.
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Perhaps a great station to experiment with digital only AM. In practice with the WWFD experiment, it's showing that coverage may actually be a little better than analog.
 
ContinuousWave said:
KIKK is class D...thus daytime only...why the 250watt day signal? Because it's in the protected contour of WSM, which is Class A. Recent proposals would change that and possibly give KIKK more daytime and possibly night time power...but the FCC hasn't acted on it yet
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KIKK could move out west to Sealy or Beasley. These are the closest locations in the metro for a potential (nighttime or 24/7) transmitter site outside the green line on the map. Moving the transmitter site from Pasadena to the far west or southwest suburbs would spray a strong signal to the populated Westside day and night.

But building a new AM transmitter site in 2020, even in a rural area, only has a marginal ROI and plenty of up-front costs. It might be better to turn in the license since the FCC is no longer authorizing Class Ds.

Fieldtech1 said:
Perhaps a great station to experiment with digital only AM. In practice with the WWFD experiment, it's showing that coverage may actually be a little better than analog.
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It's a measly 250 watt station! Power lines wash out the signal on a car radio. Why waste more money buying HD Radio equipment for a low-power daytime-only AM?

CBS Sports Radio network feed on KKHH 95.7 HD-3 is not that bad of a location on the radio dial and is 24/7. At this point, it doesn't matter whether the AM stays or goes silent.
 
2Speakers said:
KIKK is arguably a better facility than KNTH. It’s low power, but it’s also low on the dial and gets out really well.
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KIKK goes a long way with its 250 watts, but the field strength is not good. If anything gets in the way, the signal disappears. However out in the open it does surprisingly well.

I can’t see Salem actually being able to unload KNTH for anything but a loss. It completely misses the western suburbs, day and especially at night. Who is going to want a radio station that can’t be heard west of Beltway 8, with an insanely complicated 11 tower array in 2020?
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That reminds me that it has now been three months since the first reports KNTH was on the market. Perhaps the lack of news indicates they are having trouble selling (of course sales can take some time in many cases.)

About 20 years ago there was a discussion of the 1070 tower array on one of the old rec.radio boards, which explained all the technical aspects of the facility. From an engineering standpoint the 11 tower array is quite amazing, with perhaps the most "steel in the air" of any AM station. While there is the unfortunate "Alice null" (that protects KOPY) most of the RF is blasted right at downtown Houston, so outside of the western suburbs the signal is quite good over most of the metro area (as such, though, coverage to the north is poor.)

But I imagine the "amazing" array could possibly be a maintenance and operational nightmare, and that could scare off potential new owners.
 
KTN Corp said:
It's a measly 250 watt station! Power lines wash out the signal on a car radio. Why waste more money buying HD Radio equipment for a low-power daytime-only AM?

CBS Sports Radio network feed on KKHH 95.7 HD-3 is not that bad of a location on the radio dial and is 24/7. At this point, it doesn't matter whether the AM stays or goes silent.
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I was referring to KNTH
 
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