KIRO FM 97.3

[talkerdjdude]

Poor, lame 710 KIRO is now crowing about being on 97.3 FM. They put the AM signal on FM, do you think they'll figure out how to broadcast in stereo too? So far they haven't. Maybe they could get some pointers from KUOW.

 

[Kelly]

Technically speaking, it is FAR better to shut stereo and the pilot off if you're running the majority of programming that is mono anyway.

The stereo subcarriers seem increase the chances of multipath, (swish-swish) to the receiver, especially in a car, and as a bonus one can pick up about 2dB of volume without a bunch of extra audio processing that causes distortion. The signal coverage benefits of not running stereo clearly outweigh the cons of not having spots or bump music with the stereo effects.

So my vote...shut off the pilot.

 

[AAllen]

And why is the FM side on a delay compared with the AM side?

When you want to know second, tune to 97.3.

 

[SeattleRadioPro]

Technically speaking, it is FAR better to shut stereo and the pilot off if you're running the majority of programming that is mono anyway.

The stereo subcarriers seem increase the chances of multipath, (swish-swish) to the receiver, especially in a car, and as a bonus one can pick up about 2dB of volume without a bunch of extra audio processing that causes distortion. The signal coverage benefits of not running stereo clearly outweigh the cons of not having spots or bump music with the stereo effects.

So my vote...shut off the pilot.

And that's exactly what Bonneville did when they put The Buzz on the air in '94 - so it's no surprise they did it again in '08.

And why is the FM side on a delay compared with the AM side?

When you want to know second, tune to 97.3.

Not that you care - but HD Radio requires the analog signal to be delayed so both will match. By the way - it's KOMO that uses the "first to know" positioner - not KIRO.

 

[Bongwater]

Technically speaking, it is FAR better to shut stereo and the pilot off if you're running the majority of programming that is mono anyway.

The stereo subcarriers seem increase the chances of multipath, (swish-swish) to the receiver, especially in a car, and as a bonus one can pick up about 2dB of volume without a bunch of extra audio processing that causes distortion. The signal coverage benefits of not running stereo clearly outweigh the cons of not having spots or bump music with the stereo effects.

So my vote...shut off the pilot.

And that's exactly what Bonneville did when they put The Buzz on the air in '94 - so it's no surprise they did it again in '08.

And why is the FM side on a delay compared with the AM side?

When you want to know second, tune to 97.3.

Not that you care - but HD Radio requires the analog signal to be delayed so both will match. By the way - it's KOMO that uses the "first to know" positioner - not KIRO.

Ummm....KIRO DID use that positioner LONG before KOMO (Just like "Newsradio", which KOMO was also allowed to steal.)

But back to 97.3. They have been crowing all morning about this "historic day" when they took the news/talk to FM.

MY we have short memories! Seems like yesterday they pulled the plug on KWMX (Mix 100.7) to make room for news/talk simulcast KIRO-FM Version 2.0 in 1992 "In tunnel resistant FM".....