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KITY on 97.1 in Austin?
- Thread starter snowed_in
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> This morning, as I was driving through North Austin between
> 2:30 and 5, I was picking up KITY (102.9, Llano) at 97.1
> clearly. Do they have a new translator serving Austin?
> (Their legal ID only included KITY Llano and KOTY Mason, so
> that was no help.)
>
Interesting, I am picking 97.1 up clearly as well (signal is in mono) here in Central Austin (Hyde Park)..."Oldies 102.9." The signal strength is very strong with little to no interference.
On another note, I am picking up a new low power station at 92.7, also from the Hyde Park area north of UT. I believe the station has been around for some time at 95.9, though I can't pick it up from where I'm at now, "KAOS 95.9" (hard rock/metal).
> 2:30 and 5, I was picking up KITY (102.9, Llano) at 97.1
> clearly. Do they have a new translator serving Austin?
> (Their legal ID only included KITY Llano and KOTY Mason, so
> that was no help.)
>
Interesting, I am picking 97.1 up clearly as well (signal is in mono) here in Central Austin (Hyde Park)..."Oldies 102.9." The signal strength is very strong with little to no interference.
On another note, I am picking up a new low power station at 92.7, also from the Hyde Park area north of UT. I believe the station has been around for some time at 95.9, though I can't pick it up from where I'm at now, "KAOS 95.9" (hard rock/metal).
K246BD (Re: KITY on 97.1 in Austin?)
> > This morning, as I was driving through North Austin
> between
> > 2:30 and 5, I was picking up KITY (102.9, Llano) at 97.1
> > clearly. Do they have a new translator serving Austin?
> > (Their legal ID only included KITY Llano and KOTY Mason,
> so
> > that was no help.)
> >
>
> Interesting, I am picking 97.1 up clearly as well (signal is
> in mono) here in Central Austin (Hyde Park)..."Oldies
> 102.9." The signal strength is very strong with little to no
> interference.
>
K246BD 97.1 Sunset Valley:
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FX672754.html
> > This morning, as I was driving through North Austin
> between
> > 2:30 and 5, I was picking up KITY (102.9, Llano) at 97.1
> > clearly. Do they have a new translator serving Austin?
> > (Their legal ID only included KITY Llano and KOTY Mason,
> so
> > that was no help.)
> >
>
> Interesting, I am picking 97.1 up clearly as well (signal is
> in mono) here in Central Austin (Hyde Park)..."Oldies
> 102.9." The signal strength is very strong with little to no
> interference.
>
K246BD 97.1 Sunset Valley:
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FX672754.html
Re: K246BD (Re: KITY on 97.1 in Austin?)
> K246BD 97.1 Sunset Valley:
> http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FX672754.html
50 watts, 470' up the ATS tower. Not a bad allocation at all. Would be fun to stuff the appropriately-reduced amount of power into the master antenna to see how it worked. In New Orleans we would often do such a thing for backup purposes by connecting various exciters and/or low-powered stations into the wideband port.
The FCC site used to have a tool wherein you could plot multiple contours for multiple stations. Real handy to play with real-world reception conditions, plus the maps looked cool. Chip, would you happen to still have that link or know where that tool went?
Thanks
Paul E. Burt, CE
BMP Radio of San Antonio
> K246BD 97.1 Sunset Valley:
> http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FX672754.html
50 watts, 470' up the ATS tower. Not a bad allocation at all. Would be fun to stuff the appropriately-reduced amount of power into the master antenna to see how it worked. In New Orleans we would often do such a thing for backup purposes by connecting various exciters and/or low-powered stations into the wideband port.
The FCC site used to have a tool wherein you could plot multiple contours for multiple stations. Real handy to play with real-world reception conditions, plus the maps looked cool. Chip, would you happen to still have that link or know where that tool went?
Thanks
Paul E. Burt, CE
BMP Radio of San Antonio
Re: K246BD (Re: KITY on 97.1 in Austin?)
> K246BD 97.1 Sunset Valley:
> http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FX672754.html
It looks as if they also have translator K253AN 98.5 Sunset Valley, which is where I heard them the last couple of days.
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=139280
> K246BD 97.1 Sunset Valley:
> http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FX672754.html
It looks as if they also have translator K253AN 98.5 Sunset Valley, which is where I heard them the last couple of days.
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=139280
Re: K246BD (Re: KITY on 97.1 in Austin?)
> > K246BD 97.1 Sunset Valley:
> >
> http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FX672754.html
>
>
> It looks as if they also have translator K253AN 98.5 Sunset
> Valley, which is where I heard them the last couple of days.
>
> http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=139280
>
Yes, actually I am hearing it exclusively on 98.5 now (since yesterday), and is broadcasting in stereo. The signal is not quite as strong here in central Austin as 97.1 was/is (currently off the air). Will they broadcast on both frequencies?
> > K246BD 97.1 Sunset Valley:
> >
> http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FX672754.html
>
>
> It looks as if they also have translator K253AN 98.5 Sunset
> Valley, which is where I heard them the last couple of days.
>
> http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=139280
>
Yes, actually I am hearing it exclusively on 98.5 now (since yesterday), and is broadcasting in stereo. The signal is not quite as strong here in central Austin as 97.1 was/is (currently off the air). Will they broadcast on both frequencies?
B
beaun
Guest
Re: K246BD (Re: KITY on 97.1 in Austin?)
> > K246BD 97.1 Sunset Valley:
> >
> http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FX672754.html
>
>
But these translators are licensed to Big Bend broadcasting. Isn't that Roy Henderson? I'd assume he'd make these part of the deal with KLGO in Thorndale and not put someone else's oldies station on them. Any thoughts?
> > K246BD 97.1 Sunset Valley:
> >
> http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FX672754.html
>
>
But these translators are licensed to Big Bend broadcasting. Isn't that Roy Henderson? I'd assume he'd make these part of the deal with KLGO in Thorndale and not put someone else's oldies station on them. Any thoughts?
L
longhorns360
Guest
Re: K246BD (Re: KITY on 97.1 in Austin?)
> 50 watts, 470' up the ATS tower. Not a bad allocation at
> all. Would be fun to stuff the appropriately-reduced amount
> of power into the master antenna to see how it worked.
Heck, KFMK is feeding a barely warm 1.35kW into the master antenna and can be heard into Bexar county on good days.
> 50 watts, 470' up the ATS tower. Not a bad allocation at
> all. Would be fun to stuff the appropriately-reduced amount
> of power into the master antenna to see how it worked.
Heck, KFMK is feeding a barely warm 1.35kW into the master antenna and can be heard into Bexar county on good days.
Re: K246BD (Re: KITY on 97.1 in Austin?)
> But these translators are licensed to Big Bend broadcasting.
> Isn't that Roy Henderson? I'd assume he'd make these part
> of the deal with KLGO in Thorndale and not put someone
> else's oldies station on them. Any thoughts?
He can't. The translators sit well outside the primary signal contour of KLGO. As a result, they can't translate KLGO unless someone else owns them.
> But these translators are licensed to Big Bend broadcasting.
> Isn't that Roy Henderson? I'd assume he'd make these part
> of the deal with KLGO in Thorndale and not put someone
> else's oldies station on them. Any thoughts?
He can't. The translators sit well outside the primary signal contour of KLGO. As a result, they can't translate KLGO unless someone else owns them.
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