KJSA Mineral Wells straightens out their application

[jd]

Okay, I wasn't going blind after all. The application didn't show their proposed coverage, but instead dwelt on that of a revised application for KCLE 1140 Cleburne. Quoting from the new one "THIS APPLICATION IS BEING AMENDED TO SUBSTITUTE NEW EXHIBITS AT ATTACHMENT 11. THE EXHIBITS PREVIOUSLY ATTACHED INADVERTENTLY REFERRED TO INFORMATION RELATED TO A CONCURRENTLY FILED, COMPANION APPLICATION."

KJSA 1120, currently a 250 watt daytimer in Mineral Wells, is proposing to switch to 1110, move their transmitter to the northern outskirts of Weatherford and raise their power to 20,000 watts daytime, 2000 watts critical hours. As expected, the proposed coverage is pretty impressive, with a huge lobe pointed toward the east. KJSA would deliver a city-grade signal over all of Tarrant County and would cover roughly the western half of Dallas County. Denton County and most of the western half of Collin County would fall within the 5mVm contour as well.

Here's the link to the contour map: http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=431595THIS

 

[Mediafrog+]

That link doesn't work due to some stray characters. Try this:

http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=431595

Looks like a kick-butt signal into DFW with the daytime parameters. Critical hours might be a headache in Dallas County with the lower power and co-channel KFAB in the background.

Anybody's guess what the programming will be.

 

[billygtexas]

Is First Broadcasting behind the move?

 

[jd]

Yes, although it's not immediately obvious if you check parts of the FCC or REC networks sites. You may see the licensee listed as M&M Broadcasters in more than one instance, but in May of '05 First Broadcasting did indeed pick up KJSA in a pro forma transfer from Big D Broadcasting. That's basically a name change only, as was the case with KCLE Cleburne, whose license was transferred back in '03 from M&M Broadcasters to Dallas AM Radio Partners. When it came time for license renewal last year, however, the name on KCLE's application was First Broadcasting. The KJSA and KCLE applications for upgrades are intertwined, as you would expect, using the same engineering firm.