KKGO HD2 and HD3

[K6JHU]

This evening both HD2 and HD3 signals of KKGO were off the air. Time for a call to the Operations Dept.

 

[ercjncpr]

This evening both HD2 and HD3 signals of KKGO were off the air. Time for a call to the Operations Dept.

wouldn't it be just easier for listeners to switch to KUSC? This has happened to the HD2 and 3 signals of KKGO before and I think it's obvious that Mr. Levine is just not paying attention to them and maybe does not care

 

[K6JHU]

I see that the HD-2 and HD-3 were back as of Monday morning.

Ever since pledge week is over, KUSC has moved more modern. I don't like modern as a steady diet. They will move back to more mainstream as they approach the next pledge week. Now if KMZT were to diversify just a little (i.e. something other than Beethoven Symphonies and Glenn Gould playing Bach) it would be a good alternative to KUSC.

I keep thinking of the old WNCN when they were an alternative to WQXR. WNCN played mostly Scarlatti, Vivaldi, and Telemann. Nice to listen to at work.

 

[davideduardo]

This evening both HD2 and HD3 signals of KKGO were off the air. Time for a call to the Operations Dept.

wouldn't it be just easier for listeners to switch to KUSC? This has happened to the HD2 and 3 signals of KKGO before and I think it's obvious that Mr. Levine is just not paying attention to them and maybe does not care

Keep in mind that access to Mt Wilson is still highly restricted, and totally closed every time it rains. Most stations don't have HD on their auxiliary transmitter; in normal conditions, being on the AUX would be a matter of a few hours but with the Wilson difficulties, it can be many days.

To blame Mr. Levine for something every LA station has gone through since the Station Fire is disingenuous.

 

[K6JHU]

The HD-2 and HD-3 signals were there and being decoded. Just no modulation. Could have been at either end but no modulation leads me to believe it was not at the transmitter end.

 

[Michael Rivers Kramer]

The HD-2 and HD-3 signals were there and being decoded. Just no modulation. Could have been at either end but no modulation leads me to believe it was not at the transmitter end.

That's true...I noticed both HD2 and HD3 "carriers", but no audio the other day.

 

[ercjncpr]

This evening both HD2 and HD3 signals of KKGO were off the air. Time for a call to the Operations Dept.

wouldn't it be just easier for listeners to switch to KUSC? This has happened to the HD2 and 3 signals of KKGO before and I think it's obvious that Mr. Levine is just not paying attention to them and maybe does not care

Keep in mind that access to Mt Wilson is still highly restricted, and totally closed every time it rains. Most stations don't have HD on their auxiliary transmitter; in normal conditions, being on the AUX would be a matter of a few hours but with the Wilson difficulties, it can be many days.

To blame Mr. Levine for something every LA station has gone through since the Station Fire is disingenuous.

I disagree

 

[davideduardo]

The HD-2 and HD-3 signals were there and being decoded. Just no modulation. Could have been at either end but no modulation leads me to believe it was not at the transmitter end.

Most Wilson FMs lost some of their link capabilities or backups, so if anything goes down, there is no backup. And all are affected by the fact that there is only one power line feed to the sites; the other was completely burnt out and may take a year or more to rebuild. Add to that the difficulty in getting large fuel trucks up the hill and the situation is very precarious.

Some of the TV stations, which have a bit more money to spend , have had to use commercial helicopters to take parts and supplies up to Wilson. Several stations that sustained damage, such as genny sets that were hurt by running with the smoky air for days, still can't get the technicians up with their trucks to service things. Many AC units burnt out due to "smoke inhalation" too... and with summer on the way, that could be very critical.

But such simple things as phone lines (including T1's) were very vulnerable during the fire, and are still vulnerable to landslides, erosion, etc. The work of the market's engineers is nothing short of heroic, but the resorces and backups are severely compromised and we should not find fault with stations or their owners in such an unusual situation... one that has never happened before.