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Rick S. Newman

Rick S. Newman

What's become of 870 AM in Las Vegas? This facility has been silent since late last year and I've not been able to ascertain why. Did they surrender their license? I've attempted to contact Univision Radio both by phone and email but have heard nothing. Any information would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Rick S. Newman (former KRAM, KORK, KLAV, KNUU, KXTZ alumnus as well as several others)
 
K6JHU said:
And as near as I can tell, nothing in the FCC database either.
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It went dark 12/6/19. Lotus is carrying TUDN on one of their stations.
 
Rick S. Newman said:
Is the license up for grabs?
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No. As long as the station keeps the FCC informed, and has some reason for silence (in this case, generators beyond repair) they can retain the license for some time, depending on the situation. For example, if they file to move to an area closer to Las Vegas that has power lines, they might get several year's worth of extensions while they get permits, do engineering, build and test.

There are stations in Puerto Rico off the air for going on 3 years now that have not been able to rebuild due to the infrastructure issues. The FCC allows this.
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
they MIGHT sell you the license and the land and the equipment
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The issue is who would want an expensive operation in a market that is over-radioed and in a horrible economic depression.
 
The station has always been a curiosity to me as initially it was one of only two U.S. broadcasters operating with synchronous transmitters (the other having been WLLH in Massachusetts.) The Laughlin site was abandoned, currently being leased I believe and the city of license was changed. I live just a few miles from the transmitter and as a BCB DXer, ham and otherwise all around radio enthusiast I'm not sorry to see it gone. Makes it a bit easier to hear XEMO 860. Though as someone else pointed out the station's current status is not reflected in publicly accessible F.C.C. data.
I appreciate the information David...thanks.
 
Rick S. Newman said:
The station has always been a curiosity to me as initially it was one of only two U.S. broadcasters operating with synchronous transmitters (the other having been WLLH in Massachusetts.) The Laughlin site was abandoned, currently being leased I believe and the city of license was changed. I live just a few miles from the transmitter and as a BCB DXer, ham and otherwise all around radio enthusiast I'm not sorry to see it gone. Makes it a bit easier to hear XEMO 860. Though as someone else pointed out the station's current status is not reflected in publicly accessible F.C.C. data.
I appreciate the information David...thanks.
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It's interesting to think of past synch AMs. WBZ/WBZA, KOB and its Santa Fe null filler. Several in Puerto Rico owned by Blanco Pi, WFTL in Ft Lauderdale, come to mind
 
Yes and funny how WBZ was licensed to Springfield and WBZ"A" was Boston. I do seem to remember KOB having a 500w translator in Santa Fe. You had an excellent station on 1340 licensed to Palm Springs or Cathedral City which played the music I love. On my many trips over the years to Imperial & Coachella valleys I'd enjoy it while driving the area around Salton Sea.
 
Rick S. Newman said:
Yes and funny how WBZ was licensed to Springfield and WBZ"A" was Boston. I do seem to remember KOB having a 500w translator in Santa Fe. You had an excellent station on 1340 licensed to Palm Springs or Cathedral City which played the music I love. On my many trips over the years to Imperial & Coachella valleys I'd enjoy it while driving the area around Salton Sea.
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And the owner is Gary Wing, who for years ran Comquest, the callout music research software provider and service... and before that was with some notable San Diego stations as Gary Mitchell.
 
Rick S. Newman said:
The station has always been a curiosity to me as initially it was one of only two U.S. broadcasters operating with synchronous transmitters (the other having been WLLH in Massachusetts.) The Laughlin site was abandoned, currently being leased I believe and the city of license was changed. I live just a few miles from the transmitter and as a BCB DXer, ham and otherwise all around radio enthusiast I'm not sorry to see it gone. Makes it a bit easier to hear XEMO 860. Though as someone else pointed out the station's current status is not reflected in publicly accessible F.C.C. data.
I appreciate the information David...thanks.
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It may not be gone forever, i doubt theyll just walk away from the license

I think a Houston AM had a synchronous transmitter too
 
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