thing is, the barix test channel isnt actually bad.... for a non comm it wouldnt be a bad choice for overnight sustaining programming if it was such a thing!
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Fresno / Central Valley KMJ 5 minutes of bumper music at Top of the hour?
- Thread starter Michael Rivers Kramer
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thing is, the barix test channel isnt actually bad.... for a non comm it wouldnt be a bad choice for overnight sustaining programming if it was such a thing!
That's what XEPRS was using to fill hours not taken up by leased religious and oldies programming. It's a better option than just dead air.
Okay, so here's a question: if some station "bootlegs" one of these test channels (e.g., Barix's, Premiere's) to feed their transmitter overnight, who owes the royalties like BMI, ASCAP, etc.? Is the supplier on the hook, even though the channel was never intended to hit air? Or does it fall under eachhe particular station's performance licenses?
KMJ simulcasts on 105.9 FM, though I don't know if the bumper music was played on FM as well.
The music was on AM and FM New Years day. I checked only because it's rare to hear music without speech over it on KMJ and I wanted to compare the sound.