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KMJE-FM Move from Yuba City to Woodland?

I listened to KMJE the other day and boy oh boy does it sound terrible.

Hopefully they spend a little time on that after they move. Certainly not competitive for the Sacramento market.
 
Re: KMJE-FM Move from Gridley (*not Yuba City) to Woodland?

It's actually a Community of License change from Gridley to Woodland.

To make it work, KMJE's owner—Results Radio—says it needs the short-spaced transmitter site at the Yolo Co. Dump near Davis because the fully spaced site it had FCC approval for, caused neighbors to protest when the land use for a TX came up for local zoning approval. Results calls the protesters "influential." Davis and Yolo Co. politicos urged Results to find another spot.

The spot is the dump, and the interference caused by the short-spacing is said to be out in farmland where few people would be affected.

Problem is, under the usual FCC procedures it can't apply for the TX site change without first using the site listed in the CP, and causing interference to KHYL's signal that the proposed TX site move would fix. Right now, there's no interference to be eliminated. Hence the request to use some special circumstances that would allow the TX location change first.

Results plans to run the station from 298 Commerce Circle, where it currently runs its other rimshot, KCCL-FM, 92.1, Placerville.

That's been home of quite a few different stations over the years, beginning with 98.5 KZAP after it moved from 9th St. in downtown Sac.

That morphed into KNCI when Nationwide dropped rock for country. The space was available after Nationwide sold 98.5 and through consolidation the calls and format wound up on 105.1 in studios at 5244 Madison Ave with KHTK and jeez... can anyone remember?

1240, KSQR, Sacramento and rimshot 104.3 KHZZ, Davis were co-located at 298 Commerce for a while.

Meantime, KMJE-FM is still licensed to serve Gridley, with TX on South Butte, and studios over at my old stomping grounds at KUBA, 1600, Yuba City which Results bought in 2010 and moved KMJE and sister KKCY, 103.1, Colusa into.
 
ZROCK would be great to give 98 rock a little smack and make them remember what active rock actually is. But, their current ZROCK is much weaker than what it used to be. But the big question is can their salespeople sell it! Very different than classic hits.

My guess is something low cost and easy for them to sell. Something in the AC vein. Perhaps mod/bright AC but I'd love to see AAA especially a niche format to sell to davis and not have to duke it out with the big boys. Since the signal isn't strong it's better for a niche format much like their classic hits than to try to go big with a larger format. Lower numbers to the right targeted audience can sell better and besides it's not about ratings. It's about revenue.

Keep the costs/staffing low, try harder like Results always does and they will see success no mattter what the ratings are.
 
Re: KMJE-FM Move from Gridley (*not Yuba City) to Woodland?

TedL said:
It's actually a Community of License change from Gridley to Woodland.

To make it work, KMJE's owner—Results Radio—says it needs the short-spaced transmitter site at the Yolo Co. Dump near Davis because the fully spaced site it had FCC approval for, caused neighbors to protest when the land use for a TX came up for local zoning approval. Results calls the protesters "influential." Davis and Yolo Co. politicos urged Results to find another spot.

The spot is the dump, and the interference caused by the short-spacing is said to be out in farmland where few people would be affected.

Problem is, under the usual FCC procedures it can't apply for the TX site change without first using the site listed in the CP, and causing interference to KHYL's signal that the proposed TX site move would fix. Right now, there's no interference to be eliminated. Hence the request to use some special circumstances that would allow the TX location change first.

Results plans to run the station from 298 Commerce Circle, where it currently runs its other rimshot, KCCL-FM, 92.1, Placerville.

That's been home of quite a few different stations over the years, beginning with 98.5 KZAP after it moved from 9th St. in downtown Sac.

That morphed into KNCI when Nationwide dropped rock for country. The space was available after Nationwide sold 98.5 and through consolidation the calls and format wound up on 105.1 in studios at 5244 Madison Ave with KHTK and jeez... can anyone remember?

1240, KSQR, Sacramento and rimshot 104.3 KHZZ, Davis were co-located at 298 Commerce for a while.

Meantime, KMJE-FM is still licensed to serve Gridley, with TX on South Butte, and studios over at my old stomping grounds at KUBA, 1600, Yuba City which Results bought in 2010 and moved KMJE and sister KKCY, 103.1, Colusa into.
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5244 Madison Avenue was home to Gold Country 1470 KRAK and Arrow 93.7 before those properties were sold off.
 
Is the new tower operative yet? The signal still comes in terrible in Sacramento and is virtually non-existent in Folsom. It still sounds like it is operating at 140 watts from the Sutter Buttes.

I'd still like to see Regent run some sort of Rock format against KRXQ/KSEG/KKDO. They are going great guns with their modern-day, localized version of Z-Rock in Chico. Only Regent knows for sure. ;)
 
Earthradio Lives said:
Is the new tower operative yet? The signal still comes in terrible in Sacramento and is virtually non-existent in Folsom. It still sounds like it is operating at 140 watts from the Sutter Buttes.
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I don't think they're on yet. I'm in Folsom also, and reception should be similar to 104.3. Looks like they will be using an existing tower in the Dunnigan Hills, west of Woodland, instead of the city landfill site. I would presume the spacing issues then are resolved with KHYL. Not sure if it's the same tower as KSAC 105.5.?

I'd still like to see Regent run some sort of Rock format against KRXQ/KSEG/KKDO. They are going great guns with their modern-day, localized version of Z-Rock in Chico. Only Regent knows for sure. ;)
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Don't you mean Results Radio?
 
Results Radio? Yes! My error. Sorry about that, D!

If Results Radio didn't bring a revamped local version of a Hard/Active Z-Rock to Sacramento to compete with KRXQ, I would sure love to hear them compete with KSEG with a deep-tracked Classic Rock format covering the Rock from the Surf Era through the Grunge era.

I would love to hear a Rock station announce its COL as Woodland at the top of the hour. It would be a repeat of history. Back in April 1974, a Woodland based FM station (KSFM-102.5) wreaked havoc on Sacramento Rock Radio until its September, 1979 demise.

We can't repeat history, but we can sure as hell appreciate all the good memories.

I have tapes of the original. pre Abrams Z-Rock (KZRK Dallas-Circa Fall 1987 and Summer 1988/KZRC Portland-Circa 1988) and can shoot myself in the foot for failing to tape the last vestiges of Earthradio 102, KSFM. All I had was an eight-track in the Summer of 1979.

Anyways, best of luck to Results. Whatever they do will be interesting to hear!
 
Couldn't agree with you more. If Results were smart, they would dump Sunny 101.5 and take on one of the market leaders. KRXQ is a sitting goose. We have enough country. CHR/Top 40/Hot AC is all over the place. A lite rock station would be another option since KSSJ is defunct, KGBY is Hot AC, and KYMX seems less 'soft rock' and more Lady GaGa.

Of course, you can only do so much with a Class A rimshot!

Please no more classic hits or spanish.
 
Off the sunny website KMJE Yuba

101.5 FM will soon be leaving town and will no longer be available on the Sutter Buttes radio dial. The timing on this is not precise, but it will likely happen towards the end of August.

However, the good news is that Sunny’s programming has a new home. Our music programming and personalities including John Tesh, Christopher Rey, Steve Gomez, and all will be broadcasting from our new dial position at 95.5 FM. To ease this transition, you can begin to listening to the new Sunny 95.5 at 10am this morning.

We hope that you’ll reset your home, office, and car radio presets to 95.5 FM, and make the move with us. We’re looking forward to a fun and exciting fall season at Sunny.

Now John Tesh is on the Fish in Sac. How can there be two Tesh programs in the same market??

So KMJE Yuba is transferring to the transaltor but how can it be originally programmed on a translator? Or is sunny coming to sac and losing Tesh in sac but has Tesh still on translator in yuba.

We'll know end of the month....probably


now is KDVS on the results new stick or did they go it alone out at the dump??
 
Finally Results Radio says no to simulcast. KUBA sounded so clear in FM. I wish KUBA operates at 101.5 and leave 1600 as a Traffic Reporting/Emergency Broadcast System.
 
On my way home from work (4:45 PM) this afternoon, 101.5's signal sounded much clearer along the 50 Corridor. The station's signal actually came on in Stereo. The air talent identified the station as "Sunny 95.5" when it broke off into some commercials. 101.5 was still running its AC format. I would not be surprised if the 101.5 signal is coming from Yolo County.

I'm guessing 101.5 will switch to its new format on a Friday or Monday before the close of the month.......Or Labor Day weekend at the latest. We'll have to stay tuned!
 
Earthradio Lives said:
On my way home from work (4:45 PM) this afternoon, 101.5's signal sounded much clearer along the 50 Corridor. The station's signal actually came on in Stereo. The air talent identified the station as "Sunny 95.5" when it broke off into some commercials. 101.5 was still running its AC format. I would not be surprised if the 101.5 signal is coming from Yolo County.

I'm guessing 101.5 will switch to its new format on a Friday or Monday before the close of the month.......Or Labor Day weekend at the latest. We'll have to stay tuned!
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I had this awful dream that a certain AM broadcaster who who said "we're moving to FM" right after selling their AM stick the Sacramento Diocese. This broadcaster then met and fell in love with a FM move-in at 101.5. Luckily, I woke up from that dream before they exhanged vows.
 
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