KQV has flipped the switch, and is back on the air as sister station to 88.1 FM WKGO. Simulcasting WKGO's Easy Listening format. Possibly a teaser until to a flip to news or hybrid or full time “Easy Listening. Having an educational Non Com license with an FM gives the station many different options to go with in the future.
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KQV Back On The Air As “Easy Listening KGO-KQV”
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Many options as long as the revenues come either as donations or charitable grants.
Stations are allowed to stay off the air for a year if they notify the F.C.C. Since KQV signed off on Dec. 31, 2017, it had to go back on the air this week to keep its license. It can go back off a while longer if it needs to.
I assume the transmitter has been relocated to the tower of a co-owned station, and it greatly reduces power at night since it no longer has a multi-tower directional array, when it could still go 5,000 watts at night.
Since the station dates back to 1919, you wonder why its owners never applied for a lower frequency and better signal in broadcasting's early days? I just realized it will turn 100 years old next year! It was still an experimental station, 8ZAE, in 1919, becoming KQV in 1922 when it got its commercial license.
Its owners said KQV should be recognized as going on the air a year before KDKA, which is true. But KDKA got its commercial license in 1921, a year before KQV. So KDKA claims to be the first "commercially licensed" radio station in America.
I assume the transmitter has been relocated to the tower of a co-owned station, and it greatly reduces power at night since it no longer has a multi-tower directional array, when it could still go 5,000 watts at night.
Since the station dates back to 1919, you wonder why its owners never applied for a lower frequency and better signal in broadcasting's early days? I just realized it will turn 100 years old next year! It was still an experimental station, 8ZAE, in 1919, becoming KQV in 1922 when it got its commercial license.
Its owners said KQV should be recognized as going on the air a year before KDKA, which is true. But KDKA got its commercial license in 1921, a year before KQV. So KDKA claims to be the first "commercially licensed" radio station in America.
In the earlier days of radio, relatively low power and the acceptance of higher dial positions was not considered a disadvantage.
In general terms, it was not until the FRC came into the picture around 1927 / 1928, that the widespread sharing of channels and lack of classification of frequencies started to take shape.
Note that quite a few stations in the region, like those in Cleveland, for example, did not end up on lower frequencies or with higher power. It was not really until the post-WW II period with its urban sprawl that we saw that stations really needed more power to cover expanding markets. But for many, it was too late as the layout of the AM band for clear and regional channels was fairly well settled by the early 40's, with any increases or new stations often being very directional or in some way having inadequate coverage for bigger market areas.
Nope, its still utilizing the 5 tower site when its on.. spring/summer 2019 is when it'll diplex with WEDO
Seriously. It's one thing to run noncommercial on a low-power FM signal.
Running it on KQV I don't see how the electric bills aren't going to bleed them dry in short order.
Then again WZUM has done surprisingly well with their fundraising.
It begs the question though can all of these non-comm stations survive if they keep dividing up
the pool of willing donors?
They did, although not in the early days. When Taft owned the station, there was a move afoot to swap frequencies with WHJB and move 620 to Pittsburgh with 5 kw fulltime, giving WHJB 1410, but the switch never happened.
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Do you recall why that did not work out? My recollection is that they could not find a workable site for decent night coverage.
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