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Is this station ever going to get rebuilt since being destroyed by hurricane Ike.It could just simulcast KAYD again or KQXY.
 
Cumulus says they can't find anywhere the put a tower...
 
I looked over their filings. Reading between the lines, they obviously don't want to put a lot of money into it because a station at that location won't be a money maker. But they don't want to get rid of it. So they rig up a temporary xmtr and antenna every now and then and broadcast for a few days, just so they can claim it was on the air and then get another silent STA. Its how the game is played...
 
Unregistered said:
Is this station ever going to get rebuilt since being destroyed by hurricane Ike.It could just simulcast KAYD again or KQXY.
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101.5 had 101.7 in Beaumont to deal with...though Cumeless owned both and possibly could have done something it...as for NO tower, that's a crock...Entergy has a 800MHz Smart Zone trunk tower sitting right next door to 101.5's former site....BUT there was bad blood between Entergy and 101.5....KSTB had an 8th harmonic that was right on one of Entergy's channels (I THINK the primary control channel)..I was still with Entergy when that happened...I THINK some extra filtering was thrown into 101.5's line to take it out of Entergy's Quantro radio (Quantars with the 150w external amp).....so I doubt Entergy would have let 101.5 rent on Entergy's tower..(Entergy rarely rents to outside folks; KCOL, originally as KTFA, had to BEG GSU to get space on the property at Sabine Power station for its tower site..otherwise, it had no where to go..GSU allowed KTFA to build on that property but could NOT lease tower space; NOW that tower is empty with ATC owning it and Entergy owns the land..go figure that one out).

StevenNOLA, remember translators are limited to 250w ERP...not 6kw....big difference in coverage as well as channel spacing (KYKR on 95.1 and a 94.7 translator for a religious station out of Lake Charles can see each other's towers)....but KSTB is licensed to Crystal Beach...in fact, all it was doing after Cumeless got it was acting as a sat for KAYD....A Galveston NP group was trying to get it donated to them but the Cloud refuses to give up a signal they make NO money on...yeah, I bet the stockholders would LOVE to know that!)

Also note the 88.1 translator is cochannel with KFTG, its main signal (HOW are they doing that you ask?? Well, since its a NCE band signal, it can be fed directly..and since its NOT a commercial signal, it CAN extend the range of the main station...GOD, I hate those loopholes--pun intended)
 
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Cumulus should have their license revoked for the station and it should be given to someone else who will use it.
 
At full 6kw, KSTB is only licensed for 56mtrs or 184 ft.....thats not much.....the 60dbU contour does NOT get to the bay...

http://www.bing.com/maps/?mapurl=ht....5&contour=60&city=CRYSTAL_BEACH&state=TX.kml

After IKE blasted that area, the rebuilding is SLOW (how many years has it been that TX 87 has been closed?? and that was WAY before IKE!!)...a ClassA FM in that area has serious issues in coverage....I just donot see how anyone could make it work as a profit (and its a commercial channel...if you gonna lose money on the station, why would you buy it in the first place??)
 
A preacher with deep pockets could make it work. Or KHCB -- to add to their expanding network of stations.
 
CW, my question regarding the 2 translator locations is could KSTB build out a facility on either one of these locations thus nullifying their argument of not being able to find a suitable tower location?
 
93QClassic.com said:
A preacher with deep pockets could make it work. Or KHCB -- to add to their expanding network of stations.
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Why would KHCB need it - they have one of the strongest signals over the area. I don't know why they would bother to build a network - their ratings are non-existent anyway. Programming that was outdated in the 60's. Talk about outdated formats that don't appeal to advertisers - KHCB was outdated when the "oldies" weren't oldies yet.
 
stevenNOLA said:
CW, my question regarding the 2 translator locations is could KSTB build out a facility on either one of these locations thus nullifying their argument of not being able to find a suitable tower location?
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Nope....It cannot move west because of 101.1 at Sr Road...KSTB, licensed to Crystal Beach, must keep its 70dbU or 3.16mV/City Grade signal over the entire limits of the COL...moving it to Bolivar MAY make it but again, KLOL is the stopper..moving to Galveston is totally out of the question...and no way it could cover CB with City Grade from the Island. Cumeless just doesnt want to spend capital on a replacement tower...300ft of 45G though would be less than $25K...

The CLOUD still owns the old 101.3 tower in Sulphur....which is not in a good neighborhood..the bldg has been broken into many times and is often used by crack/meth users.....they have had some offers but refuse to sell it.....yet they have to keep it lit and painted....what a waste of money...IF they were smart (and Im not saying they are), they could have that tower dismantled and moved to CB for KSTB (the antenna for 101.3 is also still on that La tower..so it WOULD make sense...but would it make $$$?? probably not)
 
ContinuousWave said:
IF they were smart (and Im not saying they are), they could have that tower dismantled and moved to CB for KSTB (the antenna for 101.3 is also still on that La tower..so it WOULD make sense...but would it make $$$?? probably not)
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KSTB is a goner, unless some religious satellite group picks it up for pennies. The signal has been downgraded into oblivion. Over half the coverage area is water, and most of the rest is unpopulated rural area. They should just turn the license back in and delete the assignment, which might allow a couple of LPFMs in the Bay Area.

The original "Star of the Bay" wasn't half bad with a better signal, but it failed as well.
 
rbrucecarter5 said:
Why would KHCB need it - they have one of the strongest signals over the area. I don't know why they would bother to build a network - their ratings are non-existent anyway. Programming that was outdated in the 60's. Talk about outdated formats that don't appeal to advertisers - KHCB was outdated when the "oldies" weren't oldies yet.
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KHCB cumes about 145,000 persons. That is hardly "non-existent".

KHCB has a huge network of over 30 stations and translators.

The station is not intended to appeal to advertisers, as it is non-commercial.
 
DavidEduardo said:


KHCB cumes about 145,000 persons. That is hardly "non-existent".
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Is that for just for the KHCB flagship or the entire network of stations?

The programming is what you might have found on a religious station in the 1950's. Of course their target audience has a world view that is trapped in that same decade.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
Is that for just for the KHCB flagship or the entire network of stations?

The programming is what you might have found on a religious station in the 1950's. Of course their target audience has a world view that is trapped in that same decade.
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But obviously they must be doing something to keep cash flow up to maintain all the equipment...their two translators in the BPT area work quite well...and I know Paul (the CE) and Errol (who was doing the TX sites but I think he may be retired by now...been a few years since I have seen/talked with him)....

If there was no money, KHCB would not have replaced their old ERI antenna with new ERI recently...they aint cheap!!
 
Mediafrog+ said:
KSTB is a goner, unless some religious satellite group picks it up for pennies. The signal has been downgraded into oblivion. Over half the coverage area is water, and most of the rest is unpopulated rural area. They should just turn the license back in and delete the assignment, which might allow a couple of LPFMs in the Bay Area.

The original "Star of the Bay" wasn't half bad with a better signal, but it failed as well.
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AGREED...I THINK its original xmtr ended up at 102.5 in Bmt....

The Star of The Bay has faded to darkness....time for the Cloud to turn out the pilot light.
 
If the drive to keep going is there, they will find a way. I would assume it is, with KHCB. :)
 
Mediafrog+ said:
Is that for just for the KHCB flagship or the entire network of stations?

The programming is what you might have found on a religious station in the 1950's. Of course their target audience has a world view that is trapped in that same decade.
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Just the Houston FM.
 
ContinuousWave said:
AGREED...I THINK its original xmtr ended up at 102.5 in Bmt....
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It did. It was retired to the scrap yard in 2013 when we installed the HT-25CD that had been at KBIU for KTCX. KBIU's TPO is 4.67kW these days, so KBIU has a Continental 815A that migrated from Tennessee after a station there downgraded.
 
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