I think some readers here have the "inside scoop" on KUHF/KUHA. I wonder if they have plans to add HD and HD sub channels to 91.7
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KUHA 91.7
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OldChicago said:I think some readers here have the "inside scoop" on KUHF/KUHA. I wonder if they have plans to add HD and HD sub channels to 91.7
Probably in no hurry since KUHA is carried on KUHF HD2. Might happen if a new transmitter is installed to replace the current unit from 1990.
Mediafrog+ said:OldChicago said:I think some readers here have the "inside scoop" on KUHF/KUHA. I wonder if they have plans to add HD and HD sub channels to 91.7
Probably in no hurry since KUHA is carried on KUHF HD2. Might happen if a new transmitter is installed to replace the current unit from 1990.
Look at the coverage map: http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1304455899-FAQ-KUHA,-91.7-FM-Coverage-Area.html
I don't see how you could make it to Loop 610 with HD on that stick. I wouldn't bother, even if they put in a modern transmitter.
amyakker said:KRTS did not move 91.7 north to "sell out." KTRU (91.7) was upgraded to 50K in 1990 (or thereabouts) as part of a program which upgraded KRTS and several other signals in the region. KRTS was not sold until 2004.
Yes. KTRU was "upgraded" as part of a "program" of upgrades and moves engineered and financed by KTRS which enabled Stude to move KRTS closer to Houston. This in turn increased the value of his station. KTRU was the first of many pieces that had to come together to upgrade KRTS. Each step of the way has to be licensed and built and operated for a little while before another "minor change" can be filed, so none of it happens overnight.
Another example is all the moves that took place to move 1560 to Bellaire, bump it up to 50kw, get it authorized for nighttime operation, and then get the night power up to 10kw. That took about as long as it took to upgrade KRTS, if not a little longer. If you're going to pull off a suburban move-in, you have to be patient. If you're lucky, you will cash it in for millions.
KTRU's "upgrade" involved moving the 91.7 away from Houston to Kingwood. This enabled 92.1 to move closer to the city; they're second adjacent channels and the towers have to be a little more than 50 miles apart. The power increase was necessary to put enough signal over the Houston city limits to not have to change the city of license to one of the northern suburbs and to make Rice think it was getting a deal. Hey, this guy is paying to upgrade us to 50,000 watts and he'll even pay the electric bill. What do you mean we can't get the station on campus anymore?
If you think that Mr. Stude went through the effort to engineer and pay for the KTRU upgrade out of the kindness of his heart and that he didn't have an eye on the endgame of getting the most money he could possibly get for selling 92.1 after he had KTRU moved out of his way, then let me explain commercial radio to you. The game can be summed up as follows: buy it, build it up, and sell it.
Michael Stude is one of the few who played this game successfully.
{b]***Michael Stude is one of the few who played this game successfully.***{/b]
Really? He couldn't keep KRTS on the air. I call that a major failure.
Really? He couldn't keep KRTS on the air. I call that a major failure.
johndavis said:Irony: the reason that you can't get classical 91.7 in Clear Lake, Friendswood, and such today is because back in the day KRTS paid to move 91.7 way north in order to sell out.
Here is an idea. Why don't they put that 91.5 translator in Clear Lake
and increase the power a little?
Old Chicago
FilioScotia said:{b]***Michael Stude is one of the few who played this game successfully.***{/b]
Really? He couldn't keep KRTS on the air. I call that a major failure.
How much did Radio One pay for 92.1?
I'm sure his personal cut on that deal makes him wealthier than most of us. I call that a win.
OldChicago said:Here is an idea. Why don't they put that 91.5 translator in Clear Lake
and increase the power a little?
Old Chicago
I could be wrong, but I don't think you could move that translator very far outside of the West U area. There's already translators at 91.3 and 91.5 licensed to Kemah and Galveston, respectively.
johndavis said:How much did Radio One pay for 92.1?
Radio One paid $72 Million for KRTS. In hindsight probably way too much for just that stick, which RO wound up re-engineering.
However the Praise format has done far better than anything else that was ever on the frequency.
Mediafrog+ said:johndavis said:How much did Radio One pay for 92.1?
Radio One paid $72 Million for KRTS. In hindsight probably way too much for just that stick, which RO wound up re-engineering.
However the Praise format has done far better than anything else that was ever on the frequency.
And, as a former KRTS employee, I have to say that Mike Stude deserved every penny Radio One paid for the frequency. Mike poured his heart, soul and money into that operation. I had an opportunity to read some documents outlining what he went through with his upgrades from the A at Seabrook to the C1 he had out at Angleton when it was sold to Radio One. It was a real mess, and a very expensive one. Including a former broadcaster and 92.1 owner who actually fought Mike while at the same time receiving money from him to "help" with Mike's upgrade. But he fought, stuck it out, and it paid off. Mike also gave those of us who stayed through the sale a retention bonus, which he didn't have to do. All in all, a class act.
My 2 cents worth.
TexasTuner said:And, as a former KRTS employee, I have to say that Mike Stude deserved every penny Radio One paid for the frequency. Mike poured his heart, soul and money into that operation. I had an opportunity to read some documents outlining what he went through with his upgrades from the A at Seabrook to the C1 he had out at Angleton when it was sold to Radio One. It was a real mess, and a very expensive one. Including a former broadcaster and 92.1 owner who actually fought Mike while at the same time receiving money from him to "help" with Mike's upgrade. But he fought, stuck it out, and it paid off. Mike also gave those of us who stayed through the sale a retention bonus, which he didn't have to do. All in all, a class act.
As a regular listener to KRTS from beginning to end, I can assure you I wasn't dissing Mike Stude. Just meant that, for acquiring just a transmitter and license, while having to completely relaunch programming from scratch, the price RO paid was probably too high for a C1 tower well south of most of the other sticks.
You are right, Stude did a lot of work with all the upgrades. And he made out like a bandit when it came time to cash in. More power to him, so to speak.
Mediafrog+ said:TexasTuner said:And, as a former KRTS employee, I have to say that Mike Stude deserved every penny Radio One paid for the frequency. Mike poured his heart, soul and money into that operation. I had an opportunity to read some documents outlining what he went through with his upgrades from the A at Seabrook to the C1 he had out at Angleton when it was sold to Radio One. It was a real mess, and a very expensive one. Including a former broadcaster and 92.1 owner who actually fought Mike while at the same time receiving money from him to "help" with Mike's upgrade. But he fought, stuck it out, and it paid off. Mike also gave those of us who stayed through the sale a retention bonus, which he didn't have to do. All in all, a class act.
As a regular listener to KRTS from beginning to end, I can assure you I wasn't dissing Mike Stude. Just meant that, for acquiring just a transmitter and license, while having to completely relaunch programming from scratch, the price RO paid was probably too high for a C1 tower well south of most of the other sticks.
You are right, Stude did a lot of work with all the upgrades. And he made out like a bandit when it came time to cash in. More power to him, so to speak.
Here, here. He also had to pay stations in Beaumont, Bryan/College Station and Bay City lots of money for them to do their upgrades, move off of 92.1 (and wind up getting new C2 facilities in the process) and build the new tower north of Angleton. It was a very expensive proposition, one that had been going on for several years before I joined them in 1997.
As to "La Mera Mera", I never could understand why Radio 1 just didn't go black gospel from the get go. Someone over there finally wised up and went that route, but who knows how much money was wasted in the process on a bad programming decision.
sdh483 said:I live in the Clear Lake area and my powerful vintage receiver can not pick up 91.7 clearly, even with the antenna hooked up. An upgrade is a must.
An upgrade can't happen with current FCC spacing rules. They need to get moving on the translator front. Other markets (DFW, San Antonio, Austin) are seeing translators pop up on numerous frequencies. Nothing in the immediate Houston area yet, aside from KSBJ on 99.5.
Good talk for the hot stove league, or cold stove league, but I doubt if there is any money to do any of the changes, upgrades, etc... Status quo is probably a go.
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