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Let's put KMCQ aside for a second

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bobdavcav

Because we all know that they have the worst processing of any fm station, at least of the several hundred I've heard. So, in this market, besides KMCQ, who has the worst processing? I think it's 92.5, great station but terrible processing! Lots of clipping in the low end and I think they're over modulated by a bit. I do know that heavily synthesized pop music, there processing, and school bus speakers cranked to full volume does not sound that good. On the am side, KVI does not sound great, and KKDZ doesn't either, can't decide which is worse, I think I will say KVI though, since KKDZ has at least the illusion of some high end frequencies. KVI sounds like it's coming over a phone line.
 
Of course it probably is a matter of taste for the most part, and also a matter of just how badly you have treated your ears over the years. On the FM side, I really like the processing that the Wolf does, even if I am not a country fan. The Mountain sounds perfectly neutral, which was great for AAA, but maybe not so much for a putative classic rock station. I really think we have a bunch of stations run by professionals, and most of the processing sounds pretty decent to me. Sandusky is the only chain I have issues with- I hear what Bob hears on 92.5, 98.9 is awfully mushy and lacks much stereo separation, and 106.9 truly sounds the worst (to me) of any legitimate full FM signal in Seattle...it was so bad in my sampling tonight I am not sure whether it was processing or something else in the audio chain...in this day of digital pretty much everything, not sure where old fashioned analog distortion creeps in, but that sure seems to be what I am hearing.

KIRO FM has excellent processing for speech, but nothing can make Dori listenable. Nothing.

101.5 has an interesting approach, with a very light touch, but I guess it is working for them, as their numbers certainly seem pretty decent. I assume it is a conscious decision. And they have a very clean sound.

Of course, this is all immaterial- the question really should be- "Which station really brings out all of the nuances of Kokomo?"
 
It's an interesting topic that's not limited to the Sea-Tac Board. The NY board has an on-going thread discussing the poor audio quality of WBCS-FM (a flagship station)

You would think that they would/should have the best sounding station of all.
 
IndigoCoyote said:
Of course it probably is a matter of taste for the most part, and also a matter of just how badly you have treated your ears over the years. On the FM side, I really like the processing that the Wolf does, even if I am not a country fan. The Mountain sounds perfectly neutral, which was great for AAA, but maybe not so much for a putative classic rock station. I really think we have a bunch of stations run by professionals, and most of the processing sounds pretty decent to me. Sandusky is the only chain I have issues with- I hear what Bob hears on 92.5, 98.9 is awfully mushy and lacks much stereo separation, and 106.9 truly sounds the worst (to me) of any legitimate full FM signal in Seattle...it was so bad in my sampling tonight I am not sure whether it was processing or something else in the audio chain...in this day of digital pretty much everything, not sure where old fashioned analog distortion creeps in, but that sure seems to be what I am hearing.

KIRO FM has excellent processing for speech, but nothing can make Dori listenable. Nothing.

101.5 has an interesting approach, with a very light touch, but I guess it is working for them, as their numbers certainly seem pretty decent. I assume it is a conscious decision. And they have a very clean sound.

Of course, this is all immaterial- the question really should be- "Which station really brings out all of the nuances of Kokomo?"
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KPLZ has the best processing in the market by far. KCMS sounds good, and not sure about KRWM. On most radios they sound pretty decent, they sound kind of flat with a bit of distortion, especially on radios with small speakers. I don't mind 98.9 if you can keep the radio in a clear spot for the stereo signal. As for country stations, I would not have any issues with KMPS if they would back off the reverb, why must they put that over just about every spoken part? I see even less of a point to that than pitching up, which reminds me of KBKS, if they decide not to pitch up in the future, there processing needs a tweak. As for KMTT, they sound good. What about 107.7? With there processing, it seems as if they should swap formats with KISW, some of the newer stuff like Gotye I don't think agrees with there current processing.
 
WDAE-FM101 said:
It's an interesting topic that's not limited to the Sea-Tac Board. The NY board has an on-going thread discussing the poor audio quality of WBCS-FM (a flagship station)

You would think that they would/should have the best sounding station of all.
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Yes I've seen that thread, and from what it sounds like, it's about as bad as KMCQ. Anyone noticed the issues KZOK has been having lately? I'll bet they'll get it sorted out in about a week or so. Also, must KMPS use reverb on everything? I sort of understand pitching up, but why reverb? Is it just me or is anyone else annoyed a bit by KBKS? When I've listened a bit on my IPod radio the last couple weeks, the high frequencies really annoy me, sounds like they're turned up a bit to high. Actually, take that back, it's been like this most of the summer. I should pull out my BN radio and confirm, but I think KIXZ had better processing when I was over in Spokane. I noticed its competitor, KZBD, had some crackling in the high end when you were in even a slightly bad spot for the stereo.
 
Yes, KZOK seems to have lost fideity - I wonder if they had a technical problem (e.g., processor that went bad that will take a few days to replace?)
 
If it's a processor problem they obviously buy cheap equipment as they had this exact problem I want to say it was about a year ago.
 
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