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Minor KLTN modification
- Thread starter Mrtejano
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Doesn't seem to make any sense. It did occur to me that Fierro is on KLOL HD-2, so maybe KLTN didn't want confusion with their own HD-2, and moved its Fierro competitor to the HD-3. Lame idea I know...
ThatVoice22
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Yep, it was Fred's fault.
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AnyHuman
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Who is Fred? LOL
In think "Fred" is the name of the Hump Day camel in the Geico ad...
Fred has been named the new GSM at WKRP and has left the area.
When I owned an HD radio, I remember KLTN-HD3 was much weaker and dropped out a lot more than the HD1 and HD2 channels. It also had a much lower sound quality.Doesn't seem to make any sense. It did occur to me that Fierro is on KLOL HD-2, so maybe KLTN didn't want confusion with their own HD-2, and moved its Fierro competitor to the HD-3. Lame idea I know...
Is this still the case?
Each channel from 1 to 3 can be assigned a percentage of the total bandwidth. They all are on the same "stream" however and there is no separate HD signal for each channel. So any of the channels can have a higher or lower quality (bitrate).
The tropical storm currently in the Atlantic
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AnyHuman
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Forgot to check the news recently. Thanks HTX.
Was listening yesterday and KXTN sounded just as good on 102.9 HD-3 as it did when it was on 102.9 HD-2. No signal issues, but I didn't leave 610.
Remember that all the HD-1 to HD-3 audio is on one signal. The three base HD channels are all on one signal, although the bandwidth (audio quality) of each can be assigned out of the total bandwidth.
Yes sir, I remember when 92.9 HD3 had a better sounding programming when it was TEXAS COUNTRY, and 92.9 HD2 had a lower audio.
What you probably were experiencing was the HD3 being on the "extended partitions". Many HD radio stations use the MP1 mode, which provides 96 kbps of usable bandwidth. Some use MP3 mode (unrelated to the audio format), which provides an additional 24 kbps of usable bandwidth on the extended partitions.
Per the HD radio standard, the extended partitions are to be occupied by a single subchannel. So, the HD3 on that station probably occupied the extended partitions and was limited to 24 kbps. These extended partitions being closer to the analog signal can make them more difficult to decode. I've experienced this on 92.9 HD4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
ThatVoice22
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Good input there, Isaac "Newton-Second." Like Isaac, can we assume that you are also a member of the old Whig Party?
--- Isaac Newton | Wikiwand
Was that your long hair in the profile....or just a fake Whig?
Just kidding, keep up the great posts!!
--- Isaac Newton | Wikiwand
Was that your long hair in the profile....or just a fake Whig?
Just kidding, keep up the great posts!!
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