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New station?

Huff said:
None of the BCS stations are 100kw... KNDE (shown) is only 38kw.
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Indeed. Closest to 100kW is non-comm KHML @95kW from the stick just south of Leona. Healthy enough signal in Bryan, and of course to the north and east. Leaves a bit to desire in College Station and points south. I believe it is considered the best signal, coverage wise, in the Brazos Valley.
 
BamaTX said:
It's an odd phenomenon. KNDE, KTTX, KKYS, and KAGG should, in theory, be heard around Houston way more often. I guess the Brazos "Valley" prevents them from reaching coastal areas?
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All four of those stations were frequently heard in NW Harris County prior to translators and LPFMs blocking three of the frequencies (95.1, 96.1, 106.1) and an upgraded KAMA squeezing out 104.7.
 
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KAGG comes in pretty regularly here, as does KNDE when K236AR (an awfully powerful “99 watt” signal) is off air.
 
A good bit of BCS stations come in Montgomery Country especially during tropos. I’ve heard pretty much all of their translators too a couple of nights in Shenandoah. Even their 93.7 and 94.5 translators.
 
KAGG back in 2006 to 2010 this station would be very listenable in the Meyerland Willowbend Willow Meadows Westbury Maplewood area with a little static and 610 and 290 it was very strong like a local. I have not checked for this station in a while.
 
If anyone picks up KAGG check their RDS. It’s been off for awhile but came back recently with the PS being completely random characters. They also have the PI code for KPVU.
 
Huff said:
None of the BCS stations are 100kw... KNDE (shown) is only 38kw.
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Sure, but even C3 stations with comparable (or even less) power than KNDE can be heard at long distances during troop season. I've caught KQBO-FM (a 12kw station) out in Grimes County before. I've even gotten KHMC (25kw) in the Heights, KVIC & KLUB in Fort Bend, and KCOL in Katy. Sure, the 100kw stations are the prominent ones, but the phenomena isn't exclusive to them.

With the proximity of KNDE, KKYS, KTTX, and KAGG, I'd expect those stations to make more appearances in Houston. But they don't. It's odd. I think I've heard KKYS once and KNDE a handful of times. KTTX could be heard behind KIOC around Houston. But then the translator popped up and I haven't heard K-Tex 106 inside the loop ever since. KAGG is a regular catch in Northern Harris County, but not inside Houston proper. You can hear it from time to time, but not as much you think you should.

I simply find it odd.
 
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BamaTX said:
With the proximity of KNDE, KKYS, KTTX, and KAGG, I'd expect those stations to make more appearances in Houston. But they don't. It's odd. I think I've heard KKYS once and KNDE a handful of times. KTTX could be heard behind KIOC around Houston. But then the translator popped up and I haven't heard K-Tex 106 inside the loop ever since. KAGG is a regular catch in Northern Harris County, but not inside Houston proper. You can hear it from time to time, but not as much you think you should.

I simply find it odd.
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KKYS comes in the strongest for me typically. Depending on how close to Houston you are the HD sideband from KAMA would wipe it out. The other stations you've mentioned have translators or LPFMs in Houston which makes it harder. I guess Montgomery County is much easier to hear those stations than northern Harris County.

Now a few times I've heard KTTX interfere with KZCC-LP 1.5 miles away from there.
 
011nerve said:
Could be a backup transmitter without RDS...
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If @rosecitymedia gets the RDS I believe it’s just weak. Cause I got it really strong again yesterday morning but didn’t get any RDS.

As much as I love to talk about tropos and small station updates, after this message I’m done talking on this thread. Because it’s not related to Houston.
 
HTX said:
If @rosecitymedia gets the RDS I believe it’s just weak. Cause I got it really strong again yesterday morning but didn’t get any RDS.

As much as I love to talk about tropos and small station updates, after this message I’m done talking on this thread. Because it’s not related to Houston.
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The RDS comes in all across Tyler, and Smith County. 96X was off of the air for just short of 2 days after those wicked storms we had through here. Upon its return, the RDS simply reads out as the legal call sign "KKTX-FM"...which is interesting in itself, because the TOH ID has been wrong since Clear Channel opted to use the calls on an AM they co-owned in Corpus at the time. Current ID is "KKTX, Kilgore-Tyler-Longview". No FM suffix is mentioned.
 
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