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After a look at the recent ratings, I think it is question of quanity vs quality.
If KROI were on a stronger signal like 102.1 they would be in stereo.
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News 92 raitings
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After a look at the recent ratings, I think it is question of quanity vs quality.
If KROI were on a stronger signal like 102.1 they would be in stereo.
Why is Arbitron still listing them as gospel?
It's been a while since I listened. I was very excited for the station and even had it on quite a bit during the Holiday season. They turned me off with the words "Extensive GOP Presidental Debate Coverage." If I wanted to hear that, I would listen to KTRH. So much for "all news, no spin."
Re: News 92 ratings
A debate is a legitimate news event open to analysis and commentary...News 92 FM would also give equal coverage to a democratic primary debate as well. The difference is the other station you refer to doesn't even carry the debates and would most likely not cover a democratic debate either except maybe to apply Breitbart/Hannity/Levin selective analysis.
A debate is a legitimate news event open to analysis and commentary...News 92 FM would also give equal coverage to a democratic primary debate as well. The difference is the other station you refer to doesn't even carry the debates and would most likely not cover a democratic debate either except maybe to apply Breitbart/Hannity/Levin selective analysis.
Second-adjacent stereo KUHA comes to Katy fine in mono, so most radios can turn the pilot off automatically in a weak signal area. For car radios, where this type of format is the most useful, the signal is strong enough for stereo in North Harris County. If coverage area is a concern, look at the HD--why not shut-off the HD instead? According to another poster KGLK used to be listenable to Madisonville, but after HD, it's now listenable up to Conroe.johndavis said:
KTN Corp said:
R 1 put the "old" Gospel format on the HD2, even gave away some HD radios for the fans that "lost" their Gospel station. The last thing you want (PR wise) is a bunch of preachers and church people mad at you.
KTN Corp said:
Contrary to the belief of those on this board, I can't see how turning HD on or off does anything to the analog signal. The digital sidebands are adjacent and lower power than the analog. Of course, I don't hear all of the supposed interference on FM that many people on this board claim to experience. When I press seek in my car, the radio stops on stations, not on sidebands.
A change in antenna design might affect the shape of the pattern, but whether the HD transmitter is on or off the pattern remains the same. Since the goal of any station is to put the most usable signal over the highest population density, if stations make changes it's usually to get closer to the center of the city, not to see how far out on the fringe you can go.
Turning off the pilot reduces multipath. With all of the news being mono spoken word, there is no downside for KROI to keep it off.
However, I think if you listen to KROI in HD you still get the IDs in stereo.
johndavis said:
Seek or Scan the radio frequently stops within 1 channel adjacent to the main frequency. Pre-HD, this never existed!
Radio is one-dimensional. How do you keep them listening outside of the car? Many people won't tune in since they can watch the news on television when they come home. (Hint: They prefer including the video!) Programming can do so much, but presentation also matters. That's what Public Radio has known for years. NPR (and even the BBC World Service) has strict standards for sound quality for remote/telephone interviews.
KTRH had reports called in over cellular telephones for years and then KROI had live remotes (in Stereo, at least in the first days) that did not have scratchy sound quality. We were so used to low standards for "news radio".
Reminds me of KTRU. Where were they when "Praise" was on analog and HD-1? They shouldn't worry about those people with such low ratings, especially after the then-recent KTRU dissatisfaction.secondchoice said:
KHCB might want to be more appealing and they would welcome those people's contributions. (See other thread.)
Honestly, I would like Radio One to succeed in going mainstream. A minority-targeted radio company becoming mainstream because of a general-interest format on a previously unsuccessful station in its biggest market is a classic little-guy success story! Especially when that general-interest format is a sorely-needed format in the city.
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So do you guys think this whole mess is a step backwards for News 92?
One voice -- that tilted to the left whether or not he likes to admit it -- is not going to be a longterm hit for a station filled with people working their butts off to give Houston a news radio station that it deserves. I don't think a talk show suited him anyway. His contribution to News 92 was very limited, and hope he finds a job as a political reporter and not as a host. What he did by filling in at Pacifica was a detriment to the station's effort to tout itself as 'no spin.' He didn't go on as a guest talking about his story, which could have served as a way to promote his work on News 92. He subbed as a host -- representing Pacifica, albeit temporary, and without bothering to mention it to his bosses. A common courtesy. Big difference.
Honestly I hope CBS radio will give him a call again when they start "Stereo Newsradio 101.1 FM " on KTRH-FM (KLOL). He deserves to be on a better signal than KROI. I'd like to hear the Scott Braddock Show as the morning drive time show on that new station along with 24/7 CBS News updates on-the-hour.
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