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rbrucecarter
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--- I think they should go IBOC. That way we could see how that plays with 97.1 IBOC in NE Dallas and Collin county. And with any future plans 97.9 has to go IBOC.
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edwardrmurrow
Guest
> Is 97.5 still calling themselves "K-Lake?" Any real sign
> that they're targeting Collin yet? Is traffic local?
>
A few times I caught them saying Klake. They also mention Collin County a lot.
> that they're targeting Collin yet? Is traffic local?
>
A few times I caught them saying Klake. They also mention Collin County a lot.
M
Mediafrog
Guest
> --- I think they should go IBOC. That way we could see how
> that plays with 97.1 IBOC in NE Dallas and Collin county.
> And with any future plans 97.9 has to go IBOC.
IBOC on 97.5 won't bother either. Here in Houston there haven't been any problems with second adjacents. And I haven't had any issues with weak first adjacents next to a rimshot IBOC either. Seems the slopover worries for IBOC on FM were pretty much unfounded.
AM is a totally different matter, with IBOC killing everyting +/- 20khz from the main signal.
> that plays with 97.1 IBOC in NE Dallas and Collin county.
> And with any future plans 97.9 has to go IBOC.
IBOC on 97.5 won't bother either. Here in Houston there haven't been any problems with second adjacents. And I haven't had any issues with weak first adjacents next to a rimshot IBOC either. Seems the slopover worries for IBOC on FM were pretty much unfounded.
AM is a totally different matter, with IBOC killing everyting +/- 20khz from the main signal.
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rbrucecarter
Guest
> Is 97.5 still calling themselves "K-Lake?"
Yes.
> Any real sign
> that they're targeting Collin yet?
Yes, - every other break. They also MUST be on the new stick, because they are very strong compared to just a couple of weeks ago. I've listened enough to rule out skip. Local announcers, CC spots and commercials. More than a bit rough around the edges - I found myself thinking more than once "I could do better".
Format - a lot like "Sunny" from what I can tell. Listenable AC with some real clunky sappy ballads thrown in. I don't know if the "women" focus is why they do that. They are also adopting KLTY's "family safe" catch phrases. Although I doubt there is a teen out there that would like KLAK.
> Is traffic local?
yes - they give only CC traffic info. Quite nice, actually, not to have all that stuff from 50 miles away in Ft. Worth mixed in. It makes for short, informative traffic. Of course this morning - they talked about a wreck at George Bush and Plano Parkway. I don't think the two ever intersect. "Local" doesn't mean "correct".
Yes.
> Any real sign
> that they're targeting Collin yet?
Yes, - every other break. They also MUST be on the new stick, because they are very strong compared to just a couple of weeks ago. I've listened enough to rule out skip. Local announcers, CC spots and commercials. More than a bit rough around the edges - I found myself thinking more than once "I could do better".
Format - a lot like "Sunny" from what I can tell. Listenable AC with some real clunky sappy ballads thrown in. I don't know if the "women" focus is why they do that. They are also adopting KLTY's "family safe" catch phrases. Although I doubt there is a teen out there that would like KLAK.
> Is traffic local?
yes - they give only CC traffic info. Quite nice, actually, not to have all that stuff from 50 miles away in Ft. Worth mixed in. It makes for short, informative traffic. Of course this morning - they talked about a wreck at George Bush and Plano Parkway. I don't think the two ever intersect. "Local" doesn't mean "correct".
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rbrucecarter
Guest
> IBOC on 97.5 won't bother either. Here in Houston there
> haven't been any problems with second adjacents.
Good to hear - I wondered if equidistant would experience interference. Of course, Z88 Orlando (88.3) can never go IBOC because of their satellite station in Daytona on 88.1, only 50 miles away.
> And I
> haven't had any issues with weak first adjacents next to a
> rimshot IBOC either.
I have pretty good luck with first adjacents still by installing 110 kHz ceramic filters in the tuner, and using a directional yagi pointed in a different direction. A lot of gain on the first adjacent compared to the weak IBOC sidebands off axis from the antenna does wonders.
> Seems the slopover worries for IBOC on
> FM were pretty much unfounded.
Not sure how that will play out for closely packed areas in the East. Dallas and Houston are one thing - these folks:
http://hometown.aol.com/wrfr/digitaldisaster.html
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2002/03/15481_comment.php
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2002/03/8188.shtml
http://users.joplin.com/frn/vines/forum2/html/000943.html
http://cgi.peak.org/mailing-list/archive/grc/msg01039.html
All are coming up with nightmare scenarios related to coverage on 1st adjacents. When more and more of these situations come up all over the country, we could be facing quite a mess.
> AM is a totally different matter, with IBOC killing
> everyting +/- 20khz from the main signal.
They will approve it. And the AM band will be filled with jammers. Legal jammers. Download Ibiquity's own samples of digital AM. It sounds only a little better than streaming audio. Really irritating phase shifts.
> haven't been any problems with second adjacents.
Good to hear - I wondered if equidistant would experience interference. Of course, Z88 Orlando (88.3) can never go IBOC because of their satellite station in Daytona on 88.1, only 50 miles away.
> And I
> haven't had any issues with weak first adjacents next to a
> rimshot IBOC either.
I have pretty good luck with first adjacents still by installing 110 kHz ceramic filters in the tuner, and using a directional yagi pointed in a different direction. A lot of gain on the first adjacent compared to the weak IBOC sidebands off axis from the antenna does wonders.
> Seems the slopover worries for IBOC on
> FM were pretty much unfounded.
Not sure how that will play out for closely packed areas in the East. Dallas and Houston are one thing - these folks:
http://hometown.aol.com/wrfr/digitaldisaster.html
http://la.indymedia.org/news/2002/03/15481_comment.php
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2002/03/8188.shtml
http://users.joplin.com/frn/vines/forum2/html/000943.html
http://cgi.peak.org/mailing-list/archive/grc/msg01039.html
All are coming up with nightmare scenarios related to coverage on 1st adjacents. When more and more of these situations come up all over the country, we could be facing quite a mess.
> AM is a totally different matter, with IBOC killing
> everyting +/- 20khz from the main signal.
They will approve it. And the AM band will be filled with jammers. Legal jammers. Download Ibiquity's own samples of digital AM. It sounds only a little better than streaming audio. Really irritating phase shifts.
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DXER1
Guest
> > Is 97.5 still calling themselves "K-Lake?" Any real sign
> > that they're targeting Collin yet? Is traffic local?
> >
> A few times I caught them saying Klake. They also mention
> Collin County a lot.
>
Right you are Bruce, they do sound alot like Sunny. especialy when they do the ID part if you listen very closely.<P ID="signature">______________
"I'm a gonna go to hell when I die!" Connan O'Brien
"yay boo, yay boo, it's lots of fun to do, if ya like it holler yay, and if ya don't ya holler boo!"
Connan O'Brien
</P>
> > that they're targeting Collin yet? Is traffic local?
> >
> A few times I caught them saying Klake. They also mention
> Collin County a lot.
>
Right you are Bruce, they do sound alot like Sunny. especialy when they do the ID part if you listen very closely.<P ID="signature">______________
"I'm a gonna go to hell when I die!" Connan O'Brien
"yay boo, yay boo, it's lots of fun to do, if ya like it holler yay, and if ya don't ya holler boo!"
Connan O'Brien
</P>
> > > Is 97.5 still calling themselves "K-Lake?" Any real sign
>
> > > that they're targeting Collin yet? Is traffic local?
> > >
> > A few times I caught them saying Klake. They also mention
> > Collin County a lot.
> >
> Right you are Bruce, they do sound alot like Sunny.
> especialy when they do the ID part if you listen very
> closely.
>
Oh what a fine station it is. I wonder when they'll find the time to update their website.
>
> > > that they're targeting Collin yet? Is traffic local?
> > >
> > A few times I caught them saying Klake. They also mention
> > Collin County a lot.
> >
> Right you are Bruce, they do sound alot like Sunny.
> especialy when they do the ID part if you listen very
> closely.
>
Oh what a fine station it is. I wonder when they'll find the time to update their website.
KDKR 97.5 translator
is anything going to happen to the KDKR translator in Dallas?
is anything going to happen to the KDKR translator in Dallas?
A
abcdj
Guest
> Oh what a fine station it is. I wonder when they'll find the
> time to update their website.
>
It is now known only at "97.5 K-L-A-K".
The website is www.975klak.com
> time to update their website.
>
It is now known only at "97.5 K-L-A-K".
The website is www.975klak.com
C
charles123
Guest
Re: KDKR 97.5 translator
> is anything going to happen to the KDKR translator in
> Dallas?
>
That's what I want to know too. They just went off the air here.
> is anything going to happen to the KDKR translator in
> Dallas?
>
That's what I want to know too. They just went off the air here.
J
jiggy
Guest
> > Is 97.5 still calling themselves "K-Lake?"
>
> Yes.
>
> > Any real sign
> > that they're targeting Collin yet?
>
> Yes, - every other break. They also MUST be on the new
> stick, because they are very strong compared to just a
> couple of weeks ago. I've listened enough to rule out skip.
> Local announcers, CC spots and commercials. More than a
> bit rough around the edges - I found myself thinking more
> than once "I could do better".
>
> Format - a lot like "Sunny" from what I can tell.
> Listenable AC with some real clunky sappy ballads thrown in.
> I don't know if the "women" focus is why they do that.
> They are also adopting KLTY's "family safe" catch phrases.
> Although I doubt there is a teen out there that would like
> KLAK.
>
> > Is traffic local?
>
> yes - they give only CC traffic info. Quite nice, actually,
> not to have all that stuff from 50 miles away in Ft. Worth
> mixed in. It makes for short, informative traffic. Of
> course this morning - they talked about a wreck at George
> Bush and Plano Parkway. I don't think the two ever
> intersect. "Local" doesn't mean "correct".
>
They sound a lot like Sunny? Are you listening to the same station that I am?
Yes, they share some of the same music, but KLAK is more "hot ac." Sunny didn't play new stuff. As far as presentation goes, Sunny at least had a couple major market jocks, slick promos, and the best signal in DFW. KLAK is basically a Sherman station that can now be heard by a few more people, but the bottom line is what the numbers say. A listener might punch in KLAK in Collin County for a few minutes, but then they're going back to KVIL, MIX, and Oasis. And those stations will end up in the diaries. KLAK will definitely SHOW UP in the ratings, but they will most certainly not be any kind of a threat or factor to the big-signal AC stations.
>
> Yes.
>
> > Any real sign
> > that they're targeting Collin yet?
>
> Yes, - every other break. They also MUST be on the new
> stick, because they are very strong compared to just a
> couple of weeks ago. I've listened enough to rule out skip.
> Local announcers, CC spots and commercials. More than a
> bit rough around the edges - I found myself thinking more
> than once "I could do better".
>
> Format - a lot like "Sunny" from what I can tell.
> Listenable AC with some real clunky sappy ballads thrown in.
> I don't know if the "women" focus is why they do that.
> They are also adopting KLTY's "family safe" catch phrases.
> Although I doubt there is a teen out there that would like
> KLAK.
>
> > Is traffic local?
>
> yes - they give only CC traffic info. Quite nice, actually,
> not to have all that stuff from 50 miles away in Ft. Worth
> mixed in. It makes for short, informative traffic. Of
> course this morning - they talked about a wreck at George
> Bush and Plano Parkway. I don't think the two ever
> intersect. "Local" doesn't mean "correct".
>
They sound a lot like Sunny? Are you listening to the same station that I am?
Yes, they share some of the same music, but KLAK is more "hot ac." Sunny didn't play new stuff. As far as presentation goes, Sunny at least had a couple major market jocks, slick promos, and the best signal in DFW. KLAK is basically a Sherman station that can now be heard by a few more people, but the bottom line is what the numbers say. A listener might punch in KLAK in Collin County for a few minutes, but then they're going back to KVIL, MIX, and Oasis. And those stations will end up in the diaries. KLAK will definitely SHOW UP in the ratings, but they will most certainly not be any kind of a threat or factor to the big-signal AC stations.
D
DXER1
Guest
Re: KDKR 97.5 translator
> is anything going to happen to the KDKR translator in
> Dallas?
>
I hope they sign off the air. That station is crap and a waste if signal any way, add to that it makes a mess when skip comes in with KWTX to the south and KLAK to the north three stations mixed together sounded like garbage.<P ID="signature">______________
"I'm a gonna go to hell when I die!" Connan O'Brien
"yay boo, yay boo, it's lots of fun to do, if ya like it holler yay, and if ya don't ya holler boo!"
Connan O'Brien
</P>
> is anything going to happen to the KDKR translator in
> Dallas?
>
I hope they sign off the air. That station is crap and a waste if signal any way, add to that it makes a mess when skip comes in with KWTX to the south and KLAK to the north three stations mixed together sounded like garbage.<P ID="signature">______________
"I'm a gonna go to hell when I die!" Connan O'Brien
"yay boo, yay boo, it's lots of fun to do, if ya like it holler yay, and if ya don't ya holler boo!"
Connan O'Brien
</P>
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