Radio stations in Santa Barbara

[e-dawg]

I went to Santa Barbara last weekend. What I'm surprised that I can hear radio stations far away as San Diego CA / Tijuana MX such as Magic 925. (XHRM), MORE-FM 98.9 (XHMORE), Radio Latina 104.5 (XHLTN), Channel 93.3 (KCNL), Sunny 98.1 (KXSN), 100.7 FM (KFMB) K-SON 103.7 etc. Some times it sounded local and sometimes it sound far away. I guess the Tropospheric propagation is very strong this time of year. Also, I was able to pick up some Los Angeles radio station such as REAL 92.3 (KRRL) 94.7 THE WAVE (KTWV), K-EARTH 101.1 (KRTH), even MY 104.3 (KBIG) which is fighting a local translator signal in Santa Barbara. Does the Tropospheric propagation affects local radio stations in Santa Barbara. I was trying to listen to OLD SKOOL 94.1 translator, but Star 94.1 in San Diego is fighting the local translator out here.

 

[michael hagerty]

e-dawg: If you look at a map, you'll see that Santa Barbara, with its coast facing south, is a straight shot across water from San Diego. Those signals have always come in well there. L.A.'s a little tougher, as the line of sight between Mt. Wilson and Santa Barbara is over land, but Wilson's height gets some signals in there.

 

[fybush]

That duct over the ocean between SB and SD goes both ways. KRUZ is like a local in a lot of coastal areas in northern San Diego county. I've heard KDSC 91.1 overpowering 91X in that area, too.

 

[e-dawg]

Speaking of kdsc 91.1. I can hear both classical kusc on 91.1 and 93.7 kdb-fm. It seems that kusc signal is redundant in Santa Barbara by having 2 full power classical that serves both Santa Barbara and Oxnard-Ventura areas.

 

[Gregg.]

Well, if you live a little inland or don't happen to be facing Los Angeles, I would guess that it's not easy to get KUSC 91.1 and its classical format.

It's interesting that KDB-FM 93.7 hung on as a commercial classical station in Santa Barbara for quite a long time. Even as large city classical stations were falling away, classical stations in resort areas with high incomes hung on. But eventually KUSC bought KDB-FM for a simulcast of non-commercial KUSC.

 

[e-dawg]

I meant kdsc 91.1 in Thousand Oaks is redundant to 93.7 kdb-fm in Santa Barbara vice versa in Oxnard-venturA. I don’t mean The main signal 91.5 kusc.

 

[fybush]

I meant kdsc 91.1 in Thousand Oaks is redundant to 93.7 kdb-fm in Santa Barbara vice versa in Oxnard-venturA. I don’t mean The main signal 91.5 kusc.

They are somewhat redundant around Oxnard, yes, but each covers significant population that the other one doesn't. 91.1 isn't useful in SB, and 93.7 starts getting iffy partway into Ventura County.