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Tejano sundays kqqk
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Why would anyone care about a two hour program on Sunday?
The Astros are usually on La Ranchera during that time on Sunday afternoons, so I don't think they are affected.
1540 am has a translator on 101.7 FM covering parts of Pasadena and south eastern areas.
I was unaware of a translator on Houston's eastside.
Does La Ranchera overtake 1540 AM's translator on a regular basis, or just during tropo season?
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More like when the astros play or during the World Cup games.. would be willing to bet that 101.7 bay city is pushing 50kw
35kW is what they are reporting, but 50kW seems more accurate, considering their coverage area.
Dead carrier on both stations. Is the experiment over?
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LDM
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Just checked and both are on the air.
Can you pull in 1540AM on the eastside of Houston at night? My projections show you should be able to pull it in all the way to Winnie during nighttime operations.
KGBC may as well shut down at night. During night time hours, there is absolutely no trace of the station in Downtown. I can't imagine anyone listening to the AM station outside of the immediate Galveston area once the sun goes down.
As for the translator, it doesn't go out far. It may as well be a Pasadena focused, community radio station. I remember during the earlier days, someone said this station was asking for donations. Didn't sound like a good business plan tbh. Is this still the case?
As for the translator, it doesn't go out far. It may as well be a Pasadena focused, community radio station. I remember during the earlier days, someone said this station was asking for donations. Didn't sound like a good business plan tbh. Is this still the case?
The issue here is not signal strength alone... it is the interference free contour. It appears that between the other stations on 1540, such as KXEL and CHIN, the minimum usable signal area is going to be around 10 mV/m. At 250 watts at night, that is pretty much limited to Galveston and the waterfront populations nearby.
Happened to catch this liner while tuning across Puro Tejano 101.7:
“While others are playing just two hours of Tejano, we’re playing Tejano 24/7.”
“While others are playing just two hours of Tejano, we’re playing Tejano 24/7.”
Interesting that they call the attention of all their listeners to something they probably would not have discovered on their own.
I was kind of hoping I could pull it in whilst driving between Winnie and Mont Belvieu. Oh well...
You can during the day. Not many powerlines along I-10. I'd wager that you'd get a cleaner signal than if you were inside Houston. At night, forget about it.
What's even more interesting is that after calling attention to it, 1540 AM is now playing oldies at the same time KQQK is supposed to be playing Tejano. Don't know if it's a format flip or a show, but advertising a competitor is mighty stupid with all things considered.
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