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jras20 said:
Is K253AN on 98.9? I know KTJM is out of Port Arthur, and yes that signal can be very strong.
I DX'd them during the Jammin and KISS days near the San Antonio Airport.
Is KONO still sounding like KFAN did when it was out of Fredericksburg serving a slice of San Antonio MSA? i.e. distant faint signal
Because when I was listening to them about 1 1/2 weeks ago, they were overpowered by neighboring KQXT.
I posted a while back about a new tower being built near Helotes. Maybe that's where they transmit? I drove by that location last week and there were tower workers way up top. People that do that work must have balls the size of Texas.
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Why are KAJA's, KONO's, and KCYY's backup signals all a lot stronger than KBBT's? Does Univision not have a strong backup transmitter for it?
KevanGC said:
Wasn't 98.5 actually the old KBOP 98.3 out of Jordonton which got a CP to upgrade their tower and signal to Schertz back in 2000? That could explain why.
Plus they have to protect adjacent stations in their path. I can think of several.
As for KAJA, KCYY, and KONO they have been around much much longer than KBBT.
willdav713 said:
No and no. Well, not quite anyway. 98.5 was the former KBUC, which was KBOP-FM prior to about '95, and it was licensed to Pleasanton. After upgrading the signal and selling it, KBUC was moved to 95.7 in Jourdanton. Where it used to be licensed and where it's licensed today should have no effect whatsoever on the backup transmitter. Auxiliary transmitters don't have to cover the COL at all; they just have to be totally within the primary signal contour of the main facility. Besides, KBBT is licensed to Schertz now. It's as close to being a San Antonio licensed station as one can get, with the possible exception of that Terrell Hills facility on 106.7 and KONO since it moved to Helotes!
Again, this is a non-issue with respect to backup transmitters. That's already been calculated for the purpose of auxiliaries since it has to be wholly within the primary signal contour of the main facility.
It's the weekend so good luck trying to get any information, but does anyone really know that this new tower involves any of the stations mentioned? There are no CP's or applications for FM's that show that location. Could there be some other issue that caused the stations to go to their auxiliary transmitters or drastically reduce power for their main facilities?
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KONO 101.1 FM has been running an announcement this past week about reduced power due to new antenna construction. It also suggests to tune to 860 AM if having difficulty receiving the FM signal.
I noticed that, too, jd. There have been no applications indicating any of those stations are moving towers. Then again, I don't believe they'd need an application if all they were doing was rebuilding the antenna at the top of the existing tower so long as all of the current specs remain the same.
I do, however, find it funny that KONO recommends tuning to 860 if you have trouble hearing the signal. I'd be recommending my listeners tune in online or over a smartphone. While Cox doesn't have a mobile app of its own (at least that I know of), its stations are available on TuneIn and FlyCast. Of course, I deleted FlyCast last week because it started crashing every few minutes!
I do, however, find it funny that KONO recommends tuning to 860 if you have trouble hearing the signal. I'd be recommending my listeners tune in online or over a smartphone. While Cox doesn't have a mobile app of its own (at least that I know of), its stations are available on TuneIn and FlyCast. Of course, I deleted FlyCast last week because it started crashing every few minutes!
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Kent said:
I got to see this the other day when I had to go to Helotes to run an errand. Quite impressive to see two tall towers really close side by side. It looks like the new one is now taller than the old one so it shouldn't be too much longer. They were both lit up that night too.
I don't think there should be any applications, just minor changes if they are at the same height and within feet of each other. I would think a new antenna is in order as well. Also a minor change.
IIRC correctly there are six stations at that site, KPAC, KSTX, KBBT,KAJA, KCYY, and KONO. Channel 23 KHCE used to be on it as well but they moved several years ago. When I lived in Helotes, 23 used to saturate our portable TV so bad we couldn't get some of the other stations.
1st of 5 said:
KONO should annouce that AM radio is actually revelant.
Tune in to the Big 86 is what I heard. I am suprised they don't call it KONO 860. They call it KONO 86 like we are still in the 1980s.
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I've just noticed that everyone including KPAC, KSTX, KAJA, KBBT, KCYY, and KONO seem to be at full power now. KAJA even has it's HD and HD2 turned back on. Not the others though.
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