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THE NEW 1430 AM

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OldChicago

Listening to it, it sounds like they are going to be a affiliate of EWTN Radio.
THE PROGRAMMING SEEMS TO BE IN ENGLISH. Can't remember the legal call letters even tho I heard them.


OLD CHICAGO
 
KSHJ 1430 AM. It's on the air barely for now. Sat dish install and some needed repairs are ongoing. Will get better.
 
Glad to hear them sign on and hear Catholic radio for the first time in almost 10 years. I was wondering when they will get on the air. Right after I read the post, I tuned in to KSHJ (broke programming just now for TOH ID) and noticed the coverage of the election. I tuned into EWTN TV and found they are simulcasting the live TV coverage on the radio. I guess they rushed to get on the air for the conclave coverage.

Which license are they operating under? KCOH, KQUE, or a new license? I think the KCOH license was transferred to 1230 and either KQUE or a new license is being used for the KSHJ calls.
 
KTN Corp said:
Which license are they operating under? KCOH, KQUE, or a new license? I think the KCOH license was transferred to 1230 and either KQUE or a new license is being used for the KSHJ calls.
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From the FCC's POV, all that happened was a pair of call letter changes. The former KQUE license on 1230 (facility ID #65309) changed calls to KCOH and the former KCOH license on 1430 (facility ID #33737) was sold and changed calls to KSHJ. The FCC doesn't regulate programming, so it's of no concern to them that the programming that used to be on 1430 is now on 1230.
 
When I checked earlier this evening, the KSHJ programming was identical to that being carried on EWTN's international shortwave station, WEWN, although the KSHJ audio was about 10 seconds behind WEWN.

EWTN also runs a 24 hour Spanish language radio service (also available on shortwave.) Wonder if La Promesa might go after a second Houston AM for Spanish language Catholic programming.

The La Promesa/Guadaloupe Radio Network website mentions that 100,000 dollars of repairs needs to be done in order to bring the 1430 signal back up to the full 5kw. Sounds like the old KCOH ownership left things in a bit of a mess.
 
OldChicago said:
Listening to it, it sounds like they are going to be a affiliate of EWTN Radio.
THE PROGRAMMING SEEMS TO BE IN ENGLISH. Can't remember the legal call letters even tho I heard them.
OLD CHICAGO
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Thanks for the update on this station. Have you found a website for this new station yet?
 
Scott Fybush said:
KTN Corp said:
Which license are they operating under? KCOH, KQUE, or a new license? I think the KCOH license was transferred to 1230 and either KQUE or a new license is being used for the KSHJ calls.
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From the FCC's POV, all that happened was a pair of call letter changes. The former KQUE license on 1230 (facility ID #65309) changed calls to KCOH and the former KCOH license on 1430 (facility ID #33737) was sold and changed calls to KSHJ. The FCC doesn't regulate programming, so it's of no concern to them that the programming that used to be on 1430 is now on 1230.
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Exactly the information I needed. Thanks!
 
Mediafrog+ said:
The La Promesa/Guadaloupe Radio Network website mentions that 100,000 dollars of repairs needs to be done in order to bring the 1430 signal back up to the full 5kw. Sounds like the old KCOH ownership left things in a bit of a mess.
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I wonder if the new owners were aware of this when the purchased KCOH? If not, can you say lawsuit. If they were aware if it, I would have insisted that the owners of KCOH fix it first as a condition of selling the station.


Old Chicago
 
OldChicago said:
I wonder if the new owners were aware of this when the purchased KCOH? If not, can you say lawsuit. If they were aware if it, I would have insisted that the owners of KCOH fix it first as a condition of selling the station.
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If you didn't do your due dilligence, it's your own damn fault.

When you buy a house, it's mostly up to you to make sure it's in good shape.

Not being a party to the transaction, we don't know if they were aware of the issues and got concessions from the seller or not, but generally when someone is buying a station they have it inspected by their own representatives and make decisions based upon that - just like when you buy a house.
 
Remember, they are a non-profit group. They survive off of donations. Groups like these are always trying to raise money. Think about for a sec.......
 
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