The New 1540 am!

[mrtexmex2007]

Well today as I was driving home I tuned to 1540 am, and the Asian guy. No offense meant by the title The Asian guy. Well he was saying this!! If you tuned in to listen to the Asian programing tune to 1180 am. 1540 will now be onl in spanish!! But he was saying it all day long I was trying to see what was going to be on 1540. I know that in the moring its a spanish religious programing named Radio Uncion. But im not sure if it will be like that all day!

 

[stan]

What does KGOW's signal do to 1540? I would suspect this could be a problem in some areas! Uninformed listeners want to know!

 

[mrtexmex2007]

Well in the heights it has no effect at all both of these signals sound great!!

 

[Mediafrog+]

Program suppliers are constantly shifting around amongst the brokered time stations, so nothing unusual here. I think KREH is perhaps the most stable in terms of continuity of programming.

 

[davideduardo]

What does KGOW's signal do to 1540? I would suspect this could be a problem in some areas! Uninformed listeners want to know!

In many countries of the world, local stations are assigned at 20 kHz intervals in the same market; Mexico City has long had a 100 kw station on 690 and a 1 kw on 710 with no problems.

 

[fredcantu]

Actually in Mexico City the AM on 710 is 10kw sandwiched between 100kw on 690 and 100kw at 730.

 

[jd]

What does KGOW's signal do to 1540?

Not much. The KGOW daytime site is way down south (just west of Rosharon) but it has a pretty serious null toward Galveston. On the island 1560's signal isn't that impressive.

Actually in Mexico City the AM on 710 is 10kw sandwiched between 100kw on 690 and 100kw at 730.

Just what I was gonna say, Fred. And IIRC 710 and XEX 730 have always been co-owned.

 

[davideduardo]

Actually in Mexico City the AM on 710 is 10kw sandwiched between 100kw on 690 and 100kw at 730.

And XEMP was 1 kw between 20 kw XEN and 50 kw XEX for decades (I am not sure XEX has used 100 kw at all in recent memory) and it did not seem to make much difference. At many times, 710 had more audience than classical XEN and brain dead XEX.

 

[davideduardo]

And IIRC 710 and XEX 730 have always been co-owned.

710 was owned by Rogerio Azcarraga's Radiópolis from the 60's into the 70's, when the government siezed it in a tax issue and gave it to IMER, who has run it in its typical inept fashion since then. XEX was part of the Televisa family, going back to the time Miguel Aleman and Azcárraga Vidaurrieta merged interests. Today it is run by the Spanish mega-radio conglomerate PRISA and owned half and half by PRISA and Televisa.

690 was independent and classical for decades, then passed to a group run by the politician Tere Vale, and then was sold from bankruptcy to GRC.

 

[CW]

What does KGOW's signal do to 1540? I would suspect this could be a problem in some areas! Uninformed listeners want to know!

Actually with the tight pattern 1560 has, it does little to 1540 unless you happen to be right in front of 1560s site.....to the east in BPT, 1540 BOOMS in like a local; more than 1560 does (and I KNOW you can hear 1540 in Port Arthur better than 990 out of Beaumont....go figure!)

 

[jras20]

What is the word on the new format?

 

[Mediafrog+]

In many countries of the world, local stations are assigned at 20 kHz intervals in the same market

David, remember the 25 kHz spacing Costa Rica had until the early 80's? Made for some great DX on those split channels (e.g. 675, 725, etc)

 

[Mediafrog+]

And XEMP was 1 kw between 20 kw XEN and 50 kw XEX for decades (I am not sure XEX has used 100 kw at all in recent memory)

I recall XEX was 50kw in the 60's, then ramped up to 100kw sometime in the 70's...I would have to check my old radio stuff. The XEX signal was always solid into Texas at either power level. Still is, if you're not near KKDA.

XEN running 50kw days and 5kw nights now. XEMP appears to be 10kw fulltime now.

 

[Mediafrog+]

710 was owned by Rogerio Azcarraga's Radiópolis from the 60's into the 70's, when the government siezed it in a tax issue and gave it to IMER

XEMP 710 had a shortwave simulcast outlet up until about the time Radiopolis would have lost it. You could hear it all day and night in Texas, so it would have had national coverage in Mexico.

IMER also had XERMX Radio Mexico International, which was in pathetic shape when it was shut down in 2004.

 

[davideduardo]

XEN running 50kw days and 5kw nights now. XEMP appears to be 10kw fulltime now.

It appears that XEN is 100 kw day and night, directional at night.

 

[mrtexmex2007]

What is the word on the new format?

Well today it was off air, so im not sure!!!

 

[Mediafrog+]

It appears that XEN is 100 kw day and night, directional at night.

Guess the 2008 WRTH is out of date on this one! When did they ramp up the power?

 

[Willis1000]

1540 in DFW used to be KBUY Ft Worth.

The not-for-broadcast slogan for it was ''50,000 watts from coast to coast... and 5 miles either side of the line.''

Now that's a tight pattern!

 

[salemjedi54]

And XEMP was 1 kw between 20 kw XEN and 50 kw XEX for decades (I am not sure XEX has used 100 kw at all in recent memory)

I recall XEX was 50kw in the 60's, then ramped up to 100kw sometime in the 70's...I would have to check my old radio stuff. The XEX signal was always solid into Texas at either power level. Still is, if you're not near KKDA.

XEN running 50kw days and 5kw nights now. XEMP appears to be 10kw fulltime now.

It can bleed over KKDA when they are at low power.

 

[davideduardo]

It appears that XEN is 100 kw day and night, directional at night.

Guess the 2008 WRTH is out of date on this one! When did they ramp up the power?

About two years.