a cluster i worked for...... 2 FMs and an AM with translator. The translator got a direct feed from the studio, in a sense.. it was fed in the same method the AM was, the same STL, which is whats required.. but the translator was 1/2 mile from the studio on a tall tower, the AM was a further 7 miles away... and you cant get a shot from the studio 7 miles out because of tall trees...... studio, over to translator, out to AM.
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Washington Townsquare turns in another AM
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a cluster i worked for...... 2 FMs and an AM with translator. The translator got a direct feed from the studio, in a sense.. it was fed in the same method the AM was, the same STL, which is whats required.. but the translator was 1/2 mile from the studio on a tall tower, the AM was a further 7 miles away... and you cant get a shot from the studio 7 miles out because of tall trees...... studio, over to translator, out to AM.
thats what i was quoted at the time when i questioned it. "Fed in the same method" is what i was told. but thats been 10 years, so i cant remember who told me.
It's by any means. Tin can or $20K STL is OK.
So if you don't actually know, it's ok to just... not post anything. Really.
Is "fed in the same way" FCC's term for simulcast?
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
KRKE (my flagship client station in Albuquerque) is actually a 1kw daytimer AM with a 250w FM translator up on Sandia Crest (overlooking the metro) operating 24/7. The STL feeds the translator and the AM retransmits that by off-air pickup. FCC doesn't care about the audio paths so long as the broadcasts are simultaneous and identical.
Before anyone asks, we pretty much have to do it this way in order for K229CL to stay on the air after the AM signs off at sunset.
Oh well.
All three a non directional. Except for storm damage should be low maintenance. KYNR is owned by a Native American organization (profit not an issue). The other 2 have a translator who's 60 db cover's most of the market. All three should be there for the foreseeable future unless the owner gets a class A, B,or C FM.
Your assumption isn't necessarily true. We recently turned in a legacy ND AM license on 1490 because the cost to replace the old tower would have never been made up with local direct sales. At least, not in my lifetime.
We have our AM & FM translator audio STLs hard wired to the same source. Can't separate them without moving wires.
Yes, the AM can be fed by the translator audio if needed.
The translator's fed by either 950 STL, Wisp or microwave IP.
Yes, the AM can be fed by the translator audio if needed.
The translator's fed by either 950 STL, Wisp or microwave IP.
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PLEASE READ THE POST CORRECTLY. I WAS TALKING ABOUT THESE THREE ONLY. Why don't you just state that you believe ALL AM licences should turned in. There is no room for outliers.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
I think we have gotten off track here.
What is it we're discussing again?
What is it we're discussing again?
I read it just fine.
Let's go to the tape:
"All three a non directional. Except for storm damage should be low maintenance"
And what I responded with is that doesn't always mean anything (meaning your low or no maintenance assumption), especially if the tower(s) are old and either the base insulators, guy wires, or the entire tower requires replacement due to structural concerns. Even a paint job as part of maintenance can cost several thousand dollars.
Meanwhile, ESPN 1460 Yakima still has a webpage and a stream, but the stream appears to be broken.
Not exactly encouraging. Streaming is supposed to be the replacement, right?
1460espnyakima.com
Not exactly encouraging. Streaming is supposed to be the replacement, right?
1460 ESPN KUTI – Yakima's Sports Station – Yakima Sports Radio
1460 ESPN KUTI radio, a Townsquare Media station, has the best sports coverage in Yakima, Washington.
But ESPN Radio is a nationally syndicated network carried by lots of large and small market stations. Paying for a stream out of a small market like Yakima, which is expensive anyway, is useless because most listeners will stream it directly from ESPN or their app.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
IMNSHO, once terrestrial broadcasts have diminished to the point of being little more than a waste of spectrum for stations that plug in a satellite format and let it run 24/7, those stations will be more encouraged to throw in the proverbial towel. The national networks have their own streams, as Kelly says ... and long before this is an issue, streams of local stations running those formats will already have disappeared.
Those stations that are locally programmed will likely continue as streams and by the time the last broadcast transmitter has been shut off permanently they will already either be holding their own against the online competition or have already failed.
I actually agree. Once OTA radio is mostly gone, so will most of the actual stations. The economics of online streaming -- be it music or talk -- just won't support the 15K FM and AM stations on the air in the US today. Once things go online only, the competition for screen time is infinite.
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