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Two new South Louisiana signals

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Doctor_Technical

Grabbed two new stations while blasting along I-10 today:

Baton Rouge's new LPFM is currently in program test: 96.9 WHYR, 24.5 watts from the top of the Dean building on Florida (194 ft.). Good signal today all the way down past Highland. To their credit you can read all about it at www.whyr.org

New Orleans has a new translator on the air: 105.7 K289AM, repeating Tropical KGLA with 210 watts from the top of the channel 42 tower (899 ft.). Good signal all the way up past LaPlace.
 
Anyone know what is happening to the signal at night time on the 105.7? Asking as KGLA just got busted by the FCC for running after dark, and KDDK up in Baton Rouge wouldn't normally make it back south so kind of curious how they are translating after dark
 
Could be a direct link to the translator( either Micro, or T3 line) I have been able to get It while using my auto scan on my truck radio in LaRose. Guess they beat Sunburst to the punch.
 
Forgive if I have my information wrong but on translators, On the commercial side it has to be directly fed from a station and can't be t3ed or microwaved in, on the non commercial side it can come in from anywheres (hince that's why for instance KLove feeds many stations on the non comm bands using that, but that's why they have to feed their 95.3 translator in BR off of 92.7 instead of the more logical running Air 1 off the net for)

KGLA Am just got popped by the FCC for being on at night when they are a daytime only station (with permission to stay on for a slight post sunrise/sunset time frame) .

http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2011/DA-11-229A1.html

So I wonder if when KGLA is kicked off the air it's still broadcasting
 
Your information about non-commercial FM stations is correct, in that if the translator is in the commercial portion of the band it has to be fed from another station that's also in that part.

The rules covering translators relaying an AM allow them to originate programming during the time when the main station is not operating. So, yes, KGLA can operate the translator all night.
 
Thats why I think it could be a t3 phone line that is used from KGLA studios to the TX site Another example is WIST on 104.9 From it's studios on Decatur to the translator on top the WTIX building on I-10 in Metairie without the muffeled AM signal and powerline / Lightening static. In otherwords a clear sounding FM signal.
 
To all concerned, here is the inside information regarding 105.7 from the person who put it on the air. First, there are actually three categories of translators in the FM band, those that repeat FM stations, those that repeat full time AM stations, and a third category for AM daytime stations. The reason for the great coverage of K289AM's signal is that since it is repeating a daytime station the limiting caps for it are 250 watts ERP at unlimited height, but the 1 mv contour of the translator cannot exceed the 2 mv contour of the AM daytime signal or a 25 mile radius from the AM tower, whichever is lesser. K289AM is limited to 210 watts because its 1 mv contour reaches the 2 mv contour of KGLA to the northeast. In the Application for Construction Permit, the FCC asks how programming is to reach the translator. There are three options, over the air, microwave, or other. We selected other, because at that time, we were intending to deliver programming over the internet. An alternate method of program delivery is desirable for two reasons. First, the translator is licensed for unlimited operation, which means it stays up when the main station has to go down. How else can you get programming to the translator when the main station is down? Second, and alternate method of delivery allows for full fidelity stereo programming whereas the AM signal is limited to 10kHz and in most cases is mono. While the official 1 mv contour almost reaches Causeway Blvd. to the west, We have received signal reports from as far west as LaPlace and Norco. What is truly amazing is the coverage on the Northshore. The signal is full quieting in Mandeville and Slidell. The only problem with the signal is in West Metairie and Kenner, outside the 1 mv contour, and that is from occasional cochannel interference from a Class C1 station in McComb. All in all, the translator's performance has exceeded expectations. Regarding KGLA getting busted by the FCC for nightime operation, that information will come tomorrow.
 
not to change the subject but for all you radioheads out there - give KXKC 99.1 (lafayette, la) jen @ 10 a listen. bright, intelligent, funny - makes my day. however and huge NO NO to their morning show.....talk about boring. they really need to do something that - it's frickin' horrible!
 
Here is the information regarding KGLA and the saga of its nighttime operation. It has taken over 10 years to get to the bottom of this discrepency, so here goes. In 1987, the FCC provided an Order to Show Cause (OTSC) that would allow KGLA to operate nighttime at a power level of 12 watts (that's right only 12 watts!) The owner at that time, which is not the current owner, filed the appropriate paperwork with the FCC to allow for the nighttime operation and it was authorized. About six months later (early 1988) the owner filed for a change in power and antenna system for its daytime operation. The change to a taller tower was necessary in order to accomodate the lower frequency (750 kHz) KKNO to diplex on the tower. In a major breakdown in communications, the owner did not refer to changes in nighttime operation, because he did not intend any changes, just continue operating with the 12 watts. However, the FCC understood this lack of nighttime operation information to mean that the licensee did not intend to operate at night, and when the license was issued for the new tower, no nighttime information was included, and nighttime operation was officially rescinded. Since the FCC did not officially notify the licensee that nighttime operation was rescinded, the licensee thought his nighttime authority was still valid, when in fact, it was not. A few years later the station was sold to the current owner who was under the impression from the seller that the station had nighttime authority. At one time about 10 years ago the station was inspected by the FCC and the subject of nighttime operation came up. The inspector asked to see any authorization regarding nighttime operation because he showed none in his database. The OTSC was provided to the inspector, and since it was an official document, the issue went to Washington, where somehow it just died. The problem culminated when people working for the licensee would override the remote control system at night and turn the power up to the near 1000 watts of daytime authority instead of the 12 watts. Last year, a formal complaint was filed with the FCC by a cochannel station in the Dallas area that claimed they were being constantly interfered with at night by KGLA. After an investigation by the FCC, the claims were verified. Since these low power operations are allowed on a secondary, non interfering basis, part of the sanctions put on KGLA was an official notice of no nighttime operations although they are allowed pre sunrise and post sunset authority.
 
Thanks for the info as I am knowlegeable but was unsure on the feeding of the translator as I could never find the info for operation after hours (I know they are also feeding the station in Baton Rouge on 105.5 and figured it was internet) .
 
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