Possible. Maybe that is why they had Latino on both 107.1 and 93.3.
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Waterloo Changes in Austin
- Thread starter Ryan Williams
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This is late, but when we are tlaking about HD-only station there is an element of... if a tree falls in a forest....
Anyway...
Austin City Limits Radio (ACL-Radio), which got banished from analog on 97.1 to digital only 93.3 HD-2 /streaming in late August has reverted to it's previous branding as of late November: "93-3 KGSR". Sometimes (HD-2) is mentioned and sometimes it is not. Also the previous positioning of "Radio Austin" is used occasionally. The old pre-ACL logo has returned as well with the HD-2 designation added.
I guess the ACL branding agreement was not renewed. I haven't listened much since it was moved to digital only, but the music mix seems mostly the same to my ears.
Anyway...
Austin City Limits Radio (ACL-Radio), which got banished from analog on 97.1 to digital only 93.3 HD-2 /streaming in late August has reverted to it's previous branding as of late November: "93-3 KGSR". Sometimes (HD-2) is mentioned and sometimes it is not. Also the previous positioning of "Radio Austin" is used occasionally. The old pre-ACL logo has returned as well with the HD-2 designation added.
I guess the ACL branding agreement was not renewed. I haven't listened much since it was moved to digital only, but the music mix seems mostly the same to my ears.
That happened a few days after it was moved off of 97.1.This is late, but when we are tlaking about HD-only station there is an element of... if a tree falls in a forest....
Anyway...
Austin City Limits Radio (ACL-Radio), which got banished from analog on 97.1 to digital only 93.3 HD-2 /streaming in late August has reverted to it's previous branding as of late November: "93-3 KGSR". Sometimes (HD-2) is mentioned and sometimes it is not. Also the previous positioning of "Radio Austin" is used occasionally. The old pre-ACL logo has returned as well with the HD-2 designation added.
I guess the ACL branding agreement was not renewed. I haven't listened much since it was moved to digital only, but the music mix seems mostly the same to my ears.
Are you sure about that? I'm pretty sure it was still ACL on the website earlier last month or in late October.
The FB profile album shows the KGSR logo added on November 19th.
Archived website from mid-September: Home
And I was streaming it right after Labor Day when I noticed.
I haven't heard KGSR broadcasting from Bertram in several years.
Based on Waterloo's previous formatting decisions, it seems that 97.1 and 93.3, could possibly see some changes in the near future.
I have sampled Latino (97.1) extensively, and it is really hard for me to see how it is going to catch on here in any meaningful way and I would not be shocked if KGSR made a return one day on one of the translators. But who knows.
As for 590, 99.7 FM is pretty decent for a translator, but KLBJ would definitely see the benefit of a full-market FM that can get some indoor listening outside of central Travis County in this FM-heavy market. For example, I would guess more than 1/3 of 590's audience is in Williamson County, all of which is more than eight miles away from the tower farm and most of the population is 12-25 miles from the tower.
As very decent as 99.7 is for 250 watts, it's still 250 watts and it just not going to get inside many structures at those distances and all of the west Austin translators have issues in and around Georgetown to one degree or another. 590 AM also has a pretty inconsistent signal in a good portion of Williamson at night because of a null to the north.
93.3 FM in Dallas did put WBAP on FM, but WBAP hasn't been very strong in a long time and WBAP-FM is only a low-height C2 in a giant metro filled with Class Cs. It isn't great outside much of Dallas and Tarrant Counties.
Curiosity: why do you find the Latino format non-viable.
thats exactly my concern as well, according to fccdata.org and radio-locator.com, they're still registered to the bertram site but yet theyre still using the in town transmitter, that doesnt make any sense to me.
They have an auxiliary license that is in town in case the primary site fails. The Bertram site is their only licensed site -- they can't move 93.3's primary facilities in-town being 2nd adjacent to 93.7. There does not seem to be any filings for a STA to use the auxiliary site because of problems with the main site. So, that would be problematic with the FCC if they are abandoned the licensed site and just turned on the back up site without any notice...
Except they did have a CP to downgrade from the Class C at Bertram to the old 98.9 tower on 2222 as a C2. That 2222 site is the same location as their current AUX. (Link to downgrade application.)
I don't recall if they let it expire or cancelled the permit, but for what it is worth, the Bertram signal was already short-spaced with KLBJ-FM.
I don't listen to KGSR all day every day, so it is possible they turn on the Bertam site at 2:00 AM on occasion to keep the license legally active, but I flip by it all the time and I can't remember the last time I heard it operating from Bertram, but it's been years.
I do not believe that there are enough spanish-dominant listeners in the Austin market who want to listen to tired english AC songs from yesteryear mixed with spanish-language presentation and commercials.
I think this format is unlikely to develop sustainable listenership levels in most markets, especially in Texas.
Perhaps though, in this case, Latino doesn't need to get more than a share or two and its purpose for being is really just to pull Majic (KKMJ) down slightly to help the Waterloo cluster overall.
I would be surprised if it does much better than a 1 share over an extended amount of time though, assuming it is even given the chance. Seems like any novelty is already wearing off.
As stated many times in this board, the type of immigrant who listened to this type of music back home lives in Florida, not Texas.
Ahh ok, I did notice that it seems like lately they’ve been switching the Bertram site on for a bit then switching back as of a month or two ago, I would only catch it for like 5 - 10 minutes then back to the audited guess
Could have just kept KGSR at 93.3 and saved themselves the trouble, but Waterloo isn't exactly known for a track record of stability and level-headed programming decisions.
Speaking of KGSR, I had "Vibe 93-3" on a while today and there is a dreadful electrical buzz under the program audio. Does anyone else hear it?
It's on both left and right channels and is present during music and studio/commercial content.
I don't remember it when i listened more briefly last week.
It's on both left and right channels and is present during music and studio/commercial content.
I don't remember it when i listened more briefly last week.
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