We’re Into the Final Stretch…

[neosolbrudda]

Correction: AM is not going obsolete; it has been obsolete for decades, longer than most people posting on these boards have been alive. There's also little appetite among the government to kill it as the AM band can't really be repurposed for anything else. It's private companies trying to kill it by not including it among the entertainment options they offer.



I have SiriusXM, and it's better than most of my local radio stations. Having said that, if given the choice between SiriusXM or streaming radio stations via iHeart and TuneIn, I'll take streaming six days a week and twice on Sunday. Satellite sounds boring and small-time when compared to the great major market radio stations. The content on radio is still there. The problem is getting people to find it because, for most of us, it's not on our local dials. I've said myself that radio isn't something I'm willing to work at to enjoy, and I know most people have no idea what stations offer certain programming and where. They're also not willing to seek it out, and the apps don't do great jobs at pointing people toward it. When it comes to the cost of playing music, streaming certainly isn't cheap. Operating a terrestrial station, however, is still relatively cheap when it comes to playing music. I can sit at my computer, create a week's worth of playlists including commercials and voicetracks, hit a couple buttons, and walk away from it. Running a quality talk station costs a lot more, and my experience has always been that talk programming requires more manual intervention and babysitting, or at least it does if you have a long list of paying clients.

Interesting you mention that. Not only do I listen to the streams of my favorite stations in other markets, but I'm also able to record them through a program I have on my computer. I will put them on my digital recorders to listen to at work, or on an mp3 to listen to in my car. Don't have to worry about static, and some of them sound better on their stream than they sound on the radio.

 

[E-Cam]

At least none of those songs was "Highway to Hell." That would have heralded EMF's snapping up of another frequency.

That sounds like if EMF bought KEGL (before the Freak flip) and the last songs on The Eagle would be "Crazy Train" "Shout at the Devil" "Enter Sandman" and "Highway to Hell" all leading into "Stairway to Heaven" then the flip to K-Love.

 

[E-Cam]

I found this off youtube when Hot became WBAP:

...and sorry to say but I can't tell if I'll Be Missing You was cut off or not.

 

[Deleted member 76036]

I found this off youtube when Hot became WBAP:

...and sorry to say but I can't tell if I'll Be Missing You was cut off or not.

It cuts off about halfway into the song. The song before the Hot Legal ID was cut off too and 2 Pac - Changes also had some audio drop outs. You can hear this in my unscoped airchecks below. Unfortunately, I checked beforehand, but somehow missed that my USB audio capture device defaulted to mono, so the files aren’t stereo! I’m so mad about this, but what can I do?!

Starts at 8:00:23 a.m. on 1/3/2024

https://chriscervantez.com/radiostuff/KLIF/0933-KLIF-HD1-010324-080023am.wav

https://chriscervantez.com/radiostuff/KLIF/0933-KLIF-HD1-010324-080023am.mp3

https://chriscervantez.com/radiostuff/KLIF/0933-KLIF-HD1-010324-080023am.flac

 

[Loverofradio]

That sounds like if EMF bought KEGL (before the Freak flip) and the last songs on The Eagle would be "Crazy Train" "Shout at the Devil" "Enter Sandman" and "Highway to Hell" all leading into "Stairway to Heaven" then the flip to K-Love.

Do you know something we don’t lol

 

[Deleted member 76036]

That sounds like if EMF bought KEGL (before the Freak flip) and the last songs on The Eagle would be "Crazy Train" "Shout at the Devil" "Enter Sandman" and "Highway to Hell" all leading into "Stairway to Heaven" then the flip to K-Love.

In case you’re unaware, the last song on 97.9 The Loop in Chicago before it flipped to K-Love was “Highway to Hell”…😂

 

[Deleted member 108832]

Do you know something we don’t lol

Don't "Freak out", DFW. There's something uplifting and encouraging just around the corner.

(It's not, but I bet that made a few here squirm)

 

[Mediafrog+]

Don't "Freak out", DFW. There's something uplifting and encouraging just around the corner.

(It's not, but I bet that made a few here squirm)

Steal the logo from K-Love’s new Houston outlet?🤣

Though K-Love on KEGL means you could drive from Galveston up into Oklahoma and continuously listen to K-Love without touching your radio.🤪

 

[CTListener]

In case you’re unaware, the last song on 97.9 The Loop in Chicago before it flipped to K-Love was “Highway to Hell”…😂

Yes, and it was in the final hour of rock on WCCC Hartford before ownership passed to EMF. David Eduardo has said previously that the decision by WCCC's outgoing ownership to let the DJs take swipes at Christianity right before K-Love launched did not go over well with EMF at all and even threatened the entire transaction.

 

[BarryATL]

I have two questions:

1. Is the stereo pilot still on? From what I see on Radio-Locator, the primary coverage area is pretty close in on the metroplex. Turning off stereo would help the outer parts of the burbs.
2. Did the FM stick get an upgrade to the new, more generous max power for HD? In some cases the new power scheme for HD makes HD equal or a little better than analog.

 

[E-Cam]

Though K-Love on KEGL means you could drive from Galveston up into Oklahoma and continuously listen to K-Love without touching your radio.🤪

It may be spotty between Corsicana and Madisonville while traveling on I-45

 

[Mediafrog+]

It may be spotty between Corsicana and Madisonville while traveling on I-45

My wife and I listened to K-Love on a drive from Houston to Dallas along I-45 this past weekend. KLVH was solid up to Centerville, then somewhat choppy as we approached Buffalo. North of Buffalo KEGL started to take over. So, yes, there is signal clash in Leon County, with KEGL taking over in Fairstone County.