Here's a nice little phrase tucked in to this filing:
Furthermore, the optimization will allow KPIG nighttime facility to
transition to digital radio unlike the existing facility whose
bandwidth is compromised by severe pattern limitations. Lots of fun
for KSJX, KTOB and of course, Don
Pete Taylor wrote:
Here's a nice little phrase tucked in to this filing:
Furthermore, the optimization will allow KPIG nighttime facility to
transition to digital radio unlike the existing facility whose
bandwidth is compromised by severe pattern limitations. Lots of fun
for KSJX, KTOB
Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] KGA-KPIG etc
Don,
I was just talking with John Chapman GM at KSWB the other day and we
both feel that what has happened to the broadcasting industry is
terrible. He does not like the talk talk talk formats either. There are
too many stations running
The FCC will allow -- and has allowed -- a former 3 letter call sign station --
to re-use their call sign. KPAT (1400) Berkley, CA was allowed to re-use
KRE. KIOT- AM -- 1260 could ask for KYA - AM. But do not count on it.
IHR already owns KWG in Stocton.
It could be without talk, many AM stations would not exist today. But at
5,000 AM stations in the U.S., I think that is a bit more than the
market can support, add another 6,000 FMs, that is quite a load.
There just is not enough advertising to support all of this. Like in my
own county, with 36K
Mike,
The FCC has allowed stations to go back to their old calls back in the
early 80s. I remember that well when KPAT got their old KRE calls back
and I QSL'd them at time time. That was exciting, but I have not seen a
case of that for a long time. KHJ got theirs back, but Salem
Broadcasting in
--- Mike McKenna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The FCC will allow -- and has allowed -- a former 3
letter call sign station -- to re-use their call
sign. KPAT (1400) Berkley, CA was allowed to
re-use KRE. KIOT- AM -- 1260 could ask for KYA -
AM. But do not count on it. IHR already owns
All you guys crying about not hearing KGA anymore if they switch to
Class B. How about me here in San Francisco. I'm sitting directly in
the middle of KPIG's path. As it is now they cover KGA at night on car
radios in the city. On my Drake I can use the KIWA and get KGA atop in
KPIG's null but
The Kaskey Family wrote:
All you guys crying about not hearing KGA anymore if they switch to
Class B. How about me here in San Francisco. I'm sitting directly in
the middle of KPIG's path. As it is now they cover KGA at night on car
radios in the city. On my Drake I can use the KIWA and
Don,
I am not crying that KGA may be a Class B. In effect, it may allow me to
hear some new DX. In the year 2007 and for the future, it all about
radio being a money machine. I don't like historic calls changing,
downgrading, etc, but that is life. Radio is strickly a business in
todays world. I
Sorry Pat, I made a poor choice of word(s).I agree. I just wasn't very
happy when I heard about all this.
Don K.
Patrick Martin wrote:
Don,
I am not crying that KGA may be a Class B. In effect, it may allow me to
hear some new DX. In the year 2007 and for the future, it all about
Everyone seems to assume that KGA will downgrade to a Class B to allow an
upgrade of KPIG. Although that is probably what will happen, there are
plausible scenarios under which KPIG could upgrade its night signal while
KGA remains a Class A. With the five towers at the KGA/KJRB site, KGA has
many
Hi Don,
Question re KPIG:
KPIG is about the only music station left in this
entire area on AM
nowdays, especially if KOIT-AM drops out. I've
always liked their
programming even when they could only be heard
(here) on the internet.
The one and only time that I ever tried to listen to
KPIG
Dan Strassberg's comments on this situation are quite interesting and
well thought out. The key is that KPIG wants to cover something more
than a 20 square block area at night. As it is now driving in the
western part of San Francisco from Brotherhood Way to Lake Street you
have KGA in the
Don,
I was just talking with John Chapman GM at KSWB the other day and we
both feel that what has happened to the broadcasting industry is
terrible. He does not like the talk talk talk formats either. There are
too many stations running the same satellite stuff. KSWB is oldies and
they do their
Dan,
Couldn't KGA just redirect it's signal more to the North, limiting
little signal to the South without downgrading? Like maybe 10% towards
the Bay Area. I don't know how much work expense it would be without
adding towers, but since Spokane is quite a distance from the Bay area,
I think a
Hi Joe,
Glad to help. KPIG did go to a subscription service fee for a time. I managed
to get them free from SHOUTCAST.COM at the time. But they dropped subscription
service some time ago and now are
on-line free.
Go to: kpig.com
It may or may not be true anymore, but a large part of KGA's nighttime
service was to the South and West of Spokane as I indicated before. This
is an rural area that has been a loyal audience to KGA. If the new
owners are willing to give up that part of their market, I suppose it is
their
, 2007 3:43 PM
Subject: [IRCA] KGA/KPIG
Everyone seems to assume that KGA will downgrade to a Class B to allow an
upgrade of KPIG. Although that is probably what will happen, there are
plausible scenarios under which KPIG could upgrade its night signal while
KGA remains a Class A. With the five
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