A few days ago, KLFE was off for nearly 24 hours, and now it's been off again since last night. I'm assuming these are not schedule outages.
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KLFE 1590 off air
- Thread starter Treehouse SWL
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Theres been a problem with power inside the transmitter shack, so im told.
Probably not many listeners on the weekend anyway. Not a bad time for it to be down if it requires repairs (if the engineer is available).
I just looked up the latest ratings, and it looks like KLFE doesn't participate in those. Wonder how big the audience is these days. I still think of 1590 as KJET, because that's what it was when I was a teenager in the 1980s. That was a slightly different format than Catholic-oriented talk!
KJET was excellent.
I also remember 1590 during the KUUU days. Any other time, it was probably simulcasting KZOK-FM.
I also remember 1590 during the KUUU days. Any other time, it was probably simulcasting KZOK-FM.
Just a note that KLFE was back on the air when I checked around 3 p.m. today. It sounded like they may be on reduced power, but I'm not sure.
KJET was excellent. As for listeners, I think for a Catholic/religious station KLFE/Relevant Radio do a decent job. I know Catholics who aren't aware of the station (or its website, for that matter). Maybe two Catholic stations in the area are too many for the number of potential listeners? Yeah, there are a lot of Catholic people, but not all listen to Catholic radio....
KJET was the last station I tuned into all the time for the music, aside from KISW's metal HD2, and KBKS for a while during 2011-2013 or so.
KJET was the last station I tuned into all the time for the music, aside from KISW's metal HD2, and KBKS for a while during 2011-2013 or so.
the problem with catholic radio is a couple fold
very little if any music on most stations
very milquetoasty dry and boring
preaching to the choir
Relevant is a little more lively and interactive than EWTN. When i hear EWTN, i imagine fathers and nuns on the air.... dressed as such. when i listen to relevant, i imagine dudes, in suits and ties or casual office... way less formal
Catholic radio consists of talk shows, Rosary, and hymns...very old-school. Compare that to CCM radio nowadays. Energetic, for a younger audience, lots of pop-rock influence, and the musicians are younger than ever. Look at the rock-solid success of Lauren Daigle, Phil Wickham, Katy Nichole, and For King and Country. All of these acts are age 40 or younger. Katy is only 23!! No longer is it the home of Maranatha Praise and Amy Grant.
KZOK-AM ended the FM simulcast in 1980 for an automated Gold AC format called Solid Gold 16 KZOK prior to it's KJET incarnation.
It doesn't matter what genre of religious music it is or the age of the singer. If the artist(s) wears their religion on their sleeve in their music, it's still religious music and completely indistinguishable from The Maranatha
Even if it's Christian Heavy Metal or Hip-Hop. I utterly can't make any distinction between it and George Beverly Shea no matter how hard I try. Because its not the music, it's the proselytizing-even in the vaguest, most indirect ways that makes me completely ignore whatever name they give it and file it under 'Religious Music", no matter how many BPM it has.
Then after KJET it went on the bird with a hard rock format called Z-Rock, I believe.
Catholic Radio is more like full service. They don't play much music, although on Relevant Radio I have heard some choral singing during the prayer / rosary / whatever sequences. Catholic Radio isn't meant to play Catholic religious music, per se.
When I was at the format factory we did have one station that was Catholic praise (English language), but I don't recall how long that lasted. It was late in my tenure there, and we made up one CD library, and I think that's as far as it got. There were no updates. I'm not even sure if there is a burgeoning Catholic praise music / CCM scene.
I would compare Catholic radio more to Protestant religious teaching radio, than the CCM / Praise outlets.
The religious aspect doesn't bother me that much. The very few times I've tuned into Air One I've found a lot of the music pleasant. But that said, I listen to a lot of the overnight music on KVRI and similar stations, and they're Sikh prayer chants. The fact they're religious doens't bother me, personally, in the slightest.
This I remember. And when hair metal met it's Waterloo.
Probably for the best. If we could be grateful to Kurt Cobain for one thing, whether we were a fan or not, young or old, amateur or pro, it's that he bumped crap like this off 1590 kHz.
They began a partially locally based weekday daytime schedule, playing more underground and indie as well as local metal/grunge bands that the main Z-Rock network completely missed (which was a lot.) Finally giving up the ghost in October 1993 as a simulcast of KZOK-FM until 1590's sale to Salem in 1994.
If not for Kurt Cobain we might get to hear more deep tracks from Judas Priest on KZOK, like “Turbo Lover.” (Lol)
The first flip after KJET was automated 50's/60's Oldies as KOOL 1590 (KQUL). Not memorable because it didn't last long, less than a year.
And that's why I have never cared for Bill Gaither, Jimmy Swaggart, or any other religious singers.