The Fanatic adds a translator and loses a local show:
http://www.1580thefanatic.com/tiki-tierney-now-fanatic/
http://www.1580thefanatic.com/tiki-tierney-now-fanatic/
The same week Jeffry O steps aside to focus his energy on building The Fanatic, iHeart's axe falls and Mike Jurecki is let go from 910. Coincidence? We'll see where MJ lands soon.
Jurecki's gone? He was the only local reason to even bother with KGME anymore. If it weren't for live games from Westwood One, I wouldn't waste a preset on them.
I ♥ Debt is tightening the belt once again, as a number of people (talent & mgmt) have been shown the door across the fruited plain. Locally, advantage The Fanatic.
Jurecki's gone? He was the only local reason to even bother with KGME anymore. If it weren't for live games from Westwood One, I wouldn't waste a preset on them.
Meanwhile, there have been no changes to the KQFN 1580 AM transmitter which means it is still only broadcasting during the day with reduced power. Is it actually worth the money to improve the transmitting power for an Ancient Modulation station when you already have an FM translator?
I've noticed some recent changes over at The Fanatic this past week. It seems the translator on 99.5 FM was short-lived as it shut down earlier this week and has not come back on the air. What I have noticed, though, is that the Fanatic on 99.3 FM CAN be heard in the East Valley now with better coverage in Mesa, Tempe and Gilbert. Before, 99.3 cut-out anywhere east of the Loop 101 (and was spotty at best in Tempe east of the I-10). From what I can gather, KQFN 1580 AM switched up the 99.5 translator that was broadcasting out of Fountains Hills with 250 watts and have moved it to 99.3 FM with a whooping 7 watts of pow-pow-power. The latest FCC updates seem to be from June 8th, 2017. So there are now TWO translators for the Fanatic on 99.3, one being K257CD-FM from Phoenix with 250 watts and the other being K258DH-FM, broadcasting out of Fountain Hills with 7 watts of power.
Meanwhile, there have been no changes to the KQFN 1580 AM transmitter which means it is still only broadcasting during the day with reduced power. Is it actually worth the money to improve the transmitting power for an Ancient Modulation station when you already have an FM translator?
Juercki is now a co-host at KMVP.