“SportsMap 94.1” only lasted around 18 months, from the latter part of 2017 to early 2019. It was the direct continuation of the old “1560 The Game” after the AM was leased out to Viet Radio. I recall it was fed by an HD subchannel of KODA. The programming was mostly separate from 97.5.
It’s almost like Nielsen’s credibility should be questioned - what else are they misrepresenting?
Remember KTWL itself showed up in the Nielsens for several months in 2021, when it was obvious the listening must have been to the 105.3 translator (and the Station Information submitted for KTWL was the translator's information). After some other subscribers brought this to Nielsen's attention, KTWL no longer showed up.
Nielsen isn't the problem, Stan. In my opinion, it is the lack of a local enforcement office being the issue here. What happened to Steve Lee? With his departure from the area, the "wild west" of translators was allowed to commence. Who here is contacting the affected stations to begin the complaint process? Are they not responding to you, the listener? If so, why would that be?
This has nothing to do with Nielsen's credibility. Licensed facilities and accepted partnered streams are issued an encoder. If the encoder is not properly used, then that is the responsibility of station operators.
Yes. It was destroyed by a tornado.
The only way KFNC could ever be the originating station for the 92.5 translator is if they went non-commercial. 92.5's transmitter site lies completely outside KFNC's primary contour and extends KFNC's coverage, which isn't permissible for commercial stations.
The FCC field offices know exactly what is going on with the Houston translators. I personally spoke with one of them about the multiple issues when they called to see how the stations in my care were impacted during Hurricane Harvey. We discussed the storm damage, had a brief chat about some shenanigans at the NAB convention many years ago, then discussed the translator issue.
Weird, I have filed several complaints... have several emails with the following in my inbox. No other response, other than this.
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Remember that the 92.5 translator is not always a simulcast of 97.5. For instance in 2022 92.5 had a full season of Sugar Land Space Cowboys games, separate from 97.5. There are also instances on the weekends where 97.5 will have a college game while 92.5 runs the national SportsMap network. In addition, commercials are often different on the two signals, with 92.5 running spots for businesses targeting the western parts of the market.
This I exactly what I suspected, 2speakers. Instead of going through the proper procedures required to have action taken, those that actually know how to move forward with an affected broadcaster, choose to not do so and miraculously believe that airing out the grievance online is somehow going to draw attention to the perpetrator, thus getting something done about it. You and I, and I would assume a vast majority here, know that already.
Apparently, licensed broadcasters would nit pick each other's facilities to the point of ad nauseum. At least, that's the only rationale that I can fathom. You'd think we could file our own complaint of another licensee's non-compliance, instead of relying on a member of the listening audience (who, in general, wouldn't even likely begin to know how to take the first step) to do it. I don't know, sir. Someone in enforcement, or with more knowledge of why a listener must initiate the filing a complaint, would have to answer exactly why we aren't allowed to just police ourselves.
You're filing complaints directly with the FCC? Please, contact the licensee or company who holds the license directly. If a licensee's protected contour is being encroached upon, and you reside within the coverage area, he or she or they are the first place to go to voice your complaint. Big money is being paid to reach your ears, tb, and it's not taken too kindly when another facility is stepping on some rather expensive toes.
Remember this too, David Gow is not the licensee for K223CW. The license is held by Sara Franco, so any discrepancies or penalties ultimately fall in her lap. It is up to her to obtain a primary station to feed her own translator. If she's extending coverage for KFNC, that's her issue. David Gow is simply the benefactor. If he cared about making her translator legal, KGOW would be feeding K223CW, instead of being leased out.
