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Checked KFNC Wednesday evening on an HD radio, no digital signal yet.
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KGOW Moving to 94.1
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ContinuousWave
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With this being a HD2 we are discussing, there will be no switching back and forth..that only happens with the HD1
To have an HD2, you must have an HD1 simulcast of the main, analog channel. You can't have one without the other.
Since all of western Houston is on the fringe of KFNC's signal, the HD1 channel will switch back and forth continuously for most listeners west of downtown, and it will be incredibly annoying. It will go beyond annoying to unlistenable if they don't have it perfectly synchronized at all times.
It is likely to erode what little audience KFNC has on the west side, and I seriously doubt the toy translator will make up the loss.
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SportsMap 94.1 apparently launched sometime Saturday evening. At midnight the legal ID was for KFNC HD-2. I have not checked to see if the 97.5 HD is actually now on; at an earlier check around 7:30pm there was no HD.
As for 1560: Just before midnight I was hearing songs in Vietnamese, but no announcements. After midnight there is piano music playing, still no announcements.
As for 1560: Just before midnight I was hearing songs in Vietnamese, but no announcements. After midnight there is piano music playing, still no announcements.
No HD on KFNC just yet, checked a few times on my drive from Livingston to Spring.
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Still no HD on 97.5 at a 9:15am check Sunday morning. 1560 still running Vietnamese songs.
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AnyHuman
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They probably forgot to update their ID.
You don't simply forget to do something as crucial as this.
Just tuned into 94.1 and it's getting slaughtered by KQXY out of Beaumont. Not a great start for the sports translator.
Apparently, the ID is not even crucial to the FCC. It certainly is not to the station operator.
The ID is one of the oft-forgotten aspects of programming. It is of no value ratings-wise in the PPM markets, and is thought by some to actually confuse listeners. So, since it contains no actionable or promotional information, it is quite low on the priorities list... a fact enhanced by the lack of FCC enforcement of the ID rules over the last several decades.
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ThatVoice22
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Thought October 1st would light up HD on 97.5 --- Nope, Still no HD on 97.5 --- meaning the new 94.1 SportsMap has no backup via the expected 100,000 watt KFNC-HD2. Brand-New-SportsMap trying to penetrate Houston, Texas -- with a 99 watt FM signal --- not that an HD subcarrier would save a micro-watt FM. >GOW MEDIA=99watts, way-to-go on that decision!
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LOL it's funny now Gow is the illegal one after they complained to the FCC about the other illegal station.
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