** BRAZIL [and non]. 9645+, August 18 at 0543, can make out a JBA het on the hi
side of big R. Vaticana mass signal, i.e. R. Bandeirantes; had not detected
that in some time, but expected it as I tuned down from poor signal on 9665,
Voz Missionária, where the first and almost only word heard was ``pecado``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake [non] CNR1 jamming August 18: Unfound in any of the usual
out-of-band spots 12-18 MHz around 1325. I was axually looking for a good one
in order to hear the neo-classical music they were playing as usual on Sunday
nights. Inband jammers audible on 11640, 11785, 11805, 15115. The last two with
quite a bit of CCI from victims, so settled on 11785, but into long talk
segment around 1330 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 1300, August 18 at 0600 UT, Radio Trece ID, and plug ``Radio México
Noticias``, and seemingly rapidly summarizing all the news blox during the day;
``Mil, trescientos, lo original``, 0601 choral NA but blessedly brief, 0603
finally full local ID as XEP, 38,000 watts, and into ``música de siempre`` so
must have quite a mixed format. Then fades down; it had been dominating and
looping WSW, so I figured it must be this Ciudad Juárez station. WRTH 2013
implies it`s 50 kW fulltime; IRCA Mexican Log of last year shows 500 watts at
night; currently Cantú shows 38 kW day, 200 watts night! Which can we believe?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 89.3, KIEL Loyal, is still off the air after a brief appearance a
few months ago, as I passed close to the site on US 81 the afternoon of August
17.
104.5, afternoon of August 17, in OKC I found a new(?) signal here with
``classic rock``; heard one ID mentioning 104.5, but later it was also ``KRXO``
and // 107.7. What`s going on here? This is what:
``TYLER MEDIA TO LAUNCH A SPORTS STATION AT FM 107.7 IN AUGUST
Classic Rock KRXO will move to new frequency at FM 104.5
By Mel Bracht Published: July 10, 2013
http://newsok.com/tyler-media-to-launch-a-sports-station-at-fm-107.7-in-august/article/3860993
The already crowded sports talk market in Oklahoma City soon will be getting
its sixth sports talk station. Tyler Media announced Wednesday that it is
launching a sports talk radio station in August on FM 107.7.
Classic Rock KRXO, which had been at 107.7, will move to a new frequency at FM
104.5, the company announced. According to the news release, KRXO's lineup of
Bob and Tom, Cara Rice, Buddy Wiley, Kelso, Unkle Dave and Rick Caldwell are
expected to move to a much smaller signal on 104.5. Ty Tyler, president of
Tyler Media, said in an email the new frequency recently was granted by the FCC
and will reach more than 800,000 people in the metro area.
Tyler said it is in the process of hiring local sports talent from 6 a.m. to 9
p.m. for the new unnamed station on 107.7 FM, which he said will have the
strongest signal in the market. The station will include play-by-play of OU
sports and be associated with NBC Sports. It plans to air NFL broadcasts on
Sunday, Monday and Thursday nights, and other programming is under
consideration.
We are excited to expand our portfolio of stations, Tyler said in the
release. A Big League City needs a Big League Sports Station.
Sports Animal radio personality Mike Steely is expected to join the new
station. Steely, a member of the Morning Animals, last appeared on WWLS-FM 98.1
on June 29. He said he could not comment if he was leaving the station.
The addition of 104.5 will give Tyler Media six FM signals in the market, one
above the normal limit. However, Tyler said the FCC allows an HD channel to be
rebroadcast by a FM frequency. KRXO will be broadcast on both 107.7 HD2 and
104.5 FM. The sports station will be broadcast on 107.7 HD1 and 107.7 FM.
Tyler Media, founded in 1965 by Ralph Tyler, is still a family owned business
by sons Ty and Tony Tyler. According to the release, the company owns seven
radio stations, four television stations and an outdoor advertising company.
The market's other sports stations are:
WWLS-FM 98.1, The Sports Animal. Local programming during the day, including
The Morning Animals and Al Eschbach and Jim Traber for afternoon drive. ESPN
Radio airs at night.
KWPN AM 640, ESPN Radio.
KREF-AM 1400, Sports Talk 1400, of Norman. The lineup includes OU radio voice
Toby Rowland from 6 to 9 a.m. and former OU football stars Teddy Lehman and
Dusty Dvoracek from 2 to 6 p.m. [and doesn`t reach the N side of OKC after dark
vs graveyard pileup --- gh]
KGHM-AM 1340, The Game, which in a partnership with KREF airs Rowland from 6
to 8 a.m. and Lehman and Dvoracek from 2 to 6 p.m. National hosts include Dan
Patrick from 8 to 11 a.m.
KINB-FM 105.3, The Pro, CBS Sports Radio, including Doug Gottlieb from 2 to 5
p.m.``
But obviously the new station on 107.7 has not been launched yet. Just how
inferior is the 104.5 signal for the demoted KRXO format? FCC FM Query
