Games moving to KEYN FM

[pinstripers]

Speaking of which, the real question is do Kennedy and the rest of the broadcast teams have access to non-archaic equipment that won't cut out every 3-27 minutes.

Surely one of you high rollers could spring for a new gerbil.

[WstateU]

I honestly never thought I'd live to see this day; I literally have tears in my eyes... actually there are tears in my beer.

What the heck, let’s keep the ‘randomness’ of this thread going… :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRPSFtkunsI

[WstateU]

[pinstripers]

nice looking box

[DUShock]

What the heck, let’s keep the ‘randomness’ of this thread going… :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRPSFtkunsI

I will bite:

[Good News]

Half right. Some AM stations power down, some do not. Clear channel stations (not the company, but the night blow torches) broadcast at full power. Their coverage increases at night because the sun doesn't degrade the signal. Other stations power down to give way to the clear channel station. Also, unlike FM, AM stations use multiple antennas and arrays to shape the signal. If you look at an FM coverage map, it will be a circle, while an AM coverage map looks hodgepodged.

You beat me to the punch, MVJ. Some AM stations like WOAI in San Antonio are designated Clear Channel stations and are allowed to broadcast at full power at night, whereas other AM stations have to power down at sunset. The radio guys I used to work with said this was because of additional communications needed for aviation after sunset, but it could be for other reasons. What I do know is that additional distance is able to be gained by AM because something about the wavelength allows it to bounce off the troposphere and gain additional coverage - WOAI's nighttime coverage used to extend to just outside Seattle because of this.

[Good News]

Oh, and as far as the actual topic goes I'm happy to hear the news as long as the quality improves like I expect it to on FM. It's a subject near and dear to me since I have literally struggled since the beginning of the internet to listen to the Shocks (moved to SA in early 90s). Tune In is heaven compared to what I had to deal with in the late 90s through AOL dial up - at one point I actually got so frustrated I called the station.

Now if we can only complete the final piece of the radio puzzle and get Mr Kennedy reliable power and phone lines in the other Valley arenas...

[pinstripers]

You beat me to the punch, MVJ. Some AM stations like WOAI in San Antonio are designated Clear Channel stations and are allowed to broadcast at full power at night, whereas other AM stations have to power down at sunset. The radio guys I used to work with said this was because of additional communications needed for aviation after sunset, but it could be for other reasons. What I do know is that additional distance is able to be gained by AM because something about the wavelength allows it to bounce off the troposphere and gain additional coverage - WOAI's nighttime coverage used to extend to just outside Seattle because of this.

I think bouncing off the troposphere kicks azz.

[ripemupshocks]

AM radio has huge range (also huge static) if the broadcasting station has the exclusive FCC rights to the area. The FCC allows a lot of local AM stations to have daytime coverage, but at sundown, local stations reduce their power and the few stations with nighttime rights take over.

The 1480 license, out of Wichita, lowers their power to less than covering all of Wichita at sundown. 1520, out of Oklahoma City, bumps their power at sundown because they had the regional rights to this area before the 1480 local license was granted. The same holds for 910, out of Wichita, and 890, out of Chicago.

Wichita has no AM licenses with nighttime rights to anything other than very localized broadcasting.

FM doesn't reach as far as AM, but with different FCC regulations, the signal is constant through their coverage and they are not competing with previously granted HUGE broadcastin areas, like AM. That means that the local FM stations have about a 90 mile range daytime and nighttime (depending on the antenna on your radio), while the local AM stations have a 10-mile to 30-mile range after sundown, depending on your direction from their tower.

Half right. Some AM stations power down, some do not. Clear channel stations (not the company, but the night blow torches) broadcast at full power. Their coverage increases at night because the sun doesn't degrade the signal. Other stations power down to give way to the clear channel station. Also, unlike FM, AM stations use multiple antennas and arrays to shape the signal. If you look at an FM coverage map, it will be a circle, while an AM coverage map looks hodgepodged.

KNSS 1330 Daytime:





KNSS 1330 Nighttime:

[Wuzee]

Coverage patterns superimposed to scale. KNSS Nighttime = bolder lines

[pinstripers]

Have seen this posted before, but it simply is not accurate.

[shock]

KNSS reaches emporia, barely. KFDI has about the same signal strength. At night, KNSS barely reaches Augusta

[_kai_]

I just did a very unscientific test. In Hutchinson, KS at 9:40 pm, August 27, 2014, a Bose radio was tuned to 1330 and with 1970's rotating the radio etc., you could get a scratchy listen. When tuned to 103.7, the stereo light pops on and Rod Stewart was singing, "Tonight's the Night".

I am pleased. I will actually enjoy the pre and post games, and not have to fend off the family's harping about "How can you listen through the static?"

Because it's the Shockers....That's why.

[WstateU]

Have seen this posted before, but it simply is not accurate.

I agree, the second nighttime graph is...

[Shoxthemonkey]

My house sits right on the KNSS night time red line in Marion county. I haven't been able to get a signal after sundown, ever. KEYN will be welcome by me. It will be nice to listen away from my laptop.