I am informed that the final commissioning of the new Palau medium wave installation is expected to occur shortly after the 17th June.
Ben Dawson (2022-06-03)
Month: June 2022
Canada
(CRTC) AM to FM flips approved for both CBC facilities in Maniwaki.
The CBC got the go ahead to convert Radio One CBOM in Maniwaki, Quebec from 710 AM to 93.3 FM. Power will be 205 watts. Antenna height will be -0.3 metres (EHAAT) with a non-directional radiation pattern. The transmitter will be relocated. CBOM simulcasts programming from CBO 91.5 in Ottawa.
Additionally an application was approved to convert Ici Premiere CBOF-1 in Maniwaki from 990 AM to 94.3 FM. Power will be 210 watts. Antenna height will be -0.3 metres (EHAAT) with a non-directional radiation pattern. The transmitter will be relocated. CBOF-1 simulcasts programming from CBOF 90.7 in Ottawa.
Canadian Radio News FB group (2022-06-02)
United States
Alpha Media dropped the Top 40 “Energy 94.1” format on KTFM Floresville/San Antonio this morning flipping the signal to a simulcast of “Sports Star” 1250 KZDC/103.3 K277CX this morning.
The move give San Antonio its first full-powered FM Sports talker, while taking KTFM out of the Top 40 battle between it and iHeartMedia’s “Now 96.1” KXXM. KXXM currently ranks seventh in the market with a 4.7 share, while KTFM was eighteenth at a 2.0.
In a blog post announcing the move of the Sports format to 94.1, afternoon host Jason Minnix writes, “Moving to 94.1 is huge – the signal is 37 times bigger than what we had yesterday. You know I am a music guy so this is like a band that started playing clubs, moved to arenas and is now playing massive stadiums. Like going from Wolff Stadium to Jerry’s World.”
The current iteration of KTFM on 94.1 debuted in 2005 as Rhythmic Oldies before shifting to Hot AC and then Top 40 in 2010. The station relaunched as “Energy 94.1” in January 2016. In recent years it had been positioning as “San Antonio’s #2 Hit Music Station”.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/227411/energy-shortage-in-san-antonio-as-ktfm-flips-to-sports-star/
Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2022-06-02)
Moldova
Someone recorded TWR on 621 from Majak:
https://vcfm.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=78&p=159130#p159130
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ry6I1bkJ8Z0
Marco (2022-06-01)
Palau
Updating last month’s reports of a new transmitter installation, Kennedy Tarriela from Jaggard Wireless Communications, LLC has responded to my enquiry about whether the station is on air.
“I am currently working on the 1584 AM Transmitter here in Koror Palau. I can confirm the new transmitter is not yet activated. We are still working on the main power connection, and there hasn’t been any test done. What you are receiving is probably from someone else. Hope this clears any confusion.”
Mike Smith via Bryan Clark to WOR iog (2022-05-24)