Wild DXing

[hipman2]

Just tonight I picked up something for a brief period called "Positive Alternative" on 98.5 while I was driving along 163 in Kearny Mesa.

Any idea if it was one of those wild e-skip things?

[sdwulfdawg]

It seems to be a station out of Palidsade, Colorado...

[hipman2]

Chris, is there a 98.5 FM operational in North County yet? I'm still getting some Air 1 signal coming into Kearny Mesa. I guess that there's a new low power station on 98.5 FM that's operational but I don't know where.

[RBA]

Chris, is there a 98.5 FM operational in North County yet? I'm still getting some Air 1 signal coming into Kearny Mesa. I guess that there's a new low power station on 98.5 FM that's operational but I don't know where.

Nothing but static on car radio in Tierrasanta. 

[alqiv]

"Positive Alternative" is Air 1's tag line.  Interesting side note about Air 1.

Mike Novak is President....

[Media Hack Chris | SDR]

Chris, is there a 98.5 FM operational in North County yet? I'm still getting some Air 1 signal coming into Kearny Mesa. I guess that there's a new low power station on 98.5 FM that's operational but I don't know where.

I will check tonight David. Air 1 has a permit for 98.5 in Oceanside. The CP had the antenna on a Verizon cell tower in Carlsbad, near the airport -- and near the former KKOS 95.9 tower site. The CP for Air 1 may have moved east a bit. Stay tuned. I don't mind translators ..... however this 'company' has many far and wide across the U.S.

Update: if the translator is on, it is K253AD-FX. The tower/stick is near Lake San Marcos. The pattern throws the signal northwest.

Grant Date: December 22, 2008; so it may have been on for more than a month.

http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1284007.pdf is the FCC file.

Good find David.

[SuperRadioFan]

I will check tonight David. Air 1 has a permit for 98.5 in Oceanside. The CP had the antenna on a Verizon cell tower in Carlsbad, near the airport -- and near the former KKOS 95.9 tower site. The CP for Air 1 may have moved east a bit. Stay tuned. I don't mind translators ..... however this 'company' has many far and wide across the U.S.

Update: if the translator is on, it is K253AD-FX. The tower/stick is near Lake San Marcos. The pattern throws the signal northwest.

Grant Date: December 22, 2008; so it may have been on for more than a month.

http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1284007.pdf is the FCC file.

Good find David.

I remember KPRI used to have their main tower in that area.  Could it be the same tower?  Typically what does a radio station do with an abandoned tower?

[Media Hack Chris | SDR]

Confirm. It is on at 98.5 FM

[Media Hack Chris | SDR]

I remember KPRI used to have their main tower in that area.  Could it be the same tower?  Typically what does a radio station do with an abandoned tower?

Typically FM and TV stations rent tower space. It saves them a lot of paperwork with the FCC and the like. I believe that was the case with 102.1 when it transmitted from San Marcos, and in La Jolla. AMers are different because of the real estate involved on multi-tower sites.

Most cell phone companies do the same; share resources. Most cell towers have multiple carriers. They may be competitors; but a stick is a stick, and a stick is revenue for the company. There are also street lights disguised as cell towers too. Does not cost the municipality anything either.

[Garrett]

I got KNX 1070 on my clock radio last night, right next to sister KRLD 1080!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its the first time I've gotten KNX inside the house, 1000 miles away from LA!