New Orange County LP at 101.5?

[emailfailed]

Apparently so.

I have discovered tonight while driving through Anaheim there is an new radio station in Orange County, ID'ed as 101.5 KOCI-LP Newport Beach.

Coming across the station I thought it was KGB-FM from San Diego, given they were playing classic rock, until I heard the ID.

I wonder how much bleed-over this station has with KGB-FM in southern Orange County, which I am assuming is apart of their listening area.

Anybody have further information on this station?

[impala88]

It's been around for a year or so.  Their transmitter is on the rooftop of a bank building at 17th/Westcliff and Irvine on the Costa Mesa side.  They play decent music but I wish they would have picked another frequency as KGB-FM had a rather good signal in coastal southern OC.  There is also a LPFM on 91.1 that interferes with 91X if you are in south OC.  Ugh!

[Robnoxious]

Cruising Warner Ave from PCH toward Irvine KOCI starts to bleed over KGB but during the summer inversion period there is barely a whisper of KOCI as KGB just absolutely tattoos that little cupcake candle.

[Dj Woody]

http://www.kociradio.com

IMO it's kinda weak. Rarely I can pick it up here at OCR.

[radiojomo]

It's been up there for a few years. Their coverage area is primarily to Newport Beach, Irvine and Santa Ana because the transmitter is based in Newport/Costa Mesa

[vonrollskyway1]

i dont know how they got away with a lp fm on 101.5..kgb knows about it and i believe kgb complained..

[media1170]

The KOCILP met the FCC mileage separation requirements to be on 101.5. KWVSLP Malibu is also on 101.5. There is not a lot KGB-FM can do about the stations except move them to other frequencies. Since neither station is causing "interference" by the FCC's definition, KGB's hands are tied.

KGB-FM is a regular on 101.5 in LA and these 2 LPFM's are most likely on 101.5 as the only frequency the meets the FCC allocation criteria in their areas.   

A check of the FCC's LPFM frequency selection software at http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/lpfm/lpfm_channel_finder.html tells the story for the LA area. 

[michael hagerty]

neither station is causing "interference" by the FCC's definition

And that...is just plain crazy.

[EasyBakeOven]

Interesting to note that this station on 101.5 features the legendary Jimmy Rabbit (former KRLA, KROQ, KMET) and also Brent Kahlen (former KROQ, KNAC) in their line-up.

[Neel Mehta]

Nice to see a LP station that is not religious or other waste....