Perry Signs On Translator 92.1 Simulcasting KRMP-1140

[X-Man]

The station has changed the name from The Touch to Heart & Soul 92.1 & AM 1140. www.okcheartandsoul.com

[Scooby214]

Here is the FCC's 60dBu service contour map:

http://maps.google.com/?q=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/contourplot.kml?gmap=2%26appid=1494929%26call=K221FQ%26freq=92.1%26contour=60%26city=OKLAHOMA_CITY%26state=OK.kml

The map makes it look like they should get pretty good coverage, especially on the north side of town.  The translator has a directional pattern, probably to protect KFXI to the southwest.  I venture to guess that the translator's signal drops off pretty quickly once you go south of I-240.  Here is the FCC's page for the translator, K221FQ:

http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=77231

[radioforelife]

So far, so good.

[bchristi]

He should purchase another translator on the east side of the city and simulcast Power 103.5.  KVSP is a great sounding urban station but doesn't come in very well in the north or east sides of OKC.

[OKCRadioGuy]

I'm pretty sure he'd like to have someone translate over there.  The trick is finding anyone with a translator to do that.  There are very few to pick from really...

[Kent]

I'm pretty sure he'd like to have someone translate over there.  The trick is finding anyone with a translator to do that.  There are very few to pick from really...

That's certainly an issue.  Also an issue is that he can't own his own translator on that side of town since it's well outside of 103.5's primary signal contour.

[OKCRadioGuy]

Exactly.  Perry cannot own the translator as it extends his coverage area for 103.5.  Someone else could own and translate 103.5 with his permission, but he couldn't own it.