Are we jazzed?
Regular reader “scooby214″ sent this in as a comment elsewhere; I’m giving it top-of-its-own-thread treatment. The topic: smooth jazz, and the lack thereof in town, unless you have a really good receiver that can separate a 103.7 signal out of Okemah from a 103.5 signal out of Anadarko.
The story:
It appears that KOCD may be landing a translator in the OKC metro area in the near future. See the link to the consignment of license application … as posted by a [Radio-Info.com] forum member.
If this is truly a translator for KOCD, this news makes my week! 100.9 is one of the few frequencies left in OKC, so perhaps they can keep the full 250 watts that the translator is currently using in Enid.
I have yet to see any FCC paperwork on moving the actual translator facility, but people are talking like it’s a done deal, and by “people” I mean Ron Black:
Beginning March 1, KOCD 103.7 FM in Tulsa and 100.9 FM in Oklahoma City will be carrying the Larry Stein Show from 6am to 8am Monday through Fridays.
KOCD, despite a generally-terrible signal out here, has consistently pulled in a 0.5-0.6 share of the Oklahoma City market. (They get about a 1 in Tulsa.)
Brian J. »
24 February 2010 · 7:45 am
“Smooth jazz”? You mean Muzak-packaged-for-a-generation-who-thinks-its-too-cool-for-Muzak?
CGHill »
24 February 2010 · 7:58 am
Pretty much. Then again, I was a big fan of the old “beautiful music” format that catered to people whose lawns you should get off.
scooby214 »
24 February 2010 · 9:31 am
I emailed station manager Dennis at KOCD, and he confirmed they are adding an OKC frequency. He said they are negotiating to determine the exact frequency.
scooby214 »
24 February 2010 · 11:41 am
I emailed KOCD station manager Dennis, and he confirmed the coming OKC signal. He said they are in negotiations as to the exact frequency.
Brian
Dan B »
27 February 2010 · 9:02 am
Listen to it for a couple of minutes. Muzak. And the signal fades out west of the Ft. Smith Junction on I-40 and the landfill on I-240.
CGHill »
27 February 2010 · 10:21 am
My brace of Better Radios (from Cambridge Soundworks) goes one for two: the one in the computer room brings it in just fine, while the one in the bedroom, oriented 90 degrees away, struggles. The portables and such are hopeless.
In the car, I get about the same pattern, maybe expanded by a mile or two.