Re: [IRCA] Palm Springs radio update

[Mike Hawkins <michael.d.hawkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

I used to hear the KARM-FM signal in Tracy on rare occasions.  I almost
sprained my ears IDing them.  They have a puny signal but the frequency was
empty with the exception of them so I could crank that puppy up and not have
to worry about anything else launching speaker cones in a ballistic manner.
I checked last night after Don's post.  KARM was the original call for 1430,
but they were on 1310 and 1340 before that.

The person who bought KCEY and turned it into a SS got himself into a bit of
trouble.  He also owned an FM station that had a few translators attached,
and decided that the translators would be better suited to KCEY's AM signal
than the FM which they were licensed to.  He also saw no reason to limit
their power or to follow the game plan on antennas either.  He had a few
visitors in suits and things got back to normal again.

I remember when McClatchy owned the major stations up and down the Central
Valley and all of the radio was aligned with the newspapers (the Bee, in
whatever major town there was there.  Radio was big business.  Newspaper was
big business.  I guess handling liquidations for either of the above
mentioned is now the big business.

Mike Hawkins


On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Mike Sanburn <mikesanburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>
> YES! In the 1970s I remember 1430 was KARM, one of the many country music
> stations in the central valley. KMAK 1340 was also a major C&W player in
> Fresno (Then) They were once owned by Mc Mahans Furniture company...Then
> there was KEAP 980. One of the really charming things about that station was
> listening to them sign off at sunset with Brahms lulaby. KNGS Hanford  (now
> KIGS) was C&W then. The old KCEY 1390 in Turlock was easily heard in Fresno
> with C&W. For a brief time between being nostelgia/big band  and  SS, KCHJ
> 1010 Delano even became C&W music....(Pat reminded me that KNTA is in Santa
> Clara....) I think a religious FMer in the valley brought back the KARM call
> sign a few years back. ms
>
> > Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:19:39 -0800
> > From: kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx
> > To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Palm Springs radio update
> >
> > I think KFIG-1430-Fresno originated as KARM. At least thats what I
> > heard in the early 50s and also in the mid 60s when I was listening from
> > Sacramento.
> >
> > don k.
> >
> > Mike Sanburn wrote:
> > > KNTA 1430, was that Fresno or Northern CA?? I remember Fresno as KFIG
> and Sacramento as KJAY....Im very interested in this upcoming frequency swap
> in Fresno between KWRU 940 and KYNO 1300....ms
> > >
> > >
> > >> From: mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
> > >> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:49:44 -0800
> > >> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Palm Springs radio update
> > >>
> > >> With 441 MW QSL's from CA, I have to grab the QSLs to see when I heard
> > >> them. Too many to remember...hi.
> > >> I just found a survey from KEGL 1430 "The Eagle" from 1970. I also
> > >> QSL'd them in 1984 under KNTA.
> > >>
> > >> 73,
> > >>
> > >> Patrick
> > >>
> > >> Patrick Martin
> > >> Seaside Oregon
> > >> "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn
> > >> At Seaside."
> > >>
> > >>
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