Re: [IRCA] KOHI 1600 KVRI

[WALTER SALMANIW <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

I've driven by KVRI a few times.  It's very close to Semiahmoo near Blaine, and is in a presumably salty marsh facing north across to White Rock in B.C.  The target audience really must be pretty exclusively in the lower Mainland of B.C. which has a huge east Indian population.  A messy transmitter too, which splatters over a large hunk of bandwidth.  Often pretty overmodulated too....Walt.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, November 4, 2007 3:38 pm
Subject: Re: [IRCA] KOHI 1600 KVRI
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx" <vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> Guys:
> 
> Just because the technical data on radio-locator.com, 
> fccinfo.comk or
> fcc.gov shows 6 towers in the pattern itself, doesn't mean 
> that's all there
> is at the transmitter site.
> 
> KVRI has 2 directional pattern, the night pattern being a bit 
> looser then
> the day pattern. With 2 different patterns being needed, it's 
> likely.. and
> very possible that the night pattern can't be created by the 
> same 6 towers
> that the day pattern uses.  While KVRIs day and night 
> pattern comefrom the
> samepieceof property, I wouldn't doubt that there's 11 towers up there
> spread out to meet the pattern requirements.
> 
> The Day and night patterns may have some towers in common, might 
> not. When
> they switch to the night pattern, they may only use 1 of the day 
> towers and
> include 5 other towers only used at night.
> 
> KVRI is owned by Way Broadcasting, Inc aka Multicultural Radio 
> Broadcastingand the station is targetting an ethic audience so I 
> guess they'll do what
> it takesto put up that many towers.  Being on 1600Khz, the 
> towers arent but
> 130 feet or so. even if they're guyed towers, it'd only require 
> aobut 25 to
> 30 acresof land.. which ISN"T alot. And although it might be 
> expensive,itprobably palesin comparison to what tyhe station 
> makes in an LMA and block
> time fees.
> 
> Paul Walker
> 
> On Nov 4, 2007 3:12 PM, <vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Good Day:
> >
> > Listening to a replay of KOHI's hour talk show from Friday 
> morning, host
> > Marty Rowe said that he is working with KVRI on the 
> interference problems
> > they are having in KOHI listening area.  Listeners have 
> been complaining
> > that a station in a foreign language is interfering with their 
> reception  of
> >  KOHI in the morning and evening.
> >
> > Marty said that one of KVRI 11 antennas is not working 
> properly.  KVRI is
> > working on the problem antenna. 11 antennas? Checked the FCC 
> data base and
> > found that they are using 6 antennas for day and night patterns.
> >
> > KOHI is 180 degrees South of Blaine at 216 miles.  The 
> deepest null on
> > KRVI antenna pattern is 180 degrees South.
> >
> > Marty also mentioned that they still working on their antenna 
> problems.>
> > Dennis,
> > Vancouver, WA
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