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[bstnsportsfan3]

95.3 is the 3rd country station in a 3 station town...99.5 the wolf and 96.3 kscs are still way ahead of 95.3 But, i dont think this is a bad move and should bring us more listeners then the word ever did.

[charlie nt73]

I love country music, and I listen to the 'Wolf" KPLX 99.5 FM and KSCS 96.3 FM.
I have never heard of KHYI FM 95.3.
I live in Grand Prairie. I always had fair FM reception for KNTU 88.1, while the Word 100.7
would come in sharp and clear.

I will test 95.3 for recpeption on the car radio and the radio at home this afternoon.

I would like to know more about the "UNT Radio Network"
The only radio network I know is 88.1 and 100.7.

Are there other radio stations arcoss the state that carrrier NT football and basketball games?

Where are the other stations in the UNT Radio Network located?

[Mean Green 93-98]

Doesn't 100.7 also broadcast out of Longview?

I think it's an AM broadcast out of Henderson (near Tyler and Longview).

I would like to know more about the "UNT Radio Network"
The only radio network I know is 88.1 and 100.7.

Are there other radio stations arcoss the state that carrrier NT football and basketball games?

Where are the other stations in the UNT Radio Network located?

I'm pretty sure that's it. There used to be a station out of Conroe, but I think they dropped us several years ago.

[GrandGreen]

Going to miss the sermons and sports combo.

Seriously, I wonder why NT would go with less coverage area; maybe the Word didn't want to continue the affiliation.

[charlie nt73]

Our UNT Radio Network is one FM station based in Howe Tx, and KNTU?
I guess two stations can create a network.

I do not know how the radio business works, so how can a customer like
UNT, secure more radio stations across the states market areas.
Houston, San Antonio, east Texas and west Texas have many UNT fans too.

How does $MU have their games on 1310, the TICKET ?

[meangreenbob]

95.3 is the 3rd country station in a 3 station town...99.5 the wolf and 96.3 kscs are still way ahead of 95.3 But, i dont think this is a bad move and should bring us more listeners then the word ever did.

I wasn't trying to suggest I thought it was a bad move. In fact, I think it is a great move. Can you amagine all those Decater folks, Gainsville folks and others listening to their country when all a sudden UNT Football comes on. If they listen for just 10 minutes they will be hooked and its those people who are more likely to buy tickets and come to the games.

[meangreenbob]

Just turned on 95.3. Reception isn't too bad in Plano. Maybe they purchased better equipment. I think this was one smart marketing move by our AD.

[SUMG]

Just turned on 95.3. Reception isn't too bad in Plano. Maybe they purchased better equipment. I think this was one smart marketing move by our AD.

Daytime wouldn't be the issue though. It's at night (or sundown) when some stations lower their signal strength. And that's when a lot of our football games are....and almost all of our basketball games.
I listened at lunch....like their music selection.

[Mean Green 93-98]

I wasn't trying to suggest I thought it was a bad move. In fact, I think it is a great move. Can you amagine all those Decater folks, Gainsville folks and others listening to their country when all a sudden UNT Football comes on. If they listen for just 10 minutes they will be hooked and its those people who are more likely to buy tickets and come to the games.

I appreciate your optimism, but I'm a little skeptical. There is no one in KHYI's range who was not also in KWRD's range. And KWRD's range probably covers three times the area of KHYI (geometry is not my strong suit--it might be less, or it might be a whole lot more than that). As for Plano, I would hope you could pick it up there--you're just down the road from their tower. I guess the only way this is a win is if those who listen to KHWI's Americana/Texas singer-songwriter -type country are significantly more likely to get hooked and come to games than those who listen to KWRD's religious programming. I'm not sure who knows that, or how you determine that. But even so, KHYI listeners would have to do so at a much higher rate to makeup for the area lost. And even so, those who are already UNT fans lose out if they were previously in KWRD's coverage area but not KHYI's limited area.

[meangreenbob]

Daytime wouldn't be the issue though. It's at night (or sundown) when some stations lower their signal strength. And that's when a lot of our football games are....and almost all of our basketball games.
I listened at lunch....like their music selection.

Are you saying the signal strength gets worse at night up around Decater and Denton or more the outlying areas?

Right now the quality isn't quite as good as 100.7 in Plano under these weather conditions. It's doable.

Edited by meangreenbob, 20 April 2012 - 11:43 AM.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Daytime wouldn't be the issue though. It's at night (or sundown) when some stations lower their signal strength. And that's when a lot of our football games are....and almost all of our basketball games.
I listened at lunch....like their music selection.

SUMG, I'm pretty sure you have that backwards. Signal strength goes up at night.

[kalebschumann]

I live in Jacksboro. On the fringe of basically all the local DFW stations.

I think I get them much more clearly during the night time than the daytime. I don't know why that is.But stations like 104.1 (Ticket simulcast) 101.1 WRR (classical nerd), and 105.3 always come in much better for me at night.

[SUMG]

SUMG, I'm pretty sure you have that backwards. Signal strength goes up at night.

You're right. I looked it up. It's only AM stations that lower their signal strength at night. Never mind.

[UNTDude]

Read more: http://www.meangreen...TCLID=205416798

Kudos for the extended range, but based on the content of their website it looks like the marketing platform HD is talking about is going to be a one-way deal! KHYI 95.3 The Range Link

Edited by UNTDude, 20 April 2012 - 12:12 PM.

[foutsrouts]

I think it's an AM broadcast out of Henderson (near Tyler and Longview).




I'm pretty sure that's it. There used to be a station out of Conroe, but I think they dropped us several years ago.

In the 90's before Conroe, we had a pretty strong station down in SE Texas. Seems like it was out of Beaumont. That Conroe station was totally inconsistent. If we and one of the local high school teams had a game scheduled at the same time we would always be preempted. Unfortunately they played a lot of Saturday night high school football games down there because of stadium sharing.