Monday, November 26, 2007 - 6:57 pm
Is KGON running at a lower power? I live in Salem and have noticed more static than normal.
Monday, November 26, 2007 - 7:25 pm
Ya know for the last two weeks or so during lunch i've noticed static as well and i'm in downtown portland. I thought it was just were I park for lunch or the weather change. I wonder if their HD is having any bearing on it.
Monday, November 26, 2007 - 8:02 pm
Odds are good that some sort of tower work is being done and they have to reduce power for a period of time to keep it safe for the climbers. Noonish sounds about right. That stick has a wide variety of clients to coordinate, so it might not even be a KGON issue per se. Perhaps they are relamping or getting things buttoned up for winter. Safety is top priority. The weather will not be cooperating from here on out.
Monday, November 26, 2007 - 8:37 pm
In the immortal words of Steely Dan: FM - No Static At All! You're probably hearing multipath interference. Static is electrical.
Monday, November 26, 2007 - 11:32 pm
KGON is sounding "normal" in Eugene.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 11:19 am
Right now, KGON HD is off, so perhaps they are transmitting the analog FM from their Aux antenna, which is normally used for the HD transmitter. However, signal strength appears "normal" from my location.
All other HD's from the site are on at this time.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 12:14 pm
The KGON HD transmitter (first in Oregon) is off for repairs.
KGON "analog" has not been off the main antenna or been at reduced power for months.
It's a normal fall thing, when everything cools down, for propagation to change.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 9:48 am
KGON sounds great in Rockaway
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 6:57 pm
when does ksgo resume?
Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 12:12 pm
KSGO; not likely...KGON HD-1 and HD-2 about an hour ago...THANKS!
Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 3:38 pm
what is on KGON HD-1 and HD-2??ksgosolid gold oldies?kyxiall news?maybe under some conditios the hd degrades the anallog FM?like with HD on AM????
Friday, November 30, 2007 - 12:43 am
It doesn't seem to.
Friday, November 30, 2007 - 1:38 am
We were rockin out to KGON at work today and it sounded GREAT!!
I work in Beaverton.
Friday, November 30, 2007 - 10:37 am
62kgw:
Here is a list of HD stations in Portland, which includes their HD-2 (and HD-3) offerings:
http://www.ibiquity.com/hd_radio/hdradio_find_a_station/OR/StnMarket/PortlandOR# stationlist
HD-1 digital channel programming is the same as the analog for each station, but in digital clarity.
I don't notice any degradation to the analog reception of a FM station when it adds HD.
