KPDQ (AM) Gets FM Translator Station

[Craig_Adams]

This from All Access:

COMMUNITY TRANSLATOR NETWORK, LLC, debtor-in-possession, has closed on the sale of K294CP/ROSEBURG, OR to SALEM MEDIA OF OREGON, INC. for $45,000. The buyer plans to move the translator to rebroadcast Religion KPDQ-A (TRUETALK 800)/PORTLAND, OR.

[mwdxer1]

They are popping up everywhere. Both KKOR 1230 Astoria and KSWB Seaside both have them now. We lost 4 signals here in the past few months. Gospel Echo that relays KPDQ sold 103.5, 105.9 went off also rel, a Spanish rel station on 90.5 went off, and the 4th was a pirate on 104.9 that was there for years. The guy either got tired of running it, or was told to shut it down. I think we claimed to have a couple watts.

[Andy Brown]

It will be interesting to see where they hope to put said service. The only close in opening is on 94.3 which was abandoned by Freeform Beaverton due to objections from KZZR Government Camp which has heavy bleed outside their FCC 60 dBu in Beaverton. As you move SW and SSW towards Newborn they might find something they can use, probably with a DA to protect the congestion in the Portland metro. Hopefully they aren’t pipe dreaming about anything more then that.

[Broadway]

K294CP OR PORTLAND USA FX APP

Licensee: SALEM MEDIA OF OREGON, INC.
Service Designation: FX Translator Station (retransmits signal, different channel than main station)
Channel/Class: 292D Frequency: 106.3 MHz Application
File No.: BMPFT-20160729AMX Facility ID number: 142743 CDBS Application ID No.: 1734357

45° 29′ 20.00″ N Latitude
122° 41′ 40.00″ W Longitude (NAD 27) 45.488889
-122.694444 Site in Canadian Border Zone
Distance to Border: 310.0 km

Change of Community of License from ROSEBURG, OR to PORTLAND, OR

Polarization: Horizontal Vertical
Effective Radiated Power (ERP): 0.099 0.099 kW ERP
Antenna Height Above Average Terrain: 0. 0. meters HAAT – Calculate HAAT
Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level: 480. 480. meters AMSL
Antenna Height Above Ground Level: 170. 170. meters AGL

Directional Antenna ID No.: 125313 Pattern Rotation: 0.0

Relative Field values for directional antenna Relative Field polar plot
Relative field values listed here do not include any pattern rotation that may be indicated above.

0° 1.000 60° 1.000 120° 1.000 180° 0.123 240° 0.156 300° 1.000
10° 1.000 70° 1.000 130° 1.000 190° 0.095 250° 0.265 310° 1.000
20° 1.000 80° 1.000 140° 1.000 200° 0.107 260° 0.515 320° 1.000
30° 1.000 90° 1.000 150° 0.594 210° 0.092 270° 0.797 330° 1.000
40° 1.000 100° 1.000 160° 0.195 220° 0.107 280° 1.000 340° 1.000
50° 1.000 110° 1.000 170° 0.138 230° 0.109 290° 1.000 350° 1.000

Additional Individual Tower Information from the Antenna Structure Registration database.
(Use the Registration Number link for detailed information.)

ASRN
Site
Elevation
(meters) Overall Height
Above Ground
(meters) Overall Height
Above Mean Sea
Level (meters) NAD 83 Tower Coordinates
———————————————– Convert to
NAD 27
Latitude Longitude

1033770 310.3 189.0 499.3 N 45° 29′ 19.4″ W 122° 41′ 44.4″ To NAD27

FAA: FAA Study No. 2002-ANM-1415-OE Obstruction / Airport Airspace searches

CDBS: Station Info Application Info Mailing Address Assignments and Transfers
Application List CDBS Search Page Call Sign Changes
Correspondence for K294CP Correspondence for application BMPFT-20160729AMX

Maps: 60 dBu Service Contour on Open Street Map or USGS Map
KML / Google Earth (60 dBu) Text file (60 dBu) for KML-capable browsers

ULS: Related facilities in ULS
ASRNs within 0.5 km radius

[Broadway]

K221BI OR PORTLAND USA FX APP

Licensee: ALPHA MEDIA LICENSEE LLC
Service Designation: FX Translator Station (retransmits signal, different channel than main station)
Channel/Class: 292D Frequency: 106.3 MHz Application
File No.: BPFT-20160729ANN Facility ID number: 28633 CDBS Application ID No.: 1735115

45° 30′ 58.00″ N Latitude
122° 43′ 59.00″ W Longitude (NAD 27) 45.516111
-122.733056 Site in Canadian Border Zone
Distance to Border: 307.0 km

Change of Community of License from WENATCHEE, WA to PORTLAND, OR

Polarization: Horizontal Vertical
Effective Radiated Power (ERP): 0.099 0.099 kW ERP
Antenna Height Above Average Terrain: 0. 0. meters HAAT – Calculate HAAT
Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level: 506. 506. meters AMSL
Antenna Height Above Ground Level: 183. 183. meters AGL

Directional Antenna ID No.: 125324 Pattern Rotation: 0.0

Relative Field values for directional antenna Relative Field polar plot
Relative field values listed here do not include any pattern rotation that may be indicated above.

0° 0.800 60° 1.000 120° 1.000 180° 0.127 240° 0.153 300° 0.460
10° 1.000 70° 1.000 130° 1.000 190° 0.109 250° 0.223 310° 0.460
20° 1.000 80° 1.000 140° 0.880 200° 0.100 260° 0.500 320° 0.770
30° 1.000 90° 1.000 150° 0.632 210° 0.098 270° 0.480 330° 0.650
40° 1.000 100° 1.000 160° 0.237 220° 0.105 280° 0.470 340° 0.590
50° 1.000 110° 1.000 170° 0.180 230° 0.134 290° 0.460 350° 0.670

Additional Individual Tower Information from the Antenna Structure Registration database.
(Use the Registration Number link for detailed information.)

ASRN
Site
Elevation
(meters) Overall Height
Above Ground
(meters) Overall Height
Above Mean Sea
Level (meters) NAD 83 Tower Coordinates
———————————————– Convert to
NAD 27
Latitude Longitude

1207367 322.8 301.7 624.5 N 45° 30′ 57.8″ W 122° 44′ 3.1″ To NAD27

FAA: FAA Study No. 1999-ANM-1012-OE Obstruction / Airport Airspace searches

CDBS: Station Info Application Info Mailing Address Assignments and Transfers
Application List CDBS Search Page Call Sign Changes
Correspondence for K221BI Correspondence for application BPFT-20160729ANN

Maps: 60 dBu Service Contour on Open Street Map or USGS Map
KML / Google Earth (60 dBu) Text file (60 dBu) for KML-capable browsers

ULS: Related facilities in ULS
ASRNs within 0.5 km radius

[jr_tech]

IMHO, KLOO has a fair listener base in the Portland suburbs, likely that will be shutdown or moved quickly.

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[Andy Brown]

I just did terrain profiles from KLOO to Portland East Side and Portland West Side. Both proposals are implementing highly directional antennae with most of their energy pointed NE. KLOO on the east side will clobber them handily. Coverage on the west side would be good where KLOO is partially blocked by the Tualatin hills except for the fact that both proposals are directional away from that direction to make it work.

I agree with jr tech, whomever gets the CP between the two will probably not be happy with its performance.

Not to mention that Alpha needs a “fill in” translator for KXTG like bacon needs a second asshole. It’s blatant abuse of the translator rules in their case. KPDQ AM would be helped but again, KLOO is a Class C whose 60 dBu contour almost reaches the Portland metro and where their proposed coverage will be best is at the top of the West Hills ridge where precious few people live.

[W7PAT]

KPDQ already has an FM, it’s called KPDQ-FM. If they want their AM programming on FM they should probably start simulcasting again.

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