KLOA-LP, VHF analog channel 6, was a low-powered television station licensed to operate in Inyokern, California, United States. Because the allocation of channel 6 in NTSC fell approximately within the lower fringes of the FM broadcast band, KLOA-LP took advantage of the station's audio carrier, broadcasting on 87.75 MHz, and marketed itself as a radio station. It aired a Classic Country format under the moniker "87.7 Country Gold". According to the Federal Communications Commission, television stations must operate both the audio and video carriers; however, the carriers are not required to "accompany" each other, meaning that the audio and video can operate independently. This meant that KLOA-LP needed not broadcast any particular image, as long as they broadcast a video signal.
| City | Inyokern, California |
|---|---|
| Channels | |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Defunct (formerly Independent) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KGBB, KLOA, KEPD, KRAJ | |
| History | |
Last air date | July 2021 |
Former call signs | K61AJ (until 2005) K06AJ (2005–2012) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 61 (UHF, until 2005) |
| Independent/The WB (via KTLA, until 2006) Unknown (2006-2007) | |
Call sign meaning | named after sister station KLOA (AM) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 28583 |
| ERP | 3 kW |
| HAAT | 608.0 m |
| Radio station information | |
| Frequency | 87.7 MHz |
| Branding | 87.7 Country Gold |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
History
editKLOA-LP was originally K61AJ, a translator station on channel 61 owned by the Indian Wells Valley TV Booster, providing over-the-air reception of KTLA to Ridgecrest, California. On January 17, 2005, the station was sold to Roy William Mayhugh, who then moved the station to channel 6, under the call sign K06AJ. It is unknown what the station broadcast, or what the station's plans were during this time. On July 30, 2007, Roy William Mayhugh sold the station to Antelope Valley area broadcaster Robert D. Adelman. Soon after, the station converted operations to a radio station and flipped to a Spanish adult contemporary format. The call letters were changed to KLOA-LP on April 11, 2012.
After the FCC mandated the shutdown of all analog low-power television stations, which also included franken-FM stations, KLOA-LP signed off nearing the mandated deadline of July 13, 2021, with the website announcing its closure and inviting listeners to tune to sister station KGIL 98.5 FM in Johannesburg, California.[1][2]
See also
edit- KNIK-LD (similar station in Anchorage, Alaska)
- KESU-LP (defunct) (similar station in Hanamaulu, Hawaii)
- KZNO-LD (similar station in Big Bear Lake, California)
- WNYZ-LP (similar station in New York City)
References
edit- ^ "87.7 Country Gold | Ridgecrest, California". Archived from the original on July 14, 2021.
- ^ FCC Public Notice: "The incentive auction task force and media bureau announce procedures for low power television, television translator and replacement translator stations during the post-incentive auction transition", May 17, 2017
External links
edit- Adelman Broadcasting
- Facility details for Facility ID 28583 (KLOA-LP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System