[Kzyxtalk] The latest signal problems at KZYX.

[Marco McClean]

Kelly wrote:

> Anyone else listening to the garbled radio signal?
> Do we know why?
> More STL problems?
> Just wondering if it is going to clear up.
> Thanks for any info.
> Kelly

And Erif wrote:

> All three of my radios coughed and
> spit; but not when I played KMUD. I tried streaming, but couldn't get
> the device to work.  I find this pretty near impossible to listen to;
> it's much worse today than yesterday.
> It does seem to be in-studio, though, as there was an interview with
> someone yesterday and the interviewee was clear; the ZYX commentator pop-y.
> I tried calling this morning, but no answer.
> Is it possible they don't know?

And KZYX General Manager John Coate wrote:

> ...The main STL radios are about ten years old and are matched with the
> KZYX and KZYZ transmitters, which were installed at the same time.  It
> is not new equipment, but it isn't that old either.  It is within its
> normal life span.  Still, like all equipment, it can, and sometimes
> does, break...
> ...Our long term debt is now around $16K.  We pay it off by the month.
> It is not far from being low enough to pay it off in one final payment,
> but with so many demands on our resources, it is not time to do that yet...

So I wrote:

John, here's a solution. You and the rest of the /Downfall/-bunkered 
high command at KZYX might volunteer to take a 50% cut in pay, use the 
resulting freed-up money to entirely replace the STLs with brand new 
ones and/or solve the routing problems another more permanent way, and 
pay power bills and assorted fees and phone bills and so on, and also 
pay off the standing debt and ensure there never will be debt in future. 
With money that you've been removing from the station in your normal 
paychecks.

The best solution would be for you to give up your salaries entirely and 
be paid at the same rate per hour actually worked as the people 
struggling to do their shows.

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Marco McClean
memo at mcn.org
http://MemoOfTheAir.wordpress.com