New Seattle AM music station KVI 570

[jr_tech]

Yes KVI streams ( the stream is about 30 seconds or so behind the actual broadcast):

http://www.kvi.com/

jr

[peverett]

I live near Austin, Texas and the only AM music station left here(with music I like) is a AM/FM simulcast out of San Antonio. I have to use my 6 tube(with RF amp stage) antique radios to pick it up. I hope the station does not get tired of paying the AM electric bill.

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by peverett

I live near Austin, Texas and the only AM music station left here(with music I like) is a AM/FM simulcast out of San Antonio. I have to use my 6 tube(with RF amp stage) antique radios to pick it up. I hope the station does not get tired of paying the AM electric bill.

That AM/FM simulcast may not last long. Many times radio stations duplicate their programming on AM and FM when they are between formats; when one of the stations (usually the FM) finally settles on its new format the simulcast ends, leaving the other station to go to talk, sports, religion, or to go silent altogether. This has happened several times in the Cleveland area, and when the dust settled the AM station almost always has switched to some non-music format (as did a suburban Cleveland 500-watt station on 1330 about five years ago--it went from oldies to satellite talk, and has not looked back).

As I write this, the AM radio dial in the greater Cleveland area, to say nothing of the city itself, is almost 100 percent talk, sports or religion. There is still a music station on 1260 that used to be 5kW top-40, but today it carries Radio Disney. It's music, all right, but the format is not to my liking (the station is described on RadioStationWorld.com as "teen pop" and I am 54 years old, although I do remember and used to listen to 1260 when I was a teenager in suburban Cleveland during the 1970s).

BTW, if your favorite SA station drops your favorite music any time after January 3 next year, you can hear KVI 570 in Seattle over their Internet stream. Most stations in major US cities, especially those operated by media conglomerates such as Clear Channel, et al. have Internet audio streams these days, so even if you are out of OTA listening range you can still hear the programming. Look at RadioStationWorld.com's listings for your area; if there is a loudspeaker icon near the station's callsign, that station streams over the Internet during at least part of its broadcast day. Note, however, that many of these audio streams require Windows Media Player 11 or some other modern media player compatible with Windows XP or better to be heard properly, or at all. I found this out from sad experience, as some stations I would really like to listen to over the Web require media players that simply are not compatible with my 11-year-old Windows 98 system.

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by Jeffhs

BTW, if your favorite SA station drops your favorite music any time after January 3 next year, you can hear KVI 570 in Seattle over their Internet stream. Most stations in major US cities, especially those operated by media conglomerates such as Clear Channel, et al. have Internet audio streams these days,

Actually, KVI has already switched and is playing 60s-70s Music. right now, it is pretty minimal, sorta like an iPod in "random" mode. Beginning Jan 3, it will start to sound like a "real" radio station... Here is a clip from All Access:

KVI (570 AM) Goes Oldies On Nov. 8th

"FISHER COMMUNICATIONS Talk KVI-A SEATTLE will flip to Oldies on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, becoming "SEATTLE’s Greatest Hits 570 KVI” -- the first Music, News, Personality and Information station on SEATTLE’s AM dial." TRAVIS BOX will stay on as PD.

The on-air staff, which will debut on JAN. 3rd, 2011, will feature SEATTLE personalities including TOM HUTYLER (KJR and KOMO) and MARINA ROCKINGER (KBSG and KOMO) in the morning; 20-year vet and former KBSG talent MARK CHRISTOPHER will do afternoons and KJR legend RIC HANSEN will do nights . SUE ROMERO (KBSG and KOMO), BILL RICE (KJR and KOMO) and ANA KELLY (KBSG, KOMO and KPLZ) will provide local news, traffic and information.

"There was a huge opening on the SEATTLE AM radio dial for an Oldies format station and the exciting addition of SEATTLE’s Greatest Hits 570 KVI is another unique way for parent company FISHER COMMUNICATIONS to serve the community," BOX said.

FISHER RADIO/SEATTLE VP/GM JIM CLAYTON added, "We are pleased to return full-service AM Radio to SEATTLE and 570 KVI’s format change presents a huge opportunity for FISHER’s group of radio stations to enhance their overall success." "

jr