LA NEWS MEDIA, post em if you got em

[scanfan22]

Thanks for all the frequencies and info. I was looking for this stuff

Does anyone know a ifb or other 450/455 freq for KSPN 710 ESPN radio here in Los Angeles?

 

[Code20Photog]

That's the same way I relayed info to KCRA's chopper in Sacramento when I didn't want anyone to hear me, never knew other markets were doing it also. It's a great way to get around the two-way.

Do you use a sat phone or cell phone for the IFB?

Sat phone??? We're CBS. Two cans and a string.

We have a dedicated cell phone in the back of the van just for the IFB. We can use the cell phone, the radio, or off air (But with digital, it's a LAST resort) through the truck IFB.

 

[Code20Photog]

OK, I looked more closely. Here's our radio set up

F1 Desk
F2 TOC
F3 Car to Car
F4 Network
F5 IFB
F6 IFB (Live program)

And we have two simplex channels for F1 and F2 as well.

 

[LANEWZ]

I am surprised no one has mentioned all those satellite trucks that do not belong to the O & O’s. Close to 90 percent of all network news shots us contracted news “satellite” trucks. Those units and crews have radios and wireless IFB as well don’t they?

I also remember for a time that KTLA encrypted one of their 450 frequencies. Do they still encrypt? Does anyone else encrypt?

FYI: One news operation uses a commercial trunking system.

 

[Mick]

You can hear Unisat here:

152.8700 (no license located):
77.0 Satellite truck setup; simplex
P25 “Chuck” “301” “316”

I've heard them use IFB on:
153.3575 - UNISAT WQHJ289

More logs for their 153.3575 channel:
69.3 phone patch; input is ???
71.9 “Sierra Peak”; input is 158.3625 162.2
91.5 input is - ??
107.2 repeater "PV" - input is 158.3250 107.2
P25 input is 158.3625 P25
D023 input is 159.6375??
D026 Phone patch; input is ???
D043 input is 159.6375 D043
D466 "Lukens"; input is 159.6375 D466

I am surprised no one has mentioned all those satellite trucks that do not belong to the O & O’s. Close to 90 percent of all network news shots us contracted news “satellite” trucks. Those units and crews have radios and wireless IFB as well don’t they?

I also remember for a time that KTLA encrypted one of their 450 frequencies. Do they still encrypt? Does anyone else encrypt?

FYI: One news operation uses a commercial trunking system.

 

[LANEWZ]

Found this license for Southern Sky out of Anaheim with a station class of MOI. This allows them to use it for IFB and PL cord as well conventional 2-way comms.

They uplink FOX NEWS and FOX Business Channel

ULS License - Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional License - WQJH924 - SOUTHERN SKY SATELLITE, INC - Frequencies Summary

 

[Uplink]

new grant for CBS....455.6125 & 450.6125

RP KOS344
CBS BROADCASTING INC.
[Broadcast Station]
Control Point 1 - 4200 Radford Ave, Studio City CA 323-460-3415
ULS License - Broadcast Auxiliary Remote Pickup License - KOS344 - CBS BROADCASTING INC.
03/18/2010 License Modified
4 - SANTIAGO PEAK, SANTIAGO PEAK (LOS ANGELES) CA
33.710583,-117.534222 - Google Maps
450.6125 FB 100p 500e 18K0F3E
5 - BEVERLY & FAIRFAX, LOS ANGELES (LOS ANGELES) CA
34.075,-118.359250 - Google Maps
455.6125 FB 100p 500e 18K0F3E
6 - MT WILSON, MOUNT WILSON (LOS ANGELES) CA
34.2325,-118.072555 - Google Maps
450.6125 FB 100p 600e 18K0F3E
10 - Studio City (LOS ANGELES) CA 140.0 km radius around center point
34.146333,-118.389777 - Google Maps
450.6125 MO 50p 100e 18K0F3E
11 - CAPTAIN MTN 3 MI ESE OF, SADDLE PEAK (LOS ANGELES) CA
34.075833,-118.658416 - Google Maps
450.6125 FB 100p 500e 18K0F3E

 

[LAflyer]

Wow such good info here, and then I look in the Radio Reference database and its almost empty for LA Media frequencies.

Maybe you experts could be persuaded to submit the info into the database for easy reference in the future for all members to find.

Thanks!

 

[monitor142]

Even with consolidation of some of the LA stations, you'll probably see more 12.5k channels allocated/licensed as narrowbanding approaches forcing them off the 25k wide channels. Good for those stations that have been operating on the 161MHz media block unless they enjoy the propagation but they'll need to narrowband those freqs too.

-M142

 

[mikegilbert]

Even with consolidation of some of the LA stations, you'll probably see more 12.5k channels allocated/licensed as narrowbanding approaches forcing them off the 25k wide channels. Good for those stations that have been operating on the 161MHz media block unless they enjoy the propagation but they'll need to narrowband those freqs too.

-M142

Actually news media isn't required to move to 12.5khz channels as they're covered under part 74 (Broadcast Auxiliary)

Went through that at my old TV station in Seattle.

 

[bryan_herbert]

Search Mode stopped on 450.3875 C100.0 this morning.

This is a new tone for KNBC.