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WWDB 860 now broadcasting on 104.9 FM

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joei1892

Went past WSJO 104.9 today and unexpectedly I found WWDB's new FM translator. I knew it was in the works. I wonder if WNTP will be on FM soon as well?
 
joei1892 said:
Went past WSJO 104.9 today and unexpectedly I found WWDB's new FM translator. I knew it was in the works. I wonder if WNTP will be on FM soon as well?
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Interesting since WNPV also jumped onto a translator on 104.9 in Lansdale. Enough separation/low enough power to not interfere?
 
RyanHoward said:
How could a daytime-only station get an FM translator? I bet they went 24 hours with the FM thing.
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Being able to give daytime AM stations a way to be on the air at night is one of the reasons why the FCC made translators part of the "AM Revitalization" process.

AM stations that operate days only do so because technically they can not operate at night due to the propagation of AM signals. FM has no such issues, and adding a translator makes AM stations much more viable. The FCC sees it as giving listeners a greater number of options.
 
I don't think the translator is broadcasting 24 hours yet. I went to the Philadelphia node on Global Tuners and picked up WSJO through all the static.
 
joei1892 said:
I don't think the translator is broadcasting 24 hours yet. I went to the Philadelphia node on Global Tuners and picked up WSJO through all the static.
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Well, it depends on if they had programming ready to go. Think about it...they're used to signing off at X time each day, and don't have any programming after that time. If they don't have any programming, local or satellite, in place yet, then there's no point in 104.9 being on after the AM signs off yet.
 
There are many AM Day timers that broadcast 24/7 on line. WFAT and many others I listen to, in fact some are so professional I thought they were on the air at night, until I looked them up and found they were Daytime only. Legal ID's, commercials, weather, as if they were broadcasting over the air, but they were only on the net. Does this go against FCC, rules, or is it perfectly legal.
 
Gunsmoke said:
Does this go against FCC, rules, or is it perfectly legal.
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What a licensed station does on the web stream is not controlled or regulated by the FCC.
 
They are super strong here in center city but using the PSFS tower and utilizing 99 watts at almost 500 feet isn't too shabby. I always wondered with all these new stations popping up with great coverage, WRDV cannot do anything with that weak signal on 107.3, they can't be protecting cat country because they have been on 107.3 long before WPUR.
 
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