As of today, WCTC's new translator on 93.5 FM, W228DY in New Brunswick, is now on the air. It is transmitting from the WMGQ tower in Somerset. WCTC also has a backup AM transmitter on that tower, so I wonder if they will make it their main transmitter and decommission their separate, flooding-prone transmitter site in Highland Park.
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1450 WCTC now on 93.5 FM
- Thread starter kevtronics
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The 93.5 translator is putting out a stereo signal, but as of yet I haven't heard any stereo separation in the programming (not that there would be much with a talk format). No RDS either. The 1450 signal was in C-Quam AM Stereo until a few years ago, but isn't anymore.
I haven't heard any stereo separation in the programming (not that there would be much with a talk format). No RDS either.
Plus most of it is syndicated. So all you really have in stereo are the spots. At one time, their audio chain was strictly mono too.
Even the local spots are mono. The light's on, but nobody's home.
IMO they need this badly. When I used to work in the area, there were places 5-10 miles from the tower where I would hear something behind WCTC…and no it wasnt anything bleeding from 98.3. Love it or not, Radio-locator shows a local contour for the Station and all these instances were within that first circle. (Just long enough ago I cant recall intersections where this would happen.)As of today, WCTC's new translator on 93.5 FM, W228DY in New Brunswick, is now on the air. It is transmitting from the WMGQ tower in Somerset. WCTC also has a backup AM transmitter on that tower, so I wonder if they will make it their main transmitter and decommission their separate, flooding-prone transmitter site in Highland Park.
I would hear something behind WCTC…and no it wasnt anything bleeding from 98.3.
Although there was a time when that would happen too.
I cannot imagine anyone is listening in general, let alone to whether or not something is in mono or stereo... ala "who cares." Great to see an AM station pickup an FM translator but since there is nothing generally appealing offered in terms of a format, I can't see this being of much interest. Beasley treats it for what it is, an afterthought. It's time has long come and gone. I wonder how WVIP feels about this recent co-channel addition?
The signal coverage of the new 93.5 FM translator is very good. But in addition to the superfluous stereo pilot tone, I also noticed they have a constant hum in their audio during network programming.
Do you think you should reach out to them and tell them? Maybe they don’t have as much time available in their day to listen as you do?The signal coverage of the new 93.5 FM translator is very good. But in addition to the superfluous stereo pilot tone, I also noticed they have a constant hum in their audio during network programming.
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