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1110 New Format

KilowattKat said:
Bummer, in that 1010 WINS is unlistenable, really wanted to hear the teletype.
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Me too. I've heard teletype sounders before, pretty sure on 1010 WINS. I'm not sure where else, but that was a rather common news background back "in the day." I just wanted to check it out on WINS. 660, 770 and 880 (880 not coming in right now, maybe i haven't got that one) come in with varying degrees of clarity, alas. skywave reception is hit-or-miss, and i think it was better last night. wbt isn't full quieting tonight.
also, choose the bandwidth selector. narrow bandwidth locks into a station better, wide sounds better. at 10k and above it sounds pretty nice if the signal is strong enough to cut through the clutter.
Oh, btw. 1700 appears to be a part 15 xmitter operated by the owner of the SDR. it's listed as NA5B Radio FCC Part 15. it's it's pretty close to the receiving antenna, but even it's not perfectly clear.
 
KilowattKat said:
Bummer, in that 1010 WINS is unlistenable, really wanted to hear the teletype.

BTW, as someone new to these SDR sites, I caught myself pointing my laptop in different directions for a better signal. Lol.
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I laughed out loud when I read this.

The LW frequencies are interesting. One of his presets is for an LW station in Morocco, either he's being optimistic, or his setup is elaborate enough that he could actually get it.
 
amos1001 said:
Oh, btw. 1700 appears to be a part 15 xmitter operated by the owner of the SDR. it's listed as NA5B Radio FCC Part 15. it's it's pretty close to the receiving antenna, but even it's not perfectly clear.
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That's made me want to get one of those for myself. I already have a Part 15 transmitter for television, I am able to transmit to both of my houses (on the same street) on RF 14. Just a "because I can" project.
 
MOR is songs often from the swing music era, or the 1950's American Songbook era, sometimes done by today's artists like Michael Buble, correct?
Or Broadway show tunes, or ballads like Barbra Streisand does, etc. But smooth jazz is contemporary jazz songs mostly, instrumentals, recorded in modern day by today's artists.
 
amos1001 said:
Me too. I've heard teletype sounders before, pretty sure on 1010 WINS. I'm not sure where else, but that was a rather common news background back "in the day." I just wanted to check it out on WINS. 660, 770 and 880 (880 not coming in right now, maybe i haven't got that one) come in with varying degrees of clarity, alas. skywave reception is hit-or-miss, and i think it was better last night. wbt isn't full quieting tonight.
also, choose the bandwidth selector. narrow bandwidth locks into a station better, wide sounds better. at 10k and above it sounds pretty nice if the signal is strong enough to cut through the clutter.
Oh, btw. 1700 appears to be a part 15 xmitter operated by the owner of the SDR. it's listed as NA5B Radio FCC Part 15. it's it's pretty close to the receiving antenna, but even it's not perfectly clear.
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Well, after looking at the WINS coverage map, I can see why they can't be heard in DC. I was surprised at how directional it is. Most of the signal is sent out into the Atlantic Ocean.

I spent some time playing around with the various buttons, and settings. Thanks for the bandwidth suggestion. The FM dial isn't working though, unless I was doing something wrong Don't quite understand what the cascading waterfall of colors is representing (active frequencies?).

Is there a website that has a directory of SDR's online?
 
kevtronics said:
The music on WBT is closer to telephone on-hold music than any kind of recognizable format. It's from a production music library, meant to be used as background music for commercials, promos, TV programs, training videos, etc., without needing to pay ASCAP/BMI royalties.
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I'd have agree with that assumption. Oh and I believe the correct word for salable, is sellable, even though I get a spelling error for it and the Google AI Overview says both can be used. But, when do I trust/believe AI, let alone Google AI?
 
I regularly listen to the Rollye James Show on WGN Chicago. The very last caller of the night from Greenville, NC was an very elderly gentleman who after being corrected that it's a directional loop, and not stunting, said he enjoys listening to the Smooth Jazz on WBT all the time, and helps him sleep at night, and hopes it stays! Something was also mentioned about the WBT tower site, and that she would look into it.

Crazy thought, but could this loop be attracting a small group of regular listeners that are tuning in?

If you would like to listen to the call, it begins at 1:56 time point.

http://rollyestream.net/archives/Rollye021726.mp3
 
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Daryl Lynn L.A. said:
MOR is songs often from the swing music era, or the 1950's American Songbook era, sometimes done by today's artists like Michael Buble, correct?
Or Broadway show tunes, or ballads like Barbra Streisand does, etc. But smooth jazz is contemporary jazz songs mostly, instrumentals, recorded in modern day by today's artists.
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WBT played MOR back in the day, but what you're describing is called standards, and the radio format is called "adult standards", though by the time that term was used it included other styles. MOR, I believe, is whatever the parents were listening to when the kids liked rock and roll. It could even include some of that rock and roll, based what I've heard on adult standards radio, which includes softer oldies and the earliest examples of what was called "adult contemporary". The satellite format America's Best Music is MOR. I think calling it "adult standards" in this day and age is probably pointless, but the airchecks someone linked to from this site show a format that could still be called adult standards.

Smooth jazz has been around since the 70s, and yes, it is mostly instrumental.
 
KilowattKat said:
Well, after looking at the WINS coverage map, I can see why they can't be heard in DC. I was surprised at how directional it is. Most of the signal is sent out into the Atlantic Ocean.
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But the advantage is that most of the signal is sent right over Manhattan and the Boroughs, where man made noise and dense construction impede the reception of weaker signals.
 
davideduardo said:
But the advantage is that most of the signal is sent right over Manhattan and the Boroughs, where man made noise and dense construction impede the reception of weaker signals.
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A few of these stations that directionalize their signals across NYC, like WBBR 1130 or WINS 1010 can be picked up in the evenings on the SDR web receivers in Europe (particularly in the winter months). The SDR in Twente, Netherlands comes to mind. With so many AM stations gone in Europe there may be more that can be picked up "across the pond."
 


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