What happened to the signal? It sounds like crap.
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101.3
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I had notice the bad sound and signal on 101.3 last night and this morning. It seems they have been dealing with problems sporadically since near the start of this year.
So it's not just a reception fluke at my downtown receiving location...they are having problems.
Does WMJM run any translators/boosters or is the Kaden Tower antenna site all she wrote?
Does WMJM run any translators/boosters or is the Kaden Tower antenna site all she wrote?
I hope they don't put the talk format on 101.3 and the r&b classic soul on 105.1.
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chrisalcorn
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I hope they don't move WMJM to 105.1 as local WRNZ would squash my reception here.
...Gang, are they still on that roof of the building on the east end of the Watterson Expressway? I always thought that 'Clothes-Hanger' set up on that roof would be an easy trap for RF problems.... The lower antenna RF would plow back into the tar on the roof! At least you could walk the roof and see if it's in the line and the connectors.... Hope they fix it.. This white boy loves R&B oldies when cruising through Derby City..... ???
Maybe that's why the steaks "SIZZLE" more on their plates at the Derby City Ruth's Chris than the others.... Isn't the kitchen right under the half-wave/two element bay? ;D
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chrisalcorn
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Why do y'all want to poke fun at WMJM. They put more signal here in Danville than WGZB ever thought of. WGZB gets a daily ass-kicking from 96.5 from Cinci at my locale. WMJM is nestled right in between WSGS and WVLK and pretty decent.
Is that where 103.1 was long ago?greg.hahn said:
The 103.1 WRKA-FM site was for years on Country Club Rd. in Clifton Heights, just outside the VA Hospital property. I'm not sure if that site is still active...gotta check the FM Query tab on www.fcc.gov.
To my knowledge, the 102.3 stick has been atop The 800 Buliding downtown (302' above the street, building base elevation 470' AMSL, Class A 3Kw) since its inception as WLRS-FM in 1964. Back when WJYL-FM was Urban in the 1980's on 101.7, the separation rules then in effect kept 'JYL from moving their antenna in less than 15.0 miles from 800 South 4th St., due to the close spacing (only 600 KHz). This was back in the days of a lively three-station Urban/Urban AC duel with WDGS-AM 1290 and WLOU-AM 1350, and hampered WJYL's city signal coverage.
To my knowledge, the 102.3 stick has been atop The 800 Buliding downtown (302' above the street, building base elevation 470' AMSL, Class A 3Kw) since its inception as WLRS-FM in 1964. Back when WJYL-FM was Urban in the 1980's on 101.7, the separation rules then in effect kept 'JYL from moving their antenna in less than 15.0 miles from 800 South 4th St., due to the close spacing (only 600 KHz). This was back in the days of a lively three-station Urban/Urban AC duel with WDGS-AM 1290 and WLOU-AM 1350, and hampered WJYL's city signal coverage.
The King Bee said:
102.3 upgraded to 6KW about 5 years ago, but they are still at the 800 Building where they've been since probably forever.
103.1 was never at the Kayden Towers site. The original tower that went on the air on November 19, 1966, was near the intersection of Westport Road and Hubbard's Lane. They were 2.95 KW with a HAAT of 135 feet above average terrain. (I think it was a 160' tower with a 6 bay antenna.)
In other words, 103.1 back in the day had a signal that was just about what WMJM's is today. I don't know how well it came in in Danville. ??? It moved to the Country Club Road site on March 16, 1979- 3 KW @ 275 feet, and upgraded to 6 KW-DA on February 2, 1992.
101.7 had a superior signal to that of 101.3, but they thought they could improve it. As King Bee said, it was not possible to move it any closer to Louisville due to minimum seperation from 102.3. In fact, that's why it sat so ridiculously far back in the field off of New Hopewell Road- it was literally 50 feet from the minimum distance it could be from WLRS.
So Rod Burbridge came up with the plan to switch frequencies with Shelbyville so it could be moved closer. But he was smart- he never built it. He just got everyone to agree to the Kayden Towers move, got the construction permit, then sold it. The new owner actually moved it to the Kayden Towers. I've heard they were pretty ticked off when they figured out they made it worse.
I can remember when that station could be heard in E-town. (When it was 101.7) It definitely came in well in Shelbyville, which it barely does at all now. And I listened to it in Scottsburg, IN as a kid when it was WZZX. You sure can't do that with what they have now.
They've had a plan to "upgrade" it again...this time with a directional antenna with TWO nulls. LOL. They wanted to move it to Blankenbaker Road for that, but I understand they couldn't get the top of the tower and didn't want to do it down low. It's probably just as well.
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