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1700 WRCR's Signal from Ramapo NY

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Gregg.

I was in New Hampshire last week, 100 miles north of Boston. I was impressed with how well I could hear 1700 WRCR from Rockland County, NY, about 30 miles north of NYC. Earlier this year, the station moved from 1300 to 1700, with its non-directional X-band signal, 10,000 watts by day, 1000 watts at night. The station plays an odd Adult Contemporary format (anything from 1970s to current hits) at night with a mix of AC music, talk and brokered programming in the day.

Not only did WRCR come in well most nights in NH but I even heard it around 8:30am one morning, loud and clear. Yes, this is the short days/long nights time of the year when radio signals travel well, even when the sun is out. But I was surprised to hear WRCR so well. By 8:30am, I could no longer get WFAN, WCBS, WOR, WABC from NYC.

I've mentioned before that on occasion, I could get 1700 KBGG Des Moines at night in NH. It wasn't great but I could identify the Sports Radio format. Now with WRCR on the air, that wipes out any chance of hearing KBGG.
 
That's interesting they are playing music at night. KVNS 1700 used to play oldies and then went to sports.

The music format for WRCR will make it a lot easier to identify for DXers!

The reason you heard WRCR so well and not the others when it got light is because it's a higher frequency.
 
WRCR is quite the nighttime regular here, heard mostly on the front porch off the Grundig S450 portable while we eat snacks and do martinis.

In their null there's a grumble ; distant stations that would've come in clearer before WRCR switched from 1300.
But you're right, Gar: It is pleasant to hear an AM station from the US playing pop music at night. I think other AM stations with good signals should try it. The How Far Is It page says it's 111 miles between here and WRCR, as the crow coughs. As WVNJ 1160 and their new programmer Luis Felix are attempting to do with THAT signal, WRCR already seems to be trying -- local.
 
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