94.7 The Block

[PTBoardOp94]

The CP application for the WOR tower site was filed the same week that the sale to Entercom/Audacy was filed. So they were certainly involved in it.

 

[101tm]

Maybe. The new tower is 130 feet shorter than the one in West Orange.

Shouldn’t, in theory, the increase to 40kw improve building penetration?

 

[Theater of My Mind]

Shouldn’t, in theory, the increase to 40kw improve building penetration?

WFUV is 47kw from The Bronx. The signal was so bad they had to install boosters in Manhattan. Is that an option for WXBK?

 

[TheBigA]

WFUV is 47kw from The Bronx. The signal was so bad they had to install boosters in Manhattan. Is that an option for WXBK?

WFUV's tower is about 50 feet shorter than the CP for WXBK. That CP is 130 feet shorter than their current site. Looking at a satellite map, there are a lot of buildings between the Bronx and Manhattan. I've always been told that height is important for FM.

 

[davideduardo]

Maybe. The new tower is 130 feet shorter than the one in West Orange.

But the power increases significantly. Remember, a Class B is 50 kw at 500 feet (well, it's now in meters...) or its equivalent. The Empire State Building stations in the 6 kw range are equivalents, with lower power and greater height.

 

[MVB13]

I have a question could a station have high antenna height and lower power and get a strong signal or do they need a high power and high antenna for a larger signal radius of signal power?

 

[wprt949]

Instead of making another thread I’ll just add on to this one dj mister cee is joining 94.7 the block for the return of the throwback at noon mix

 

[djl]

I have a question could a station have high antenna height and lower power and get a strong signal or do they need a high power and high antenna for a larger signal radius of signal power?

It’s a combination of both. WQXR 105.9 transmits from Empire but they have 610 watts. Their signal travels less than the full power 6KW stations.