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Runrigger

I get this station on 95.3 in the northern part of the state, especially strong around the Lincoln Mall plaza area. Music is mainly soft jazzy & bluesy instrumentals with a vocal once in awhile. No voices. No ID that I've ever heard. Has anyone else heard it? I wonder if it's Harvard University's WHRB, as they run a program called The Jazz Spectrum from 5AM to 1PM, but I still think I'd hear some sort of ID. I don't think I've ever been listening close to the top of the hour so maybe it's there. If not WHRB I wonder if it's a pirate as I can't imagine why a station broadcasting out of Cambridge would come in so strong in that area, then fade so quickly as you drive a little south.
 
Runrigger said:
I get this station on 95.3 in the northern part of the state, especially strong around the Lincoln Mall plaza area. Music is mainly soft jazzy & bluesy instrumentals with a vocal once in awhile. No voices. No ID that I've ever heard. Has anyone else heard it? I wonder if it's Harvard University's WHRB, as they run a program called The Jazz Spectrum from 5AM to 1PM, but I still think I'd hear some sort of ID. I don't think I've ever been listening close to the top of the hour so maybe it's there. If not WHRB I wonder if it's a pirate as I can't imagine why a station broadcasting out of Cambridge would come in so strong in that area, then fade so quickly as you drive a little south.
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That is WHRB alright. Jazz Spectrum has been on 'HRB's schedule for as long as I can remember. (I've been a subscriber to 'HRB's Program Guide since '71). Hearing 'HRB in Northern parts of Rhode Island (in spite of being in WBRU's backyard) is not too uncommon. Weather conditions especially during this part of the year can extend the coverage of FM stations by several miles. Tropospheric bending is especially common during summer months with radiational cooling (hot days and cool nights). But with cold weather and some snow cover, you'll get a little enhancement in getting stations that are not regularly strong in your area, as well. 'HRB is staffed by University students throughout the year. For a Class A signal (3000 watts, ERP), the station does fairly well with that signal. Both 'HRB and 'BRU are Ivy League stations.
 
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