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95.5 WSB fm signal is being completely covered up here in west GA...

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Hepcat

...by a 95.5 fm crappy country station in east Alabama. Anniston, I think. Started this past weekend. Just when I had started listening to 95.5 Atlanta, especially at night. And even with my big directional antenna and highly selective tuners I still can't pull in WSB fm.
 
Since you mention your directional antenna, have you tried the DXer's trick of stagger-stacking two antennas in order to reject the signal from the rear of your array? http://www.anarc.org/wtfda/stagger.pdf

Or even more drastic, have you actually called the offending station and asked them very-nicely if perhaps they've changed something over the weekend?
 
50 miles, no problem with other Atl fm stations.

sox fan matt said:
Hep, how far from ATL are you? Do other ATL stations fade as well?
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I got WRFG back when they first started - with their tiny transmitter.
 
WHMA is only 530W, although at over 1000'. They have a directional antenna that nulls towards WSBB. (that is, to the ENE).

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WHMA&service=FM&status=L&hours=U

Looking at Radio-Locator for both stations, if you're in Floyd, Polk, Haralson, or Carroll counties, you will probably be eat up with interference.

Just make sure you DON'T set your emergency radio to 95.5. :D
 
It might be caused by some temperature inversion condition---with all of the rain we have had over the last several days, that would be my guess.
 
HRG is most likely correct. Tropo scatter / ducting along the Gulf Coast will happen most often during extreme fog. We haven’t had a lot of fog but with all the rain lately we have the Gulf coast style humidity and a cold front. WSBB FM is a class C1 with 72.3 KM distance to Protected or Primary Service Contour” per the FCC web site. WSBB’s tower is 86 miles from Tallapoosa. I would be surprised if you could get WSBB in Haralson County at any time.
 
secondchoice said:
HRG is most likely correct. Tropo scatter / ducting along the Gulf Coast will happen most often during extreme fog. We haven’t had a lot of fog but with all the rain lately we have the Gulf coast style humidity and a cold front. WSBB FM is a class C1 with 72.3 KM distance to Protected or Primary Service Contour” per the FCC web site. WSBB’s tower is 86 miles from Tallapoosa. I would be surprised if you could get WSBB in Haralson County at any time.
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Now, if WGST had an FM simul on 105.3 you'd get it clear as a bell in Tallapoosa. Just sayin'.
 
WSB’s tower is 86 miles from Tallapoosa.

I'm in Bremen. The WHMA station is likely bombing the rear of my big antenna. Also have a Channel Master amp/preamp and a rotator.
 
secondchoice said:
HRG is most likely correct. Tropo scatter / ducting along the Gulf Coast will happen most often during extreme fog. We haven’t had a lot of fog but with all the rain lately we have the Gulf coast style humidity and a cold front. WSBB FM is a class C1 with 72.3 KM distance to Protected or Primary Service Contour” per the FCC web site. WSBB’s tower is 86 miles from Tallapoosa. I would be surprised if you could get WSBB in Haralson County at any time.
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WSSL and WNNX have not been playing nicely in Gwinnett for the past few weeks.
 
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I see were WSBB 95.5 mhz has HD. That would be a 48dbu cir would cover you. seems in line of sight you would recive HD its a hit or miss reception.
 
WSSL and WNNX never play nice in Gwinnett, especially in the morning. IIRC, Clear Channel did or tried to make SSL's signal stronger over a decade ago.
 
HD is the answer for you both WSBB has an HD 1, and WSB FM has an HD 1 and those carry farr as they recive well. with in a 48 dbu.Its line of sight if you higher up you may get it.
 
Does this happen all the time or di it just crop up suddenly? It could be tropospheric scatter or ducting which temporarily reflects FM signals and sometimes causes a more distant station to override a closer one. This phenomenon generally only lasts a few hours and is often accompanied by temperature inversions.
 
all of you wake up to the 2013. there is now streaming and HD radio so why beat your self up cost wise. Try the outher means to recive the programes you wanted to hear.
 
the golden boy said:
WSSL and WNNX never play nice in Gwinnett, especially in the morning. IIRC, Clear Channel did or tried to make SSL's signal stronger over a decade ago.
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From what I understand Susquehanna tried to work out a deal with the pre-CC owner of WSSL to move away from ATL or reduce power, so they could up the power/coverage of 100.5. That negotiation bit the dust when CC bought WSSL.

I don't know all the moves of WSSL, but they seem (IIRC) to have moved more towards Greenville/Laurens and away from Spartanburg where (again, IIRC) they were originally located. I think this involved a downgrade from a full class C to a C0.
 
jabba17 said:
the golden boy said:
WSSL and WNNX never play nice in Gwinnett, especially in the morning. IIRC, Clear Channel did or tried to make SSL's signal stronger over a decade ago.
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From what I understand Susquehanna tried to work out a deal with the pre-CC owner of WSSL to move away from ATL or reduce power, so they could up the power/coverage of 100.5. That negotiation bit the dust when CC bought WSSL.

I don't know all the moves of WSSL, but they seem (IIRC) to have moved more towards Greenville/Laurens and away from Spartanburg where (again, IIRC) they were originally located. I think this involved a downgrade from a full class C to a C0.
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When 100.5 first signed on from Atlanta, it was only 3,000 watts. Then, Susquehanna worked out a deal with Clear Channel, owner of WSSL, in which Susquehanna would pay Clear Channel. In return, WSSL would downgrade to a C0, and WNNX would increase power to 12,500 watts with a slight null toward WSSL. WSSL did not have to move or make any adjustment to its signal.
 
alleo said:
HD is the answer for you both WSBB has an HD 1, and WSB FM has an HD 1 and those carry farr as they recive well. with in a 48 dbu.Its line of sight if you higher up you may get it.
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Since when? My HD radios do not show any HD carrier on 95.5, just a crappy, phase distorted sounding analog mono carrier.

Are actually within receiving range of WSBB? Or just citing the way out of date and incorrect misinformation on Ibiquity's site?
 
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