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AM Frequency of the Week - 800 kHz

Just thought I would this re. CKLW's night signal. Spent Sunday night and some of Monday at Put-in-Bay, and while switching around the clock radio around 9 p.m. Sunday, the *only* AM signal I picked up was WJR. Not the most selective receiver, of course, but I think it gives some background as to the directional qualities of CKLW's night signal pretty much right across the lake from its towers.
Daytime, it came in well once I got back in the car at Port Clinton, but not as well as I remember it in Toledo. I believe that is pretty much right in the heart of its southbound null.
 
Back around 2000, on several business trips I'd spend the night in Sandusky, OH....a tourist town on Lake Erie, where a lot of really good hotels offered fantastic off-season rates. It was also a handy stop for me between Cleveland and Detroit.

Anyway, my recollection of CKLW was of an "underwhelming" signal at night. Not as good as Cleveland, which was about 50 miles to the east.
 
cyberdad said:
Back around 2000, on several business trips I'd spend the night in Sandusky, OH....a tourist town on Lake Erie, where a lot of really good hotels offered fantastic off-season rates. It was also a handy stop for me between Cleveland and Detroit.

Anyway, my recollection of CKLW was of an "underwhelming" signal at night. Not as good as Cleveland, which was about 50 miles to the east.
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You are probably right. CKLW's signal had a large eastern lobe to it and it pushed it right into the areas east of Cleveland 24/7. I grew up in Lake County which is east of Cleveland and CKLW's signal was like a local all the time even at night. In fact it came in clearer in our area than many of the Cleveland stations did once they either reduced power or switched to more directional patterns after sunset. At night the three AM's that you could always count on coming in clear were 1100WKYC/WWWE (now WTAM), 1220WGAR and 800CKLW. We were also able to pick up WWJ and WJR out of Detroit most of the time but no where near as clear as CKLW.

CKLW was actually the Top40 Station of choice as a rule out in our area even over WIXY1260 and I think a lot of that had to do with the night time reception.
 
Thanks for confirming my recall, swfl.

I should've worded my post better. What I meant to say, in case anyone didn't understand me, was that CKLW had a better nighttime signal in Cleveland than in the Put In Bay/Sandusky area. Despite the fact that Cleveland was farther away from the CKLW stick.

Due, obviously, to the configuration of the nighttime pattern with the lobe aimed east.

Apologies for any confusion. :)
 
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