What do you all get on 960 AM? Here in Vermilion, 960 during the day is a semi-weak WKVX/Wooster, OH with an oldies format. By local sunset and into the night, I hear WFIR/Roanoke, VA with a number of others under them.
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AM Frequency of the Week - 960 kHz
- Thread starter Buckeyes2001
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Far northwest suburban Chicago.
Days: Not much of anything. Sometimes traces of WSBT. Most commonly during "critical hours".
Nights: Mess. I used to catch snatches of WBRC (now WERC) once in a while. Then this past year, I've heard CFAC a couple of times. KMA would seem to be doable around here, but I don't recall ever hearing it. Perhaps my "neighbors" Stormy and Radioman have had better luck with 960 than I have.
Days: Not much of anything. Sometimes traces of WSBT. Most commonly during "critical hours".
Nights: Mess. I used to catch snatches of WBRC (now WERC) once in a while. Then this past year, I've heard CFAC a couple of times. KMA would seem to be doable around here, but I don't recall ever hearing it. Perhaps my "neighbors" Stormy and Radioman have had better luck with 960 than I have.
Dayton OH-Not much daytime. Sunset and evenings either WFIR or WSBT. I somehow thought WPRT was silent. I would hear them after the "fall back" part of the time change when they would't make the adjustment.
WERC some mornings
WERC some mornings
In the near north Chicago suburbs I get a weak WSBC during the day. At night WSBC mixed with KMA and once last year CFAC.
In northeast Kansas, KMA Shenandoah IA comes in a like a local all day and is fairly strong at night.
Other occasional visitors on 960 here include KZIM Cape Girardeau MO, KCGS Marshall AR, KLTS Little Falls MN, and my two favorite more distant catches KFLN Baker MT and CFAC Calgary AB Canada.
Other occasional visitors on 960 here include KZIM Cape Girardeau MO, KCGS Marshall AR, KLTS Little Falls MN, and my two favorite more distant catches KFLN Baker MT and CFAC Calgary AB Canada.
From Warminster PA(near Philly):
Daytime: WHYL Carlisle PA(very weak)
Night: mess of stations, including Salisbury MD(forget calls)
Daytime: WHYL Carlisle PA(very weak)
Night: mess of stations, including Salisbury MD(forget calls)
In Boise it's CFAC with a little KOVO & KALE way under. Don't think they've used that night pattern for years. Solid into Boise every night.
RyanHoward said:
960 in Salisbury is WTGM("The Sports Animal"), an all-sports station.
Heavily slopped here in Rochester NY by WROC 950, a mile or so away to the south (and aimed almost directly at me); when I can get a null on WROC's sidebands, I used to hear CKWS/CFFX from Kingston, but that's gone now, leaving not much to pull out of the muck, though I think it's WELI on top at the moment with the "best" of Hannity.
Although I live a lot closer to Mount Pocono here in PA than to Carlisle, WHYL puts in a steady signal all day. I had only caught the then-WPMR when they opened up their pattern somewhat toward me, and that was at night. Oddly, WPMR/WPLY is the newer of the two facilities and gets to stay on at night, while WHYL has to go off.
During those times I tried to hear Mt. Pocono here, I did get Sayre PA, then Roanoke and even WELI New Haven at night.
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One other thing about 960. I don't hear the noise anymore -- haven't for years -- but 960 and 1270 used to have some almost indefinable background noise all the time. As best as I can describe it now, it was a low-pitched moan, like from a TV set a few rooms away. Anyone else ever get that?
During those times I tried to hear Mt. Pocono here, I did get Sayre PA, then Roanoke and even WELI New Haven at night.
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One other thing about 960. I don't hear the noise anymore -- haven't for years -- but 960 and 1270 used to have some almost indefinable background noise all the time. As best as I can describe it now, it was a low-pitched moan, like from a TV set a few rooms away. Anyone else ever get that?
Steve Green NEPA said:
Years ago I used to get a high pitched tone on many of the NYC clears, specifically 660, 710, & 770. Anybody know what would've caused that?
This was way before computers--in the 60s & 70s especially.
cyberdad said:radioman148 said:
If WSBC is coming in on 960, there's something wrong with either your radio or their transmitter!
Presume you mean WSBT.
(For those unfamiliar, WSBC is a Chicago ethnic station on 1240).
OOOPS, my bad--WSBT it is ;D
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