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AM Radio.. Dead?

Funny, I am a mile from the WSM tower and I've never heard music coming from my faucet.
Sometimes when I am taking a....oh never mind. ;D


Actually, Rob has a point.* I am surprised the U.S. government never did blast Cuba (or Mexico).
(With more powerful AM stations, that is.) I've heard that some Cuban AM radio can be heard on
the Moon. +

* Does this mean I need counseling?
+ Actually only on the swamp land (hint, hint)
 
thanks for the link Dr T...
I thought I knew radio history, but I didn't know about the WWL/Cuba story
 
I also recall KAAY broadcasting in Spanish to Cuba during the fall of '62, but presume WWL would've had the greatest impact.
 
A little Cuba trivia from the panhandle....WDIZ 590 kHz (ex-WDLP and WGNE) in Panama City has a license (not an STA) to operate with 1.7 kw day (non-directional) and 2.5 kw night (directional) because of Cuba. We are one of the few AM stations in the US that are actually licensed to operate with a higher power at night than the licensed day power. Our nulls at night are toward Little Rock and Atlanta.

At night when I go to Port St Joe to do maintenance on the 94.5/93.5 site, 590 comes in loud and clear in Port St Joe (about 30 miles). Not many AMs (except clear channels ... not the company robfwb, the class of station) can say that about their night-time signal.
 
and it's sad to see that were locked at 50KW. the rest of the world can "jam" us if they wanted to.

BTW radio-locator has 590 as "tourist information station" were you that at one time?
your signal here isn't all that great. maybe it's time to invest in a beverage antenna and an icom receiver. screw this indoor crap.

-rob
 
cceng....

We rented a condo on the beach at Orange Beach, AL last month. One block from the Florabama. Your (daytime) signal was fairly decent there....but not in the same league as WWL, which was the strongest thing on the a.m. dial. WCOA on 1370 and the newly-fortified signal out of Milton on 1330 were probably the next best. I'd say you had the "third tier" with 690 and 1060 out of New Orleans (whatever the hell they call themselves these days....ex-WTIX and WNOE). "Local" WHEP on 1310 was still no great shakes despite recent power boost. Mobile and Pensacola stations (other than -COA) were paltry at best.

Also of note on the beach...Cubans audible daytime on 570, 670, and 710 (under WNTM).
 
that was probably mexico under 710.....I think Monterrey but not sure...it's a wonder you couldn't hear cuba under WDIZ on 590
 
Except during and after some of its worst hurricanes, Cuba has jammed 710 since Saturday, October 26, 1985, three days after Cuban exiles acquired a 50,000 watt station on the frequency in Miami and used it to blast Castro.
 
cceng said:
that was probably mexico under 710.....I think Monterrey but not sure...it's a wonder you couldn't hear cuba under WDIZ on 590
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Actually, I could....quite easily in fact. I should've mentioned that. But with my radio aimed at Panama City, Cuba was completely phased and invisible.
 
smedge2006 said:
Except during and after some of its worst hurricanes, Cuba has jammed 710 since Saturday, October 26, 1985, three days after Cuban exiles acquired a 50,000 watt station on the frequency in Miami and used it to blast Castro.
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I remember reading Reagan got W8XO turned back on just to blast it at Cuba.
 
Actually the state of AM radio in Mobile/Pensacola is not bad. If you take out all of the religious stations, everyone is viable except three (I will leave those unnamed twon in mobile 1 in pensacola)you can figure them out.

But as far as stations go the following sound like they are doing ok.

WGOK, WCOA, WEBY, WPNN, (1620 WNRP?), WRNE.

These stations have carved a nice niche, and sound like things are going well, forget format, presentation..etc, In small medium markets, AM is about staying alive, and I think they are doing it. Your thoughts.
 
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