there are still a few am stereo recievers out there, and when I lived in Alberta, 880 am was in stereo and could be heard all over the province. The technology is there to improve how you're hearing am. Unfortunately todays receivers just have am as an afterthought and severly limit it's frequency range. I'm hoping for drm to come to Canada, you get a digital signal that sounds amazing plus you get alll the distance. Joe was a disaster in Edmonton, and chqt has never recovered. Even after the move to fm, it was still a disaster for the station. They only switched 880 over to joe to protect the 92.5 frequency, it was only going to be short time. They wanted the name and format and were going to implement it on 92.5 anyway, they just put it on the am so no other station would do it before them.
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mimo said:
That's not necessarily true... WABC is more of an exception. That station's weekend ratings were nothing short of abyssmal, so there was really nothing to lose by putting on a retro show in a non-key timeslot. A few folks (myself included) do like it, but it misses the most important part... the big audio. Any resurrection of oldies on AM in the US is generally a case of a corperate owner merely parking the format somewhere, and it's usually short-lived. (i.e. WROC, WWKB, WPTR, WSAI)
AM stations today can't really recreate the sound they once had because of the bandwidth restrictions in place today that didn't exist 40 years ago. And with IBOC lurking and the reality of 5khz audio bandwidth on AM, any station currently programming music will only suffer even more during hybrid operation. Remember, in the 60's (and reverb aside), the fidelity of AM was much better, and AM tuners allowed for wider bandwidth reception. Todays equipment pales in comparision. And without that big booming reverb, WABC can't come close to sounding truly authentic on Saturday nights.
I just think that the days of dedicated music listening on AM are over, for any age group. It's sad perhaps, but it's the reality of broadcasting. Now if the NRSC bandwidth restrictions were lifted, IBOC thrown out, and a mandate for better AM radios, then we could see the day where AM might have the listener base for music again. I still miss the days of rockin out to CFTR (which totally blew CHUM away IMO) back in the 80's... back that's only history now.
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It was CJSB-540
CJSB was one of the last high-power AM start-ups (in 1982). It began as a MoR station before switching to rock. At night there were times when it came in like a local in Central New Jersey.
That CJSB moved from AM to FM is not an accident. Many Canadian AM stations, especially those from Quebec east, are moving to FM for obvious reasons. I'm surprised there hasn't been a thread on this board about AM stations moving to FM.
The Canadian Communications Foundation has compiled a brief history of CJSB.
CJSB was one of the last high-power AM start-ups (in 1982). It began as a MoR station before switching to rock. At night there were times when it came in like a local in Central New Jersey.
That CJSB moved from AM to FM is not an accident. Many Canadian AM stations, especially those from Quebec east, are moving to FM for obvious reasons. I'm surprised there hasn't been a thread on this board about AM stations moving to FM.
The Canadian Communications Foundation has compiled a brief history of CJSB.
Re: It was CJSB-540
But in Canada, regardless of what the restrictions are, there's still that debate that AM should be more free than it is.
The main idea being that FM Can Con should bump up to 40%, and the AM side should drop the Can Con down to 20-25%.
Currently, 35-40% is the standard for both AM and FM in Canada.
chuckydoll said:
But in Canada, regardless of what the restrictions are, there's still that debate that AM should be more free than it is.
The main idea being that FM Can Con should bump up to 40%, and the AM side should drop the Can Con down to 20-25%.
Currently, 35-40% is the standard for both AM and FM in Canada.
go14 said:
I remember them!!
"54 rock.....Ottawas best rock"
I used to listen to them @ night here in Albany
Listen to "54 rock" FM here > http://anonym.to?mms://38.99.162.179/ckqb1
Anyone have any sound clips of "54 rock.......Ottawas best rock"??
The Dude said:go14 said:
I remember them!!
"54 rock.....Ottawas best rock"
I used to listen to them @ night here in Albany
Listen to "54 rock" FM here > http://anonym.to?mms://38.99.162.179/ckqb1
Anyone have any sound clips of "54 rock.......Ottawas best rock"??
Sadly, my only copy of something with 54 rock had an aircheck of mine on side a, and I sent it out by mistake.
The tape went to bulk erase.(I believe...)
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