Off the top of my head, I'm guessing that whoever put the MLT station on the air in the first place, had no idea that skywave from "nearby" KGA would hit hard, early, and often.
Great little story, btw.
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AM Stations "Clobbered" by the Primary Clear Channel Station
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Off the top of my head, I'm guessing that whoever put the MLT station on the air in the first place, had no idea that skywave from "nearby" KGA would hit hard, early, and often.
Great little story, btw.
Daytimer WTRI in Brunswick, MD gets beat up pretty bad by WWKB in the evenings. WTRI is licensed for 10,000 watts directional towards the DC area but hasn't run that in many years (continuing STA's for reduced power). Wouldn't surprise me if they applied for greatly reduced power since they have their FM translator now.
In the late 60's, WCHE 1520 West Chester PA (near Philly) and a long-dark station -- nearby WVOB in Bel Air MD -- were given some hoffific times at SSS and SRS by WKBW.
Year 'round.
I don't know how either WCHE or WVOB got licensed in the first place, except perhaps with vision no more ambitious than that of a strict daytimer -- and without a snowball's chance in Buffalo of having a solid, sensible AM or PM drive.
(Oddly, I got WVOB one bright morning near JFK Airport, on a little GE clock radio like the one atop the fridge on Happy Days. I thought the announcer said 'WVOV, Bel Air Maryland', and had to wait for some new issue of Radio-TV Experimenter to come out to clear up the matter. Semi-local WTHE from Long Island wasn't on the air yet. They often weren't, or were on late Sunday mornings. Maybe WVOB's reception was the result of some Auroral residue, hi. No 'KB at all that morning)
Year 'round.
I don't know how either WCHE or WVOB got licensed in the first place, except perhaps with vision no more ambitious than that of a strict daytimer -- and without a snowball's chance in Buffalo of having a solid, sensible AM or PM drive.
(Oddly, I got WVOB one bright morning near JFK Airport, on a little GE clock radio like the one atop the fridge on Happy Days. I thought the announcer said 'WVOV, Bel Air Maryland', and had to wait for some new issue of Radio-TV Experimenter to come out to clear up the matter. Semi-local WTHE from Long Island wasn't on the air yet. They often weren't, or were on late Sunday mornings. Maybe WVOB's reception was the result of some Auroral residue, hi. No 'KB at all that morning)
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