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AM Traffic Stations

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Santa fe

It's been a long time since I scanned
the AM dial, but I used to hear automated traffic reports on a couple of stations in the 1600 to 1700 band and now it is silent up there.
Did ODOT or local cities discontinue that service around me or altogether?
 
IIRC, there was a station a long time that did traffic reports near Hopkins airport. Not sure if they still do. I'm guessing no since we are now in the age of Internet, cell phones, GPS, etc.
 
We have one here

WPJZ253, 10 Watts on 1610khz owned by the Wyoming Department Of Transportation. It’s a Valcom Whip with a capacitance hat located near our Walmart on the east edge of town

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New York phased out their TIS stations along the Thruway several years ago. In its place they have message board signs that can be updated remotely. Perhaps Ohio did the same thing?
 
Those TIS stations can be useful for alerting passing motorists to special traffic situations or road conditions, BUT someone's got to be listening to the AM band or they're just whistling into the wind. (Actually had a different word in mind, but I'll restrain myself from being uncouth.) Really, what's the point of paying to operate and maintain those little transmitters if 99% of vehicles are playing everything but AM radio?
 
spunker88 said:
New York phased out their TIS stations along the Thruway several years ago. In its place they have message board signs that can be updated remotely. Perhaps Ohio did the same thing?
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Ohio's electronic signs are worthless. I've seen them post traffic crash reports and detours on Interstates/state roads for problems 5 counties away. I've seen them post [on I-76 in the Akron area] for a crash at the interstate sections of I-76/I-70 in the Cambridge area. . Both of those Interstates run in an east/west direction and ONLY meet in the state of Pennsylvania, no where near Cambridge. Now if they had made one of those interstates I-77.......then yeah. And the "missing person" messages. How about putting what PART of the state they're missing from say, SW for Southwest Ohio] and a time frame. Yes, limited space on the signs but somehow they could be better.
 
Weiserguy said:
Those TIS stations can be useful for alerting passing motorists to special traffic situations or road conditions, BUT someone's got to be listening to the AM band or they're just whistling into the wind. (Actually had a different word in mind, but I'll restrain myself from being uncouth.) Really, what's the point of paying to operate and maintain those little transmitters if 99% of vehicles are playing everything but AM radio?
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The hurricane evacuation routes in GA and AL have signs telling what stations to listen too.

The TIS should be synced up with the digital signs giving drivers in an unfamiliar area a chance to listen to get info instead of trying to read and drive, becoming distracted drivers. Of course that would be extra work for the DOT. In North GA they can't be bothered to be repair wreck damaged signs marking detours, regular numbered state routes and US highways on the weekends and after 5pm weekdays.
 
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I worked for 5000 Watt WTIR 1300 Cocoa FL in 2005. Traffic/weather every 30 minutes with travel tips, all interspersed with CNN HN audio. They had grandious plans to expand including an AM licensed to Maclenny, FL and an AM i Valdosta permitted to move to White springs, FL but neither the permit or the JAX station was ever built
 


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