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'Assistance needed in the 1710 aisle ....'

Steve Green NEPA

Steve Green NEPA

Just before turning in at 1:30 last night, I flipped on the little Radio Shack travel radio, was stunned by the lack of QRM, and settled on 1710 for a while. There were two stations coming in on the frequency. One was louder, and was speaking in English. The weaker station was playing some form of music.
The little radio isn't the greatest for fidelity or clarity. And it was nowhere near the time for a TOH station ID (is it ever? :- ) so I let the matter go until today, when I'd find some info on Radio-Locator, or the nf8m page.

Well, neither site lists any stations on 1710. Does there exist such a list?

Tia!
 
from wiki

While 1710 kHz appears on many radios, it is outside the AM broadcast band and is unavailable for licensed radio operation. This is because aeronautical radio navigation may use 1708 kHz.

Travelers' information station WQFG689 is the lone station licensed on 1710; it is licensed to the government of Hudson County, New Jersey.

or it could be a pirate station

there is a thread (an old one) on what (if anything) you can pick up on 1710
https://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?611849-AM-Frequency-of-the-week-1710-kHz
 
unclehonkey said:
from wiki

While 1710 kHz appears on many radios, it is outside the AM broadcast band and is unavailable for licensed radio operation. This is because aeronautical radio navigation may use 1708 kHz.

Travelers' information station WQFG689 is the lone station licensed on 1710; it is licensed to the government of Hudson County, New Jersey.
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How did that station get an exemption?
 
The English station on top was likely the TIS in New Jersey that gets out really well. The music, not really sure, but obviously some type of pirate. There's a variety of pirates in the Northeastern U.S.
 
BTW, 1710 would be common to both band plans (1+7+1+0=9) if it were assignable.
 
No one here with an explanation for the New Jersey TIS's licensed, legal presence on this "forbidden" frequency? Asking for the second time.
 
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