They're actually dying out now. I was surprised when I looked those two stations up. Public school districts as well as colleges are turning in their licenses because the students either don't care about radio anymore, or still like radio but don't see any future earning opportunities awaiting them in radio.
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FM Frequency of the Week: 88.5
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I don't know when you grew up, but there were plenty of them in the 60s.
And most high schools had ham radio clubs, too.
Same with Warminster PA(or, as I like to call it, the Philly 'burbs).
Central Kansas:
KAKA (yes, those are the calls)/Salina.
North Iowa:
KBDC/Mason City.
KAKA (yes, those are the calls)/Salina.
North Iowa:
KBDC/Mason City.
Great call letters.
this morning had KBDC Mason City coming in like a local
Contemporary Christian "American Family Radio"
Tropo time
OK, nevermind!Not really
According to radio-locator Mankato is just outside of the fringe area
I personally accept a fairly loose definition of Tropo:Not really
According to radio-locator Mankato is just outside of the fringe area
First of all, I presume you do not usually recieve this station, and then you had it come in like a local.
Another test I can perform is if you notice several other stations from the Mason City area, and/or you can confirm that KBDC hasn't changed their pattern in any way.
The best time to recieve Tropo is overnight or in the early morning. You said "this morning", so you're right in the zone.
Finally, there's a difference between the tropo duct and a troposhperic enhancement. A duct is the classical definition of Tropo, where signals will air-duct to your town or city from 300+ miles away, whilst enhancement (what you experienced) takes signals from just beyond the horizon, and slides them into your area, often being very strong, like your station.
You may call it what you want, however I think you have Tropo, just TE instead of a Duct.
In the south and southwest suburbs of Chicago, and into Indiana, 88.5 is WHFH, the Homewood-Flossmoor High School station in Flossmoor, Ill. At 1,500 watts one of the more powerful high school stations in the country. Thanks to a superior training program – even doing radio documentaries – WHFH has sent many people into broadcasting, including a number of Chicago newscasters and White Sox TV playcaller Jason Benetti.
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