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FM Frequency of the Week - 94.5 MHz

Most of the time it's the 250 watt 'Thunder' W233AV from St. Pete with a fair signal but not nearly as strong as the standard power locals.

It doesn't take much tropo enhancement for 'Star 94.5' from Daytona Beach to take it over.

Their transmitter location is about 25 miles SW of Daytona Beach.
 
We have a local on 94.5, W223BG, duplicating 700/WLW in the downtown and near downtown area. 99 Watts directional signal, with the transmitting antenna hung on a TV tower just northeast of downtown. I'm sure it makes a big difference for anyone listening in the downtown area, but the signal is poor in my home which is less than 10 miles away. Tolerable when I'm in my car, though I usually forget it is available.
 
Icangelp said:
We have a local on 94.5, W223BG, duplicating 700/WLW in the downtown and near downtown area. 99 Watts directional signal, with the transmitting antenna hung on a TV tower just northeast of downtown. I'm sure it makes a big difference for anyone listening in the downtown area, but the signal is poor in my home which is less than 10 miles away. Tolerable when I'm in my car, though I usually forget it is available.
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That is the same type of assessment I have made of the AM Translators both in small and large cities. Even 250 watts isn't enough, and even at 1000 feet. I listened to a couple in Northern Michigan last week, and although they repeated Class IVs/Class Cs and high NIF Class Bs, the FM signal was interference free, but too weak to receive without serious fiddling with the antenna, especially a wire antenna that won't stay in one place. The industry and regulators have to eventually come to the conclusion that they need an expanded FM band if they want to meaningfully replace AM facilities. I also think it's ridiculous that some stations promote only the FM translator frequency most of the time, especially if they are 50 kW low dial position AM stations like WLW.
 
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