French in mono on 107.7 in Johnston

[RadioJay]

Interesting catch tonight here in Johnston, I happened to be going up the dial on the car radio and caught this station on 107.7 in mono playing French music. I got exciting thinking it was tropo or E-Skip, so I searched the dial for other possible stations but this is the only one I found. Another pirate? I could see something like this happening in Woonsocket with the large French-Canadian population, but in Johnston? I just don't get it. <P ID="signature">______________
Moe: (Sees a microphone in a radio studio) Ooh, a microphonie!

Curly: Or a phoney at the mike!

Moe: Quiet numbskulls I'm broadcastin'!

From The Three Stooges episode "Micro-Phoneys"</P>

 

[KML0224]

How far is Johnston from Pawcatuck, CT (part of the town of Stonington)? They're home to the current WWRX-FM 107.7 ("Jam'n 107-7").

 

[webcastboy]

> How far is Johnston from Pawcatuck, CT (part of the town of
> Stonington)? They're home to the current WWRX-FM 107.7
> ("Jam'n 107-7").
>

Far enough that it's possible that it could be a pirate, but not likely. Anyone with a decent radio should be able to get WWRX 107.7 in Johnston...probably with static, and in the car I imagine it'd be riddled with multipath, but it should be receivable.

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WWRX&service=FM&status=L&hours=U

I can't imagine it's tropo or e-skip this time of year...pretty cold out for that. Maybe it is a pirate. A dumb pirate? Or maybe a nearby FM rebroadcaster for satradio or an iPod. I've heard a lot of reports lately that some of those things are putting out a lot more range than they really should be.

 

[RadioJay]

Jammin 107.7 signal

> > How far is Johnston from Pawcatuck, CT (part of the town
> of
> > Stonington)? They're home to the current WWRX-FM 107.7
> > ("Jam'n 107-7").
> >
>
> Far enough that it's possible that it could be a pirate, but
> not likely. Anyone with a decent radio should be able to
> get WWRX 107.7 in Johnston...probably with static, and in
> the car I imagine it'd be riddled with multipath, but it
> should be receivable.

There is no signal at all in the Johnston area. In fact, Jammin 107.7 fades out completely after you pass exit 5 (West Greenwich, RI) on 95 North. It does not even scan on the dial until you are close to the Connecticut border in southwest Rhode Island. Radio-Locator is way off on the coverage map. I have a really good car radio that gets Jam'n 94.5 from Boston right down to exit 5 on 95, but Jammin 107.7's signal can only be heard loud and clear in southwest Rhode Island.
>
http://www.radio-l> ocator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WWRX&service=FM&status=L&hours=U
>
>
> I can't imagine it's tropo or e-skip this time of
> year...pretty cold out for that. Maybe it is a pirate. A
> dumb pirate? Or maybe a nearby FM rebroadcaster for
> satradio or an iPod. I've heard a lot of reports lately
> that some of those things are putting out a lot more range
> than they really should be.
>
<P ID="signature">______________
Moe: (Sees a microphone in a radio studio) Ooh, a microphonie!

Curly: Or a phoney at the mike!

Moe: Quiet numbskulls I'm broadcastin'!

From The Three Stooges episode "Micro-Phoneys"</P>

 

[webcastboy]

Re: Jammin 107.7 signal

> There is no signal at all in the Johnston area. In fact,
> Jammin 107.7 fades out completely after you pass exit 5
> (West Greenwich, RI) on 95 North. It does not even scan on
> the dial until you are close to the Connecticut border in
> southwest Rhode Island. Radio-Locator is way off on the
> coverage map. I have a really good car radio that gets
> Jam'n 94.5 from Boston right down to exit 5 on 95, but
> Jammin 107.7's signal can only be heard loud and clear in
> southwest Rhode Island.
> >

Radio-Locator got it wrong??? I am shocked, yes SHOCKED am I!!!

Seriously, though...I used to listen to 102.3 a little bit when it was a rock/heavy metal station when driving around that area (I grew up in CT) but I never tried to get it in Rhode Island so I'll gladly defer to your report. Interesting it's that weak, though...but looking at the specs I didn't realize it's a ND antenna. So if it's a omni antenna yet the contour shows a big null to the northeast, there must be a hill in the way somewhere. Certainly would explain no signal in Johnston.

Either way, I'd say that seals the original question, though...it's a pirate! ;-)