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Heights and stations on the Hwy 220 Corridor

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Just a quick question to the few that might keep track of these things. I was reading up on WFMY and got to their transmitting facilities and noticed the height of their Tower structure had changed from what was listed in the late 1980's at 1912 ft I believe it was, to a reduced height by about 20 feet now. It was one of the first approx 2k ft transmitters in the Piedmont if I recall so I had kept notice of it. Anyway, I see it now labeled at about 1889 ft and was curious as I have lost touch with upgrades and such, if WFMY had replaced their actual antenna at the top of their tower over the last few years, maybe due to the Digital conversion? Just curious to anyone that knows why the change/
 
Whatever they did, it's the best station I pick up. All the others have problems, though My 48 has fewer problems than WGHP.

It would be interesting to learn about these various towers. I was riding home from Asheboro with my father years ago and there were all these towers. Some have radio stations too.
 
WFMY had a Top Mount NTSC-DTV combo installed for the DTV transition period. If they replaced the Combo Antenna with a DTV only, that would explain the height drop.
 
heading down 220 south from greensboro to asheboro, heres the towers in order

1. 1031 Ft, WVBZ FM
2. 1289 FT, WSMW FM/ WQMG FM
3. 1889 Ft, WFMY TV, WMAG FM
4. 1910 FT, WXLV TV, WLXI TV, WCWG TV
5. 1347 FT, WKRR
6. 1248 FT, WGHP Main - 1255 Ft WGHP AUX
7. 349 Ft (3 Towers) WZOO AM
 
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WXLV-DT and WMYT-DT were constructed at the Randelman site and WMYT analog was moved there from the WFMY site in 2002 or thereabouts. They wanted to move WXLV analog to Randelman from Sauratown also, but the FCC nixed that, so it lived out it's last days at Sauratown. WXII inherited the abandoned WXLV tower from what I've been told (they own that part of the mountain).
 
WXLV leased space on Sauratown. When the Analog shut down, the lease was terminated and property (tower, building, anything WXLV left) was returned to WXII.

WXII purchased the top of Sauratown many years ago. WTQR-FM and WUNL-DT (PBS) still transmit from the site. Several companies have transmitters on the mountain, some on WXII's property, others just below it.
 
EncSpy said:
heading down 220 south from greensboro to asheboro, heres the towers in order

1. 1031 Ft, WVBZ FM
2. 1289 FT, WSMW FM/ WQMG FM
3. 1889 Ft, WFMY TV, WMAG FM
4. 1910 FT, WXLV TV, WLXI TV, WCWG TV
5. 1347 FT, WKRR
6. 1248 FT, WGHP Main - 1255 Ft WGHP AUX
7. 349 Ft (3 Towers) WZOO AM
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One of those has to be WMYV. My guess is it's the WXLV one because they're co-owned.
 
ncradioeng said:
WXLV-DT and WMYT-DT were constructed at the Randelman site and WMYT analog was moved there from the WFMY site in 2002 or thereabouts. They wanted to move WXLV analog to Randelman from Sauratown also, but the FCC nixed that, so it lived out it's last days at Sauratown. WXII inherited the abandoned WXLV tower from what I've been told (they own that part of the mountain).
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WMYT is in Charlotte. You mean WMYV.
 
Actually WMYV, WXLV and WCWG are all on their own arms of the tri-mount. WLXI is side mounted beneath the tri-mount.

And for the record, WGHP owns two towers at Randleman 600 feet apart. The original tower is 1255 ft and is used as an auxiliary and the new tower built in 2005 is now the main tower and is 1248 ft. The height difference is due to the land elevation. The tower bases are 8 ft difference in height and to keep the top of the towers the same, the actual tower heights differ to equal it out.
 
Does anyone know what has been wrong with WMYV's signal the past several weeks? I usually pick it up perfectly, and WFMY and WXLV have been perfect, but WMYV has had so many squares, stripes, and museum-quality art lately there hasn't been any sound. It got even worse, with "No Signal" being more common than anything else. I couldn't even tell if I had seen the "Simpsons" episodes I was taping, which I normally can even with all those problems. Friday night it was perfect for two straight hours of "Monk" and I don't think the temperature being 50 degrees and the drizzle were the reasons.
 
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