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How Well is the Fan Heard near Canton?

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Buckeyes2001

Just curious to know how well does WKRK come in south of Akron and around Canton in your experiences. In my past experiences, WDJQ would make it unlistenable by the time you reach Stark County, but with the car radio I have now, I could listen to WKRK in Canton with no problems.
 
When I was in Canton back in February, 92.3 was very listenable around the Fawcett Stadium area in my car. Much farther south, it was covered up by static and adjacent-channel interference. I think I lost it maybe 5-10 miles south of Canton.
On recent travels to the Conneaut area over the past year or so, 92.3 usually has been the last Cleveland FM station to go. I've carried it just as far as 105.7.
 
Generally not so good. Cleveland FM's get covered up in Canton, by local stations, including 98.5 (by 98.1), 106.5 (by 106.9), and 92.3 (by 92.5). Listenable yes, if you have a good receiver, or a tolerance of static and interference. Look at the Canton 12+ numbers, you might see one or two Cleveland stations showing, but mostly Canton, Akron and Youngstown.
 
schmave said:
On recent travels to the Conneaut area over the past year or so, 92.3 usually has been the last Cleveland FM station to go. I've carried it just as far as 105.7.
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Since 92.3 is an "east-side" station (COL Cleveland Hts., BTW: is their tower still on that office building at Cedar and Lee?) I'm not surprised that they make it to Conneaut. 105.7 has a monster of a signal both to the east and west.
 
WKRK 92.3 is on a self-supporting tower (with white strobe lights) right next to I-271, just south of Rt. 322...I think it's 322.

WCLV used to also be on that tower back when they were still on 95.5.

92.3 is directional....and pulls in signal to the south-southeast (to protect WDJQ), and northwest to protect a Detroit station also on 92.3.

Akron signal in cars in many places 92.3 is OK. Obviously the closer you get to the Portage County line and eastern Stark county, the worse 92.3's signal is going to be (supposed to be that way).

Sure wish CBS would move them to 98.5 and put WNCX on 92.3...though I'm not holding my breathe on that one.

But, really...until 923TheFan gets on a normal, full-market-signal FM...CBS will never really know if the format can be a $$$$ and ratings winner. Unless 50% of the population all of a sudden starts listening on-line streaming.
 
WKRK shares that tower with WFHM, the current station on 95.5. Yet, WCLV continued to broadcast at the building right next to the tower.
 
Tim said:
WKRK 92.3 is on a self-supporting tower (with white strobe lights) right next to I-271, just south of Rt. 322...I think it's 322.

WCLV used to also be on that tower back when they were still on 95.5.

92.3 is directional....and pulls in signal to the south-southeast (to protect WDJQ), and northwest to protect a Detroit station also on 92.3.

Akron signal in cars in many places 92.3 is OK. Obviously the closer you get to the Portage County line and eastern Stark county, the worse 92.3's signal is going to be (supposed to be that way).

Sure wish CBS would move them to 98.5 and put WNCX on 92.3...though I'm not holding my breathe on that one.

But, really...until 923TheFan gets on a normal, full-market-signal FM...CBS will never really know if the format can be a $$$$ and ratings winner. Unless 50% of the population all of a sudden starts listening on-line streaming.
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It depends on what you mean by "full market".

Technically, the Cleveland Arbitron market is Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina and Lorain counties.

I do believe that 92.3 covers all of those pretty well.
 
92.3 is very poor/major static on a car radio in much of Medina County (especially the more southern part), including significant parts of Medina proper.

Driving south on I-77, 92.3 is toast around the Akron-Canton airport, and driving west from Medina, it's toast just past Wellington.

While 98.5 is good well into Tuscarawas county to the South, and west at least to Marblehead.

HHH said:
It depends on what you mean by "full market".

Technically, the Cleveland Arbitron market is Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina and Lorain counties.

I do believe that 92.3 covers all of those pretty well.
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