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Jamn 94.9

From my perspective, this relay of Jamn 94.5 is not weak when I drive around Metro Worcester. My radio will stop on 94.9 whenever I scan the FM dial even as far as 495 in Milford. I believe Clear Channel added this primarily to fill in their signal deficiencies west of Worcester. I’m never really out that way to check for myself.
 
Actually IN Worcester there are some pretty bad multi-path areas for just about all signals from Boston. In these spots that translator fills in nicely.
 
WTAG has a local show on right now, and they've been talking about now being on FM. One of the hosts thought that because they were now on FM, that they could be heard "all over the country." Fortunately the other guy corrected him.
 
Eli Polonsky said:
This 94.9 translator was rebroadcasting WTAG today, instead of Jam'n.
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I'm 60 miles south of Boston in Dartmouth, MA. With my FM yagi only 30 feet off the ground and pointed NW, I am able to hear this translator reliably (50% quieting). This using the very selective Boston Acoustics HD Recepter (obviously this is not in HD).
 
Re: Jamn 94.9 / did they hose the home boy (HOM)?

Re: last post R.C. did you used to get the old 94.9 out of Mt. Wash NH with your setup?
We used to get it reliably 10 mi S of Worc. City grade on top of small hills on seek. Not that I cared but it looks like the translator took out a pretty good sized peripheral chuck out of HOM's turf (or air).
Perhaps HOM can find an open 94.5 somewhere in NH and return the favor.
 
jlehmann said:
WTAG has a local show on right now, and they've been talking about now being on FM. One of the hosts thought that because they were now on FM, that they could be heard "all over the country." Fortunately the other guy corrected him.
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Other than this mention of being on FM, there has been virtually nothing since. I understand the reason they switched from Jamn to WTAG was to help signal limitations after dark in the big suburbs (e.g. Shrewsbury & Westboro) to the east of Worcester. Why wouldn't WTAG be promoting this throughout the day? Also, I have been listening off and on since WTAG started on 94.9 and have not heard any type of ID for the FM station. A question for those of you more knowledgeable than me about these types of things; what are the rules for these FM carriers of AM signals?
 
DavidZ said:
Other than this mention of being on FM, there has been virtually nothing since. I understand the reason they switched from Jamn to WTAG was to help signal limitations after dark in the big suburbs (e.g. Shrewsbury & Westboro) to the east of Worcester. Why wouldn't WTAG be promoting this throughout the day? Also, I have been listening off and on since WTAG started on 94.9 and have not heard any type of ID for the FM station. A question for those of you more knowledgeable than me about these types of things; what are the rules for these FM carriers of AM signals?
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I'm not sure, but I think I've heard that the parent station has to identify translators once every four hours.
 
I was riding from greater Hartford up I-84 over to I-90 (on Tuesday morning) and noticed this station in the Exit 10A area in Millbury, while taking that exit for MA Route 146 to get into Worcester. What purpose does this station serve? Are there areas within the Worcester city limits that are blocked from the 5,000 watt signal of 580 AM? Strange!
 
I took the old Bose Wave out of retirement last nite; from Northbridge MA (about 12 mi S of Worcester) I had a so so but listenable 94.9 Worc but playing with the line cord yielded the 94.9 out of mt. Wash.
It may have been the conditions because WBLM 102.9 (Portland) and the Cape Cod stations (not normally heard here or heard well were REALLY booming in.
 
KML.
Two words "Building Penetration". While the signal does do well outside, inside those big steel/cement office buildings, the AM signal will be noisy. But the FM signal will get in clean. Especially at 250 watts from the WSRS site.
 
i as well noticed wblm in franklin mass in hd because i have the jvc hd radio in my car. came in very well all down though brokton but onthe way back home faded out but another 102.0 channel trying to cut through the static.
 
Re: Jamn 94.9/ 230 watts really gets out!

Even though I was outside the city grade lobe based on those inaccurate Radio info maps) I was surprised how consistent the signal is while driving in Northbridge, Sutton and Douglas today. No breakup or fluttering of the signal even in the "holes." This was about 15 mi from the transmitter.
There was a spot near Hill St/Central Tpke intersection where you can get it on seek but not AAF!
 
WTAG's website now has a logo (part of the flash rotating messages at center of screen) saying
"AM 580--WTAG--FM 94.9" And when you click on that logo you get sent to:

http://www.wtag.com/pages/FMrelease.html

..and it talks about how recent FM changes allow AM stations to be broadcast on FM translators
(...FM translators, or full fledged FM operations, like the 630/99.7 combo in RI?)
I know years ago having the same programming on an FM signal as well as the AM was common
and the FCC, I believe, actually made a move to pressure the FM signals to do their own
unique programming instead of a simulcast. Now back to the way things were, I guess,
with the argument being "it helps broaden our signal/reach dead spots"..?
 
i don't know what's worse-talk radio on 94.9 or the MOR stuff of WHOM which WAS receiveable in many areas of central and southern worcester county,ma and other parts.
 
I have the feeling that atmospheric conditions greatly affect the reception of this station. I happened to be band-scanning on my Kaito KA2100 radio around midnight a few weeks back, and I was able to pick up this station relatively clearly down here in Middletown (Newport), RI. It was a clear cool night so maybe there was some skip going on...
 
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