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Loud awful screeching noise on 1100

Was in Canton yesterday and today for work and was surprised how bad their signal was even in areas without a bunch of overhead wires. Definitely not how a 50K signal from 35~ miles away should sound. There were a few places it was only marginally better than WLW.
 
schmave said:
Was in Canton yesterday and today for work and was surprised how bad their signal was even in areas without a bunch of overhead wires. Definitely not how a 50K signal from 35~ miles away should sound. There were a few places it was only marginally better than WLW.
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Pure speculation:

They could be having transmitter issues. But iHeart used to have good engineers. Maybe not enough of them but that's another subject. Just a guess I have no inside info, but sometimes lightning does visit in the summer right when folks take vacation.
 
skiwest said:
Sunday nights on WTAM are terrible. Sometimes there are two things airing at the same time, or several minutes of silence. Very sad for a 50 kW powerhouse.
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Becoming more common and routine on a 50 kW powerhouse.

Got to wonder. What is the effect on everyday listeners? Do they tune out? Where do they go if they do? Do the return?
 
That a station is a 50kw powerhouse means little today. Companies care more about their 100 watt FM translators.
It means something to those of us who remember listening to WKYC or CKLW on a road trip until they faded away, or dxing at nighttime to hear what's happening in other cities. Now you'll mostly hear the same network shows on those stations.
With cars dropping AM, many hotels have FM only clock radios if they have one at all, some argue that there are areas that may not have internet or cell phone access or can pick up FM signals but WTAM doesn't serve those places.
It's just not as important to the operator and it shows.
 


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