The first of what promises to be several Low Power FM stations serving the New Orleans area have signed on:
WHIV-LP 102.3 from the New Orleans Society for Infectious Disease Awareness (in cooperation with Odyssey House) signed on 1 December.
WXDR-LP 98.9 from Delgado Community College signed around 14 December.
WHIV is transmitting from near Tulane and Broad while WXDR is transmitting from the WYES-TV STL tower next to the college's City Park campus. Best reception is within about 3-5 miles of respective transmitter sites, but fringe reception is out to 9-10 miles, although hit pretty hard by co-channel interference from out-of-market stations. When the tropospheric propagation is strong, co-channels reduce range considerably.
With the advent of WXDR, Delgado's Dolphin Radio has abandoned plans to resurrect its Part 15 AM operation on 1610 kHz (for now). As faculty adviser for the station, I'm happy to answer any questions about WXDR-LP technical or otherwise. Programming continues to be very eclectic--a mix of college, hip-hop, jazz, classic rock, soul, and even a touch of Old Time Radio. If you have suggestions of programming you would like to hear, don't hesitate to drop me a line.
WHIV-LP 102.3 from the New Orleans Society for Infectious Disease Awareness (in cooperation with Odyssey House) signed on 1 December.
WXDR-LP 98.9 from Delgado Community College signed around 14 December.
WHIV is transmitting from near Tulane and Broad while WXDR is transmitting from the WYES-TV STL tower next to the college's City Park campus. Best reception is within about 3-5 miles of respective transmitter sites, but fringe reception is out to 9-10 miles, although hit pretty hard by co-channel interference from out-of-market stations. When the tropospheric propagation is strong, co-channels reduce range considerably.
With the advent of WXDR, Delgado's Dolphin Radio has abandoned plans to resurrect its Part 15 AM operation on 1610 kHz (for now). As faculty adviser for the station, I'm happy to answer any questions about WXDR-LP technical or otherwise. Programming continues to be very eclectic--a mix of college, hip-hop, jazz, classic rock, soul, and even a touch of Old Time Radio. If you have suggestions of programming you would like to hear, don't hesitate to drop me a line.