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Sorry it took so long to reply, but I just noticed your Query. Yes the earlier one is KWWN, Now operating at full power day and night. The earlier pattern change is only in January.
Bill
Sorry it took so long to reply, but I just noticed your Query. Yes the earlier one is KWWN, Now operating at full power day and night. The earlier pattern change is only in January.
Bill
WLAC & KGA origionally only protected each other as class A clear channels.
KGA had to start protecting the 1520 near Portland OR when they moved their site a few years back. That's the reason for their odd-shaped pattern. They also became DA-Day in an attempt to get more signal over Spokane from the new site.
KGA will soon become just another low-power night-time Class B when it drops it's night power to 15 kW and starts protecting their NOW co-owned KPIG 1510 in the Bay Area. This is just what happened to WOWO.
KGA had to start protecting the 1520 near Portland OR when they moved their site a few years back. That's the reason for their odd-shaped pattern. They also became DA-Day in an attempt to get more signal over Spokane from the new site.
KGA will soon become just another low-power night-time Class B when it drops it's night power to 15 kW and starts protecting their NOW co-owned KPIG 1510 in the Bay Area. This is just what happened to WOWO.
dave388 said:
One local station I'm semi-associated with, the guy who LMAs it (and runs it), posts a list of post-sunset and pre-sunrise transmitter power adjust times, for the entire list.
At night, this little station drops down from 1,000 watts to 38 watts.
As far as shutting down all the 500 watt stations at night, I think that should be done on a case-by-case basis. You can't do a blanket "ok shut down at night" for all of them, because not all are creating added noise, especially on the important "Clear Channels".
38 watts...that's a flame thrower compared to WIFE 1580's 4.6 watts at night (which serves the city amazingly well) and WSEZ's 2.0 watts...which they have never bothered to use with the tower better than 1 mile from the population center. I tried the 2 watts during the day & it did fine, but 1560 has a lot of signal on it at night...as Stephanie would be aware in NYC!StephanieNYC said:dave388 said:
One local station I'm semi-associated with, the guy who LMAs it (and runs it), posts a list of post-sunset and pre-sunrise transmitter power adjust times, for the entire list.
At night, this little station drops down from 1,000 watts to 38 watts.
As far as shutting down all the 500 watt stations at night, I think that should be done on a case-by-case basis. You can't do a blanket "ok shut down at night" for all of them, because not all are creating added noise, especially on the important "Clear Channels".
Wow - 4.6 watts!! I have heard WIFE some nights in the southern "nulls" of WHLY 1580 South Bend on the south and south-west sides of South Bend, Indiana.
That rates a Wow of it's own. In the past couple of years, WIFE has begun using PSSA powers around 50 watts the first two hours after sunset, but then it drops to 4.6 watts. Prior to 2 years ago, there was an alarm clock in the air studio where the operator could hear it...this assurred a timely powering down. Once the AM became largely automated (and I'm delighted to say--separately programmed from the FM), an automated remote control was installed that handles the powering down. So if you heard it more than 2 hours past sunset, you can take it to the bank that you heard 4.6 watts. The best report the 4.6 watts has yielded is from a dx-pedition waaaaay up north...Iceland, Greenland, some place up in the frozen zone. The guy strung a long wire close to a mile long & it was in the winter. He sent them a cassette of the reception. Unlike 1560, 1580 isn't that cluttered at night. Thanks for the report!RememberWHEN said:
Thanks Bob - now that I'm aware of the PSSA situation I'll pay attention to the time and see if I can 'nab' Super Oldies 1580 the next couple of days. By the way, love the programming and large oldies 'pool' they draw from. Someone knows what they're doing on the programming side to keep it sounding, you should pardon, "fresh".
Regards,
RememberWHEN
Regards,
RememberWHEN
Anyone remember the daytimer licenses in the days before PSA and PSSA that allowed some to sign on at full power at 5AM? I've always been curious as to what that was, and why some had it.
I remember when I was a kid in Springfield Ohio, WBLY at 1600 would sign on at 5:30am. I do not recall if it was full power but I think they had a report of reception from Puerto Rico and after that they did reduced power until the local sunrise but I don't remember to what level. Maybe it was done on a case by case basis depending upon complaints received.
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