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NOW THIS IS VARIETY RADIO IN ATLANTA

gregg75

gregg75

Been here a long time and even though we may not now have some of the best stations
we've ever had, this does seem to be the most variety we've ever had. There is even
some competiton now among those with similar formats. Sure it's still not perfect, but the days
of only one format on only one station are almost over. You've come a long way Atlanta!
 
Does anybody know if 97.9 can be heard in Clayton county?
~ Also, does anyone know what the average strength of an Atlanta signal is?
~ Are the majority of the transmitters in Atlanta weak signals, average signals, or strong signals?
~ And how would you rate WWVA's strength in comparison to the rest of the Atlanta station signals?
~ Is WWVA closer to the 97.9 level or the 98.5 strength level?
 
Don't know nutin'

Can't say as I blame them for "creating" a new station. Simulcasting on two frequencies is
really a cop-out when you think about it.

But, I was in Kennesaw today and you couldn't pick it up. Marietta seems to be the NE limit.
 
KDM 7000 said:
Does anybody know if 97.9 can be heard in Clayton county?
~ Also, does anyone know what the average strength of an Atlanta signal is?
~ Are the majority of the transmitters in Atlanta weak signals, average signals, or strong signals?
~ And how would you rate WWVA's strength in comparison to the rest of the Atlanta station signals?
~ Is WWVA closer to the 97.9 level or the 98.5 strength level?
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To your last two questions, would this help?

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WSB&service=FM&status=L&hours=U

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WWVA&service=FM&status=L&hours=U

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=W250BC&service=FX&status=L&hours=U

On the FM dial, ATL only has two full class C's--WYAY and River, both two of ATL's first move-ins, with the former near Loganville (ENE of town, http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WYAY&service=FM&status=L&hours=U) and the latter near Chateau Elan (NNE of town, http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WSRV&service=FM&status=L&hours=U), both about 35-40 miles out of town. And only River is a full 100k (actually 98k) full class C. Because of Hartsfield-Jackson's world's largest airport traffic, there are airspace considerations that prohibit a lot of tall towers close to town (which is why so many of them are clustered on the candelabras near Channels 5 and 46 and the tower near Freedom Parkway). That results in a lot of FMs being shorter C0s or C1s.

Of ATL's originally allocated FMs (yes, I know the CoL for Star is Smyrna and Kicks is Marietta):
WABE: Currently 96k C1, going to 100k C0
Dave: 64k C1
Star: 100k C0
Bull: 99k C1
Project: 99k C0
B: 100k C0
Q: 97k C0
Kicks: 100k C0
V: 100k C0

Everything else is less than 100k and/or less than a C1, except for Album 88 (and, soon, WREK).

On the AM side, ATL has crappy ground conductivity, plus only one clear channel allocation. Both of which make for a weak AM dial except for You Know Who, and even You Know Who doesn't carry far for a full 50k class A clear.
 
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