I've said it here before somewhere, but the best receiver I ever had was the factory installed unit in my 2002 Ford Focus. At the time I lived in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. That thing would regularly pick up stations in Columbus, Sandusky, Toledo and Ashtabula, Ohio; and Erie, Meadville/Franklin and Pittsburgh, PA as easily as the locals.
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Orlando EDM station?
- Thread starter billy2047
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It's funny that they advertise 93.9 as being an Orlando and Kissimmee signal because Kissimmee is an HDHA. LOL
HDHAs are made up of select ZIP Codes, not cities. There is an HDHA in the Orlando Metro Survey Area that overlaps part of Kissimmee.
In very, very few cases does Nielsen do anything based on city limits. Counties and ZIP Codes are the basic elements.
For example, there are HDHAs in markets like LA that contain parts of 5 or 6 different cities.
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Their other FM signal is 103.5 which should cover areas like Lake Mary.
You mean to tell me Radio-locator "draws" its own maps? The 60 db looks a lot like the maps from the FCC site (when it works).
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
I think @Michi is best equipped to answer questions about how she creates the maps for her site. I have personally found inaccuracies at the other site, but I couldn't tell you which stations because, quite honestly, I saw no reason to keep notes.
will give it a try next time i'm in the area thanks!
I am guessing that RadioLocator is a using specific F50,50 contours for their maps, but they do not disclose which ones they use. REC generated maps (FCCdata.org) maps are drawn using a FCC provided API where you pass the station's parameters (kW, RCAMSL & directional tabulations) along with the contour type and field strength requested and it generates a map.
One of the things about RadioLocator is that it may not always account for modifications and the map that you see may be old information. This is because RadioLocator is more centric on a facility rather than on an application. FCCdata works on a per application basis. This is why when there is more than one active record at the FCC (a license and a modification), our maps will normally show both contours overlaid on each other in different colors. We also disclose on our maps exactly which contour we are using.
FCCdata.org is showing 103.5 (W278CN) should cover the Deland area but as soon as I drive past Lake Monroe, 103.5's signal starts to fade due to WVYB's HD sideband. Same thing with 93.9, WOGK's HD sideband kills it around Altamonte Springs. Meanwhile on the AM side, 1030 reaches as far north as Jacksonville. I guess HD sidebands really ruins FM coverage
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
Part of it is the fact that translators operate with a maximum ERP of 250 watts, which makes them more susceptible to any interference as you get to the outer reaches of the predicted service contour.
HD sidebands are not uniformly "ruining" FM coverage, but the weaker the station, the higher the probability of them affecting reception.
I am noting that the EDM format is on translators rather than full-power stations. That's an indicator of what level of importance they are to the station owners and programmers.