You can have all of KICY you want.. i dont hear them in my teeth, but theyre strong.
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You can have all of KICY you want.. i dont hear them in my teeth, but theyre strong.
I got on the Columbus, OH area SDR last night around 9pm CDT (Westerville which is northwest of the city). I wanted to check the signal from the new version of WDLR on 1270. I was also curious about 1550 and their longwire.
1270 was quite good. 1550 not quite as good, but still listenable albeit with stuff in the background underneath.
Then as I was tuning around the dial, I got my surprise....and radioman might get a kick out of this. WKTA, which has its transmitter practically in radioman's back yard was comfortably on top of 1330. Not bad for 110 watts from north suburban Chicago. Or could it be that they were running their highly directional 5kw day pattern, which throws most of its signal over Lake Michicagan and would be favorable in the direction of Columbus? Hmmm....
I've never heard WKTA at night at my home location, but there it was, kicking butt on a central Ohio S
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I wish the FCC would start enforcing the rules. The WKTA Day pattern blasts the equivalent of 20 kW or more toward WTRX, WFNN, WWRV, WRCA, and probably others to a lesser degree off the side of the major lobe like WYRD. All of those stations are supposed to be reasonably well protected. There is a shallow null, one of the deepest in the Night pattern of 110 watt WKTA, toward all those. I lived about 3 miles from WTRX, and WEAW/WKTA would blast in at Local Sunset in Northbrook, IL before signoff. "This is WEAW Evanston, a service to metropolitan Chicago. It is now time for WEAW to leave the air."
I think WEAW was a 1kw directional daytimer, IIRC, The upgrade to send the equivalent of 20kw daytime to keep the fish in Lake Michigan entertained and informed happened after the WKTA call letters came on. As things stand now during daytime, WKTA at my location mixes with WNTA (ex WRRR) from Rockford, IL during daytime. Both of them disappear completely at night.
Yes, WKTA almost comes through my fillings. Glad to know they make it to central Ohio on 110 watts ....lol
The second deepest null protects WTRX, WFNN, WWRV, WRCA, etc.
The deepest null protects WHBL.
All have relatively low NIF contours, which is why WKTA has fairly deep nulls, even with just 110 watts. Seems like it had 17 watts nondirectional before that at Night.
The deepest null protects WHBL.
All have relatively low NIF contours, which is why WKTA has fairly deep nulls, even with just 110 watts. Seems like it had 17 watts nondirectional before that at Night.
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I KNOW I heard "Please Please Me" on K/MAKe, Fresno, in the Spring and/or Fall of 63.
A few stations played it in mid 63. One of them was when Biondi brought it to KRLA in the summer of 63, but the audience in the US wasn't ready for the Beatles yet.
WKTA History Card. 5 kW since early 1960s.
Nondirectional 17 watts Night was the PSSA. They probably would have had much less than 17 watts with the Day pattern.
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Nondirectional 17 watts Night was the PSSA. They probably would have had much less than 17 watts with the Day pattern.
Are they also obliged to protect WNTA during daytime? As I alluded two earlier, Back in the '60s as daytimers, WEAW, and WRRR were doing battle daily. Not only at my current location, but also where I grew up 12 miles east of here.
Yes, both 1330s were "Sandwiched" in with DAs protecting each other, much like WKBM 930 (can't remember all the previous call letters) Sandwich was, with WNTD 950 and WBCK 930 and probably WOKY 920 being considerations. But both were Daytimers. As you can see from the Night Pattern and Nighttime Interference study, there are 1330s in every direction. WEAW/WSSY/WKTA once applied for 500 watts Night. I don't know how they protected WHBL, unless it was with tall towers that protected the distance to Sheboygan, WI. I don't remember whether they actually got a CP though.
To the first point, yes, I've often thought that protecting WOKY was a consideration when what's now WKBM was originally licensed, sometime around 1990, IIRC. I think protecting WTAD was also very likely a consideration along with WBCK. WBAA could have also been part of the "dance". WLBL (5kw ND daytimer on 930) in Auburndale, WI may have also gotten a passing thought or two. Whatever....WKBM was definitely a shoehorn job.
To the second point, WHBL has alwaays been something of a mystery to me. I discovered WHBL in the late '60s when I heard them splattering on (then top 40) WRIT in Milwaukee's north suburbs. That notwithstanding, when I started my business travel including Wisconsin, I discoverd that WHBL doesn't really get out well in ANY diredction. As for a bunch of "1330s from every direction" (at night). They seem to be doing a fine job of protecting each other, since it's become increasingly rare for any one of them to rise to the top of what amounts a group of weak signals. "Back in the day", KFH (Wichita) was semi-reliable. But now, the Wichita 1330 is just another part of the slop.
WHBL may have been on 1000/250 nondirectional AUX when they didn't get out well. You can get it quite well across the pond if you get away from WKTA and various 1340s, from North of Grand Rapids, to Big Rapids (mixing with WTRX) to Traverse City. WHBL used to sign off at 10:00 PM back in the day.
I used to hear KFH before WTRX increased power in the morning, I think KFH signed on with Day facilities at 4:00 or 6:00 AM when that used to be allowed. As I recall, they reported a lot of local stories about the Strategic Air Command, which I believe was or is a major employer in the area.
I used to hear KFH before WTRX increased power in the morning, I think KFH signed on with Day facilities at 4:00 or 6:00 AM when that used to be allowed. As I recall, they reported a lot of local stories about the Strategic Air Command, which I believe was or is a major employer in the area.
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Love to snag this one. Conditions were generally good last night, and at one point, I thought I might have CKWX, but I couldn't positively ID it.
Where I am near the lakeshore, WCPT is still pretty dominant. I barely can even hear WBAP and I can't imagine getting a station in Utah on 820.
On a separate note, I heard a station on 900 last night around 10-11 PM I couldn't identify. It was country music, probably of the classic variety, but it didn't match the webstreams for either WDLS or KFAL (Of course it could just mean an out-of-sync stream.) I also checked the CKBI stream, which was doing sports talk at the time. Does anyone have any idea what it might be? I've never logged anything other than CHML on 900 so I was surprised to hear something else coming in reasonably well.
I haven't heard them in years but KHOZ in Arkansas used to be country. Maybe them, although they're listed as 62 watts at night.
I can still hear WBAP under WCPT in the near north suburbs, but not very strong.
Last year on November 6th, I had KUTR over WBAP for about 2 hours from 6pm to 8pm in Cheyenne, but this time I wasn't as lucky. It was mainly atmospheric noise. Normally, WBAP is a fairly strong catch throughout the night.