I've been told by people at Susquehanna that the FCC has approved the deal between Susquehanna and Clear Channel for Q100 to increase its power to 12.6kw from the same site at about the same antenna height. Q will reach farther into Gwinnett with a slight null in that direction. Subsequent paperwork has been filed with the FCC by Susquehanna. They're thinking it might be as soon as next month.
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Q100 Power Increase is Near
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> I've been told by people at Susquehanna that the FCC has
> approved the deal between Susquehanna and Clear Channel for
> Q100 to increase its power to 12.6kw from the same site at
> about the same antenna height. Q will reach farther into
> Gwinnett with a slight null in that direction. Subsequent
> paperwork has been filed with the FCC by Susquehanna.
> They're thinking it might be as soon as next month.
>
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> approved the deal between Susquehanna and Clear Channel for
> Q100 to increase its power to 12.6kw from the same site at
> about the same antenna height. Q will reach farther into
> Gwinnett with a slight null in that direction. Subsequent
> paperwork has been filed with the FCC by Susquehanna.
> They're thinking it might be as soon as next month.
>
It's about time!<P ID="signature">______________
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> I can't beleive no one is asking the question!
>
What question? I have no idea what you're talking about.
Anyway, how does this new power increase affect....oh...never mind.
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>
What question? I have no idea what you're talking about.
Anyway, how does this new power increase affect....oh...never mind.
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Mark Renier confirms Roddy's post
> > I can't beleive no one is asking the question!
> >
>
> What question? I have no idea what you're talking about.
>
> Anyway, how does this new power increase
> affect....oh...never mind.
>
I just spoke with Mark Renier, GM at Q100. He confirmed Roddy's post and is hoping the FCC can give the A-OK within two weeks. From there, Q100 can immediately run up 50% power, do some tests and then have it fully amped within two weeks after that. So we may hear the full-signal Q100 by Halloween, which he said gives them a much fairer playing field in the seven major metro Atlanta counties, including Gwinnett. So the station will no longer be able to use the "we are on a weaker signal" excuse for ratings performance vs. Star and the Beat. This is going to make an already tight race tighter.
> > I can't beleive no one is asking the question!
> >
>
> What question? I have no idea what you're talking about.
>
> Anyway, how does this new power increase
> affect....oh...never mind.
>
I just spoke with Mark Renier, GM at Q100. He confirmed Roddy's post and is hoping the FCC can give the A-OK within two weeks. From there, Q100 can immediately run up 50% power, do some tests and then have it fully amped within two weeks after that. So we may hear the full-signal Q100 by Halloween, which he said gives them a much fairer playing field in the seven major metro Atlanta counties, including Gwinnett. So the station will no longer be able to use the "we are on a weaker signal" excuse for ratings performance vs. Star and the Beat. This is going to make an already tight race tighter.
> I've been told by people at Susquehanna that the FCC has
> approved the deal between Susquehanna and Clear Channel for
> Q100 to increase its power to 12.6kw from the same site at
> about the same antenna height. Q will reach farther into
> Gwinnett with a slight null in that direction. Subsequent
> paperwork has been filed with the FCC by Susquehanna.
> They're thinking it might be as soon as next month.
>
during last weeks tropo i heard alot of atl stations over here north of Huntsville AL,
(92.9, 95.5, 99.7, 100.5, 101.5)
really suprised me that Q's 3kw made it over here at all<P ID="signature">______________
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> approved the deal between Susquehanna and Clear Channel for
> Q100 to increase its power to 12.6kw from the same site at
> about the same antenna height. Q will reach farther into
> Gwinnett with a slight null in that direction. Subsequent
> paperwork has been filed with the FCC by Susquehanna.
> They're thinking it might be as soon as next month.
>
during last weeks tropo i heard alot of atl stations over here north of Huntsville AL,
(92.9, 95.5, 99.7, 100.5, 101.5)
really suprised me that Q's 3kw made it over here at all<P ID="signature">______________
<div align="center"><a href="http://wrcf.tk">
http://dingo100.tk
http://wrcf.tk</P>
> I've been told by people at Susquehanna that the FCC has
> approved the deal between Susquehanna and Clear Channel for
> Q100 to increase its power to 12.6kw from the same site at
> about the same antenna height. Q will reach farther into
> Gwinnett with a slight null in that direction. Subsequent
> paperwork has been filed with the FCC by Susquehanna.
> They're thinking it might be as soon as next month.
>
So what does that other construction permit mean? The one that has them moving down off the southwest end of the perimeter at 27,000 watts at a lower height.
> approved the deal between Susquehanna and Clear Channel for
> Q100 to increase its power to 12.6kw from the same site at
> about the same antenna height. Q will reach farther into
> Gwinnett with a slight null in that direction. Subsequent
> paperwork has been filed with the FCC by Susquehanna.
> They're thinking it might be as soon as next month.
>
So what does that other construction permit mean? The one that has them moving down off the southwest end of the perimeter at 27,000 watts at a lower height.
> So what does that other construction permit mean? The one
> that has them moving down off the southwest end of the
> perimeter at 27,000 watts at a lower height.
>
They were going to move to WAMJ-FM's site and be 27,000 watts at a lower height. But that CP wasn't going to do much for them.
> that has them moving down off the southwest end of the
> perimeter at 27,000 watts at a lower height.
>
They were going to move to WAMJ-FM's site and be 27,000 watts at a lower height. But that CP wasn't going to do much for them.
Re: Mark Renier confirms Roddy's post
> > > I can't beleive no one is asking the question!
> > >
> >
> > What question? I have no idea what you're talking about.
> >
> > Anyway, how does this new power increase
> > affect....oh...never mind.
> >
> I just spoke with Mark Renier, GM at Q100. He confirmed
> Roddy's post and is hoping the FCC can give the A-OK within
> two weeks. From there, Q100 can immediately run up 50%
> power, do some tests and then have it fully amped within two
> weeks after that. So we may hear the full-signal Q100 by
> Halloween, which he said gives them a much fairer playing
> field in the seven major metro Atlanta counties, including
> Gwinnett. So the station will no longer be able to use the
> "we are on a weaker signal" excuse for ratings performance
> vs. Star and the Beat. This is going to make an already
> tight race tighter.
>
What do people think of Q100's audio processing? It's just nothing special to me and sounds very flat.
> > > I can't beleive no one is asking the question!
> > >
> >
> > What question? I have no idea what you're talking about.
> >
> > Anyway, how does this new power increase
> > affect....oh...never mind.
> >
> I just spoke with Mark Renier, GM at Q100. He confirmed
> Roddy's post and is hoping the FCC can give the A-OK within
> two weeks. From there, Q100 can immediately run up 50%
> power, do some tests and then have it fully amped within two
> weeks after that. So we may hear the full-signal Q100 by
> Halloween, which he said gives them a much fairer playing
> field in the seven major metro Atlanta counties, including
> Gwinnett. So the station will no longer be able to use the
> "we are on a weaker signal" excuse for ratings performance
> vs. Star and the Beat. This is going to make an already
> tight race tighter.
>
What do people think of Q100's audio processing? It's just nothing special to me and sounds very flat.
Re: Mark Renier confirms Roddy's post
> > > > I can't beleive no one is asking the question!
> > > >
> > >
> > > What question? I have no idea what you're talking about.
>
> > >
> > > Anyway, how does this new power increase
> > > affect....oh...never mind.
> > >
> > I just spoke with Mark Renier, GM at Q100. He confirmed
> > Roddy's post and is hoping the FCC can give the A-OK
> within
> > two weeks. From there, Q100 can immediately run up 50%
> > power, do some tests and then have it fully amped within
> two
> > weeks after that. So we may hear the full-signal Q100 by
> > Halloween, which he said gives them a much fairer playing
> > field in the seven major metro Atlanta counties, including
>
> > Gwinnett. So the station will no longer be able to use the
>
> > "we are on a weaker signal" excuse for ratings performance
>
> > vs. Star and the Beat. This is going to make an already
> > tight race tighter.
> >
>
> What do people think of Q100's audio processing? It's just
> nothing special to me and sounds very flat.
>
That flatness tends to only go away after you get really close to the transmitter in downtown. I have noticed once you get to the downtown connector the sound is very clear. Out here in Gwinnett it is very flat and that country noise from Greenville always spills into 100.5 in the morning. I hope the upgrade fixes all of this!
> > > > I can't beleive no one is asking the question!
> > > >
> > >
> > > What question? I have no idea what you're talking about.
>
> > >
> > > Anyway, how does this new power increase
> > > affect....oh...never mind.
> > >
> > I just spoke with Mark Renier, GM at Q100. He confirmed
> > Roddy's post and is hoping the FCC can give the A-OK
> within
> > two weeks. From there, Q100 can immediately run up 50%
> > power, do some tests and then have it fully amped within
> two
> > weeks after that. So we may hear the full-signal Q100 by
> > Halloween, which he said gives them a much fairer playing
> > field in the seven major metro Atlanta counties, including
>
> > Gwinnett. So the station will no longer be able to use the
>
> > "we are on a weaker signal" excuse for ratings performance
>
> > vs. Star and the Beat. This is going to make an already
> > tight race tighter.
> >
>
> What do people think of Q100's audio processing? It's just
> nothing special to me and sounds very flat.
>
That flatness tends to only go away after you get really close to the transmitter in downtown. I have noticed once you get to the downtown connector the sound is very clear. Out here in Gwinnett it is very flat and that country noise from Greenville always spills into 100.5 in the morning. I hope the upgrade fixes all of this!
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