Radio Antena

[ultravox]

Does anyone have a website that i can find all the radio station antena sites? I see some when i go driving and wonder what station it is.

 

[tjthedj]

You might Google Tom Bosscher (nnot sure of exact spelling) hwo has many Indiana antenna pictures. See if you can contact him about Chicago area stations.

Google can be your best friend (and keep you away from crabbing about Roseanne).

 

[RayScuba]

Re: Radio Antenna

Try http://www.radio-locator.com for a general location...
(The maps radio-locator.com uses are coverage maps, but one cannot zoom in!)

Copy geographical coordinates(G.C.), go to maps.google.com paste G.C. **

Or try http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html for AM stations
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html for FM stations
(The fcc maps give a little closer idea of where the transmitter/tower might be
located, but I recall the maps might not be labeled, only show roads without
numbers and names)

Input Call Letters --> Click on call letters get coordinates

Copy geographical coordinates(G.C.), go to maps.google.com paste G.C. **

** Example: Where is WOJO-FM's (105.1) transmitter located?

Paste N 41 ° 53' 56.1" W 87° 37' 23.2" in search field on maps.google.com

Result: John Hancock Center, Chicago

Another example: Where is WDLS-AM's (900) transmitter located?

Paste N 43° 38' 23.0" W 89° 43' 23.0" in search field on maps.google.com

Result: Highway 23, East/Northeast of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Using these websites should give a better idea of who's tower(s) that might be!
The maps.google.com seems to work about the best, possibly mapquest.com, or
maps.yahoo.com may allow inputing geographical coordinates (or if you know the names/numbers of the nearest crossroads and the city/town name you could also try that!)

 

[Jeff_Davis]

Actually, with Radio-Locator you CAN click on the coordinates and a Google map will pop up. In fact, you can also click the Satellite or Hybrid button to get a satellite view of the site. Speaking of that, what's that country club looking place next to the 1450 WCEV antenna site?

 

[CADXER]

For stations in Chicago area check out the following web sites that I maintain:

AM Radio Stations: http://home.earthlink.net/~dxchicago/AM_Chcgo_Scan.htm

FM Radio Stations: http://home.earthlink.net/~dxchicago/FM_Chcgo_Scan.htm

Television Stations: http://home.earthlink.net/~dxchicago/chgotv.htm

Long Wave Beacons: http://home.earthlink.net/~dxchicago/LWDX.htm

 

[ultravox]

Thanks! that helps alot

 

[jegrant]

I also like http://www.recnet.com/ .