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Reception for Upgraded 91.1 WSAJ Grove City

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collegeDJ86

My alma mater's radio station 91.1 WSAJ Grove City recently completed a signal upgrade, going from 1.6kW @ 246' HAAT in the heart of Grove City to 2.7kW @ 502' HAAT in the southwest corner of Venango County. While I know the station never made it into Pittsburgh proper (and never will), I am curious what kind of new reception some of you in maybe Butler, Armstrong, and Clarion counties might be getting (or if you're a lurker from further north in Mercer, Lawrence, Venango, Crawford, chime in as well). The station also is now broadcasting in HD.
 
That could make WSAJ the first HD outside of the major radio markets in the Tri-State area. Since our church assembly will be in California, PA, not Greenville this year, it means I'll have to wait for a trip to relatives living north of Pittsburgh. Still, from what I heard of WSAJ as well as the Westminster College station on trips north in recent months, it sounds like it would be an enjoyable challenge even down here where a digital receiver might get something at a higher elevation even next to WV Public Radio out of Morgantown at 90.9 and WYEP-91.3.
 
Just North of New Castle - fighting with a co-channel
New Castle to just north of Beaver Falls on PA-18 - Good to listenable
NW of Beaver Falls - interference
Chippewa to Center Twp on I-376 - fairly consistent and listenable
signal fades away approaching Center Twp exit on I-376

listening experience would have been better if my radio could manually switch to mono
 
Thanks PT... that cochannel struggle (with WRMU 91.1 Alliance, OH) has always been interesting... it would happen around Sharon/Hermitage too when the station was at the old site, even though mileage speaking WSAJ was the "more local" station. The I-376 (why can't it still be PA-60?) carriage I find rather impressive!
 
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