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Stations affected by the winter storm
- Thread starter KyDXIn
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The only Kentucky licensed stations I can confirm were off the air were WGBF-FM/Henderson, WBKR-FM/Owensboro and WEZG-FM Morganfield.
I heard WAKY was off the air for several days, though don't know the days and I never tuned them in to check. When I finally remembered, they were back on.
Maybe that's because I had my own problems. But all of mine stayed on the air.
LRS was off for a day or two when the storm hit, and then again because of generator issues on Sunday.
B-96 was off briefly Tuesday morning with a generator related issue, and again Tuesday night for awhile.
I heard QMF was off for awhile, but it must not have been long.
All in all the Louisville stations came out well, though the majority of the FMs were operating at reduced power due to antenna ice.
Maybe that's because I had my own problems. But all of mine stayed on the air.
LRS was off for a day or two when the storm hit, and then again because of generator issues on Sunday.
B-96 was off briefly Tuesday morning with a generator related issue, and again Tuesday night for awhile.
I heard QMF was off for awhile, but it must not have been long.
All in all the Louisville stations came out well, though the majority of the FMs were operating at reduced power due to antenna ice.
Sorry you had trouble with the weather. As bad as it was I think we can look to western Kentucky and see that things here could have been worse. So tell me, what happens when ice accumalates on an antenna?greg.hahn said:
As for WAKY, I was listening to them on my home computer and heard Eddie Lee mention they were operating on emergency power, yet the web stream sounded normal. I didn't realize there was any trouble until I couldn't pick them up on my car radio on Saturday at noon on Newburg Road. I was getting equal parts of faint signal from WAKY and WGRR in Cincy.
In the very simplest of terms, an FM antenna works best at 1 frequency, and that frequency is a function of it's physical dimensions. Adding ice to the antenna temporarily alters those dimensions, resulting in less efficient signal transmission. Some transmitters can tolerate this more than others, but most of them will reduce power output to protect the system from damage. This, along with the amount of ice on a given antenna, is why some stations are affected to a greater or lesser degree than others. Worthy of note is that the temperature drops about 1 degree per 300' of elevation. As such, not seeing ice on the ground is no guarantee that there's not ice several hundred feet up a tower. Generally, FM antennas are located at the top or near the top of the tower (unless a TV station on the same tower already occupies the top spot).KyDXIn said:
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WCYO in Richmond was on all through the storm and its aftermath. They scrapped their music for wall to wall storm coverage all through, and did an outstanding job keeping people informed. On a side note, apparently there's been a lineup change there. Matt Jaeger's not on any more and Mike James is doing mornings. I'm surprised a bigger market station hasn't snatched him up. Hey Lexington stations, you may want to check him out.
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