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W285DE 104.9 Bridgeport
- Thread starter reelyreal
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I don't know, but from the last time I checked it out it was at a location that didn't agree with what it was licensed for. It was broadcasting from some house off of Madison Avenue.
That's no bueno... The license was for the 4700 area of Main St. near Lake Forest, the CP that Fuller applied for is for the tower on the corner of Trumbull Ave. and Chopsey Hill Rd., increasing from 19 watts to 230 watts at 75 meters AGL. The height above sea level is just a little lower at the CP site, so the power increase without much change in HAAT should put a much stronger signal over Bport.
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Ed B
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This is the same tower were WCUM is located.
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joelmer
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I don't know if they started yet, but they will be broadcasting Fuller's Bomba 97.1 (WMRQ-HD2) signal. No surprise there..
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HarrisGatesFM10H
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joelmer said:
Oh Great! Like Bridgeport needs to be bombarded with more crap they already get coming in from New York and the Island.
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Ed B
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The WCUM ant system is a shunt feed system
the ground system if any is in very poor condition
the ground system if any is in very poor condition
It's interesting that Bomba would be using the same tower that supports the WCUM longwire. WCUM was the first hispanic-owned radio station in CT. Pablo Colon was also the VP/PD of WLVH in its hispanic days.
With the massive hispanic population in Bridgeport, I think Bomba is a great idea. It's got local personalities, it runs traffic and other local features, and sounds great. With a great signal that covers Hartford and now a great signal over Bridgeport, the station may be even more attractive to national advertisers.
With the massive hispanic population in Bridgeport, I think Bomba is a great idea. It's got local personalities, it runs traffic and other local features, and sounds great. With a great signal that covers Hartford and now a great signal over Bridgeport, the station may be even more attractive to national advertisers.
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BobRadil
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reelyreal said:
It isn't a longwire, it's a shunt feed, solidly connected to the tower. The entire tower structure, plus all the mounted antennas, plus ground system, is the WCUM antenna.
LaBomba's Bridgeport repeater can't do local programming unless it originates on the WMRQ HD subchannel. This would also have to be transmitted on their Vernon repeater.
If separate, local programming were to originate on their Bridgeport repeater, it would be illegal.
In the future I'll have more to comment on, but can't right now.
My mistake, it sure looks like a longwire running to that tower.
I'm aware that the Bridgeport translator can't run independent programming. I don't think that's a problem. If, down the road, Fuller buys a full market signal and runs an HD2, that Bridgeport translator could have separate programming from W246CC in Bolton.
Cox is for sale, I wouldn't be surprised if he made a run for it.
I'm aware that the Bridgeport translator can't run independent programming. I don't think that's a problem. If, down the road, Fuller buys a full market signal and runs an HD2, that Bridgeport translator could have separate programming from W246CC in Bolton.
Cox is for sale, I wouldn't be surprised if he made a run for it.
Nick said:
That's not an option. Part of the purchase agreement of W285DE was that WFAR would get an LMA for WMRQ-FM HD3. Additionally, the agreement states that if W285DE is ever equipped with HD Radio, the HD2 of the translator will carry WFAR.
WFAR also got 50 HD Radios out of the deal.
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Ed B
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Bridgeport area is on the fringe of the WIHS signal.
I could never hear the station well in Bridgeport.
I could never hear the station well in Bridgeport.
A couple of things to consider: unsolicited complaints usually carry more weight than solicited complaints, as do complaints within your contour rather than complaints outside the contour. Complaints from station employees and their relatives carry no weight.
Secondly, you'd have to determine if anyone is receiving NEW interference since the translator upgraded. If they've never been able to receive the station, the complaint isn't valid.
Most of all, it'll take a sizeable chunk of financial resources and a really good Washington FCC attorney. Fuller has deep pockets, a couple of great Washington attorneys, and utilities some of the most intelligent and creative consulting engineers in the country. There's a really solid chance that he could out-resource any challenge from WIHS.
Secondly, you'd have to determine if anyone is receiving NEW interference since the translator upgraded. If they've never been able to receive the station, the complaint isn't valid.
Most of all, it'll take a sizeable chunk of financial resources and a really good Washington FCC attorney. Fuller has deep pockets, a couple of great Washington attorneys, and utilities some of the most intelligent and creative consulting engineers in the country. There's a really solid chance that he could out-resource any challenge from WIHS.
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