WANB,WKFB,WKHB,WKVE.

[PHIL Z]

All of Bob Stevens Radio Stations are in the Pittsburgh Ratings, I don"t Think WANB on 1580/103.1 Ever made it. Now that WANB is on 1210 with 5000 Watts ,It's in. Congrats Bob.
All of his Stations Are loud And Clear in the Northern Suburbs.

 

[pghfmradiosucks]

I have found WKVE's reception in the northern suburbs to be weak. Certainly not loud and clear. Too bad because I have enjoyed what I have been able to hear clearly.

 

[corporateradiosucks]

From one sucks to another, LOL....once you get far enough up McKnight (like past Ross Park) it's easier and clearer to pick up. I'm not sure about what you technically call this phenomena but it seems that it comes in better in wider open spaces.

 

[FreddyE1977]

WKVE's signal in the South Hills is rather impressive. I can pick it up on an old Sony Walkman and
some cheap clock radios I own. And it does not fade in the car until I drop down into rather low
lying terrain.

WANB's 1210 signal is likewise impressive, at least aside from critical hours when WPHT starts
walking all over them (similar to how WBBR used to do on WASP during the last hour of the day)

KFB has very decent daytime signal here, and KHB is it's usual outstanding self during the daylight
(though I wish they would pump-up their night signal so I could enjoy the music once Dr. Winer has
retired for the day).

 

[MsMusicRadio]

620 should go 5,000 watts non-directional Da/N, go full time 50's-60's oldies and have either live jocks or use people like John Landecker of the bird. Also PAMS like jingles. And stream online so I can listen in Florida. How about it?

 

[Talk_Dude]

620 should go 5,000 watts non-directional Da/N, go full time 50's-60's oldies and have either live jocks or use people like John Landecker of the bird. Also PAMS like jingles. And stream online so I can listen in Florida. How about it?

It would make more sense for you to just get a DeLorean with a flux capacitor.

 

[FreddyE1977]

620 should go 5,000 watts non-directional Da/N, go full time 50's-60's oldies and have either live jocks or use people like John Landecker of the bird. Also PAMS like jingles. And stream online so I can listen in Florida. How about it?

It would make more sense for you to just get a DeLorean with a flux capacitor.

Hey, that would be a pretty good bit...

620 KHB, now firing up our Flux Capacitor to power our DeLorean,
turning back the clock and driving you straight into our
Overnight Hit Machine...

 

[MsMusicRadio]

I can't get parts my 6 DeLoreans and they rotting in a garage in Citrus County

 

[Parttimer]

from 6 DeLoreans you ought to be able to build one good one....

 

[MsMusicRadio]

from 6 DeLoreans you ought to be able to build one good one....

Will check on that before Christmas so I have a nice gift for somebody

 

[FreddyE1977]

When I was a kid my dad had 13 non-working black and white television sets
in the basement, and learned the hard way that they basically had no
interchangeable parts. Hopefully not the case for your 6 DeLoreans.

 

[Talk_Dude]

from 6 DeLoreans you ought to be able to build one good one....

Will check on that before Christmas so I have a nice gift for somebody

I wasn't just talking about any DeLorean. I was talking about a special one, that had a flux capacitor. That's the vehicle you need to hear the kind of radio show you said that you wanted.

 

[kenhawk1160]

This is what separates Bob Stevens from other broadcasters:

While I might not agree with programming philosophy, I highly respect him with what he's done with his stations. Engineering-wise, the man's an absolute genius. He truly believes in AM radio. He took each one of those properties and truly made them better.

1580 barely made it out of Waynesburg even at full power. Now at 1210, he can be heard here in Butler County. Same with 1530...that station couldn't be heard north of Delmont. Now at 770, I heard it clear in Elderton (Armstrong County). I've always been able to hear 620 very well, but now that convoluted DA pattern no longer exists. Even at 50 watts nighttime power, it still goes pretty far in Westmoreland County.

Companies with far deeper pockets than Bob's don't invest like this in AM radio.

Attaboy Bob!

 

[cingram]

Companies with far deeper pockets than Bob's don't invest like this in AM radio.

They have bigger fish to fry, and often the AM station is an afterthought. 1250 was an exception, but they
made the right decision (it wasn't going to make it against the Fan), and I thiink 970, which has been nearly
a no-show in the ratings, will do better with ESPN.

I treasure those AM stations which make the extra effort to remain live and local, even if it's not 24 hours a
day. WMBS is a good example. Stan Coning's little station in Eaton, Ohio (WCTM) was another one until he
sold it. These stations are a dying breed, and they don't have to be.

C.

 

[hypwr]

It takes nerves of titanium to operate a small stand-alone AM station. If someone can do it....bless them!

 

[PHIL Z]

This is what separates Bob Stevens from other broadcasters:

While I might not agree with programming philosophy, I highly respect him with what he's done with his stations. Engineering-wise, the man's an absolute genius. He truly believes in AM radio. He took each one of those properties and truly made them better.

1580 barely made it out of Waynesburg even at full power. Now at 1210, he can be heard here in Butler County. Same with 1530...that station couldn't be heard north of Delmont. Now at 770, I heard it clear in Elderton (Armstrong County). I've always been able to hear 620 very well, but now that convoluted DA pattern no longer exists. Even at 50 watts nighttime power, it still goes pretty far in Westmoreland County. Companies with far deeper pockets than Bob's don't invest like this in AM radio.

Attaboy Bob!

I met Bob stevens in the Early 70's While working at WLSW, He stated he built a low power radio station and was Broadcasting from the Westmorland County Fair, Stan Wall was so impressed that he offered him a job on 103.9. Bob built an FM station in St Marys Pa. that became a Major Player in that Market, Before FM stand alones. Too bad he Can't work something out with WTMJ 620 Milwaukee, To Incress Nighttime Power possible 250 watts Non Dir.

 

[cingram]

Too bad he Can't work something out with WTMJ 620 Milwaukee, To Incress Nighttime Power possible 250 watts Non Dir.

Bob made application during the AM window for 400 watts DA-N with four towers. WTMJ fought that application,
but eventually Bob got a CP for 250 watts DA-N with four towers (both of these would have been located at the
current 620 site). The array would have been very expensive to build, and had a big null in the direction of both
Pittsburgh and Milwaukee to the northwest. With the FM move imminent, the CP was never built, and allowed to
expire.

C.

 

[KeyTimes950]

As mentioned earlier, 'KHB gets some good distance on 50 watts at night. No, it's not the daytime blowtorch that can reach Cleveland, but a nighttime signal in eastern Allegheny and western/central Westmoreland counties still covers quite a few souls .. including a lot of people who do turn a radio on after primetime comes on TV.

 

[MsMusicRadio]

I know I asked this before, but why was did 620 have a good nightime signal around 1988? It was so good it sounded city grade on a clock radio

 

[KeyTimes950]

Help me if I am wrong, but I think at one time WHJB was 5,000 watts by day and 500 watts at night. I'm not sure what happened, though I believe it had something to do with the relocation of the WHJB tower(s).