WCIN Power Increase - Coming Soon!

[ncincy1]

Listened to WCIN in north suburbs yesterday and they were BOOMING!Today, very weak signal. Found out that they are completing testing and electrical work on the towers and the new, much improved signal will be coming on strong soon.

 

[KevinFodor]

I wasn't aware the FCC had granted WCIN a "power increase". In the old days, they were 5 KW day, 500 watt night. Once the towers moved from the hill behindGlenwood Avenue, they dropped power to 1 KW. Nonetheless, getting any problem with the towers resolved can make a difference.Lord knows, they need the help.

 

[Jeff_Davis]

WCIN hasn't been broadcasting at full power for a long time. The FCC has fined them a couple times for exceeding power limits because their facility is not complete. The new owner - or temporary receiver - is getting the expired CP built so that the station can get re-licensed and sold. I guess Radio-Info thinks it doesn't exist anymore.Their new signal is 4500 watts day/300 watts night. The daytime signal plot looks to put decent coverage over the market, except in Butler County. At night, they have small lobes to the West/Northwest, to the Northeast, and to the Southeast, with a very large lobe to the Southwest. Should be a pretty good signal all the way from the tower site next to Reagan all the way to Florence at night. But, it's all theoretical and it IS on 1480. That's pretty high on the dial for a 300 watt nighttime signal. Here's the nighttime pattern: http://www.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/625411-78099.pdfThe center is just south of Ronald Reagan, on the west side of I-75.I hope it's a good signal. How long until it goes Spanish?

 

[WestsideBulldog]

1050 WCVX (old WTSJ) is doing upgrades also to transmitter and tower I am told which will help them get out better also.

 

[darksoldier]

Glad to see you all are paying attention. Spanish? Not likely though.

 

[major]

Spanish...Wait for it. Richard Plessinger sold WCVG to the Mexicans.