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WDAO-FM 100,000 watts?

Technically WDAO-FM was 50,000 watts. Back in the late 60's early 70's stations were upgrading to circular polarized antenna. These antennas broadcast the signal vertically and horizontally. Many stations since they were now broadcasting horzionally and vertically would add the two and say they were 100,000 watts. WDAO now WMMX had to lower power when Clear Channel built a higher tower and put all it's stations on it. The area your station covers is based on power and height of your antenna. If you don't have the clearence to send your signal further you have to lower power as you raise your antenna.
 
ChoiceFM said:
Technically WDAO-FM was 50,000 watts. Back in the late 60's early 70's stations were upgrading to circular polarized antenna. These antennas broadcast the signal vertically and horizontally. Many stations since they were now broadcasting horzionally and vertically would add the two and say they were 100,000 watts. WDAO now WMMX had to lower power when Clear Channel built a higher tower and put all it's stations on it. The area your station covers is based on power and height of your antenna. If you don't have the clearence to send your signal further you have to lower power as you raise your antenna.
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WIVK Knoxville, at one time, proclaimed "250,000 watts" (100kw horizontal, 100kw vertical, and a 50kw AM). Considering WHKO is grandfathered I thought WDAO-FM was as lucky but modified their facilities.
 
ChoiceFM said:
Technically WDAO-FM was 50,000 watts. Back in the late 60's early 70's stations were upgrading to circular polarized antenna. These antennas broadcast the signal vertically and horizontally. Many stations since they were now broadcasting horzionally and vertically would add the two and say they were 100,000 watts. WDAO now WMMX had to lower power when Clear Channel built a higher tower and put all it's stations on it. The area your station covers is based on power and height of your antenna. If you don't have the clearence to send your signal further you have to lower power as you raise your antenna.
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I think I would agree with you on the vertical/horizontal explanation. That was common in the 60's and early 70's.

Of course, this from the station that would proudly proclaim "50-thousand watts...soundin' like a million!"
 
Dayton has a plethora of big signals. WMMX is 28,000 watts, WGTZ is 40,000 watts, WDHT is 50,000 watts, WLQT is 28,000 watts, WDSJ is 50,000 watts, WHIO-FM is 50,000 watts, WHKO is 50,000 watts and WTUE is 28,000 watts. As a market I believe Dayton has more "big sticks" than Columbus, which has a plethora of rimshots and peashooters, but Columbus serves a bigger audience in Dayton. Strange. ???
 
gr8oldies said:
Where were WDAO and WVUD's towers located and how high?
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Good question. I'm guessing that WVUD's tower is now WLQT's tower, and it's somewhere in Kettering, but I could be wrong. Not sure where WDAO's tower was. The current WMMX tower, which occupies WDAO's former dial position at 107.7, sits right off of I-75. Check radio-locator.com for more info.
 
alans613 said:
gr8oldies said:
Where were WDAO and WVUD's towers located and how high?
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Good question. I'm guessing that WVUD's tower is now WLQT's tower, and it's somewhere in Kettering, but I could be wrong. Not sure where WDAO's tower was. The current WMMX tower, which occupies WDAO's former dial position at 107.7, sits right off of I-75. Check radio-locator.com for more info.
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The former WVUD/WLQT tower was located on the UD campus. It's since been taken down.
 
techie2 said:
alans613 said:
gr8oldies said:
Where were WDAO and WVUD's towers located and how high?
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Good question. I'm guessing that WVUD's tower is now WLQT's tower, and it's somewhere in Kettering, but I could be wrong. Not sure where WDAO's tower was. The current WMMX tower, which occupies WDAO's former dial position at 107.7, sits right off of I-75. Check radio-locator.com for more info.
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The former WVUD/WLQT tower was located on the UD campus. It's since been taken down.
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The original WDAO-FM tower is the tower that sits on the hill just west of the end of the Calvary Cemetery. It is just north of the WTUE tower which sits in the gravel pit off I-75. The 'DAO tower is, I think, still the tower for WDAO-AM (the former WAVI at 1210 Kc).
 
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