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WFSI Tech Questions

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So, now that the ink has dried and Family Radio is soon to relinquish control of 107.9, I must ask:

Has anybody been to the WFSI transmitter site in recent years? If so, how bad is it equipment-wise there? A lot of our Philly friends say that Family's WKDN site is pretty bad using equipment from the Nixon years and will need an extreme makeover to get the station back to a full-market signal.

And regardless of the xmitter site condition, could we see a move to the 99.1 stick in the future? I'm not sure how it would work with 107.7 being 60-70 miles away, but unless its a severe directional null towards there, it would slightly improve DC coverage without messing with the Ball'mer signal too much. Not to mention, it saves some $$ by not having a separate transmitter site that needs maintenance, painting, etc., etc.

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radiodxrichmond said:
So, now that the ink has dried and Family Radio is soon to relinquish control of 107.9, I must ask:

Has anybody been to the WFSI transmitter site in recent years? If so, how bad is it equipment-wise there? A lot of our Philly friends say that Family's WKDN site is pretty bad using equipment from the Nixon years and will need an extreme makeover to get the station back to a full-market signal.

And regardless of the xmitter site condition, could we see a move to the 99.1 stick in the future? I'm not sure how it would work with 107.7 being 60-70 miles away, but unless its a severe directional null towards there, it would slightly improve DC coverage without messing with the Ball'mer signal too much. Not to mention, it saves some $$ by not having a separate transmitter site that needs maintenance, painting, etc., etc.

Radio-X
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I was monitoring both 99.1 and 107.9 on a trip to NW-DC earlier today and noticed around Chevy Chase that 107.9's signal seemed to be weak. If CBS is serious, they had better damned well update the equipment there before switching 99.1 over to news.
 
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