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WGST's Storm Weather Coverage

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Been listening to All News 106.7 all night-- they've been in stormwatch since about 6:30, and haven't talked about much else. Drew Nelson, Scott Kimbler, and a team of eyewitness reporters have been talking live to Meteorologist Mark Woolsey. They've followed the format...by breaking the format. Now it turns to cleanup mode with over 160,000 out of power.
 
WSB simulcast its storm coverage on B98.5 and 97.1 The River. Chris Camp anchored coverage that included Pete Combs in Cherokee County and Jon Lewis in north Fulton. In addition, Jennifer Griffies and Daphne Young talked up listeners who were calling the station with condition updates all over metro Atlanta. With Kirk Melhuish on vacation, Channel 2 meteorologists Glenn Burns and Brad Nitz provided outstanding details of the storms as they approached, did considerable damage and then moved out
 
>Been listening to All News 106.7 all night-- they've been in stormwatch since about 6:30, and haven't talked about much else. Drew Nelson, Scott Kimbler, and a team of >eyewitness reporters have been talking live to Meteorologist Mark Woolsey.

This is an outstanding summary. Why, it's almost like you were there at the time. Amazing. You know, I think we'd all enjoy hearing a few more details about your background. Especially your work at CNN--maybe your office number of phone extension. Or anybody you knew at WBZ. Names, please. Maybe a photo of yourself or your wife. The jig's up, dude.
 
This is an outstanding summary. Why, it's almost like you were there at the time. Amazing. You know, I think we'd all enjoy hearing a few more details about your background. Especially your work at CNN--maybe your office number of phone extension. Or anybody you knew at WBZ. Names, please. Maybe a photo of yourself or your wife. The jig's up, dude.

OUCH!! I guess JVR's secret is no longer a secret.
 
With WGST's amazingly poor signal coverage daytime or night for a low dial position, 50 kw station,* programming flips and the lightning why would anyone listen to WGST when there is a question of personal safety!?

* I live north of Cherokee County and just from my personal experience, WGST AM640 and WGUN AM1010 are about equal signal wise on a "clear" non skip day.  No I do not have a signal srtenth meter but using "scan" on GM and Ford cars.  WCNN AM680 duing the day actually comes in better (or stops on scan) than WSB AM750 up here.
 
secondchoice said:
With WGST's amazingly poor signal coverage daytime or night for a low dial position, 50 kw station,* programming flips and the lightning why would anyone listen to WGST when there is a question of personal safety!?

* I live north of Cherokee County and just from my personal experience, WGST AM640 and WGUN AM1010 are about equal signal wise on a "clear" non skip day. No I do not have a signal srtenth meter but using "scan" on GM and Ford cars. WCNN AM680 duing the day actually comes in better (or stops on scan) than WSB AM750 up here.
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Looks like WCNN is directional your way: http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WCNN&service=AM&status=L&hours=D
 
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Maybe it is a left-wing conspiracy to stop Rush , (I Know he not there anymore) but how come 1010 WTZA (former lib talk) has way less interference than WGST when the skywave isn't acting up?

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WTZA&service=AM&status=L&hours=D
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Back when we had rotary dials and we could hear the radio as we moved the "needle" up and down the dial, it was always apparent that the lower the band the more background noise. I know that is not scientific, but I am sure it still holds true in this day of modern crappy digital AM radios.
 
BarryATL said:
secondchoice said:
Maybe it is a left-wing conspiracy to stop Rush , (I Know he not there anymore) but how come 1010 WTZA (former lib talk) has way less interference than WGST when the skywave isn't acting up?

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WTZA&service=AM&status=L&hours=D
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Back when we had rotary dials and we could hear the radio as we moved the "needle" up and down the dial, it was always apparent that the lower the band the more background noise. I know that is not scientific, but I am sure it still holds true in this day of modern crappy digital AM radios.
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My daughter wonders if this has more to do with the FCC's channel allocations. Most of the clear channels are below 1220 kHz, which means more nighttime interference from distant stations. Also, the lower frequencies carry farther, all else being equal.

http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/am-broadcast-station-classes-clear-regional-and-local-channels
 
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