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WHAT IS WITH 97.5 WPEN'S SIGNAL?
- Thread starter phils07
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WPEN-FM 97.5 MHz
Burlington, New Jersey
HAAT 208 meters (682 feet)
Antenna Pattern Directional
Transmitter Location 40° 04' 57" N, 75° 10' 53" W
Burlington, New Jersey
HAAT 208 meters (682 feet)
Antenna Pattern Directional
Transmitter Location 40° 04' 57" N, 75° 10' 53" W
C
ccuphl
Guest
phils07 said:While in Eagle, PA on the turnpike 97.5 the fanatic came in 85% static. As I drove further west, some spots came in 100% static and 70% clear.
WPEN-FMs signal is restricted to the west to keep it away from 97.3 WRVV/Harrisburg. If you're driving west from Eagle, you will (should) lose 97.5 quicker then the other class-B's in Philadelphia.
Another time driving from Sicklerville PA to Ocean City, NJ, it came in bad and dissappeared.
The 50,000-watt 97.3 WENJ/Millville crushes 97.5 as you head towards the shore (plus, 97.5s signal is directional, away from 97.3).
ccuphl said:phils07 said:While in Eagle, PA on the turnpike 97.5 the fanatic came in 85% static. As I drove further west, some spots came in 100% static and 70% clear.
WPEN-FMs signal is restricted to the west to keep it away from 97.3 WRVV/Harrisburg. If you're driving west from Eagle, you will (should) lose 97.5 quicker then the other class-B's in Philadelphia.
Another time driving from Sicklerville PA to Ocean City, NJ, it came in bad and dissappeared.
In Somers Point NJ, 94.1 WYSP came in just fine, and even better than 94.3 WIBG.
The 50,000-watt 97.3 WENJ/Millville crushes 97.5 as you head towards the shore (plus, 97.5s signal is directional, away from 97.3).
ccuphl said:The 50,000-watt 97.3 WENJ/Millville crushes 97.5 as you head towards the shore (plus, 97.5s signal is directional, away from 97.3).
I wonder how much money that station makes airing its own mostly-syndicated ESPN Radio format. It might be in the interest of its owner and of Greater Media to make 97.3 a full 24/7 simulcast of 97.5 The Fanatic.
In other formats, hyper-local can be good. In others, you don't get much more "local" than the metropolitan area. The audiences of 97.5 and 97.3 root for the same pro teams. That's local enough.
Mike said:greater media does not own 97.3
Which is why I said:
It might be in the interest of its owner and of Greater Media....
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