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It has been discussed, especially on the DX board, that WHOM has one of the best - if not the best - FM signal on the entire east coast. WHOM advertises that they cover 5 states. I know they can easily be heard in Maine, NH, Vermont, and Massachusetts. But what is the fifth? I own a home in Rhode Island, and the only time I have ever picked up WHOM in RI is during tropo. I would bet that CT is also an unlikely state to be able to pick it up? Can WHOM be heard in Plattsburgh, NY?
 
WHOM's signal is easily heard in N.Y. State. One can hear it easily from Whatehall north to Rouses Point along Lake Champlain, so easily listenable in Plattsburgh. Their signal fights against CIMF, from Hull, P.Q. on 94.9 around Fort Covington, N.Y. which is considerably west of Rouses Point along U.S. Route 11.
 
WHOM has a great signal, no doubt there... but the question begs to be asked do they really have the biggest FM coverage in America as the website says?
 
Heard in many markets, and dominant in none! I wonder what Cumulus' plans are for this signal?

Cheers,
OldPort Wino
 
ThatGuyOnTheRadio said:
WHOM has a great signal, no doubt there... but the question begs to be asked do they really have the biggest FM coverage in America as the website says?
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In terms of square miles, no. According to my calculations, WHOM's 54dBu interference-protected contour covers 43,005 square kilometers. KVYB (103.3 Santa Barbara, California)'s 54dBu covers 45,996km^2. That's not much of a difference though.

WHOM probably covers more people. (I have no way of verifying that) Santa Barbara is of course on the coast, nearly half of that 46,000km^2 is over water. A lot of it is inland in unpopulated mountainous areas.
 
I was never all that impressed with KVYB's signal. I know that there is considerable mountain interference from the Santa Monica Mountains, but I have never picked up the station at LAX or south of Downtown. Furthermore, I figured that the signal would shoot down the water onto the I-5 area north of San Diego. However, I have never picked it up in these areas either.
 
w9wi: I believe that WHOM claims the largest LAND coverage of any station in North America, so they almost certainly beat KVYB in that regard.

ScottBurns: Wow, you're tough! KVYB's tower is about 100 miles from Downtown L.A., give or take.
 
WHOM also covers a bit of Canada as well. It can be picked up just east of Montreal and easily in Sherbrooke.
 
ray ting said:
w9wi: I believe that WHOM claims the largest LAND coverage of any station in North America, so they almost certainly beat KVYB in that regard.
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Absolutely, I'd buy that.
 
ScottBurns said:
It has been discussed, especially on the DX board, that WHOM has one of the best - if not the best - FM signal on the entire east coast. WHOM advertises that they cover 5 states. I know they can easily be heard in Maine, NH, Vermont, and Massachusetts. But what is the fifth? I own a home in Rhode Island, and the only time I have ever picked up WHOM in RI is during tropo. I would bet that CT is also an unlikely state to be able to pick it up? Can WHOM be heard in Plattsburgh, NY?
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WHOM covers quite a lot of real-estate. The five states that they cover include Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Massachusetts. If you drove from Portland, ME to Plattsburgh, NY, you'd never lose it. With 48,000 watts at 6280 feet above sea level, it's no wonder why it has such coverage. I have no problem getting WHOM in full Stereo in my area, 20 miles south of Boston.

As for WHOM's former sister station, it's too bad WMTW-TV is no longer on the Mountain anymore. I used to get Channel Eight all the time during the analog days. Back in the day, it was especially good to have WMTW available anytime if Monday Night Football were to be blacked-out in the Boston/Providence area or if other ABC shows were to be pre-empted. If you had a good antenna, you could get Channel Eight and watch ABC.
 
When I was working there around 1989, WHOM had a PD named Michael Cruz. Good guy, but for a while he ran an ID which included the words: "....serving Maine, NH, Vermont, Massachusetts, and the Eastern Provinces of Canada." When I pointed out that the station's Canada coverage really included only a small slice of southern Quebec, he just smiled and said something like "yeah, I know, but it's an image thing." I always got a chuckle out of that.

Nick Seneca
 
Nick Gerard said:
"....serving Maine, NH, Vermont, Massachusetts, and the Eastern Provinces of Canada." When I pointed out that the station's Canada coverage really included only a small slice of southern Quebec, he just smiled and said so
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Up until a couple years ago when they changed ownership and began simulcasting everywhere, WTOS used to say pretty much the same thing only it was Maine, NH, Vermont, Canada and "points unknown"
 
Must have been during some intense tropo, 4CX1000A. I have picked them up, with much static, during tropo events as well in Rhode Island.
 
Peter Q. George (K1XRB) said:
As for WHOM's former sister station, it's too bad WMTW-TV is no longer on the Mountain anymore. I used to get Channel Eight all the time during the analog days.
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Here in North Salem, NH, I get channel 8 better since it’s not on Mt. Washington. The analog signal went from barely receivable to being a good picture with some video noise. Now I get them in digital with just some occasional digital breakup.
 
Mainedude2007 said:
Nick Gerard said:
"....serving Maine, NH, Vermont, Massachusetts, and the Eastern Provinces of Canada." When I pointed out that the station's Canada coverage really included only a small slice of southern Quebec, he just smiled and said so
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Up until a couple years ago when they changed ownership and began simulcasting everywhere, WTOS used to say pretty much the same thing only it was Maine, NH, Vermont, Canada and "points unknown"
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I got to listen to My TOS clear as a bell in St. Johnsbury VT for 2 hours last night while surfing the net in my car. unfortunately, I live on the other side of the hill where there is no cell service and only cool 105. :( I miss my Tom-O and Mr. Mike. Now back in CT for who know's how long or when I get an on air job offer.
 
WSLQ is quite impressive. Richmond, VA boasts WRVQ, running 200kw, but the HAAT is not all the great. I remember hearing them when I was a kid passing through VA on vacation with my parents. At the time, they sounded pretty decent.
 
Bored Op said:
WSLQ is quite impressive. Richmond, VA boasts WRVQ, running 200kw, but the HAAT is not all the great. I remember hearing them when I was a kid passing through VA on vacation with my parents. At the time, they sounded pretty decent.
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Yeah, 200KW but only 351 feet HAAT. It's a Class B. Still pretty decent signal, however.
 
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