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Will 1480 AM Night Signal Every Improve?

Elsewhere on the site there is a brief reference to the FCC granting AM stations local FM translators for "fill-in" of service. Might work for WDJO.
 
Icangelp said:
Elsewhere on the site there is a brief reference to the FCC granting AM stations local FM translators for "fill-in" of service. Might work for WDJO.
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All they need to do is find an already existing translator, buy it & ask the FCC to allow 1480 to use it. The catch is, if there isn't one available, they can't drop one in. And with a coverage area as large as Cincinnati, they'd need several of them to have any real impact. Even if they did get a half dozen of them (all on different frequencies), how do you promote that on air? Plus, they'd be esentially worthless for in-car reception with a typical range of 5-6 miles (on second thought, that's better than WDJO's night signal). However, having one located in the heart of downtown would put them in line for some in-office listening.
 
Radio-Info news flash... Looks that the FCC will discuss with the hope of pronouncing guidelines in the upcoming meeting on how to get an FM Translator-1 service for certain criteria AM stations... My inside ENG people tell me they are leaning to: 1...Daytimers, first 2...500 watts and under at night AM's with no current FM service owned by the AM 3...Then under-performing AM's (ol' Class IV with skywave problems) that are first, stand alone and second owned along with an FM in the market, if anything is left.... The big question they ponder is a 'window' for allowing this service to mature into existance... As a guy looking at a stand alone AM or two, this is a major smile on my face... At least they are considering..... 8)
 
RF4U said:
Don't forget. We are at the bottom of the sunspot cycle.
Also. anyone listen to AM 740 Toronto at night ? Lots of oldies.
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Listening to them as we type. Nightly routine is to tune into the "Theatre of the Mind" program of old radio shows, then listen to the oldies til I go to bed.

www.am740.ca
 
You would be surprised at how far a 200 watt translator will cover. If you are lucky enough to get 250 watts, well......
 
jry said:
You would be surprised at how far a 200 watt translator will cover. If you are lucky enough to get 250 watts, well......
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Depends on the height. There's a 150 watt translator at 300' near here & it rocks. You can tell what song is playing at 20 miles in most directions.
 
RF4U said:
Don't forget. We are at the bottom of the sunspot cycle.
Also. anyone listen to AM 740 Toronto at night ? Lots of oldies.
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I am directly in the path of the nortwest lobe of the mighty 30 watt night signal from WNOP. As a result, WNOP comes in like a local where I live. If I want to have any chance of picking up Toronto, I'm forced to drive really far, like 2 miles north of my home.
 
SteelersBRSeven said:
Is wlw just 300 watts after sunset also? I have a little problem with them at night up here in Richmond IN. There is a lot of static
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Try grounding your crystal set to a water pipe. :D
 
radiorob2.0 said:
Len14043 said:
SteelersBRSeven said:
Is wlw just 300 watts after sunset also? I have a little problem with them at night up here in Richmond IN. There is a lot of static
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Try grounding your crystal set to a water pipe. :D
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What if he has PVC pipes?
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May be forced to upgrade to a 6 transistor radio.
 
I especially like the fake leather carrying case as well the white thingy with the one end that plugs into the radio and the other end that falls out of my ear.
 
I remember Gary Burbank doing a bit on WLW back in the 80's...

It was back when he did the "Charterites In Space".

One character was overheard to tell the other..."Gee, this Charterites In Space Shuttle is sure complicated. Look at all these dials, and buttons and switches. I'll bet this thing can even pick up WCIN!"

Garish - As a former WCIN staffer, knowing the problems with that night signal, I laughed so hard at that I nearly drove off the side of Interstate 70....
 
cyberdad said:
I especially like the fake leather carrying case as well the white thingy with the one end that plugs into the radio and the other end that falls out of my ear.
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Just let the wax build up in your "listening" ear. Holds it in like a charm. ;D
 
...not to hijack the tread, but it doesn't pay to start another one for this mighty question...

Why is WDJO's URL still "Oldies1160.com" ? They could redirect to another more relevant URL.
 
I wonder if these kinds of things contribute to confusion among the listeners?

Boy, they're lucky Bonneville doesn't own 1160....
 
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