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WINE Changes
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wxctintern
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For a station that's only 680 watts, WINE 940's signal sure gets out pretty far. I get get a listenable signal in the car in the parking lot of Stop & Shop Plaza on Rte. 6 in Bristol. I can also pick them up on in the car on Route 10 in Plainville in the parking lot of a small plaza in-between McDonald's and an abandoned Burger King. I don't know if they use their "massive" 4 watt night time singal or not since I've never been to the Brookfield area at night. WPUT 1510 is a 1KW daytime only station licensed to Brewster, NY, which is the next town up from Danbury along I-84.
Given 1050's reasonable coverage in the Danbury area, the switch doesn't make much sense. The only way I can see this is as an attempt to take away some of WLAD's sports audience. WLAD has always carried alot of sports programming, including Yankees Baseball and locally covered sports. But even still, WLAD's 286 Watts night power easily succeeds WINE's measly 4 watts night. Strange choice.
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> For a station that's only 680 watts, WINE 940's signal sure
> gets out pretty far. I get get a listenable signal in the
> car in the parking lot of Stop & Shop Plaza on Rte. 6 in
> Bristol. I can also pick them up on in the car on Route 10
> in Plainville in the parking lot of a small plaza in-between
> McDonald's and an abandoned Burger King. I don't know if
> they use their "massive" 4 watt night time singal or not
> since I've never been to the Brookfield area at night. WPUT
> 1510 is a 1KW daytime only station licensed to Brewster, NY,
> which is the next town up from Danbury along I-84.
>
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-A
> For a station that's only 680 watts, WINE 940's signal sure
> gets out pretty far. I get get a listenable signal in the
> car in the parking lot of Stop & Shop Plaza on Rte. 6 in
> Bristol. I can also pick them up on in the car on Route 10
> in Plainville in the parking lot of a small plaza in-between
> McDonald's and an abandoned Burger King. I don't know if
> they use their "massive" 4 watt night time singal or not
> since I've never been to the Brookfield area at night. WPUT
> 1510 is a 1KW daytime only station licensed to Brewster, NY,
> which is the next town up from Danbury along I-84.
>
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"...How can you be deaf, with ears like that??"</P>
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wxctintern
Guest
An article in the Danbury News-Times states "While there are ESPN Stations in NYC and in Hartford, neither one comes in crystal clear in Danbury all the time". http://news.newstimeslive.com/story.php?id=73373&channel=Local
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PoughkeepsieDXer
Guest
> For a station that's only 680 watts, WINE 940's signal sure
> gets out pretty far.
Funny, I always thought their signal was pretty poor, considering their favorable dial position. Can't get them here in Poughkeepsie because of local WHVW-950... but the very fact that these two stations operate on adjacent channels only 30.5 miles apart shows that neither really "gets out".
WRKI (I-95's) signal is also pretty poor for a class B.. in the summer I can very often receive WAYV from Atlantic City right over I-95, as well as WZZO from Pennsylvania, and occasionally (like last night) I can get Cape Cod's WXTK on that channel.
Anyway, ESPN bombed here in Poughkeepsie on WEOK-1390, and WEOK put in a lot of effort with lots of local programming and Yankees, Giants, and more. It's tough without a good nighttime signal. And I believe WSPN's signal is better in Danbury-Putnam than it is in Poughkeepsie. WINE/WPUT's going to have a tough time of it.<P ID="signature">______________
Chris from Poughkeepsie
DX Enthusiast for more than 40 years
http://hometown.aol.com/dx1ng</P>
> gets out pretty far.
Funny, I always thought their signal was pretty poor, considering their favorable dial position. Can't get them here in Poughkeepsie because of local WHVW-950... but the very fact that these two stations operate on adjacent channels only 30.5 miles apart shows that neither really "gets out".
WRKI (I-95's) signal is also pretty poor for a class B.. in the summer I can very often receive WAYV from Atlantic City right over I-95, as well as WZZO from Pennsylvania, and occasionally (like last night) I can get Cape Cod's WXTK on that channel.
Anyway, ESPN bombed here in Poughkeepsie on WEOK-1390, and WEOK put in a lot of effort with lots of local programming and Yankees, Giants, and more. It's tough without a good nighttime signal. And I believe WSPN's signal is better in Danbury-Putnam than it is in Poughkeepsie. WINE/WPUT's going to have a tough time of it.<P ID="signature">______________
Chris from Poughkeepsie
DX Enthusiast for more than 40 years
http://hometown.aol.com/dx1ng</P>
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PilotMan1
Guest
> > For a station that's only 680 watts, WINE 940's signal
> sure
> > gets out pretty far.
>
> Funny, I always thought their signal was pretty poor,
> considering their favorable dial position. Can't get them
> here in Poughkeepsie because of local WHVW-950... but the
> very fact that these two stations operate on adjacent
> channels only 30.5 miles apart shows that neither really
> "gets out".
>
> WRKI (I-95's) signal is also pretty poor for a class B.. in
> the summer I can very often receive WAYV from Atlantic City
> right over I-95, as well as WZZO from Pennsylvania, and
> occasionally (like last night) I can get Cape Cod's WXTK on
> that channel.
>
> Anyway, ESPN bombed here in Poughkeepsie on WEOK-1390, and
> WEOK put in a lot of effort with lots of local programming
> and Yankees, Giants, and more. It's tough without a good
> nighttime signal. And I believe WSPN's signal is better in
> Danbury-Putnam than it is in Poughkeepsie. WINE/WPUT's
> going to have a tough time of it.
What is WSPN? Do you mean WEPN from New York? Their signal in Danbury is not steallar like WFAN or WCBS. WINE can't do any worse than they did before. WRKI has a strong signal east and west but north and south it is weak....directional signal. Mountains also have a lot to do with it seeing how the tower isn't exceptionally tall. All they care about is Fairfield County and immediate west of Danbury to begin with. Summer time is a big time for DX as well. PDH runs Po-Town.
> sure
> > gets out pretty far.
>
> Funny, I always thought their signal was pretty poor,
> considering their favorable dial position. Can't get them
> here in Poughkeepsie because of local WHVW-950... but the
> very fact that these two stations operate on adjacent
> channels only 30.5 miles apart shows that neither really
> "gets out".
>
> WRKI (I-95's) signal is also pretty poor for a class B.. in
> the summer I can very often receive WAYV from Atlantic City
> right over I-95, as well as WZZO from Pennsylvania, and
> occasionally (like last night) I can get Cape Cod's WXTK on
> that channel.
>
> Anyway, ESPN bombed here in Poughkeepsie on WEOK-1390, and
> WEOK put in a lot of effort with lots of local programming
> and Yankees, Giants, and more. It's tough without a good
> nighttime signal. And I believe WSPN's signal is better in
> Danbury-Putnam than it is in Poughkeepsie. WINE/WPUT's
> going to have a tough time of it.
What is WSPN? Do you mean WEPN from New York? Their signal in Danbury is not steallar like WFAN or WCBS. WINE can't do any worse than they did before. WRKI has a strong signal east and west but north and south it is weak....directional signal. Mountains also have a lot to do with it seeing how the tower isn't exceptionally tall. All they care about is Fairfield County and immediate west of Danbury to begin with. Summer time is a big time for DX as well. PDH runs Po-Town.
J
jerry22
Guest
> R&R is reporting WINE in Danbury area & simulcast WPUT have
> become ESPN's 300th affiliates. Guess that means the
> standards format (that replaced country a few years back) is
> out and 24/7 sports in? Will they have any local sports
> programming?
>
Yes they do have a couple of local shows!!! Wayne Winley still has his show on sat 10-12 only. No more mon thru fri. Carey and Coffey is on Sun mornings 10-1 Matt Carey and Jay Coffey, And that is an all sports show ..Its all about racing and baseball...You know things Guys like...It really fits with the rest of ESPN RADIOS format..Jerry22
> become ESPN's 300th affiliates. Guess that means the
> standards format (that replaced country a few years back) is
> out and 24/7 sports in? Will they have any local sports
> programming?
>
Yes they do have a couple of local shows!!! Wayne Winley still has his show on sat 10-12 only. No more mon thru fri. Carey and Coffey is on Sun mornings 10-1 Matt Carey and Jay Coffey, And that is an all sports show ..Its all about racing and baseball...You know things Guys like...It really fits with the rest of ESPN RADIOS format..Jerry22
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