WJVQ-LP Poughkeepsie Is On The Air.

[MHVRadiofan]

Yesterday, Sunday , April 9 , just one day shy of the expiration of their construction permit 94.7 WJVQ-LP Poughkeepsie signed on the air. I see they have applied for a license to cover.
Although licensed to Poughkeepsie WJVQ -LP ( very Low Power actually) the transmitter is 2.5 KM northwest of Esopus . With an ERP of only 3 watts and transmitter output of just 14 watts ,I doubt they provide much service to Poughkeepsie. Initially I have found the station puts a listenable signal into most of Hyde Park, but it fades quickly in the southern part of town. It disappears into a clash with a weak WNSH, Newark , by the time it reaches Poughkeepsie’s east side. I have not been to the west side of Poughkeepsie, near the Hudson River, actually only a few miles away. Actually the proposed service couture seems fairly accurate.
I assume the power reduction to just 3 watts is due to the elevation of the transmitter site.
The location of WJVQ-LP offices on the FCC application is in the southeast part of Poughkeepsie. Aren’t they required to at least reach the site of their studios/ offices? I don’t see that happening without some high end equipment, including a filter for WNSH and a good antenna .
The station owned by New York Catholic Radio. Thus far when I checked they were programing Christian music.

 

[b-turner]

Actually the signal reaching the studios/office is not a requirement for LPFM stations. The city of license can sometimes be determined by the zip code versus the actual geographic location, pretty much an option that is left to the station filing the application. For example your tower might be in a little unincorporated town without a local post office but local mail is addressed with the town where the post office is located. That might not be the case here.

Likely the 3 watts is determined by height above average terrain of the antenna. The FCC bases everything on 100 watts at 30 meters. The higher you go the lower the ERP. Some argue the power reduction when you get above 30 meters is too excessive considering wattage vs. HAAT when it comes to actual coverage. 3 watts is going to have very little building penetration, so I wonder how much value they'll get from the station.