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WLTW-FM in Connecticut

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misterrick

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If I am traveling from Northern New Jersey to the Mohegan Sun on Interstate 95 how far would I be able to receive WLTW-FM's signal in Connecticut before it finally cuts out?

== Rick Schwarz ==
 
> If I am traveling from Northern New Jersey to the Mohegan
> Sun on Interstate 95 how far would I be able to receive
> WLTW-FM's signal in Connecticut before it finally cuts out?
>
> == Rick Schwarz ==
>

According to Radio-Locator.com, you should be able to receive the fringe signal until approximately the West of New Haven.
 
However in the real world it depends on several factors, like your car stereo's sensitivity and selectivity, the weather conditions, if WLTW is operating at full power, etc.

In the middle of the Winter, I've picked up the New York stations into North Haven, and east towards Guilford.

So around New Haven sounds like a safe bet, however if the weather conditions are right, you could hear it all the way to Narragansett, RI.
 
> If I am traveling from Northern New Jersey to the Mohegan
> Sun on Interstate 95 how far would I be able to receive
> WLTW-FM's signal in Connecticut before it finally cuts out?
>
> == Rick Schwarz ==
>

You know that WLTW streams their audio on the Internet right?
 
> > If I am traveling from Northern New Jersey to the Mohegan
> > Sun on Interstate 95 how far would I be able to receive
> > WLTW-FM's signal in Connecticut before it finally cuts
> out?
> >
> > == Rick Schwarz ==
> >
>
> You know that WLTW streams their audio on the Internet right?
>

Yes, I am aware that WLTW streams their broadcast over the Internet but that was not the question at hand and besides how am I going to get an Internet connection in the car considering I don't currently own a notebook computer and even if I did how would I get a high-speed Internet connection while traveling on Interstate 95?

== Rick Schwarz ==
 
You should get a solid signal through Bridgeport. Between Bridgeport and New Haven the signal starts to fade and it's usually gone entirely to the east and north of New Haven.

> If I am traveling from Northern New Jersey to the Mohegan
> Sun on Interstate 95 how far would I be able to receive
> WLTW-FM's signal in Connecticut before it finally cuts out?
>
> == Rick Schwarz ==
>
 
> So around New Haven sounds like a safe bet, however if the
> weather conditions are right, you could hear it all the way
> to Narragansett, RI.
>

When will he get interference from next-door WBMW-FM 106.5 of Ledyard?
 
106.7 WLTW is usually gone anyway on I-95 by southern Middlesex County (Westbrook, Old Saybrook, maybe Clinton). That's where you start getting 106.5 WBMW pretty well. By around East Lyme, 106.7 would be getting slammed by WBMW even on a sensitive, selective car radio. By the way, you start picking up 106.7 WMJX out of Boston on 95 north of Hope Valley, RI.
>
> When will he get interference from next-door WBMW-FM 106.5
> of Ledyard?
>
 
> I don't currently own a notebook computer and
> even if I did how would I get a high-speed Internet
> connection while traveling on Interstate 95?
>
> == Rick Schwarz ==

I believe that Verizon has been advertising that broadband access service lately that allows you to put a card in your laptop and then be able to use the internet anywhere in the US. It's pretty pricey, though, but it is possible.
 
> 106.7 WLTW is usually gone anyway on I-95 by southern
> Middlesex County (Westbrook, Old Saybrook, maybe Clinton).
> That's where you start getting 106.5 WBMW pretty well. By
> around East Lyme, 106.7 would be getting slammed by WBMW
> even on a sensitive, selective car radio. By the way, you
> start picking up 106.7 WMJX out of Boston on 95 north of
> Hope Valley, RI.
> >
> > When will he get interference from next-door WBMW-FM 106.5
>
> > of Ledyard?
> >
>
When 106.7 Lite FM goes, you can hear Star 99.9 and WEBE 108, which have a similar format. After they go, 106.5 WBMW has an AC format too.<P ID="signature">______________
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> When 106.7 Lite FM goes, you can hear Star 99.9 and WEBE
> 108, which have a similar format. After they go, 106.5 WBMW
> has an AC format too.

I absolutely will not to listen to WEBE, even though it's now owned by Cumulus Media. You see when it was owned by a company called Aurora Communications, their General/Station Manager Vince Cremona was extremely rude and pardon my language but the biggest ******bag in the world to me. I called up the station and told him that I was a listener from New Jersey and nicely explained that I could not get through to the WEBE studio line to talk to the DJ or make a request, Mr. Cremona's response was and I quote "We don't give a (BLEEP) about New Jersey" and he promptly hung up on me when I called back not realizing that he was the station manager the receptionist switch me back over to him and he then spewed out a river of four letter words and again he hung up on me. I was so mad that contemplated writing a letter to the FCC to object to the station having it's license renewed or writing a letter to have WEBE's license revoked but I couldn't come up with any good reasons and just said the hell with it and vowed never to listen to that station ever again.
 
As pointed out below, you should get WLTW-106.7 as far north as just outside of New Haven.

A few years ago while driving home from New York to Boston, I actually had a strong stereo signal from New York's WKTU-103.5 on I-95 all the way up to the New London area. I suspect that is a bit unusual.
 
> As pointed out below, you should get WLTW-106.7 as far north
> as just outside of New Haven.
>
> A few years ago while driving home from New York to Boston,
> I actually had a strong stereo signal from New York's
> WKTU-103.5 on I-95 all the way up to the New London area. I
> suspect that is a bit unusual.
>

It's probably now a lot more difficult to receive WLTW around New Haven, if you're in an area where 106.9 WCCC has a good signal. I'm sure their IBOC eliminates WLTW's signal in many areas that it was previously heard.
 
You're probably right, even though WCCC is not one of the stronger Hartford signals in New Haven. Before IBOC, I used to hear 107.1 WLIR in many more areas of southeastern Connecticut. Judging by comments on the Long Island board about WLIR's new format, I'm not missing much.

> It's probably now a lot more difficult to receive WLTW
> around New Haven, if you're in an area where 106.9 WCCC has
> a good signal. I'm sure their IBOC eliminates WLTW's signal
> in many areas that it was previously heard.
>
 
> It's probably now a lot more difficult to receive WLTW
> around New Haven, if you're in an area where 106.9 WCCC has
> a good signal. I'm sure their IBOC eliminates WLTW's signal
> in many areas that it was previously heard.

I was at the IKEA in New Haven a few weeks ago, and the WLTW signal sounded really good and clear. It didn't last far beyond New Haven (heading up I-91), and the way that it faded out did sound like an effect of HD Radio.

I recall that 107.5 WBLS was coming in as well, even if only very slightly. The 103.5 WKTU signal was impressive, and could be heard about 10 minutes up Interstate 91 before it cut out. I also heard 102.7 WNEW and also 101.9 WQCD; some other stations were likely coming in as well.

There was no signal on Jack (101.1 WCBS), 105.9 WCAA (due to WHCN, of course), and nearly dead air on 93.1 (New Haven seems to be the midpoint between Springfield's WHYN-FM and Paterson, NJ (New York)'s WPAT-FM).
 
> There was no signal on Jack (101.1 WCBS), 105.9 WCAA (due to
> WHCN, of course), and nearly dead air on 93.1 (New Haven
> seems to be the midpoint between Springfield's WHYN-FM and
> Paterson, NJ (New York)'s WPAT-FM).

I think WJMJ-FM 88.9 of Hartford uses 93.1 for a translator in either New Haven or Hamden. As for Springfield, MA, the WHYN-FM transmitter is on Mount Tom in Holyoke, MA (very visible from I-91 near Mile Marker 16 or 17).
 
> I believe that Verizon has been advertising that broadband
> access service lately that allows you to put a card in your
> laptop and then be able to use the internet anywhere in the
> US. It's pretty pricey, though, but it is possible.

I happen to see that ad today on Channel 5 and I find it hard to believe that Verizon would require it's subscribers to buy and install another piece of hardware into their laptops just to receive their service, You probably only need to have a WEP enabled 802.11b/g wireless card with some sort of Verizon provided software. If the service does provide secure nationwide wireless Internet service that in my humble opinion would be worth getting.

== Rick Schwarz ==
 
If I think correctly....Curt Hanson is now running things and I've met him in the past..very nice man. Rethink you're opinion on their management. Things happen in the past and changes happen for the best.
 
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