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WMCA And WNYC-AM Off The Air
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WNYC hasn't been in the City, in decades. And then, the towers (2) were in Brooklyn, more or less across from 23rd Street in Manhattan. I believe one is still standing, and last time I checked it was some sort of recreational facility. I'd heard that the original, old-timey transmitter building was used for a scene in, I think, "Radio Days".
Also, the old 820 AM was 830 AM!
Also, the old 820 AM was 830 AM!
Any other New Jersey transmitter sites off the air?
They are NOT off the air but Star 99.1 is suffering flooding at their studios/offices in Zarephath.
Is 930 WPAT off the air too? This morning I only heard something fading in and out faintly on 930 kHz, but I couldn't tell if it was WPAT on low power, or some other station.
In NJ, 88.7 WRSU, 1170 WWTR, and 640 WWJZ are off the air, and 1450 WCTC is using their low power backup (250 watts) on the WMGQ tower.
In NJ, 88.7 WRSU, 1170 WWTR, and 640 WWJZ are off the air, and 1450 WCTC is using their low power backup (250 watts) on the WMGQ tower.
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"This morning I only heard something fading in and out faintly on 930 kHz, but I couldn't tell if it was WPAT on low power, or some other station."
If it was English language talk, it was almost certainly WBEN from Buffalo.
If it was English language talk, it was almost certainly WBEN from Buffalo.
I found out today that with WFAF 106.3 off the air, Thunder Country(WKMK) comes in surprisingly well on that frequency in much of the Bronx and Queens. Normally it is buried under the signal of the Westchester station.
Perhaps the owners of Thunder ought to try buying WFAF from Cumulus. With the costly upcoming merger with Citadel, perhaps Cumulus would be willing to sell it. In recent years WFAF has been simulcasting WFAS 103.9, and does not really extend its reception area by very much.
If Thunder could use WFAF for a 106.3 simulcast, they would have widespread coverage (with perhaps a few gaps) from the Jersey Shore to Putnam County in New York, and Fairfield County CT.
Perhaps the owners of Thunder ought to try buying WFAF from Cumulus. With the costly upcoming merger with Citadel, perhaps Cumulus would be willing to sell it. In recent years WFAF has been simulcasting WFAS 103.9, and does not really extend its reception area by very much.
If Thunder could use WFAF for a 106.3 simulcast, they would have widespread coverage (with perhaps a few gaps) from the Jersey Shore to Putnam County in New York, and Fairfield County CT.
Don't forget, that idea of putting Country on a station at the Jersey shore and simulcasting on another station on the same frequency in Westchester has already been tried on 107.1.
In fact, Press Communications, which owns Thunder Country, now also owns "The Breeze" 107.1 in Long Branch, NJ.
If you recall, the arrangement, which also included two other 107.1 stations, one in Northwest New Jersey, and the other on the East End of Long Island, didn't work out too well.
Y-107, which is being referred to in the previous post, left the air because its owner, Big City Radio, was acquired by a firm that flipped all its stations in all of its markets to Hispanic formats, evidently without doing much research. Y 107's primarily suburban signal could not really reach well the large number of Hispanic people that were located in New York City.
Not long after that boneheaded move, Big City went bankrupt. The country format was not to blame.
Not long after that boneheaded move, Big City went bankrupt. The country format was not to blame.
Nick, I'm confused by your post. What do mean by, "change 106.3 to a booster?" Are you trying to say that Thunder Country should add a booster to WKMK, in Manhattan? I do not think that would be permitted by the F.C.C., as it is not within their protected contour.Nick said:
A simulcast on WFAF 106.3 would not only remove the interference that keeps Thunder from being heard in much of the metro area, but would extend their signal into numerous parts of Westchester, NJ Connecticut and Long Island that cannot receive country WWYZ or Kicks 105.
WMCA was back on as of Monday afternoon, but WNYC(AM) is still off. I heard an announcement on WNYC-FM saying that their AM transmitter was damaged in the storm, and encouraged people to listen to the AM stream through their web site. They did not mention the AM simulcast on WNYC-FM-HD3.
This morning I heard some other news/talk station on 820 kHz fading in and out faintly here in NJ, probably WWFD from Frederick, MD or WWLZ from Horseheads, NY.
This morning I heard some other news/talk station on 820 kHz fading in and out faintly here in NJ, probably WWFD from Frederick, MD or WWLZ from Horseheads, NY.
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