Recently a new 100 watt translator for WPOZ(Z-88.3) signed on at 95.9 out of Mt. Dora. This station has a very good signal for 100 watts. I live in south west Orlando I can no longer get WSJZ depending on where I'm driving. I checked out WPOZ's website and they have five other translators as well. What I would like to know is are these stations necessary? I can see having the one in Datona but correct me if I'm wrong, the other translators are located within 88.3's coverage area. I have nothing against WPOZ's format, it's just IMHO translators should be in areas only where one can not receive the primary station. There are a couple of low power stations out on the east coast owned by another company that overlap alot as well.
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WPOZ translators, are they all necessary?
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> Recently a new 100 watt translator for WPOZ(Z-88.3) signed
> on at 95.9 out of Mt. Dora. This station has a very good
> signal for 100 watts. I live in south west Orlando I can no
> longer get WSJZ depending on where I'm driving. I checked
> out WPOZ's website and they have five other translators as
> well. What I would like to know is are these stations
> necessary? I can see having the one in Datona but correct me
> if I'm wrong, the other translators are located within
> 88.3's coverage area. I have nothing against WPOZ's format,
> it's just IMHO translators should be in areas only where one
> can not receive the primary station. There are a couple of
> low power stations out on the east coast owned by another
> company that overlap alot as well.
>
I was considering posting this same information about a month ago. I agree, they seem to have a lot of translators in areas where one can get 88.3's signal without much trouble.
Their 90.3 translator was serving a portion of Lake county with their signal for a while before these others signed on, and the 90.3 one was a good idea. It served Leesburg and the other portions of Lake county where the 88.3 signal seemed distant.
But in South Lake, the 88.7 frequency was just made a simulcast after the hispanic station finally made good on their intent to sell it to Z. Meanwhile, you already have the recently built Groveland translator just a dozen miles up the road nearby. It really irks me that you can have a translator, a stronger simulcast frequency AND even stronger originating transmission, all of which taking up three frequencies in the same band, all in one portion of the listening area. When I drive home to Mount Dora to see family, I can actually hear Z on six of the seven freqencies they occupy in the area in the car, five with no interference.
> on at 95.9 out of Mt. Dora. This station has a very good
> signal for 100 watts. I live in south west Orlando I can no
> longer get WSJZ depending on where I'm driving. I checked
> out WPOZ's website and they have five other translators as
> well. What I would like to know is are these stations
> necessary? I can see having the one in Datona but correct me
> if I'm wrong, the other translators are located within
> 88.3's coverage area. I have nothing against WPOZ's format,
> it's just IMHO translators should be in areas only where one
> can not receive the primary station. There are a couple of
> low power stations out on the east coast owned by another
> company that overlap alot as well.
>
I was considering posting this same information about a month ago. I agree, they seem to have a lot of translators in areas where one can get 88.3's signal without much trouble.
Their 90.3 translator was serving a portion of Lake county with their signal for a while before these others signed on, and the 90.3 one was a good idea. It served Leesburg and the other portions of Lake county where the 88.3 signal seemed distant.
But in South Lake, the 88.7 frequency was just made a simulcast after the hispanic station finally made good on their intent to sell it to Z. Meanwhile, you already have the recently built Groveland translator just a dozen miles up the road nearby. It really irks me that you can have a translator, a stronger simulcast frequency AND even stronger originating transmission, all of which taking up three frequencies in the same band, all in one portion of the listening area. When I drive home to Mount Dora to see family, I can actually hear Z on six of the seven freqencies they occupy in the area in the car, five with no interference.
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deanoneal
Guest
> Recently a new 100 watt translator for WPOZ(Z-88.3) signed
> on at 95.9 out of Mt. Dora. This station has a very good
> signal for 100 watts. I live in south west Orlando I can no
> longer get WSJZ depending on where I'm driving. I checked
> out WPOZ's website and they have five other translators as
> well. What I would like to know is are these stations
> necessary? I can see having the one in Datona but correct me
> if I'm wrong, the other translators are located within
> 88.3's coverage area. I have nothing against WPOZ's format,
> it's just IMHO translators should be in areas only where one
> can not receive the primary station. There are a couple of
> low power stations out on the east coast owned by another
> company that overlap alot as well.
A car radio is not a good judge of a radio signal. You can pick up stations on your car radio that you would never be able to hear in your house on a clock radio, boombox or walkman. It requires a 60 dbu or stronger signal to penetrate buildings. Z88.3's main signal doesn't get 60 dbu into any of Lake County's populated areas. The new translators in Central Lake County and 88.7 in south Lake County are an attempt to get a 60 dbu signal over the 441/27 corridor in Lake County.
In a 100,000 watt world, our 2,300 watt signal needs some assistance on the fringes.<P ID="signature">______________
Dean O'Neal
Operations/Program Director
Positive Hits-Z88.3 WPOZ/WEAZ/WMYZ</P>
> on at 95.9 out of Mt. Dora. This station has a very good
> signal for 100 watts. I live in south west Orlando I can no
> longer get WSJZ depending on where I'm driving. I checked
> out WPOZ's website and they have five other translators as
> well. What I would like to know is are these stations
> necessary? I can see having the one in Datona but correct me
> if I'm wrong, the other translators are located within
> 88.3's coverage area. I have nothing against WPOZ's format,
> it's just IMHO translators should be in areas only where one
> can not receive the primary station. There are a couple of
> low power stations out on the east coast owned by another
> company that overlap alot as well.
A car radio is not a good judge of a radio signal. You can pick up stations on your car radio that you would never be able to hear in your house on a clock radio, boombox or walkman. It requires a 60 dbu or stronger signal to penetrate buildings. Z88.3's main signal doesn't get 60 dbu into any of Lake County's populated areas. The new translators in Central Lake County and 88.7 in south Lake County are an attempt to get a 60 dbu signal over the 441/27 corridor in Lake County.
In a 100,000 watt world, our 2,300 watt signal needs some assistance on the fringes.<P ID="signature">______________
Dean O'Neal
Operations/Program Director
Positive Hits-Z88.3 WPOZ/WEAZ/WMYZ</P>
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OldiesCat
Guest
WPOZ translators
And, BTW, this is not unusual at all. Many non-comms fill in their signal holes this way.
Want a real translator treat? Go to the Salt Lake City listings at www.radio-locator.com - they're all over the place on multiple signals, including commercial freqs.
(and, on a personal note- any way we can spread the word of God, the better!)
>
> A car radio is not a good judge of a radio signal. You can
> pick up stations on your car radio that you would never be
> able to hear in your house on a clock radio, boombox or
> walkman. It requires a 60 dbu or stronger signal to
> penetrate buildings. Z88.3's main signal doesn't get 60 dbu
> into any of Lake County's populated areas. The new
> translators in Central Lake County and 88.7 in south Lake
> County are an attempt to get a 60 dbu signal over the 441/27
> corridor in Lake County.
>
> In a 100,000 watt world, our 2,300 watt signal needs some
> assistance on the fringes.
>
And, BTW, this is not unusual at all. Many non-comms fill in their signal holes this way.
Want a real translator treat? Go to the Salt Lake City listings at www.radio-locator.com - they're all over the place on multiple signals, including commercial freqs.
(and, on a personal note- any way we can spread the word of God, the better!)
>
> A car radio is not a good judge of a radio signal. You can
> pick up stations on your car radio that you would never be
> able to hear in your house on a clock radio, boombox or
> walkman. It requires a 60 dbu or stronger signal to
> penetrate buildings. Z88.3's main signal doesn't get 60 dbu
> into any of Lake County's populated areas. The new
> translators in Central Lake County and 88.7 in south Lake
> County are an attempt to get a 60 dbu signal over the 441/27
> corridor in Lake County.
>
> In a 100,000 watt world, our 2,300 watt signal needs some
> assistance on the fringes.
>
>
> A car radio is not a good judge of a radio signal. You can
> pick up stations on your car radio that you would never be
> able to hear in your house on a clock radio, boombox or
> walkman. It requires a 60 dbu or stronger signal to
> penetrate buildings. Z88.3's main signal doesn't get 60 dbu
> into any of Lake County's populated areas. The new
> translators in Central Lake County and 88.7 in south Lake
> County are an attempt to get a 60 dbu signal over the 441/27
> corridor in Lake County.
>
> In a 100,000 watt world, our 2,300 watt signal needs some
> assistance on the fringes.
>
Thank you for replying and clarifying some things. The ironic thing is that when I first heard your 95.9 translator over taking over WSJZ's signal, I was traveling south(?)on Conway-Windmere Rd going to Church : )
> A car radio is not a good judge of a radio signal. You can
> pick up stations on your car radio that you would never be
> able to hear in your house on a clock radio, boombox or
> walkman. It requires a 60 dbu or stronger signal to
> penetrate buildings. Z88.3's main signal doesn't get 60 dbu
> into any of Lake County's populated areas. The new
> translators in Central Lake County and 88.7 in south Lake
> County are an attempt to get a 60 dbu signal over the 441/27
> corridor in Lake County.
>
> In a 100,000 watt world, our 2,300 watt signal needs some
> assistance on the fringes.
>
Thank you for replying and clarifying some things. The ironic thing is that when I first heard your 95.9 translator over taking over WSJZ's signal, I was traveling south(?)on Conway-Windmere Rd going to Church : )
R
rbrucecarter
Guest
When I lived there, there was only one translator in Lake County. With licensing as difficult as it is, and taking the time and money it takes, it is not possible to get exactly the allocation you want every single time. Sometimes, upgrades happen. If the Lake County translator really is superfluous now that 88.7 is finally owned by WPOZ, then it is an asset that could potentially be sold. WPOZ still has problems - you can bet that the situation in Daytona is still not optimum - about the middle of town neither 88.3 nor 88.1 can probably be heard without interference from the other. They need a better solution there. Melbourne / Palm Bay is another problem - a local church managed to wedge in a tiny allocation on 88.5 there which effectively jams WPOZ over part of the area. So there are still major markets - Daytona and Melbourne / Palm Bay - that are not covered as well as they might be. As Dean said - their little 2300 watt signal needs some help. And the comment about car radios is also quite applicable. On a good stereo with an outdoor antenna, I could get the 10 watt translator for WSCF on 96.7 over 60 miles away. But that is not a typical reception scenario - a classic tuner from the 70's and ten element yagi is not a $5 Walmart clock radio on a dresser. So if you get them 7 places on the dial - it means you got a good radio. Not that they are hogging spectrum. I should point out that the biggest spectrum hog of all is Ibiquity with the kludgey IBOC FM system which zaps adjacent FM channels with interference. In a dense radio market like Orlando, you ARE going to lose much of your DX ability. And - consider this: there is NO WAY WPOZ will be able to be part of the IBOC debacle. They would jam themselves in Daytona!!! Especially if both WPOZ and WEAZ tried to go IBOC. So if Ibiquity is right and digital is the future of radio, WPOZ is irrevecobaly stuck in the past due to their own particular pattern of frequencies. Of course - WPOZ could get mean and go IBOC just to shut down that stupid 88.5 allocation in Palm Bay ----
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