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WQFG689 - Hudson County TIS on 1710 kHz AM

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Today I heard some audio on 1710 kHz on my car radio. At first I thought it was a pirate, until I heard the ID: WQFG689, operated by Hudson County, NJ. It turns out that although TIS stations are normally only allowed on 530-1700 kHz, the FCC granted them a waiver to operate five 10-watt transmitters on 1710 kHz, in Secaucus, West Bergen, Kearny, Lincroft, and Jersey City.

The strange this is that instead of the usual rebroadcast of NOAA Weather Radio or a loop of traffic-related announcements, the programming consisted entirely of PSAs by the Ad Council -- the same kind heard on commercial radio stations (especially WABC, now that Rush has lost most of his advertisers).

The signal gets out very well, too, due to the lack of any other (licensed) stations on 1710 kHz. I'm hearing WQFG689 with intelligible audio in northern Somerset County.
 
I believe I received them tonight up here near Watertown. I had a NOAA weather station that was relaying KWO35, battling some other Spanish pirate I usually hear on 1710.
 
When I saw this post, I asked "why is Hudson County operating a TIS on 1710 khz in Lincroft, NJ." Lincroft is in Monmouth County, a good 40-45 air miles from the Hudson County border. I went to the FCC website and I think the FCC made an error. It has the antenna of WQFG689 "Lincroft" on Hackensack Ave in Lincroft. As far as I know, there is no "Hackensack Ave" in Lincroft. Also, eyeballing the antenna coordinates seem north of Monmouth County. Something makes me think the FCC screwed up with the COL.

-Mike
 
mdamico25 said:
It has the antenna of WQFG689 "Lincroft" on Hackensack Ave in Lincroft. As far as I know, there is no "Hackensack Ave" in Lincroft. Also, eyeballing the antenna coordinates seem north of Monmouth County. Something makes me think the FCC screwed up with the COL.
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Going by the coordinates, it is probably Hackensack Avenue in Kearny -- but that's only a few miles away from the other transmitter in Kearny.
 
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