WROL-AM 950 Up To Its Old Tricks?

[Laurence Glavin]

I've noticed that WROL-AM 950 hasn't been very assiduous about powering down at sunset; Saturday evening, as I was on the highway heading home to beat the storm, I checked out WROL's reception, and its signal was H-U-G-E many miles from Saugus. Salem has let its station operating on 1150 AM (for the time being WWDJ) run with daytime pattern 24/7 in the past, but at least it was directional . WROL is 5K NDA and when it fails to comply with the rules, it can interfere with SEVERAL signals elsewhere.

 

[DG02816]

If WROL isn't cutting to its 90 watt night power, it'll plow under the stations in Utica, Rochester, and here in Phily. Not forgetting the litle 950 in MD.

 

[DanStrassberg]

I've noticed that WROL-AM 950 hasn't been very assiduous about powering down at sunset

Last night (Sunday 1/11 into Monday 1/12), WROL appeared to be operating with the licensed (90W) night power.

 

[Laurence Glavin]

I've noticed that WROL-AM 950 hasn't been very assiduous about powering down at sunset

Last night (Sunday 1/11 into Monday 1/12), WROL appeared to be operating with the licensed (90W) night power.

They're supposed to power down at 4:30 pm, and I could hear a preacher pontificating until about 5:30, then poof...gone, replaced by WIBX doing a storm-coverage promo (what, you expected a commercial?).