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WSOS-AM St. Augustine

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GeoffR

Did WSOS-AM 1170 get a low power nighttime authorization that the FCC doesn't know about? Driving up I-95 after sunset yesterday, WSOS-AM was on the air but with a really puny signal. I had to get within about a mile of the Hwy 16 exit (where the tower is about a mile to the East of I-95 just off 16) to get a decent listenable signal. Farther than about 5 miles South on I-95 they could not be heard at all. Poor signal with someone else underneath them up until I got about 1 mile South of the 16 exit.

They do have a big null toward the West, but it should still get out better than it did with 710 watts...

The 103.9 translator was putting out a good signal. From South of St. Augustine up into the South end of Jacksonville. It is located on the WSOS tower off 16. The WFOY translator on 102.1 very soft audio with no processing or very minimal processing. Did not get out all that well because of the soft signal..102.1 plus the 96.5 translator of WAOC 1420 AND 105.5 WBHU PLUS their translator at 106.3 are ALL located on the single WFOY stick. So that's 2 non-directional AMs, 3 translators, a full power FM all on one stick in St. Augustine.
 
Maybe using post sunset authority? Usually good for a few watts after sunset until signoff, though if they have a FM translator why bother.
 
If WSOS was on daytime 710 watts, it should have been getting out much better after sunset. So maybe they WERE on a post-sunset low power. But like DXing Radio says, why bother. The translator coverage is very good; it covers all of the St. Augustine area on 103.9. Can't see that anyone would be listening to the AM; especially at sunset..
 
If you post sunset or pre sunrise authoirty power is lower then your night power, you can use your night power instead.

and how would WSOS get an authorization that the FCC doesnt know about? Thats the goofiest thing I've heard in awhile.
 
That was a joke about authorization that the FCC doesn't now about...as in, WSOS just decided to go 24/7 rather than daytime-only that they are licensed for..who's going to know..the FCC today doesn't even follow up on stations breaking the law that they are informed about..such as WVOJ-1570 Fernandina Beach that has been off-air for a year & a half without notifying the FCC..
 
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