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They need to increase their night power. 32 watts at night? Are you kidding me?
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Better yet...wanna find a piece of land big enough to hold the array you'd need to protect other 1290s in Binghamton and Altoona and Dayton and London, Ontario and Colonial Heights, Virginia and so on? And wanna try to get zoning clearance to actually build that array?
Out on Long Island, 1310, we used to hear them almost at equal strength with WGLI 1290, which was licensed to .... Long Island.
It was WTUX at the time, and Beautiful Music. It also was the most faithful Delaware AM station. They were there everyday!
WTUX was a strict daytimer then.
(Long Island's WGLI itself was a super-directional that had to protect everything in the Broadcasting Yearbook from interference).
But 32 watts is stupid. No one even in the signal area gives a flying one anymore about 32 watts. If WWTX leaves it on at night at 32 watts they're wizzing right into the wind.
Go back to daytime-only ; sign on and off with the Star Spangled Banner, and be satisfied.
Does WJBR still own them and are they still willing to support this nighttime dummy-load?
It was WTUX at the time, and Beautiful Music. It also was the most faithful Delaware AM station. They were there everyday!
WTUX was a strict daytimer then.
(Long Island's WGLI itself was a super-directional that had to protect everything in the Broadcasting Yearbook from interference).
But 32 watts is stupid. No one even in the signal area gives a flying one anymore about 32 watts. If WWTX leaves it on at night at 32 watts they're wizzing right into the wind.
Go back to daytime-only ; sign on and off with the Star Spangled Banner, and be satisfied.
Does WJBR still own them and are they still willing to support this nighttime dummy-load?
I'll take THIS coverage for the expense of running 32 watts ANYTIME! This can't possibly be right, can it? http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WWTX&service=AM&status=L&hours=N
Our once-local, now-dark, WMIM Mount Carmel ran 1000 watts day, and something like 30 watts at night. Their frequency was 1590, another regional.
They too tried all sports for a while, well before sports radio became as ann-pervasive as it is now. That was after trying in-house automated Chicken Rock, and later the AM-Only Standards. WMIM has been dark for several years now. Their omni tower is still there.
The point is that if they weren't exactly CKLW-ing the region with their syndicated yard-sale stuff during the day despite a pretty nice signal ......
They too tried all sports for a while, well before sports radio became as ann-pervasive as it is now. That was after trying in-house automated Chicken Rock, and later the AM-Only Standards. WMIM has been dark for several years now. Their omni tower is still there.
The point is that if they weren't exactly CKLW-ing the region with their syndicated yard-sale stuff during the day despite a pretty nice signal ......
Yes, that map is right. The inner circle is the 2mv contour, fine for daytime, but not noise free at night. WWTX needs about 10mv to be noise free after dark. Remember too that field strength is a square root function. If they ran ten times the power (320 watts) the field would be three times as strong, or the 2mv contour would become the 6 mv contour. This is because the square root of 10 (10x power) is 3.16. So more accurately what is now the 2mv contour would be the 6.32mv contour. So even the innermost circle would not be noise free even at 320 watts. 30 watts centrally located can cover the city, but not much more.
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FredLeonard
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Clear Channel owns the Ticket.
Beasley owns WJBR-FM.
No longer any connection.
Beasley owns WJBR-FM.
No longer any connection.
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Jul
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They should try to use this for its night signal so the folks in Newark can hear the Delaware blue hens games. http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WWTX&service=AM&status=L&hours=D
It is what it is. As already been mentioned, WWTX would need to buy some land and have a number of directional towers to be able to serve Newark at night. Not worth the money, time, and hassle.
However, I do believe the U of Del FM station WVUD 91.3 also airs the U of Del games (definitely football, not sure about basketball) so any night games the folks in Newark wouldn't need 1290. Granted the WVUD announcers are students and may not be of the same quality as the WWTX sportscasters, but they get to still hear the game.
As CC owns the station and uses it to carry primarily their Fox Sports Radio programming via Premiere Radio [Dan Patrick and Jay Mohr for example], their main interest is in clearing the Wilmington market for their national spots [possibly consider during the daylight hours that some of Philly too, so they may even be selling it as clearing both Wilmington AND Philly during the day]. The local sports programs on 1290 bring in local spots and make CC additional money.
I believe for the U of Del Women's Sweet 16 game Saturday at noon against Kentucky, will be carried on both 1290 WWTX and their sister station 94.7 WDSD, and yes 91.3 WVUD.
However, I do believe the U of Del FM station WVUD 91.3 also airs the U of Del games (definitely football, not sure about basketball) so any night games the folks in Newark wouldn't need 1290. Granted the WVUD announcers are students and may not be of the same quality as the WWTX sportscasters, but they get to still hear the game.
As CC owns the station and uses it to carry primarily their Fox Sports Radio programming via Premiere Radio [Dan Patrick and Jay Mohr for example], their main interest is in clearing the Wilmington market for their national spots [possibly consider during the daylight hours that some of Philly too, so they may even be selling it as clearing both Wilmington AND Philly during the day]. The local sports programs on 1290 bring in local spots and make CC additional money.
I believe for the U of Del Women's Sweet 16 game Saturday at noon against Kentucky, will be carried on both 1290 WWTX and their sister station 94.7 WDSD, and yes 91.3 WVUD.
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