A few nights ago I could not sleep so I put on the headphones and got my Teksun PL880 going. Surprized to hear some signal below 88.1, maybe 87.7? Did not listen long enough to hear any iD , just some pop music playing.
Before DIGI TV I could hear ch 6 in Lansing audio channel there.
Anyone know if this is a pirate ? I know in some big cities some LP FM may be licensed there , or just operating illegally,
but not sure if that's true. .
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Below 88 mHz
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Does Cleveland still have an LPTV on 6? I know Chicago does.
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WLFM flash-cut to digital in July 2020 and moved to UHF 20 (but still uses virtual 6): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLFM-LDMWmetalhead wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:38 pm They do, but it went all digital in 2019 (I think) and now operate as a TV station.
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Well I no longer hear any Ch 6 TV analog FM audio on 87.75 MHz ! have'nt in a long time.
Listened again last night but heard no music on channels below 88.1 mHz, BUT have not used the outside antenna to listen again.
Listened again last night but heard no music on channels below 88.1 mHz, BUT have not used the outside antenna to listen again.
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Re: Below 88 mHz
Another possibility is that somebody in K8JD's neighborhood has one of those ubiquitous in-car transmitters, that provide an FM signal of the music they are streaming through their smartphones.
In the Sporadic-E season, I will often listen just below 88MHz, to see if any micro-pirates are on, and to try to hear Franken-FMs by E-skip.
Many times, I've been listening to 87.7 or 87.9 and can hear many different "micro-pirates" as I drive.
In the Sporadic-E season, I will often listen just below 88MHz, to see if any micro-pirates are on, and to try to hear Franken-FMs by E-skip.
Many times, I've been listening to 87.7 or 87.9 and can hear many different "micro-pirates" as I drive.
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innate-in-you wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:32 pm Another possibility is that somebody in K8JD's neighborhood has one of those ubiquitous in-car transmitters, that provide an FM signal of the music they are streaming through their smartphones.
In the Sporadic-E season, I will often listen just below 88MHz, to see if any micro-pirates are on, and to try to hear Franken-FMs by E-skip.
Many times, I've been listening to 87.7 or 87.9 and can hear many different "micro-pirates" as I drive.
I have a SXM receiver in the house. I feed the audio into a C Crane, low power FM transmitter. I've illegally modified the transmitter to increase the coverage range. I can pick it up anywhere in the house or around my property. On the car radio, it's good for about half a block.
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Easy to build a FM band antenna with some non directional gain, like stacked dipoles. Make your 10 watts reach out like 100 W !
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Re: Below 88 mHz
By "digital," that means they are completely an online/DTV station now and not on the radio waves at all.ftballfan wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:45 amWLFM flash-cut to digital in July 2020 and moved to UHF 20 (but still uses virtual 6): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLFM-LDMWmetalhead wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:38 pm They do, but it went all digital in 2019 (I think) and now operate as a TV station.
Spanish radio station La Mega Cleveland moves online after losing 87.7 FM frequency
Posted Jul 01, 2020
By Joey Morona, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If you're looking for La Mega Cleveland on your radio, the Spanish station is no longer at 87.7 FM. In fact, the station isn't on the radio at all.
La Mega is now operating as an all-digital station at cleveland.lamegamedia.com and on the La Mega 1 app for Apple and Android devices. The move was necessary because the station was actually using the audio bandwidth of television channel 6 on the broadcast spectrum. WLFM-LP, which runs La Mega, is being reassigned to digital Ch. 20 and, thus, can no longer operate as a radio station.
But listeners can still tune in online to find their favorite local Spanish-speaking DJs presenting a variety of music, news and talk on the digital station just as they did on the radio. La Mega will also continue to host events and run promotions. The station has been the Spanish radio home of the Cavaliers since 2014 and the Browns since 2018.
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Re: Below 88 mHz
Turkeytop, make your ONE Watt sound like TEN !!!
! with ten vertically stacked dipoles spaced 10 ft apart .
Easy if you have a 100+ ft tower laying around.
I have heard some 10 W ERP high school stations dozens of miles. !
! with ten vertically stacked dipoles spaced 10 ft apart .
Easy if you have a 100+ ft tower laying around.
I have heard some 10 W ERP high school stations dozens of miles. !
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Kinda think that might be illegal. What I'm doing is illegal, but no one sees it.
When I lived up north and we had no local FM, I had a 6 element Yagi receive antenna for FM. Something like that could be fun.