Some registered account users are experiencing password recognition issues. The issue appears to have been triggered by a PHP update last night. If this is occurring, please try logging in and using the "forgot password?" utility. Bear in mind auto-generated password reset emails may appear in your spam folder. If this does not work, please click the "Contact Us" option near the lower right hand corner of the index page to contact me via email.

Thank you for your patience!
- M.W.

WWJ signal problems? (+ WJR audio distortion)

The technical side of broadcasting. Think IBOC is a sham? Talk about it here! How about HDTV? Post DX reports here as well.
User avatar
WOHO
Posts: 821
Joined: Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:05 am
Location: 2965 Pickle Rd.

Re: WWJ signal problems? (+ WJR audio distortion)

Unread post by WOHO »

WWJ is unusable in Toledo on night pattern, 1270 is useless until going up past Monroe, but that's always been bad. WJR is very decent, even CKLW seems to have less night fade, or I just have a better radio now?
innate-in-you
Posts: 684
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:54 am

Re: WWJ signal problems? (+ WJR audio distortion)

Unread post by innate-in-you »

WXYT (AM) is quite weak everywhere south of its array near the I-275/I-75 interchange. They need to protect WONW 1280 in Defiance, OH, made more difficult because WXYT changed its TL nearly 70km, putting it closer to WONW.

At night, WONW drops to 500W into a DA, and their NIF is quite high.

At this time, WXYT's Southern lobe causes a great jump in signal strength in South MoCo.

I've heard Chalevoix's 27kW ND so strong shortly before sunset that one can barely tell WXYT is under it.

At the scheduled pattern change, WXYT immediately blows Charlevoix out of the water.

Many times
Rich F.
Posts: 80
Joined: Wed May 29, 2019 5:53 am
Location: Illinois USA
Contact:

Re: WWJ signal problems? (+ WJR audio distortion)

Unread post by Rich F. »

RE: WXYT (AM) is quite weak everywhere south of its array near the I-275/I-75 interchange.

Below are plots showing the effective radiated power of WXYT based on their FCC pattern data.

Image
k8jd
Posts: 626
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 3:35 pm
Location: Commerce, MI

Re: WWJ signal problems? (+ WJR audio distortion)

Unread post by k8jd »

CKLW 's 5 tower array is way down south of Windsor, between Amherstburg and Harrow.
A lot closer to Toledo than the big Detroit AM sites.

so sorry spoke too soon, CK is actually a few miles farther from Toledo, than WXYT and WWJ, ! Just a few !
k8jd
Posts: 626
Joined: Fri Jun 28, 2013 3:35 pm
Location: Commerce, MI

Re: WWJ signal problems? (+ WJR audio distortion)

Unread post by k8jd »

Rich F, Where do you get the ERP graphic for the various antennas / ? do you hve a program that generates them, .
or a site that has them already plotted ?
Post Reply