1090 AM

[proxima3]

This station has been off the air for about a week now. Anybody have an idea why?

Yes, I know that nobody listens to it. And that nobody misses it.

[Colonel Flagg]

This station has been off the air for about a week now. Anybody have an idea why?

Yes, I know that nobody listens to it. And that nobody misses it.

What's on 1090 these days? I've heard rumors of brokered rap music, and syndicated uniblab sports, but I've never checked it out.

1090 was a cash machine when Walter Wolpin owned it. Now that WJR is basically a pay to play station, the days of these suburban AMs making money that way are gone.

[SixPlusOne]

This station has been off the air for about a week now. Anybody have an idea why?

https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.ex ... _num=73397

DUE TO A TRANSMITTER FIRE, WCAR IS TEMPORARILY SILENT. THE LICENSEE EXPECTS THE STATION TO RETURN TO THE AIR IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.

[Colonel Flagg]

I bet it'll be off the air much longer than that.

I imagine the term "deferred maintenance" comes into play here. Just an educated guess.

[ZenithCKLW]

I live less than 2 miles from this station. Its just a nuisance to the airwaves here, and for no good programming. I’m glad it’s off.

[Colonel Flagg]

I live less than 2 miles from this station. Its just a nuisance to the airwaves here, and for no good programming. I’m glad it’s off.

I agree, and it's a shame. It was a unique community radio station for a very long time. A unique facility too, in that it actually increases power at night. Nowadays, it likely can't overcome the noise floor at night. In the 70s and 80s it was quite listenable in most of Oakland and Macomb on night pattern.

[proxima3]

This station has been off the air for about a week now. Anybody have an idea why?

https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.ex ... _num=73397

DUE TO A TRANSMITTER FIRE, WCAR IS TEMPORARILY SILENT. THE LICENSEE EXPECTS THE STATION TO RETURN TO THE AIR IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.

Thank you. It's much appreciated.

For the record, it's been Fox Sports Radio for a few months now.

[billmich88888]

I live less than 2 miles from this station. Its just a nuisance to the airwaves here, and for no good programming. I’m glad it’s off.

no matter what their programming was, you'd call it a nuisance, and those towers were there (95% certainty) before you moved to your place of residence

[Mega Hertz]

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There are the towers in question. As I snapped this picture, I had 1090 in my work van and got solid static.

[billmich88888]

maybe you were by a power source that caused every station to have static

[ZenithCKLW]

I live less than 2 miles from this station. Its just a nuisance to the airwaves here, and for no good programming. I’m glad it’s off.

no matter what their programming was, you'd call it a nuisance, and those towers were there (95% certainty) before you moved to your place of residence

I grew up in the 80s and 90s with those towers visible from the house. The house I bought since then is within 2 miles of the towers. What's your point?

[Mega Hertz]

maybe you were by a power source that caused every station to have static

Yeah, except for no. Every other station came in a-okay. As was asked before, what's your point?

[48125er]

last i paid attention to this station was when it was a competitor to 990 WDEO catholic radio

[billmich88888]

maybe you were by a power source that caused every station to have static

Yeah, except for no. Every other station came in a-okay. As was asked before, what's your point?

for you , attempting to trouble shoot - for the other guy - "Don't buy a house within a mile of towers" -