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y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
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y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
A couple sources -- middle-level people inside the New York and New Jersey governors' offices -- have recommended that AM DXers in the Northeast and Midwest, and eastern Canada, not listen to radio stations whose transmitters are located in New York or New Jersey because the radio waves they send out could be infected with the COVID-19 virus. Both states must co-operate since some stations, notably WOR and WINS, serve New York City but have xmtr sites in New Jersey. (This posted, contrary to the timestamp, at 1230 AM on April 1).
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Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
I don't believe it. But just to be safe, I'll stop listening to WCBS and WFMI.
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Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
LOL
Ask not what your country can do FOR you; ask what they are about to do TO YOU!!
Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
This may show up on CNN and MSNBC reports but probably not on Fox News.
Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
I've often wondered if the reason why all these interfering stations on AM (including IBOC sidebands), FM (including IBOC sidebands), and TV (UHF and digital cliff limitations) are to limit service areas to a very short distance, to prevent people from knowing about chaotic events happening in neighboring markets and in other parts of the country, and to allow networks to spin them according to their own agenda. Nothing would surprise me anymore.
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Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
More likely is frequency squatting of outfits like K-LOVE and Smile FM meant to fill up the dial and prevent someone from putting a legal LPFM on the air -- on, say, 103.9 in Utica -- and broadcasting wrongspeak, or Alex Jones such as he is. How many Smile FM stations duplicating each other does the public need? BTW The Voice Of Death And Misery (WCBS AM 880) has always been very listenable as early as 4 PM in the winter on even my non-DX radios. I still listen even though I could catch the flu from those NYC radio waves
Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
The reason K-Love, Smile, and others have so many transmitters and translators is they are generally very low power compared to stations in major cities like Detroit. Now that K-Love has full market signals in New York City, Chicago, and Detroit, they should sell their translators and low power stations to other companies instead of empire building a second network. KDTI is just 37 watts, for instance. Yes, KDTI.
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Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
You do know that this is insane right?
Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
I get irritated hearing the same exact program material on multiple spots on the AM and FM dial !
I guess it's a monopoly situation, where the competition is squeezed out and some day we will just hear a single program on the entire spectrum !
The K-Smile program on FM and the conspiracy/UFO guy on AM !
I guess it's a monopoly situation, where the competition is squeezed out and some day we will just hear a single program on the entire spectrum !
The K-Smile program on FM and the conspiracy/UFO guy on AM !
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Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
DTV can still carry for a considerable distance. If you're not getting a DTV signal that you expect to be able to see, there is a very good chance your problem is a signal corrupted by multipath (reflections off and within structures) instead of a weak signal.Ben Zonia wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 5:30 pm I've often wondered if the reason why all these interfering stations on AM (including IBOC sidebands), FM (including IBOC sidebands), and TV (UHF and digital cliff limitations) are to limit service areas to a very short distance, to prevent people from knowing about chaotic events happening in neighboring markets and in other parts of the country, and to allow networks to spin them according to their own agenda. Nothing would surprise me anymore.
Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
I wonder if the NY mayor and Governor are trying to figure out how to tax out-of-state listenres to NY radio signals !
Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
How about ESPN sports networks , I think there are more than one.k8jd wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:50 pm I get irritated hearing the same exact program material on multiple spots on the AM and FM dial !
I guess it's a monopoly situation, where the competition is squeezed out and some day we will just hear a single program on the entire spectrum !
The K-Smile program on FM and the conspiracy/UFO guy on AM !
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Re: y'think this might be true? (AM DX)
Don't worry. In Phase 11 of the repack, COVID-19 is going to be repacked to COVID-2. Only people over 8 feet tall will be affectedTomSanders wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:28 am A couple sources -- middle-level people inside the New York and New Jersey governors' offices -- have recommended that AM DXers in the Northeast and Midwest, and eastern Canada, not listen to radio stations whose transmitters are located in New York or New Jersey because the radio waves they send out could be infected with the COVID-19 virus. Both states must co-operate since some stations, notably WOR and WINS, serve New York City but have xmtr sites in New Jersey. (This posted, contrary to the timestamp, at 1230 AM on April 1).