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Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
A lot of stations use off air antennas to feed the satellites and translators, at least as a backup. But somebody has to notice and report it when it's silent.
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Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
Colonel Flagg wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 11:45 amUsing the internet for your STL instead of microwave is usually the culprit.organman95 wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 8:32 pmDidn't Del go that route with his stl's over a decade ago?
I'd like to say I'm surprised. But I can't. Seems almost everyone is airing open carriers now for one reason or another. I think most of them are technical issues though.
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Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
I was picking up this station yesterday in Traverse City...
CKFX-FM 101.9 MHz
North Bay, Ontario
"101.9 Rock"
CKFX-FM 101.9 MHz
North Bay, Ontario
"101.9 Rock"
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Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
Off-air can work, but it can come back to bite you during "conditions" when you inadvertently end up simulcasting a co-channel FM from hundreds of miles away. Doesn't happen often, but it certainly can.
"Don't you knock when you enter a room?"
Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
I would say that most of the stations don't use an adequate receiving antenna. Some home brew and modified stock antennas may work better than what they have. This site has plans and analysis for antennas with very high Front to Largest Side Lobe ratio, often 20 to 30 dB. Unless the interfering station is in the same direction, this eliminates a lot of problems like that.Colonel Flagg wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 2:40 pmOff-air can work, but it can come back to bite you during "conditions" when you inadvertently end up simulcasting a co-channel FM from hundreds of miles away. Doesn't happen often, but it certainly can.
http://ham-radio.com/k6sti/
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Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
There is a nearby station that uses this inexpensive antenna to pick up an FM station about 60 miles away and rebroadcast it.
This link has a relatively simple plan to add a fifth element and considerably improve performance, including front to largest side lobe ratio.
http://ham-radio.com/k6sti/stellar.htm
Here's a 5 element Home Brew antenna link.
http://ham-radio.com/k6sti/five.htm
The author claims that the materials for this and other designs can be obtained at Home Depot.
This link has a relatively simple plan to add a fifth element and considerably improve performance, including front to largest side lobe ratio.
http://ham-radio.com/k6sti/stellar.htm
Here's a 5 element Home Brew antenna link.
http://ham-radio.com/k6sti/five.htm
The author claims that the materials for this and other designs can be obtained at Home Depot.
"I had a job for a while as an announcer at WWV but I finally quit, because I couldn't stand the hours."
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Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
90.9 WYVM in Sheboygan, WI picks up 102.7 WRVM over the air. However, during a lake inversion event, WYVM (as well as other Sheboygan-area translators of WRVM on 95.3 and 100.5) will often pick up 102.7 WMOM.Colonel Flagg wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 2:40 pmOff-air can work, but it can come back to bite you during "conditions" when you inadvertently end up simulcasting a co-channel FM from hundreds of miles away. Doesn't happen often, but it certainly can.
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Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
I wonder if Mr. Yob will bother to get 1110 and 1210 back on-air before they expire?
1210 sits on an old landfill. That can't be good for resale.
1210 sits on an old landfill. That can't be good for resale.
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Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
1210 is slightly more valuable because it has the translator attached to itColonel Flagg wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 12:00 pm I wonder if Mr. Yob will bother to get 1110 and 1210 back on-air before they expire?
1210 sits on an old landfill. That can't be good for resale.
Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
I don't know why they put 1210 there. It seems like Harold Munn would have steered them away from that site for more than one reason. The only other good reason would be is if they planned to have an FM station that could be located there. It's a decent HAAT at ground level, kind of like the WTCM-FM site, but closer to Traverse City. They moved 1210 from Saginaw/Frankenmuth to Kingsley to upgrade what was WCHB 1200, now WMUZ, to 50000 watts, which would seriously overlap WKNX 1210. It was all connected. The only other reason might be the prohibitive cost of land closer to Traverse City. They later tried to move it to Greilickville, but the ill advised First Local Service policy to Kingsley prevented it. Maybe Mr. Munn had a drop in frequency in mind at that location. He was known to think ahead like that.
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Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
Looking through the FCC data base,it would appear that WLDR's license expired back on April 16th for being off air for over a year.
II that's the case,what now happens to the 101.9 frequency?
II that's the case,what now happens to the 101.9 frequency?
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Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
Yep. VERY slightlyftballfan wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:34 pm1210 is slightly more valuable because it has the translator attached to itColonel Flagg wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 12:00 pm I wonder if Mr. Yob will bother to get 1110 and 1210 back on-air before they expire?
1210 sits on an old landfill. That can't be good for resale.
"Don't you knock when you enter a room?"
Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
That value advantage would disappear if an FM translator attached to an AM could separate from said AM to rebroadcast another station, which is allowed in some cases and not in others.Colonel Flagg wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 5:03 pmYep. VERY slightlyftballfan wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:34 pm1210 is slightly more valuable because it has the translator attached to itColonel Flagg wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 12:00 pm I wonder if Mr. Yob will bother to get 1110 and 1210 back on-air before they expire?
1210 sits on an old landfill. That can't be good for resale.
Other Henderson licenses have been mostly off for years in the past and still remained licensed. The former 100.1 Bear Lake was mostly silent for 15-20 years before having its license yanked.
Is First Local Service still a thing? I did see that a 100.7 was dropped in at Bear Lake after 99.9 was assigned to Custer. If that allocation gets moved toward TC, then another station would likely have to backfill and change its COL to Bear Lake (likely WIAA or WTCM-FM)
Re: Look at all the FCC silent notifications in N. Michigan...
I can't imagine anyone with any common sense moving another signal in TC.