Will 1480 AM Night Signal Every Improve?

[gabigley1]

They announced on the air that they moved to their new studio in Blue Ash over the weekend.

[FRR]

They announced on the air that they moved to their new studio in Blue Ash over the weekend.

Any news of the signal problem?

[RF4U]

Don't forget. We are at the bottom of the sunspot cycle.
Also. anyone listen to AM 740 Toronto at night ? Lots of oldies.

[Icangelp]

Elsewhere on the site there is a brief reference to the FCC granting AM stations local FM translators for "fill-in" of service. Might work for WDJO.

[BobOnTheJob]

Elsewhere on the site there is a brief reference to the FCC granting AM stations local FM translators for "fill-in" of service. Might work for WDJO.

All they need to do is find an already existing translator, buy it & ask the FCC to allow 1480 to use it. The catch is, if there isn't one available, they can't drop one in. And with a coverage area as large as Cincinnati, they'd need several of them to have any real impact. Even if they did get a half dozen of them (all on different frequencies), how do you promote that on air? Plus, they'd be esentially worthless for in-car reception with a typical range of 5-6 miles (on second thought, that's better than WDJO's night signal). However, having one located in the heart of downtown would put them in line for some in-office listening.

[skippertthomas]

Radio-Info news flash... Looks that the FCC will discuss with the hope of pronouncing guidelines in the upcoming meeting on how to get an FM Translator-1 service for certain criteria AM stations... My inside ENG people tell me they are leaning to: 1...Daytimers, first  2...500 watts and under at night AM's with no current FM service owned by the AM  3...Then under-performing AM's (ol' Class IV with skywave problems) that are first, stand alone and second owned along with an FM in the market, if anything is left....  The big question they ponder is a 'window' for allowing this service to mature into existance... As a guy looking at a stand alone AM or two, this is a major smile on my face... At least they are considering.....   

[KyDXIn]

Don't forget. We are at the bottom of the sunspot cycle.
Also. anyone listen to AM 740 Toronto at night ? Lots of oldies.

Listening to them as we type.  Nightly routine is to tune into the "Theatre of the Mind" program of old radio shows, then listen to the oldies til I go to bed.

www.am740.ca

[jry]

You would be surprised at how far a 200 watt translator will cover. If you are lucky enough to get 250 watts, well......

[BobOnTheJob]

You would be surprised at how far a 200 watt translator will cover. If you are lucky enough to get 250 watts, well......

Depends on the height. There's a 150 watt translator at 300' near here & it rocks. You can tell what song is playing at 20 miles in most directions.

[Icangelp]

Don't forget. We are at the bottom of the sunspot cycle.
Also. anyone listen to AM 740 Toronto at night ? Lots of oldies.

I am directly in the path of the nortwest lobe of the mighty 30 watt night signal from WNOP. As a result, WNOP comes in like a local where I live. If I want to have any chance of picking up Toronto, I'm forced to drive really far, like 2 miles north of my home.