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« Reply #30 on: March 27, 2012, 04:47:03 PM » |
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I'll say this, when I was in Washington a few weeks ago that AM was smokin', sounded as good if not better than the old 14WK in Wheeling
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« Reply #31 on: May 13, 2012, 10:16:13 AM » |
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Back to topic, I was in Washington Pa. today and listened to 1450. Props to WJPA. That AM sounds great! Curious to know what kind of transmitter they are using.
I'm not sure it's the transmitter so much...they've got a hands-on full-time engineering staff and they maintain equipment VERY well. Props to George, Cliff and Bob. I love their station. Have been listening to it since I was a kid (early 60's). I live so close to their tower that I had to order a special filter to install on my outdoor antenna line-in to lessen the effect this station has on my ability to listen to 93.7, 94.5 and 96.1! That being said, when I am in my GM car the station goes in and out of stereo constantly. Its been doing this for at least a year now. It's annoying. The reason I mention "GM" is because I don't notice this on my home stereo(s). Not being an engineer, I have no idea why this is. I thought maybe it was my car radio, so when I was in my friends car I noticed the same thing. He noticed it too --- after I pointed it out to him. He does not listen to JPA', so he wasn't aware of the problem. FYI, they are both newer model GM's, mine a 2009 Traverse and his a 2011 Acadia. I wish they could fix the problem, that way I could enjoy their station even more!!! Maybe George, Cliff or Bob want to drop me an e-mail and we could get together so they could hear it for themselves. |
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« Reply #32 on: May 13, 2012, 11:08:00 AM » |
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Back to topic, I was in Washington Pa. today and listened to 1450. Props to WJPA. That AM sounds great! Curious to know what kind of transmitter they are using.
I'm not sure it's the transmitter so much...they've got a hands-on full-time engineering staff and they maintain equipment VERY well. Props to George, Cliff and Bob. I love their station. Have been listening to it since I was a kid (early 60's). I live so close to their tower that I had to order a special filter to install on my outdoor antenna line-in to lessen the effect this station has on my ability to listen to 93.7, 94.5 and 96.1! That being said, when I am in my GM car the station goes in and out of stereo constantly. Its been doing this for at least a year now. It's annoying. The reason I mention "GM" is because I don't notice this on my home stereo(s). Not being an engineer, I have no idea why this is. I thought maybe it was my car radio, so when I was in my friends car I noticed the same thing. He noticed it too --- after I pointed it out to him. He does not listen to JPA', so he wasn't aware of the problem. FYI, they are both newer model GM's, mine a 2009 Traverse and his a 2011 Acadia. I wish they could fix the problem, that way I could enjoy their station even more!!! Maybe George, Cliff or Bob want to drop me an e-mail and we could get together so they could hear it for themselves. It's the automatic blend circuit in the radio causing this. When the signal gets weak the radio blends the signal to mono. Most car radios from the last 15 or so years do this. Short of taking the radio apart and removing the circuit there is no fix for this problem. |
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« Reply #33 on: May 13, 2012, 12:54:15 PM » |
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Pretty much every GM car I owned did that. One was a 1983 Oldsmobile Firenza and the other was a 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier. Both those digital tuners would go mono when getting at least 30 miles from a major city. With the Pa. hills probably sooner. Never seemed to have that issue in a Chrysler product.
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« Reply #34 on: May 15, 2012, 06:15:58 AM » |
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Sounds feasable, but it's not a result of a weak signal. I can literally be underneath their transmitter and it still does it. Really, I tried it last nite and I was on Berry Road (where their transmitter is located) and it did it over and over again. NO other station does this on my radio. Thanks. Back to topic, I was in Washington Pa. today and listened to 1450. Props to WJPA. That AM sounds great! Curious to know what kind of transmitter they are using.
I'm not sure it's the transmitter so much...they've got a hands-on full-time engineering staff and they maintain equipment VERY well. Props to George, Cliff and Bob. I love their station. Have been listening to it since I was a kid (early 60's). I live so close to their tower that I had to order a special filter to install on my outdoor antenna line-in to lessen the effect this station has on my ability to listen to 93.7, 94.5 and 96.1! That being said, when I am in my GM car the station goes in and out of stereo constantly. Its been doing this for at least a year now. It's annoying. The reason I mention "GM" is because I don't notice this on my home stereo(s). Not being an engineer, I have no idea why this is. I thought maybe it was my car radio, so when I was in my friends car I noticed the same thing. He noticed it too --- after I pointed it out to him. He does not listen to JPA', so he wasn't aware of the problem. FYI, they are both newer model GM's, mine a 2009 Traverse and his a 2011 Acadia. I wish they could fix the problem, that way I could enjoy their station even more!!! Maybe George, Cliff or Bob want to drop me an e-mail and we could get together so they could hear it for themselves. It's the automatic blend circuit in the radio causing this. When the signal gets weak the radio blends the signal to mono. Most car radios from the last 15 or so years do this. Short of taking the radio apart and removing the circuit there is no fix for this problem. |
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« Reply #35 on: May 15, 2012, 11:20:25 AM » |
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benji15301 Maybe George, Cliff or Bob want to drop me an e-mail and we could get together so they could hear it for themselves. [/color] Someone will be in touch with you shortly about your problem. Michael |
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« Reply #36 on: May 15, 2012, 04:11:34 PM » |
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OK. Thanks Mike. I know you and I know you would like to correct this. benji15301 Maybe George, Cliff or Bob want to drop me an e-mail and we could get together so they could hear it for themselves. [/color] Someone will be in touch with you shortly about your problem. Michael |
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« Reply #37 on: May 16, 2012, 11:19:30 PM » |
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Mike....I've been out of radio for 20 years but am glad that you are still in the business. Good local operators like you are very very hard to find these days. also hope that you are recovered from your bike accident a few years ago. Keep on keepin on .
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« Reply #38 on: May 17, 2012, 09:13:44 PM » |
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I'll say this, when I was in Washington a few weeks ago that AM was smokin', sounded as good if not better than the old 14WK in Wheeling
I always enjoyed WKWK when my school took trips to Oglebay Park. That was a good station. WJPA still has the power to amaze, AM or FM. |
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Jim Trefney
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« Reply #39 on: May 17, 2012, 09:24:05 PM » |
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The old 14WK had the best processing with reverb bar none. JPA-AM also sound very good, but no reverb.
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