WFAN and WCBS Newsradio in HD-3

[radioguy39nj]

While visiting the NY Auto Show this past weekend, I sat in a 2013 Hyundai Azera which was equipped with HD Radio.  I tuned the dial first to 101.1 HD-3 and got to hear WCBS Newsradio in crystal clear sound.  Just like what CBS News listeners in San Francisco and Chicago get to hear on the main FM signal.

I then tuned to 92.3 HD-3 and got to listen to a bit of the Mets game.  Being a Sirius subscriber since 2003, I'm used to hearing sports, particularly NFL games, in crystal clear sound.  Listening to baseball on FM was a novelty for me, but quite enjoyable.  Listeners in markets as close as Philly and Boston get to hear their teams on FM.  Unfortunately, I don't see this happening in New York anytime soon.

[MarcB]

Hartford, Connecticut too. The Yankees just moved to FM in Hartford this season. - 97.9 ESPN WUCS. Sounds much better on 97.9 FM than 880 AM.

[ansky212]

The 97.9 signal is pretty weak.  I was driving into CT last week on I-84 heading east from Danbury.  I tuned to 97.9 around the Southbury/Middlebury area and there was no signal at all.  I know this is because they have to protect WSKQ from NYC.  WUCS really doesn't become listenable until Waterbury. Even when driving through Farmington it seemed a bit scratchy compared to other Hartford stations.  But it's certainly better than trying to listen to the Yankees on WPOP.

[ansky212]

While visiting the NY Auto Show this past weekend, I sat in a 2013 Hyundai Azera which was equipped with HD Radio.  I tuned the dial first to 101.1 HD-3 and got to hear WCBS Newsradio in crystal clear sound.  Just like what CBS News listeners in San Francisco and Chicago get to hear on the main FM signal.

The problem with WCBS HD-3 is that there is about a 2-minute delay compared to WCBS-AM.  This can be pretty annoying when listening to news and sports..."Traffic and Weather together on the 0's" 

[MarcB]

The 97.9 signal is pretty weak.  I was driving into CT last week on I-84 heading east from Danbury.  I tuned to 97.9 around the Southbury/Middlebury area and there was no signal at all.  I know this is because they have to protect WSKQ from NYC.  WUCS really doesn't become listenable until Waterbury. Even when driving through Farmington it seemed a bit scratchy compared to other Hartford stations.  But it's certainly better than trying to listen to the Yankees on WPOP.

There's a Portugese translator on 97.9 in Naugatuck or Waterbury that makes WUCS unlistenable in Waterbury and very scratchy in Wolcott.

[radioguy39nj]

Here in Ocean County, NJ near exit 82 on the GSP, WFAN and WCBS usually come in quite well during the daytime but aren't quite as clear at night.  Both stations can be received on my clock radio.  Unfortunately, when your car approaches overhead wires the buzzsaw begins.  On a road without overhead wires, reception on both stations is fairly clear.  Of course, not as clear as in North Jersey.

So the Yankees are on FM in Hartford.  The Jets are on FM here in Ocean County on classic rocker 105.7 The Hawk.

[badjef]

Here in Ocean County, NJ near exit 82 on the GSP, WFAN and WCBS usually come in quite well during the daytime but aren't quite as clear at night.  Both stations can be received on my clock radio.  Unfortunately, when your car approaches overhead wires the buzzsaw begins.  On a road without overhead wires, reception on both stations is fairly clear.  Of course, not as clear as in North Jersey.

So the Yankees are on FM in Hartford.  The Jets are on FM here in Ocean County on classic rocker 105.7 The Hawk.

I always thought that was interesting. 660 suffers from fading in Toms River but 880 doesn't. I figured there was another 660 somewhere underneath causing the problem

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!

[wgliradio]

The fading you hear in South Jersey is from WWJZ 640, the Radio Disney affiliate out of Mount Holly.   They're running HD and the sidebands interfere with WFAN.

[badjef]

The fading you hear in South Jersey is from WWJZ 640, the Radio Disney affiliate out of Mount Holly.   They're running HD and the sidebands interfere with WFAN.

No, that fading has been doing it for years. Long before HD or that 640 was on at night.

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!

[disney fanatic]

Hartford, Connecticut too. The Yankees just moved to FM in Hartford this season. - 97.9 ESPN WUCS. Sounds much better on 97.9 FM than 880 AM.

And don't forget, WKXP/WZAD's "The Wolf" where they're still carrying Yankees baseball on both 94.3 and 97.3 in the Hudson Valley listening area. I listened to Yankees baseball on "The Wolf" and it still sounds loud and clear, just like the one you hear on CBS-FM's HD3 channel at 101.1. As you know "The Wolf" also plays country music while they're carried Yankees baseball all season long.