[78-L] Radio blues

[simmonssomer]

No David.. It is FM...but a very weak watts signal..not like the ultra 
powerful 96.3 with 50,000. I may be off a few numbers but the new WQXR  is 
up there in the 1500 plus FM range.
It is stereo but that is academic as I have to switch to mono (Yes Virginia 
there are still mono option receivers
out there) to get rid of the multiplex hiss., and even then it has blast and 
interference.

Al S.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DAVID BURNHAM" <burnhamd at rogers.com>
To: <78-L at 78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 11:38 AM
Subject: [78-L] Radio blues


> WQXR went up the dial to 1560FM,  a 3 candlepower station which does not
> reach my location a mere 25 miles from NYC ...
>
> Al Simmons
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> I'm rarely in NYC but surely you mean 1560AM.
>
> 740 AM did reach a huge area - I was once heading along the south shore of 
> Lake
> Superior from Sault Ste. Marie and I was able to listen to CBC 740, (this 
> was in
> the mid 60s).  I was surprised last year when, while driving between 
> Alabama and
> Mississippi I was able to listen to CFRB.  On the other hand, quite often 
> in
> much closer Parry Sound at night, WINZ in New York City, (which has the 
> same
> frequency as CFRB), obliterates the signal from CFRB.
>
> CBC obviously opted to convert Radio 1 in the Toronto area, (and other 
> areas),
> from AM to FM because of the improved audio quality.  When they first did 
> it,
> they were broadcasting in Stereo since a number of Radio 2 music shows, 
> (Mostly
> Music, Clyde Gilmour, Rick Philips etc.), were repeated on Radio 1. 
> However one
> of the mis-guided VPs determined that stereo broadcasts don't have the 
> same
> coverage as mono broadcasts so the Stereo was dropped.  I tried to have 
> him
> re-think that reasoning since while I was travelling home from Kitchener 
> one
> night, I had no problem picking up Radio 2 in Stereo but couldn't get 
> Radio 1 in
> mono at all.  I think what happens is that when the signal gets weak, the 
> stereo
> sub-carrier is lost and the sound reverts to mono.
>
> But someone, I think it was Mr. Barr, mentioned that FM signals have a 
> coverage
> of 100 miles, (160 kms);  I think that's rather generous.  FM signals 
> travel
> straight, like line of sight, so once you've gone about 50 miles, the 
> curvature
> of the earth masks the signal, (of course cable companies can build large 
> towers
> in high altitude locations to nab some of the space-bound signal).  In 
> southern
> Ontario, if you're driving up the 400, Toronto FM stations abruptly get 
> garbled
> shortly after you pass Barrie.
>
> db
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