Re: Sox Spanish Network expands

[mwaters@mail.wesleyan.edu (Martin J. Waters)]

>Mr. Strassberg wrote:
>An 1110 station in (or near) Bridgeport??? I have my
>doubts that such a station exists, or if it exists, if
>its licensed.
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    There is no station on 1110 kHz in Bridgeport. Some sort of error from
the Red Sox. The only 1110s in New England, all daytime only, are WUHN
Pittsfield, Mass., WNNW, New Hampshire, and WPMZ, East Providence. They're
all *supposed* to go away after using post-sunset micro-power until sunset
at WBT, which I think is around 30 to 60 minutes after ours.
    The Spanish language station in Bridgeport is WCUM, 1450. There's also
the Spanish on 690 in Ansonia, but its night power is, I'm pretty sure,
less than 100 watts, maybe quite a bit less. It also may be religion.
    As for the Hartford signal, I think that's good for the Red Sox,
because I don't think they've been in that market in Spanish, at least not
the last couple years. That's not the best of the four local Spanish
signals at night, though. The best is the Mega station on 910, and the 840,
WRYM, maybe has the second best overall night signal, even though it's only
125 watts and it's directional. The towers are south-southwest of Hartford
and its close suburbs, with the signal directed that way. In the daytime,
all the signals cover the whole market pretty well, except the fourth
station, WLAT, the 1230 kHz in Manchester.
    A big hole in the network is Springfield. WSPR would be a nice signal
for them, especially as even at night it covers the Enfield, Conn., area
pretty well -- anywhere north of Bradley Airport, really -- probably better
than any of the Hartford Spanish signals. And WSPR's format -- I'm not very
good on IDing the different Spanish formats -- is what I think of as more
adult oriented, sort of AC type music with some news. Seems like a possible
fit with the Red Sox.
    You'd think they'd be in a good spot these years to expand the Spanish
coverage with their Latino stars. I can hear it now: "All Pedro and Nomar,
all the time."