Re: WPAA-FM Off Air; I Finally Pick Up WNEF

[Bob Nelson <raccoonradio@yahoo.com>]

> Phillips Academy in
> Andover, MA finally pulled the
> plug (temporarily I presume) on WPAA-FM 91.7

Speaking of stations at 91.7, WMWM at Salem State
(whom I've worked for since '81!) was temporarily
off due to transmitter problems but is back on,
at 10 per cent power. (It's "off and on" lately--
mostly off-- since some DJs work 'real jobs' during
the summer, and others are waiting for the station to
be back at full power before going back on. Our
general manager left it up to DJs as to whether or not
to do shows while we're at low power.)

Still, WMWM reaches Salem, Peabody, Beverly,
Lynn, Danvers, and Marblehead even at this lower
power and when I'm on Rt. 128 (on high ground)
it reaches into Reading-- again, despite being
at reduced power.

> WNEF, although audible,
> was not able to provide enough
> signal strength for stereo.  

When WMWM is off air, WNEF comes in strong in
Beverly, Salem, Hamilton, Ipswich, etc.

Incidentally, I live in Beverly and can pick up
WNEF fairly strong _when WMWM is off_...and it
almost sounds like it's going through an echo
chamber. My guess is there's a milli-second
delay at WNEF, and the signal is combining with
WUMB, next door at 91.9, to create the "echo
chamber" effect. Almost like two turntable playing the
same record but one started a milli-second
later than the other...)


I too have picked up WHUS on occasion...

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