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

["Paul Hopfgarten" <paul@03038.com>]

Speaking of WNEF, it comes in very strong in Derry...stronger than WUMB, in
fact

Paul Hopfgarten
East Derry NH 03041

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of
> Laurence Glavin
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 7:09 PM
> To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Subject: WPAA-FM Off Air; I Finally Pick Up WNEF
>
>
> Maybe it was in response to exhortations for people to turn off
> any unnecessary
> electrical appliances, but Phillips Academy in Andover, MA
> finally pulled the
> plug (temporarily I presume) on WPAA-FM 91.7.  For a long time,
> WPAA has  been
> left on-the-air with an unmodulated carrier during vacation
> periods when the
> school is closed.  This so far has prevented me from picking up the new FM
> in Newburyport, MA: WNEF.   With WPAA gone, I oriented my antenna for best
> reception from the NE, but WNEF, although audible, was not able
> to provide enough
> signal strength for stereo.  An oddity:  when I rotated the
> antenna back to its
> usual position for optimal Boston-area stations, WHUS-FM, Storrs, CT
> was audible and seemingly stronger than WNEF.  Also, WJUL 91.5 FM
> in Lowell was off last night (it was on during the day with
> readings for the
> visually impaired) and once again I got some kind of signal for a
> period of time from WNYE in the Apple.  It keeps happenig whether on a
> hot humid night, or in mid-winter when WJUL is down on cold dry nights!
>
> Laurence Glavin
> Methuen, MA
>
>
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