Re: WCDJ 102.3

["Mike G" <mike_ed@msn.com>]

I live in West Yarmouth and was heading towards Orleans in my car radio this 
afternoon.  I would have thought that even at low power, I should have been 
able to pick it up.






>From: Aaron Read <aread@speakeasy.net>
>To: "Mike G" <mike_ed@msn.com>,scott@fybush.com,bri@bostonradio.org
>Subject: Re: WCDJ 102.3
>Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 13:33:33 -0500
>
>At 01:06 PM 2/14/2003 -0500, Mike G wrote:
>>If it is on the air, you'd never know it.  Nothing but dead silence on the 
>>on the frequency.  Besides, what does the Cape need another " news/talk 
>>station for anyway with WXTK 95.1 doing the Limbaugh-Howie Carr block for 
>>???
>>
>>>From: Scott Fybush <scott@fybush.com>
>>>To: bri@bostonradio.org
>>>Subject: WCDJ 102.3
>>>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 21:48:01 -0500
>>>
>>>The daily "change" report I get from my friends at M Street/Inside Radio 
>>>reports WCDJ as being back on with "news/talk." These
>>>change reports aren't always 100% accurate, though, and this one sounds a 
>>>little off. Anyone hear the mysterious Truro FM on
>>>the air lately?
>>>
>>>s
>
>I tried tuning it in with our gear here at Broadcast Signal Lab in 
>Medfield.  We were able to get a pretty good null on WCRB, but WCDJ is just 
>too far away...30 miles of Cape Cod Bay and 35 miles of land to the shore 
>is just too far when WCRB is barely 15 miles away.  FWIW, we can usually 
>get WORC 99.9 in Webster here in the office without too much trouble (that 
>is, when co-channel WHHB in Holliston is off the air in the mornings).
>
>Hey Mike - where were you trying to tune it in from?   IIRC WCDJ has never 
>broadcast at its licensed height or power...probably due to tower 
>restrictions in Truro (I know from our experience with cellphone towers 
>that the Upper Cape is hell on tower construction).
>
>
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Aaron "Bishop" Read             aread@speakeasy.net
>FriedBagels Consulting          AOL-IM: readaaron
>http://www.friedbagels.com      Boston, MA


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