Re: Fwd: The P.E.I. Radio Report

[Aaron Read <aread@speakeasy.net>]

At 05:07 PM 2/18/2003 -0500, Laurence Glavin wrote:
> >DATE: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 13:49:22
> >From: "rogerkirk" <rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net>
> >To: "BRI"  <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
>
> >I was under the impression that the '16x0' frequencies (AM) were >used 
> for travel information. Not so on the Northumberland Strait.  >There's a 
> station on 93.9 FM doing an all-Confederation Bridge >format.  The format 
> Clock is about 6 minutes long.  The it repeats >and repeats and....
> >Good fidelity, but the audio level processing is atrocious and 
> the >volume is very INCONsistent.  Does Arbitron rate these stations 
> in >tenth-hours?
>
>While travelling in the vicinity of Mt Wa-wa-wa-chusett in central
>Massachusetts, I've heard a TIS-type station on 88.1 FM.  I wonder
>if it's strong enough to impact WFCR and WMBR?
>
>Laurence Glavin

Hmmm...AFAIK there is no such thing as a "TIS-type" station on FM.  There 
are a few "billboard radio" style FM's that are Part 15...usually not 
receivable even on car radios for more than 500ft.   There's one on 
Lincoln, NH just after you get off I-93 heading towards Loon Mountain.



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