Re: New station for Portsmouth?

[Aaron Read <aread@speakeasy.net>]

At 12:38 PM 7/14/2003, Dan Cole wrote:
>A weak signal...and 100 watts FM is "very" weak....in this area will not
>carry far. And that is going to be the major drawback.  In the seacoast area
>the combined population is perhaps 80 to 100 thousand...I havent seen the
>latest census numbers so I'm guessing a bit.  100 watts, with a good wind,
>might reach a third of them.  Of that number maybe 1 percent might listen.
>The rest could care less.
>The numbers just dont't seem to make it possible for the station to be
>anything other than a 'hobby' for a few well-meaning individuals.
>Best of luck to them.
>
>Dan

According to some signal plots combined with the 2000 census, they'll have 
just over 23,000 people where the signal is 60dB or better.  Just over 
46,000 people and ~300 sq.km. where the signal is 40dB or better.   Not so 
great, but not too bad either.

The coordinates the FCC has show them as being right smack in the middle in 
downtown Portsmouth, although they're only 29m AGL...which isn't so 
hot.   Still, in downtown it'll have a good signal.  Perhaps they should 
target the tourist trade and work with the town to advertise the station to 
all folks window shopping and driving off the highway.


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