WTIC (and WBZ, WRKO) night signals

Bill O'Neill me@billoneill.us
Fri Aug 31 19:47:32 EDT 2007


Mark Casey wrote:
> In contrast, WBZ's ground wave signal starts having night skywave 
> problems between Sturbridge and Palmer, which is more like 75-85 miles 
> from Hull. It's often hard to listen to WBZ at night in Springfield, 
> but they have a great signal when you get to pure skywave 150+ miles 
> out. For example: Signal for signal, on average, at any time of year, 
> WBZ's night signal is the best of all the 50kw AM's on the dial at our 
> favorite vacation spot in coastal North Carolina-usually with very 
> little fading, easy to listen to.

Why is it so much more difficult to hear WBZ here in Middlebury, 
Vermont?  Day, forget it, and night, noisy. 

Bill O'Neill


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