WJIB

[Scott Fybush]

markwa1ion@aol.com wrote:
> That's about my observation about WJIB's night coverage as well.  Once 
> you get the big hill (Belmont Hill / Wellington Hill) in your way as you 
> head west on Route 2 beyond the big Mormon temple, the signal gets a bit 
> choppy.  That would be about 4 or 5 miles from the tower.  Over the 
> flatter terrain going south across Cambridge and the Charles, they 
> probably get a bit farther into Allston and Brookline.  Despite the 
> small area covered, it still reaches a lot of people.

My experience back in my Waltham days, which ended 10 years ago today, 
was that on a typical night, WJIB far overpowered what was then CBL. I 
suspect Bob's signal got a nice groundwave boost down the Charles River 
in my direction.

s