WBZ morning signal skywave interference & 500kw speculation

Paul B. Walker, Jr. walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com
Wed Nov 12 14:38:13 EST 2008


I very highly doubt WBZA could be revived today, especially on it's old 990
frequency.

Paul Walker


On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 1:33 PM, A. Joseph Ross <Joe@attorneyross.com>wrote:

> On 12 Nov 2008 Mark Casey wrote:
>
> > For most the average (non-radio hobby person) folks the average day
> > and night listenablity stops halfway between Worcester and
> > Springfield, around Sturbridge.
>
> When I was at UMass Amherst, I found WBZ was quite listenable in the
> daytime, but very difficult, if receivable at all, at night.  I kept
> wishing WBZA hadn't been shut down.
>
> > Absent the 500kw idea, what WBZ could have done , (or could do now) ,
> > would be to purchase several stations around New England to similcast
> > its signal on.(50 kw directional 640-WNNZ would be one near perfect
> > candidate, at least coverage-wise).
>
> Maybe they could revive WBZA.
>
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>


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Sincerely,
Paul B. Walker, Jr.
www.onairdj.com
walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com


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