BSO on the radio - not for me anymore

[Larry Weil]

It is possible the interference you heard was from their HD (Hybrid Digital)
Radio sidebands.  Of course you could get an HD radio or tuner, and listen
on WCRB-HD1 or WGBH-HD2.  If you are not sure if this will work out for you,
buy the radio or tuner at a store that has a good return policy.

Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On
> Behalf Of George Allen
> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 3:46 PM
> To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
> Subject: BSO on the radio - not for me anymore
> 
> I went to listen to last weekend's BSO concert [first time since GBH
> bought CRB].  In Swampscott with an indoor antenna [rabbit ears], I
> could not get a clean [eg, worth listening to] signal off WCRB.  I'm
> stunned.  First, that WGBH relegates this flagship program to a
> station with a modest signal, despite their current talk
> programming.  Second, that being NE of Boston [~25 miles from the
> tower], not way south of Boston or such, I could not get a clean WCRB
> signal.  There was a squirrelly squaking noise about 30db down - even
> when the receiver was otherwise reasonably noise free [eg, the signal
> was not weak].  I don't live near any strong local FM signals.  I
> tried a 2nd much older receiver, and it couldn't get _any_ signal
> from WCRB, while every Boston [and many many more] stations came
> rolling in just fine.  Good Greif...
> 
> Does WCRB still run [does anyone still run] SCA?  Could this be it
> [coupled with a less than hi-end but new receiver]?  I do have a hill
> near my house between me and their tower... another possible factor;
> clear shot to south and SW [including Boston and Needham] but not to N
> and NNW.
> 
> I think [?] they stream the WCRB signal on their web site.  But does
> this work for high sound-quality classical music - something close to
> what you could get off-air with a clean analog signal?  The streaming
> bandwidth needed would seem excessive - fine for rock or talk, but
> classical??
>     George