WNAC 1200

[Kevin Vahey]

WLS built their transmitter outside of Cook County not to pay taxes.



On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Dan.Strassberg <dan.strassberg@att.net>wrote:

> A difference between WLS and the other three Chicago ND ex-I-A clears would
> make sense; WLS's transmitter site is ~30 miles south of the sites of the
> other three stations. But a difference among 670, 720, and 780 is difficult
> to explain. I believe that the greatest distance between any two of the
> three is less than six miles. Of course, local variations in soil
> conductivity can affect long-distance reception, but the conductivity in
> the
> Chicago area is generally very good. Also, I think WGN and WBBM are only
> about 1.5 miles apart.
>
>
> -----
> Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net)
> eFax 1-707-215-6367
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@gmail.com>
> To: "Dan.Strassberg" <dan.strassberg@att.net>
> Cc: "Larry Weil" <kc1ih@mac.com>; <Jibguy@aol.com>;
> <boston-radio-interest@**rolinin.bostonradio.org<boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
> >
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 2:59 PM
>
> Subject: Re: WNAC 1200
>
>
>  They moved to 720 in 1987
>>
>> http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/**archive/1987/DB87-397.HTM<http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1987/DB87-397.HTM>
>>
>> Just an observation but 720 didn't do as well in New England as the other
>> Chicago clears 670, 780 or 890.  1000 was the strongest but they were
>> directional to the east.
>>
>> 670 could fight off 660 New York fine but WGN was just clobbered by WOR at
>> night.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Dan.Strassberg
>> <dan.strassberg@att.net>wrote:
>>
>>  CHTN probably moved to 720 in the early '80s--after the Rio treaty took
>>> effect. The treaty broke down the ex I-A channels and opened them up to
>>> new
>>> Class B AMs in the US and other North American countries. Before it moved
>>> to 720, CHTN had been on 1190 for, IIRC, several decades. 1190 was a
>>> Class
>>> I-B channel even before WOWO gave up its I-B status.
>>>
>>> An interestng thing happened on 720 in New England after CHTN moved to
>>> FM:
>>> Bob Vinikoor was granted a CP for a station that was to run 50 kW-D in a
>>> town in the Connecticut River Valley in central NH. The nighttime power
>>> of
>>> this station was originally to be 2500W using a six-tower array. But
>>> interference to a 720 station in either Greenland or Iceland forced a
>>> power
>>> reduction to 670W. The NH station was never built and Vinikoor ultimately
>>> turned in the CP. But what made no sense to me was that the Greenland or
>>> Iceland station would have received much more interference from CHTN when
>>> it was operating than it ever would have gotten from the NH station, even
>>> had it run the originally planned 2500W at night.
>>>
>>> -----
>>> Dan Strassberg
>>> e-fax 707-215-6367
>>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>>   From: Larry Weil
>>>   To: Jibguy@aol.com
>>>   Cc: dan.strassberg@att.net ; dlh@donnahalper.com ;
>>> aerie.ma@comcast.net;
>>> boston-radio-interest@rolinin.**bostonradio.org<boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
>>>   Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 1:29 PM
>>>   Subject: Re: WNAC 1200
>>>
>>>
>>>   Until about 10 years ago there was a 720 on PEI, Canada.  I think the
>>> power was 10KW IIRC.
>>>
>>>   Larry Weil
>>>   Lake Wobegone, NH
>>>
>>>   Sent from my iPhone
>>>   Big freekin deal!
>>>
>>>   On Aug 2, 2012, at 8:48 AM, Jibguy@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>   > According to my 1963 edition of "White's Radio Log" (which I've had
>>> since I
>>>   > was 13 years old), there was only one station in the USA on 720 and
>>> 1200;
>>>   > WGN and WOAI.   Not even any daytimers on those freqs.
>>>   >
>>>   > ---BB
>>>
>>>
>>
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