WPTR/WDCD

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

If you heard WXEX east of Albany, I'd bet they weren't running their 2 Watt
night power.

Paul



On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 8:21 AM, Mark Watson <markwats@comcast.net> wrote:

> Chris Hall wrote:
>
> Everyone keeps saying WPTR/WDCD is off the air, I drove through Albany in
> April and Western Mass in May and though sounding horrible weak and grungy
> it certainly was on the air.
>
> I was in Albany last weekend and WDCD was off the air. IIRC didn't they
> file a notice with the FCC to temporarily go silent while they try to find
> a new format? Agreed it's sad to see a 50,000 watt blowtorch go dark but
> apparently WDCD's owners (Crawford I believe) must be losing money with
> 1540 if they made the decision to take it dark.
>
> Also on my way home Sunday, on I-90 just east of Albany I faintly heard
> WXEX (Exeter NH) on 1540.
>
> Mark Watson
>
>