[IRCA] WNTN 1550 transmitter site change?

[Jibguy@aol.com]

Since this past Sunday, WNTN has been broadcasting from the WJIB  tower.
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In a message dated 3/15/2017 11:36:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com writes:

Not may  have, it definately has and gone from 10kw to 750w


On Wed, Mar 15,  2017 at 6:22 PM Mark Connelly via IRCA <
irca@hard-core-dx.com>  wrote:

> I think that WNTN 1550 may have completed its transmitter  site move from
> Newton to a diplex operation at the WJIB 740 tower on  Concord Ave.,
> Cambridge.
>
> The signal strength here  seems to be less.  Even though the path from
> Cambridge to here  has a slighter higher over-water percentage than that
> from Newton,  neither the minor uptick in that percentage value nor the
> slight  distance reduction is enough to make up for the significant power
>  reduction.  When checked this afternoon the WNTN signal was about even  
with
> co-channel WSDK from the Hartford, CT area.  It had  previously dominated.
> Adjacent channels 1540 (WXEX-NH over WADK-RI,  WDCD-NY) and 1560 (WFME-NY)
> signals were stronger.
>
>  Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> South Yarmouth,  MA
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> Date: Wed,  15 Mar 2017 22:22:12 -0400
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