On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:36:16 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen
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On Mar 23, 12:25*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:44:52 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen





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On Mar 22, 9:56 pm, wrote:
On Mar 22, 11:17 pm, bpnjensen wrote:

On Mar 22, 7:19 pm, SC Dxing wrote:

According to schedule, the antenna from Bonaire is aimed almost due
south (182 or 170 degrees). Which actually is good news because there
is always some sort of backwhip in the opposite direction.

...right, either straight back or off at some 120 degree or so angle
off the rear side. When I lived in Massachusetts 30 years ago - heck,
here in California - the Bonaire transmissions do/were ALWAYS
pound(ing) in no matter what time of day or night. It makes no
difference where the antenna was headed.

Bruce

30 years ago Bonaire also had an AM broadcast on 800KHz. It came in
quite well at night all over the East coast.

So I understood. *Never made it to New England though, not really.
There was something else nearby on that freq, I cannot remember what.

It was the BIG 8 CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. I think they ran more than
50 KW not being regulated by the US. All you could hear in Detroit on
800kHz. In fact, all you had to do was turn up the gain on any amp or
PA system and you would hear them.

Jim- Hide quoted text -

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Now *that* signal I remember. It was potent in New England. Are they
still OTA?

They are on the air at 800kHz, but as a newstalk station. Power is
reduced to 50 KW. Still have the CKLW call.

They do broadcast from the old CKLW studios with the call CKWW on 580
kHz with an oldies format. They modified the old CKLW jingles to match
the call. They even have a few (or at least one) of the old disc
jockeys. Charlie O'Brien is still on the air in the morning.
Unfortunately, they only run 500 watts but I listen to it in my car as
long as I am in range.

Jim