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WTWP (WTOP) 1500 AM-HD clobbers 1520 AM WRTI's protected contour !
WTWP (WTOP) 1500 AM-HD clobbers 1520 AM WRTI's protected contour !
"WSJ Reports on AM IBOC Interference" "AM interference from digital radio is in the Wall Street Journal. The paper reports that some AMs that have elected to remain analog are experiencing adjacent-channel interference from neighboring AMs that have gone digital... The WSJ article cites a listener in Elkridge, Md., who has had trouble tuning into WTRI(AM), 1520 kHz, since WTOP, at 1500 kHz in Washington, went HD Radio about a year ago. " http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/sh...month=3&week=9 "Digital Signals Spark Static From AM Radio" "Bill Harms of Elkridge, Md., likes to listen to Frank Sinatra crooning on Vegas Radio, which broadcasts at WTRI-AM 1520, a Washington-based station. But over the past year, he's had trouble tuning in to Vegas as he drives through certain neighborhoods. As he complained to WTRI owner Buddy Rizer in an email, ''there's a hiss, a hiss that did not exist in the past. A growing number of radio listeners are encountering similar interference -- hisses, whistles or static -- on their favorite AM stations." http://online.wsj.com/public/article...s_free_feature 1500 AM-HD WTWP (WTOP) clobbers 1520 AM WTRI's protected contour with IBOC hissing. I just talked with WTRI's station owner and he confirmed my findings (I checked their protected contour on radiolocator.com) - he indicated that there have been numerous listener complaints and they have tried taking legal action, but there is nothing WTRI can do about the situation, EVEN WITHIN THEIR PROTECTED CONTOUR. He too, hopes this nightmare will eventually go away - I told him that few HD radios have been sold, so that is a real possibility. HD/IBOC is destroying the AM band, and as we have just seen, will no doubt drive listeners away. If interested, here are WTRI's numbers: 301-834-9000, 301-834-3800: http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat...atus=L&hours=D |
WTWP (WTOP) 1500 AM-HD clobbers 1520 AM WRTI's protected contour !
On Apr 7, 4:37�pm, dxAce wrote:
wrote: WTWP (WTOP) 1500 AM-HD clobbers 1520 AM WRTI's protected contour ! "WSJ Reports on AM IBOC Interference" "AM interference from digital radio is in the Wall Street Journal. The paper reports that some AMs that have elected to remain analog are experiencing adjacent-channel interference from neighboring AMs that have gone digital... The WSJ article cites a listener in Elkridge, Md., who has had trouble tuning into WTRI(AM), 1520 kHz, since WTOP, at 1500 kHz in Washington, went HD Radio about a year ago. " http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/sh...006&month=3&we... "Digital Signals Spark Static From AM Radio" "Bill Harms of Elkridge, Md., likes to listen to Frank Sinatra crooning on Vegas Radio, which broadcasts at WTRI-AM 1520, a Washington-based station. But over the past year, he's had trouble tuning in to Vegas as he drives through certain neighborhoods. As he complained to WTRI owner Buddy Rizer in an email, ''there's a hiss, a hiss that did not exist in the past. A growing number of radio listeners are encountering similar interference -- hisses, whistles or static -- on their favorite AM stations." http://online.wsj.com/public/article...21.html?mod=to.... 1500 AM-HD WTWP (WTOP) clobbers 1520 AM WTRI's protected contour with IBOC hissing. I just talked with WTRI's station owner and he confirmed my findings (I checked their protected contour on radiolocator.com) - he indicated that there have been numerous listener complaints and they have tried taking legal action, but there is nothing WTRI can do about the situation, EVEN WITHIN THEIR PROTECTED CONTOUR. He too, hopes this nightmare will eventually go away - I told him that few HD radios have been sold, so that is a real possibility. HD/IBOC is destroying the AM band, and as we have just seen, will no doubt drive listeners away. If interested, here are WTRI's numbers: *301-834-9000, 301-834-3800: http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat...AM&status=L&ho... Just more proof that David Frackelton Gleason (aka 'Eduardo') is at least a full bubble shy of level. dxAce Michigan USA- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You should try the IBOC clowns over on radioinfo.com: http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index....ard,194.0.html |
WTWP (WTOP) 1500 AM-HD clobbers 1520 AM WRTI's protected contour !
WTRI is close enough to Washington that the FCC should have thought
twice about putting a station 20 kHz away from a 50 kw powerhouse like WTWP even if it is daytime only. Still, it isn't an adjacent channel and I don't think it should be a problem with a receiver with decent selectivity. WTRI runs 17 kw in the daytime but only 1400 watts in the "critical hours" around sunrise and sunset. WTRI is northwest of Washington; Mr. Harms appears to be just southwest of Baltimore. He is well within the daytime range which includes both Baltimore and Washington but not within the "critical hours" range. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
WTWP (WTOP) 1500 AM-HD clobbers 1520 AM WRTI's protected contour !
On Apr 7, 5:34?pm, Tester wrote:
WTRI is close enough to Washington that the FCC should have thought twice about putting a station 20 kHz away from a 50 kw powerhouse like WTWP even if it is daytime only. Still, it isn't an adjacent channel and I don't think it should be a problem with a receiver with decent selectivity. WTRI runs 17 kw in the daytime but only 1400 watts in the "critical hours" around sunrise and sunset. WTRI is northwest of Washington; Mr. Harms appears to be just southwest of Baltimore. He is well within the daytime range which includes both Baltimore and Washington but not within the "critical hours" range. -- Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com I have tried this on three different receivers, including an expensive digital in-dash radio, with the same results. I have received the interference from within WTRI's protected contour, idiot ! The station manager has gotten complaints from within his protected contour, idiot ! |
WTWP (WTOP) 1500 AM-HD clobbers 1520 AM WRTI's protected contour !
On Apr 7, 10:33 am, wrote:
WTWP (WTOP) 1500 AM-HD clobbers 1520 AM WRTI's protected contour ! "WSJ Reports on AM IBOC Interference" "AM interference from digital radio is in the Wall Street Journal. The paper reports that some AMs that have elected to remain analog are experiencing adjacent-channel interference from neighboring AMs that have gone digital... The WSJ article cites a listener in Elkridge, Md., who has had trouble tuning into WTRI(AM), 1520 kHz, since WTOP, at 1500 kHz in Washington, went HD Radio about a year ago. " http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/sh...006&month=3&we... "Digital Signals Spark Static From AM Radio" "Bill Harms of Elkridge, Md., likes to listen to Frank Sinatra crooning on Vegas Radio, which broadcasts at WTRI-AM 1520, a Washington-based station. But over the past year, he's had trouble tuning in to Vegas as he drives through certain neighborhoods. As he complained to WTRI owner Buddy Rizer in an email, ''there's a hiss, a hiss that did not exist in the past. A growing number of radio listeners are encountering similar interference -- hisses, whistles or static -- on their favorite AM stations." http://online.wsj.com/public/article...21.html?mod=to... 1500 AM-HD WTWP (WTOP) clobbers 1520 AM WTRI's protected contour with IBOC hissing. I just talked with WTRI's station owner and he confirmed my findings (I checked their protected contour on radiolocator.com) - he indicated that there have been numerous listener complaints and they have tried taking legal action, but there is nothing WTRI can do about the situation, EVEN WITHIN THEIR PROTECTED CONTOUR. He too, hopes this nightmare will eventually go away - I told him that few HD radios have been sold, so that is a real possibility. HD/IBOC is destroying the AM band, and as we have just seen, will no doubt drive listeners away. If interested, here are WTRI's numbers: 301-834-9000, 301-834-3800: http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat...AM&status=L&ho... HD on FM is bad, but HD on AM is a crime, especially when they start to fire it up at night. I've been BCB DXing lately since the days when I can do this are numbered thank to IBOC. One the same subject, I've noticed some NDBs going out of service, so DX them too while you have the chance. |
WTWP (WTOP) 1500 AM-HD clobbers 1520 AM WRTI's protected contour !
On Apr 7, 7:48�pm, wrote:
On Apr 7, 10:33 am, wrote: WTWP (WTOP) 1500 AM-HD clobbers 1520 AM WRTI's protected contour ! "WSJ Reports on AM IBOC Interference" "AM interference from digital radio is in the Wall Street Journal. The paper reports that some AMs that have elected to remain analog are experiencing adjacent-channel interference from neighboring AMs that have gone digital... The WSJ article cites a listener in Elkridge, Md., who has had trouble tuning into WTRI(AM), 1520 kHz, since WTOP, at 1500 kHz in Washington, went HD Radio about a year ago. " http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/sh...006&month=3&we... "Digital Signals Spark Static From AM Radio" "Bill Harms of Elkridge, Md., likes to listen to Frank Sinatra crooning on Vegas Radio, which broadcasts at WTRI-AM 1520, a Washington-based station. But over the past year, he's had trouble tuning in to Vegas as he drives through certain neighborhoods. As he complained to WTRI owner Buddy Rizer in an email, ''there's a hiss, a hiss that did not exist in the past. A growing number of radio listeners are encountering similar interference -- hisses, whistles or static -- on their favorite AM stations." http://online.wsj.com/public/article...21.html?mod=to.... 1500 AM-HD WTWP (WTOP) clobbers 1520 AM WTRI's protected contour with IBOC hissing. I just talked with WTRI's station owner and he confirmed my findings (I checked their protected contour on radiolocator.com) - he indicated that there have been numerous listener complaints and they have tried taking legal action, but there is nothing WTRI can do about the situation, EVEN WITHIN THEIR PROTECTED CONTOUR. He too, hopes this nightmare will eventually go away - I told him that few HD radios have been sold, so that is a real possibility. HD/IBOC is destroying the AM band, and as we have just seen, will no doubt drive listeners away. If interested, here are WTRI's numbers: *301-834-9000, 301-834-3800: http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat...AM&status=L&ho... HD on FM is bad, but HD on AM is a crime, especially when they start to fire it up at night. I've been BCB DXing lately since the days when I can do this are numbered thank to IBOC. One the same subject, I've noticed some NDBs going out of service, so DX them too while you have the chance.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The FCC has their own court system, to look the other way, when protected contour interference occurs: "How many people know this?" "The FCC has their own court and judges. No jury and no right to an attorney. Where is th ACLU on this?" http://groups.google.com/group/ba.br...7bc229b3149ef2 "Office of Administrative Law Judges" http://www.fcc.gov/oalj/ |
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