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Old August 15th 07, 03:15 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Mexico says "Hang on a minute" to IBOC


"David Eduardo" wrote in message
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"dxAce" wrote in message
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Now that we're on the FM thing, there's a station that is in Grand
Rapids,
Michigan that for years advertised that it was the most powerful FM
station in
the country.

Maybe on 97.3? They now play country, but once were rock.

Could easily pick them up down into Indiana (my home and native land)
quite
easily.


Actually, there are two grandfathered stations in Grand Rapids. WOOD has
265,000 watts ERP and WBCT has 320,000 watts ERP. WOOD-FM is on 105.7 and
the other on 93.7. WBCT was originally put on by Fetzer, combining the
aural sections of two high band VHF TV transmitters, modified, to give
nearly 500 kw ERP... but, at the time, only horizontal polarization.

Unfortunately, both have had their useful coverage reduced as they are
only protected to the contour of a conforming 50 kw at 500 foot class B
FM. More recent allocations limit the listenership area considerably.


Amazingly, this evening I was driving around Brookfield, WI, listening to
WBCT on a pretty average car radio with a perfectly listenable signal. 105.7
was, however, not listenable due to other station interference.


 
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