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Default AM is dead thanks to iBiquity and the HD Radio Alliance!

WOR 710 turned on their HD/IBOC tonight and when its skywave skips
into Maryland WLW is unlistenable. WOR completely obliterates WGN 720.
I would like to commend iBiquity and the HD Radio Alliance for the
desturuction of AM, all for the benefit of a few thousand local
listeners, if they can even pick up the HD/IBOC signals:

Narkspud wrote:

"Here in OC, I found two AM HD signals on the air at 12:15 AM: Our own
KFWB (980, Los Angeles) and KFBK (1530, Sacramento). KFWB is always
reliable during the day hereabouts, and has a non-directional 5,000-
watt signal. KFBK is a 50,000-watt north-south directional, about 400
miles north of here. Now the bad news: no lock on either one for more
than a second or two, although the analog signals sounded fine. And
this time I tried driving around a bit. I got very little other than a
flashing HD indicator. KFWB's sidebands obliterated 970 and 990, and
KFBK'S were doing significant damage to an unidentified distant signal
on 1520 that should have been listenable. This ain't looking too good.
See ya tomorrow night."

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WOR 710 turned on their HD/IBOC tonight and when its skywave skips
into Maryland WLW is unlistenable. WOR completely obliterates WGN 720.
I would like to commend iBiquity and the HD Radio Alliance for the
desturuction of AM, all for the benefit of a few thousand local
listeners, if they can even pick up the HD/IBOC signals:

Narkspud wrote:

"Here in OC, I found two AM HD signals on the air at 12:15 AM: Our own
KFWB (980, Los Angeles) and KFBK (1530, Sacramento). KFWB is always
reliable during the day hereabouts, and has a non-directional 5,000-
watt signal. KFBK is a 50,000-watt north-south directional, about 400
miles north of here. Now the bad news: no lock on either one for more
than a second or two, although the analog signals sounded fine. And
this time I tried driving around a bit. I got very little other than a
flashing HD indicator. KFWB's sidebands obliterated 970 and 990, and
KFBK'S were doing significant damage to an unidentified distant signal
on 1520 that should have been listenable. This ain't looking too good.
See ya tomorrow night."

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Couple good strong signals that should make it into CA on 1520. Both are
50KW. One is in Portland, OR, the other in OKC, OK. (there are places in
Portland where the local (actually licensed to Oregon City, with towers in
Clackamas) can be nulled and the OKC station can be heard.)



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On Sep 14, 4:20 am, "Brenda Ann" wrote:
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WOR 710 turned on their HD/IBOC tonight and when its skywave skips
into Maryland WLW is unlistenable. WOR completely obliterates WGN 720.
I would like to commend iBiquity and the HD Radio Alliance for the
desturuction of AM, all for the benefit of a few thousand local
listeners, if they can even pick up the HD/IBOC signals:


Narkspud wrote:


"Here in OC, I found two AM HD signals on the air at 12:15 AM: Our own
KFWB (980, Los Angeles) and KFBK (1530, Sacramento). KFWB is always
reliable during the day hereabouts, and has a non-directional 5,000-
watt signal. KFBK is a 50,000-watt north-south directional, about 400
miles north of here. Now the bad news: no lock on either one for more
than a second or two, although the analog signals sounded fine. And
this time I tried driving around a bit. I got very little other than a
flashing HD indicator. KFWB's sidebands obliterated 970 and 990, and
KFBK'S were doing significant damage to an unidentified distant signal
on 1520 that should have been listenable. This ain't looking too good.
See ya tomorrow night."


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Couple good strong signals that should make it into CA on 1520. Both are
50KW. One is in Portland, OR, the other in OKC, OK. (there are places in
Portland where the local (actually licensed to Oregon City, with towers in
Clackamas) can be nulled and the OKC station can be heard.)- Hide quoted text -

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I usually get 1520 from Portland Or. without any problem at my
location on Vancouver Island. Tonight the noise bands from KFBK are
obliterating 1520 and 1540. KFBK is coming in strongly as it usually
does.

This is the first time I have heard the digital hash and it sounds
like holding an electric shaver against my ear.

Bob

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On Sep 14, 3:29 am, IBOCcrock wrote:
WOR 710 turned on their HD/IBOC tonight and when its skywave skips
into Maryland WLW is unlistenable. WOR completely obliterates WGN 720.
I would like to commend iBiquity and the HD Radio Alliance for the
desturuction of AM, all for the benefit of a few thousand local
listeners, if they can even pick up the HD/IBOC signals:

Narkspud wrote:

"Here in OC, I found two AM HD signals on the air at 12:15 AM: Our own
KFWB (980, Los Angeles) and KFBK (1530, Sacramento). KFWB is always
reliable during the day hereabouts, and has a non-directional 5,000-
watt signal. KFBK is a 50,000-watt north-south directional, about 400
miles north of here. Now the bad news: no lock on either one for more
than a second or two, although the analog signals sounded fine. And
this time I tried driving around a bit. I got very little other than a
flashing HD indicator. KFWB's sidebands obliterated 970 and 990, and
KFBK'S were doing significant damage to an unidentified distant signal
on 1520 that should have been listenable. This ain't looking too good.
See ya tomorrow night."

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1520 kHz could have been KVTA-AM out of Ventura, CA
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On Sep 14, 6:29 am, IBOCcrock wrote:
WOR 710 turned on their HD/IBOC tonight and when its skywave skips
into Maryland WLW is unlistenable. WOR completely obliterates WGN 720.
I would like to commend iBiquity and the HD Radio Alliance for the
desturuction of AM, all for the benefit of a few thousand local
listeners, if they can even pick up the HD/IBOC signals:

Narkspud wrote:

"Here in OC, I found two AM HD signals on the air at 12:15 AM: Our own
KFWB (980, Los Angeles) and KFBK (1530, Sacramento). KFWB is always
reliable during the day hereabouts, and has a non-directional 5,000-
watt signal. KFBK is a 50,000-watt north-south directional, about 400
miles north of here. Now the bad news: no lock on either one for more
than a second or two, although the analog signals sounded fine. And
this time I tried driving around a bit. I got very little other than a
flashing HD indicator. KFWB's sidebands obliterated 970 and 990, and
KFBK'S were doing significant damage to an unidentified distant signal
on 1520 that should have been listenable. This ain't looking too good.
See ya tomorrow night."

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I had to laugh when I read this comment:

"WABC 770 HD is on tonight..but fading in and out just 1 mile outside
Queens on long Island."



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I had to laugh when I read this comment:

"WABC 770 HD is on tonight..but fading in and out just 1 mile outside
Queens on long Island."


September is the month when it is very common for AM anomalies to occur. I
can recall... at about 20 miles from its transmitter... WTAM being
obliterated by a 10 kw Venezuelan about 2000 miles away... and having
Colombians and Venezuelans near-dominating many of the clears and even
channels like 1370 bringing in low-power Venezuelans... plus the ABC island
split frequencies, like Kelkboom on 1435, hetting the US adjacents.


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On Sep 16, 4:17 pm, Steve wrote:
On Sep 14, 6:29 am, IBOCcrock wrote:





WOR 710 turned on their HD/IBOC tonight and when its skywave skips
into Maryland WLW is unlistenable. WOR completely obliterates WGN 720.
I would like to commend iBiquity and the HD Radio Alliance for the
desturuction of AM, all for the benefit of a few thousand local
listeners, if they can even pick up the HD/IBOC signals:


Narkspud wrote:


"Here in OC, I found two AM HD signals on the air at 12:15 AM: Our own
KFWB (980, Los Angeles) and KFBK (1530, Sacramento). KFWB is always
reliable during the day hereabouts, and has a non-directional 5,000-
watt signal. KFBK is a 50,000-watt north-south directional, about 400
miles north of here. Now the bad news: no lock on either one for more
than a second or two, although the analog signals sounded fine. And
this time I tried driving around a bit. I got very little other than a
flashing HD indicator. KFWB's sidebands obliterated 970 and 990, and
KFBK'S were doing significant damage to an unidentified distant signal
on 1520 that should have been listenable. This ain't looking too good.
See ya tomorrow night."


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I had to laugh when I read this comment:

"WABC 770 HD is on tonight..but fading in and out just 1 mile outside
Queens on long Island."- Hide quoted text -

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IBOC should not Fade - It should Drop-Out

There It Is {Digital Sound} - Oops No It Ain't {Silence}

There It Is Again {Digital Sound} - Oops No It Ain't Again {Silence}

Except where there is both the Analog and Digital Signal
There It Is {Digital Sound} - Oops No It's Fading Analog Again . . .
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