Re: [IRCA] WHAS IBOC On Late

[Bill KA2EMZ <ka2emz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Craig Healy wrote:
>> I just called the 840WHAS newsroom and said, "Youre IBOC has been on all
>> night and people in Providence Rhode Island are hearing your hash. Unless
>> you have an STA, which you probably don't, it's ill-legal for it to be on
>> all night.
>> You need to call your engineer and tell him to turn it off"
>>     
>
> And it's still on as of 12:55am...
>
> I've been listening for a couple of hours while doing some other work, and
> it hasn't decoded once.  The analog signal is perfectly listenable most of
> the time, yet no digital.  Doesn't bode well for digital dx.  It also
> doesn't seem like the digital coverage can be anywhere near the useable
> analog.  Others report the same impression.
>
> Craig Healy
> Providence, RI
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I kind of doubt a newsroom even knows what an STA is...or more so what 
IBOC is....maybe a call to the operations manager during business hours 
tommorow is a better idea.

Bill
KA2EMZ


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