Re: [IRCA] More digital noise?

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

Colin:

Isn't that 1280 AM? I listened to them online.. ONCE!

We also did traffic reports on WTIR 1300, I got them from the State Highway
patrol of Florida's website.. the ijnformation was updated every 5 minutes.

WTIR is *licensed* for 5KW Day-2 towers/1kw Night-3 towers

Paul



On Dec 9, 2007 3:45 PM, <cafe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > I used to be subjected to hearing a tape delayed version of CNN Headline
> > News... at one radio station I worked for. That was our programming,
> > interlayed with traveler news, information and tips.. basiclaly a full
> power
> > TIS!
>
> There is a radio station in Vancouver B.C.
> that does nothing but traffic reports.
>
> Who listens to it? Pedestrians? Doubt that...
> Motorists.
> Can you imagine being stuck in traffic and wondering why?
> I know! Let's tune in the station that will tell me
> why I am not moving.
>
> And this is a 10 or 20kw station.
> I can hardly think of a better way of wasting energy...
>
> I know: Put a space heater inside a refrigerator and let them both duke it
> out.
> That is about equivalent to the lunacy of having a traffic only powerhouse
> on the AM dial.
>
> On the plus side - it would be super easy to ID this station from anywhere
> else on the globe.
> --
> Colin Newell - Editor/Creator coffeecrew.com | dxer.ca
> Web-Design / E-Commerce / Writing
> Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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