I checked the car radio at 5:45 tonight when I left work. KPWX was already loud, and overpowered CKWX about 90 percent of the time. Much of the time, KPWX was near local strength with little or no trace of CKWX. Occasionally it faded down allowing CKWX to fade up for a few sentences. This was no small feat, since CKWX has (had?) a very listenable signal during the day here in Seattle. For the record, I'm 120 miles south of CKWX and 160 miles north of KPWX.
I rechecked 1130 at 7:25 PDT tonight and the two stations were fighting it out. At 7:30 CKWX was suddenly alone, and has been ever since (it's now 8:15), so KPWX definitely dropped power tonight.
Frome what I heard in the car, KPWX will give CKWX fits during mornings and afternoons, which can only intensify as the days get shorter. I can understand why listeners in the Fraser Valley are complaining.
Bruce On 9/29/2010 1:34 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
Do we have evidence to suggest they aren't powering down? On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Russ Edmunds<wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:But whether they're actually powering down is another issue.... Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx> FM: Yamaha T-80& Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot --- On Wed, 9/29/10, Paul B. Walker, Jr.<walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:From: Paul B. Walker, Jr.<walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Re Spanish music on 1130 To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 2:49 PM A check of the FCC database real quickly tells anyone who looks that 1130 is 25KW day and 400 some odd watts at night On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 1:47 PM, bill kral<jwkral@xxxxxxxx> wrote:I wonder what time and day Spanish musicwas noticed on 1130 in theFraser Valley and was it called in by a listener or was CKWXdoing their ownreception test? If it was last night then I wasn't tuningin but I didn't notice anyspanish under or over Vancouver on Monday night when Ihappemed to becatching some news on News 1130. Does Mt.Angel power down atnight or are they powersteady? Bill in BC
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