Re: [IRCA] WTOP change

["Bill Harms" <wharms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John:

I think that you are putting your finger on something that a lot of 
people are failing to recognize and that is the service provided by 
stations outside of their so-called primary service area.  It used to 
be a big deal in the past for certain stations to establish an 
audience at night beyond their local coverage area.  I have to wonder 
why station owners are ignoring it now.  If they really don't want to 
serve people outside of their local coverage area why bother with 
high power and with directional antenna systems?  In the case of WTOP 
wouldn't a simple ND 10 kw day and suffice?  That would eliminate 
interference to stations like WFIF and allow them to operate at night 
too.

Bill Harms

On 4 Jan 2006 at 19:19, John Cereghin wrote:

> I heard of the WTOP switch this afternoon while  actually listening to
> WTOP which puts a good signal into the central  Delmarva on 1500. 
> Personally, I think shifting the current WTOP  programming off of 1500
> to FM is a mistake.  WTOP is a local  institution in DC and you don't
> mess with an institution. Imagine  shifting KYW to FM!  And the
> proposed NPR-lite that is going to be  put on 1500 on March 31 sounds
> like a real snoozer.  DC locals are  not exactly supportive of the
> Post  to begin with as it is losing  readership in its print edition
> for years.  If DC locals are not  wanting to read the Post, what makes
> Bonneville think people will want  to listen to it?  Listen to Post
> reporters drone on for 20 minutes  on Iraq or abortion or social
> security?  That might fly on the  low-end of the FM band but not on a
> 50kw AM blowtorch. 


>   For all-news outlets in the Mid-Atlantic, we have the New York and 
> Philadelphia outlets.  Baltimore does not have an all-news outlet  as
> WBAL and WCBM are talk stations.  Delaware has only graveyarder  WILM
> on 1450 with a news format as WDEL and WDOV are talk.  The  loss of a
> 50kw WTOP from AM will create a gap for all-news stations in  this
> part of the Mid-Atlantic. 
>

   
>   John Cereghin
>   Smyrna DE
>   
> 
> 



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