Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1530

["Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I often check 1530 when on the way back from the Vineyard.  I never hear
them when going past Middleborough on I-495 after sunset.  Daytime they are
local strength there.  I doubt WCKY would be strong enough to override them
at a distance of a couple of miles.

Days WVBF is maybe S-8 or S-9 on the R7B at home.  Right now the S-meter is
sitting around S-5 with a mess and little readable.

Then again, it could simply be timing, if they don't do that every night.  I
think that's still owned by Steve Callahan.  He's a local broadcast
engineer, and is pretty much a stickler for following the rules.

I won't vouch for him more than that, but I don't see a sign they are at day
power.  They may well be at fifty or a hundred watts.  I couldn't tell that
from here.

I also have heard the semi-local 650 and 740 stations here.  Around ten
watts each, IIRC.

WWKB-1520 is around S-9+20 while WDCD-1540 hovers around S-9+10 or so.

(shrug)

Craig Healy
Providence, RI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry McLarnon" <bdm@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1530


> On Tuesday 04 April 2006 23:53, Radiofldude@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > I know they run only 2 Watts at night, but with WCKY off, is anyone
> > hearing WVBF Middleborough Center, MA??
>
> 2 Watts?  Ha!  I think they frequently run the full gallon at night.
> This was the station Saul mentioned, running the program on diabetes.
> Nothing else readable on 1530 at the moment.
>
> Barry
>
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