Re: [IRCA] Philly Region Doings

[Michael Hawkins <downsized99@xxxxxxxxx>]

You say Philly, I think cheesesteak.  Aargh!  I'm gonna go eat my refrigerator.  I haven't heard Philly from here since 1970.  I don't think I ever will again given the condition of the MW band nowadays.  Sigh...

 

Mike

"R. F. Tetro" <rtetro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> A couple of things happening in this area.....
>
> In the next few days (if not already), Clear Channel is flipping from
> oldie to Christian programming on 1470 WKAP in Allentown. WKAP will
> change call letters to WYHM. (See new website: www.1470wyhm.com).
> WKAP is 5KW NDA-Day, and 5K@ Directional Night.
>
> Talk is that the new King of Prussia station may be on the air as soon
> as sometime this week. Call letters are WFYL, operating
> non-directionally on 1180 khz with 420 watts into a Valcom whip
>  antenna.
> It's not a very efficient antenna at 40 degrees electrical height, so
> coverage will most likely not be that great. (This would have been a
> station that might have benefited from the FCC-accepted new Kinstar NDA
> antenna being produced by Kintronics. It's a short-height antenna that
> has 98% efficiency of a 1/4 wave antenna.) Rumors are that WFYL may be
> running brokered foreign language programming. As of about 15 minutes
> they were not on the air yet. This station is, of course, a move in of
> the old 1530 McConnellsburg, PA station, with a change of frequency and
> city of license.
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> 73,
> Rene'
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> Rene F. Tetro
> Lansdale, PA, USA
> W2FIL, WPXG816, WPXU288
> Coordinates: 40D12'41"N 75D18'22"W
> Grid: FN20IF
> Email: rtetro@xxxxxxxxx
> Moderator: www.radioveronica.us and www.dxhub.com
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