Part 15 Engineer

Hi Mark,

Let’s for a moment remove the “Legal Rules” for a moment. Is the Spitfire Hurricane just as good as the Chez Procaster? We wouldn’t really know until it was tested. It would be a cheaper alternative to a Procaster or Rangemaster. A test doing the same set up as you doing with the Procaster and seeing the results would be…[Read more]

I saw that on Ebay a few weeks ago and thought it was very interesting. I’m thinking that in the United States, even if it meets FCC 15.219 specifications, the FCC must give it certification. The Chez Procaster and Hamilton Rangemaster have that. The FCC gave them certification numbers for their transmitters. These transmitter overseas (away from…[Read more]

Hi Mark

Seems like back in the 70s, as I was a kid and into my teen years, 1190 WOWO experimented with the Adult Contemporary Format of the day. This may sound strange, but this is very true, back in the 70s, WSM-AM in Nashville, Tennessee was Adult Contemporary during the Daytime Hours, then sometime around 6 or 7 PM Central Time, WSM switched…[Read more]

Hi Mark

Seems like back in the 70s, as I was a kid and into my teen years, 1190 WOWO experimented with the Adult Contemporary Format of the day. This may sound strange, but this is very true, back in the 70s, WSM-AM in Nashville, Tennessee was Adult Contemporary during the Daytime Hours, then sometime around 6 or 7 PM Central Time, WSM switched…[Read more]

Forgot 1992 to 2015, it was WQEW. In 1992, the Classical Music Format was dropped for Adult Standards because 1130 WNEW was sold to Mike Bloomberg and he change 1130 WNEW to WBBR with a Business News Format, as it is today. Towards the end of December 1998, Disney/ABC had bought WQEW, and changed it to Radio Disney. I did checked Wikipedia and all…[Read more]

Forgot 1992 to 2015, it was WQEW. In 1992, the Classical Music Format was dropped for Adult Standards because 1130 WNEW was sold to Mike Bloomberg and he change 1130 WNEW to WBBR with a Business News Format, as it is today. Towards the end of December 1998, Disney/ABC had bought WQEW, and changed it to Radio Disney. I did changed Wikipedia and all…[Read more]

True, the signal will be weaker, and Family Radio knows this. I’m sure they planned all this when they sold the property to the licensed site. They went to the most expensive engineering company in this country to make this move.

You won’t see Family Radio give up thier “Class A” Status on 1560 like WOWO in Fort Wayne, IN. did. In the situation…[Read more]

WFME-AM 1560 has been granted “Special Temporary Authority” from the FCC to use one of their FM Towers WNSH/WFMU as Tower for a temporary radiator. On May 21, 2021 WFME submitted Engineering Data showing using a slant wire and 10 KW, Non Directional, Day and Night. I’m not sure if it’s on yet, but knowing Family Radio, it will be soon.

To some of…[Read more]

Phil,

I have a Procaster. Don’t bother with the ground lug if you’re that far up in the apartment building. I would not stress out on the 15.219 Rule either. I was a Commercial Radio Station Owner/Operator for 28 years. The Commission doesn’t have the staff in the Enforcement Bureau to worry about you. That Procaster is legal.

Where I live, we…[Read more]

Mark,

Good Luck to Michelle, those FM Frequencies are being eyed by one of the biggest religious broadcasters in the United States, Educational Media Foundation, better known as K-Love! They just moved their headquarters from a Liberal State (California) and City to Nashville, Tennessee. K-Love is in bed with the biggest commercial broadcaster in…[Read more]

All:

I saw a article in Radio World that CHLO in Toronto, Ontario in Canada is moving in the direction of AM Digital. While from what I understand as of this point, the transition from analog to digital on AM in the United States is strictly voluntary, we have advocates like Larry Langford (who is really just a commentator in Radio World) and…[Read more]

Good Morning Tim,

I don’t know if you are in the United States or Canada. I’ve been discussing this what I call, ”  A Corporate Push” in the United States to Address again, as we went through in 2004-2005, a push for Digital AM Radio, that failed.

Since Hubbard Broadcasting has taken a station they own, WWFD-AM in Washington, D.C., and poured…[Read more]

For Everyone,

This came out in Radio World this morning. More Licensees are turning in their AM Licensees to the FCC in the United States. While I contemplate that I wished I had mine back, there are obstacles that the Former Commissioner Ajit Pai of the Federal Communications Commission (under Former President Donald Trump) put in place that…[Read more]

This Morning, April 24th. WFAS-AM, licensed to White Plains, New York, has gone to all Digital AM. I knew all about this months ago. This station is owned by Cumulus Media, a major corporation that I think is still in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. They sold 95.5 WPLJ-FM in NYC to Educational Media Foundation, known as K-Love some time back. The great…[Read more]

Mark,

Here is one fact here in the United States that me and my wife were talking about that could slow down the roll out of AM Digital Radio. As you have read in the Radio World Articles, AM Digital is not available yet in cars.

****Our point is this, since President Joe Biden has taken office, the American Lower to Middle Class cannot afford…[Read more]

My Consultant Engineer is a Commentator for Radio World’s Competition. At first when this all got started, I told him I thought it would take atleast 15 to 20 years for the majority of AM Stations to go Digital.

There are many, many AM Stations that do not have FM Translators in the United States. The could may go into the thousands of AMs…[Read more]

Hey Mark,

Take a look at this. Some Part 15 AM Operator (Daniel Brown) siding with AM Digital and wants his “Hobby AM Station” to become null and void? That’s the way I see what he wants, perhaps? This came in my Radio World Email this morning. Do you know what I’m thinking? Link is…[Read more]