[BC] Mono Expands on the FM Band
Goran Tomas
goran.tomas
Mon Jan 16 10:49:45 CST 2006
--- At 16.1.2006 11:12, R J Carpenter wrote: ---
> From the DC-area radio/TV gossip site DCRTV.COM:
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>Mono Returns To DC's FM Band - 1/16 - Mono is making a comeback on
>the DC area's FM band. Radio engineers have long known that a mono
>FM signal has more range than a stereo one does. In fringe areas, a
>stereo signal can feature an annoying hiss. The resurrection of mono
>arrived several years ago, when Bonneville's WTOP started an FM
>relay on Warrenton's 94.3, which got moved to 107.7. The mono signal
>improved coverage into the DC metro. And since the programming was
>news and talk, the loss of stereo didn't seem
I wouldn't have a problem running talk station in mono at all!
Music is something completely different, though.
Regards,
Goran Tomas
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