[BC] Nominations For Best sounding AM

[Warren Shulz]

Jerry,

For WLS-AM-890 the same tower, same power and same location that has
been in use from 1938.  ATU's were changed out, ground system rebuilt
and transmitters replaced a few times over the years but same is same.
Your local noise floor is high from part 15 and of course band
conditions are more crowded with both CONUS  off CONUS  interference
sources. Protection extends to 750 mi but the FCC has permitted a number
of day only 890 stations to remain on as directional at reduced power.
It doesn't take much signal to cause objectionable interference to an AM
signal.  A signal 30 dB down can become very objectionable.  

If you move out to open area devoid of power lines and urban noise you
may find conditions are still good to copy WLS-AM-890 on sky-wave.  

Warren Shulz
WLS CGO

-----Original Message-----

 From: Jerry Mathis

When I was a teenager, I listened to WLS at night in Southern Tennessee.
Picked it up on the typical 6 transistor radio of the time. But now,
I've tried tuning in WLS at night. It's usually totally buried in
background noise. Since I doubt WLS transmits with any less power than
it did in the '60's, and I'm pretty sure they've maintained their ground
system, the difference is due to the dramatically increased noise floor
and the absolutely POS AM radios they make today.
 
I sometimes travel long distances at night. I'd LOVE to be able to
listen to WLS playing the same music I listened to then. But it just
ain't gonna happen.
 
--
Jerry Mathis

 
On 2/22/10, Scott Bailey <wmroradio at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>Warren,
>  I'm a Citadel Media affiliate with their Hot AC Music Format on
WMRO-AM, Gallatin, TN., known as "Magic 1560". I support and I'm proud
to be a part of Citadel. It appears to me at night, if some one at
Citadel/Chicago had any brains, they would simulcast WLS-AM with WLS-FM
at night. Let the AM talk all day, but when the sun goes down, The Big
89 would rule the airwaves with the Rock Oldies that we all grew up to.
I don't care what some consultant says, it would make money.

>As far as advertiers, if they would just give it a chance, the
nighttime will pay off for WLS-AM. All those Rock Songs all of us on the
list listen to when WLS-AM was Rock, man it would pay off!

>I guess it's just a dream, nobody is going to listen to this pee-on
little AM station owner.

>Scott
>--
>Scott Bailey
>WMRO Radio, Gallatin, TN