The bad thing is, after they altered WOWO's power and pattern, they turned 
around and sold it! People in northeastern Indiana and northwest Ohio really 
depended on WOWO as many of the small towns in those areas didn't have a 
radio station of their own. Not that WOWO offers anything of interest or 
value today. But it still shouldn't have been allowed to happen. What a 
wonderful fcc we have. Don't we! 73. Doug, N6NFF

-----Original Message----- 
From: Harvey Heagy
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 12:43 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: OT But Still Radio

WOWO was powered down and its direction pattern changed when Urban
Broadcasting purchased it for the express purpose of giving its New York
station on the same frequency full time status.  Many local people protested
this, but to no avail.  Talk about the FCC allowing a blatant conflict of
interest.
Harvey

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Sent: Friday, February 6, 2015 7:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: FW: OT But Still Radio

Very interesting, Dave.

I guess I just wasn't A M d x ing at the right time to have that experience!
(smile)

I, too, also still enjoy A M d x ing, but with so many lower-power A M
stations now broadcasting at night on what used to be clear channels, it
just isn't like it used to be.

One thing that really brought this home to me was when I was out in Colorado
from 2009 to 2010.

There were A M stations in the Denver area on 670 and 760 A M that would
broadcast at low output power at night, and they would overtake WSCR from
Chicago, and WJR from Detroit.  The frustrating thing was that you could
hear the power-house stations in there, but not well enough for comfortable
listening.  I also have noticed this now on the East coast.
One particularly good example is WoWO in Fort Wayne, Indiana on 1190 A.m.
When I was a kid, that station was a 50 thousand watt monster that ruled
that frequency at night.  Now, I have trouble even picking them up when
visiting relatives, due to a number of stations heterodyning on the
frequency at the same time.  I think one is in New York City, and the other
in Anapolis, Maryland.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ