I'm not surprised. WMAQ (now WSCR), WGN, WBBM and WLS are all lower in the band and nondirectional with one half wavelength towers. WMVP's night pattern has a massive null to the west to protect KOMO.
http://transition.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/1170992-97761.pdf Sent from my iPhone On Mar 30, 2014, at 12:19 AM, Mike Sanburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Even back in the days when KOMO Seattle had a regular silent period every > Monday morning, I'd try like crazy at 4AM to log WCFL 1000 Chicago here in > SoCal, never with any luck. I was taunted by the fact that I could hear WMAQ, > WGN, WBBM, and WLS all at armchair level. ms > >> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:17:23 -0500 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [IRCA] WMVP >> >> I would wager conditions. They are the usual strength here. Fair to good >> signal but never more than that. >> >> Todd Skaine >> Woodbury, MN >> 2010 or car radio >> On Mar 29, 2014 11:09 PM, "Nigel Pimblett" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Not sure if it's just conditions, or whether something's not quite right >>> with their night pattern, but WMVP from Chicago on 1000 khz, which is >>> normally a very rare visitor here, has been heard 3 nights in a row. >>> It's generally not dominant, but is consistently in the mix, which is not >>> normally the case. Might be a good opportunity for those out west (and not >>> too close to KOMO) to log this one. >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> Nigel Pimblett >>> Dunmore, Alberta >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> IRCA mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca >>> >>> Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the >>> original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the >>> IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers >>> >>> For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org >>> >>> To Post a message: [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> IRCA mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca >> >> Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the >> original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the >> IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers >> >> For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org >> >> To Post a message: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
