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FM radio: Why was I getting the wrong station on the drive home?
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:54 pm
I usually listen to WWOZ on the way home. Jazz station out of New Orleans. Located at 90.7 on the dial.
This evening I was getting a nix of NPR and static, with jazz for a few seconds at a time.
According to Wikipedia, there are several NPR stations close by both geographically and on the dial: WVAS Montgomery (90.7), WHIL Mobile (91.3, probably too far off on the dial to be the one), WKGC Panama City (90.7), KLSA Alexandria (90.7 but likely too far away), WMAH Biloxi (90.3).
What caused the other station to crowd out WWOZ and is this something I can expect again or is it a one time issue? I was in Gulfport and Long Beach.
This evening I was getting a nix of NPR and static, with jazz for a few seconds at a time.
According to Wikipedia, there are several NPR stations close by both geographically and on the dial: WVAS Montgomery (90.7), WHIL Mobile (91.3, probably too far off on the dial to be the one), WKGC Panama City (90.7), KLSA Alexandria (90.7 but likely too far away), WMAH Biloxi (90.3).
What caused the other station to crowd out WWOZ and is this something I can expect again or is it a one time issue? I was in Gulfport and Long Beach.
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Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:06 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:09 pm to DoctorTechnical
Ah, thanks. Might have been Birmingham or Orlando if that was the case. Hopefully this won't be common.
My previous car had a lousy radio so I didn't bother trying to get WWOZ, but I've been tuning in the last couple of weeks.
My previous car had a lousy radio so I didn't bother trying to get WWOZ, but I've been tuning in the last couple of weeks.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:15 pm to Bestbank Tiger
90.7 is also a very busy frequency, although due to the constant demand for channels every frequency is getting jammed up.
Here's the result of a search for just 90.7 in the US: 226 stations
Here's the result of a search for just 90.7 in the US: 226 stations
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:19 pm to DoctorTechnical
Any chance it was the Biloxi station? It's a digital dial so it didn't get bumped by mistake, but is it possible to receive a signal from a nearby spot on the dial?
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:26 pm to Bestbank Tiger
90.3 is pretty far away (in frequency). The test to see if it was coming off of WMAH's McHenry tower would have been to see if you got the exact same racket on top of WWNO at 89.9 -- i.e. two clicks in the other direction. If so, then WMAH may be having a problem with their HD carrier. But I'm gonna guess skip for now. Hope it clears up for you.
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:28 pm to DoctorTechnical
Thanks!! Guess I'll find out Thursday (my weekend is Wednesday and Sunday).
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:26 am to DoctorTechnical
quote:
Sometimes the atmosphere causes signals to go out beyond their normal line-of-sight radius
Effects of chemtrails.
Posted on 2/1/17 at 10:54 am to Bestbank Tiger
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Ah, thanks. Might have been Birmingham or Orlando if that was the case
I get that in a certain spot on a certain station in Birmingham. One of the ones my daughter likes to listen to in the mornings. When we turn into the school parking lot, it skips over to a station from Troy, which is a good 2-2.5 hours away. As soon as I leave the school, it jumps back to the Birmingham station. I thought it was my radio, but my wife confirmed hers did the same thing in the afternoon carpool.
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