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WPON WCXI Updates - 2020

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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by Deleted User 14935 » Fri Mar 22, 2019 2:21 pm

They are on the air currently testing with Motown Music, I’m in Romeo, Michigan with a low signal but better than before. On a 1-10 signal scale it’s about a 2 that’s it for now.



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by innate-in-you » Thu Mar 28, 2019 12:07 am

For the first time in decades, I unequivocally heard WPON this afternoon after leaving work (I tentatively heard them this past fall).

Today they were stronger at Michigan and 3rd then they were at Michigan and Lonyo.



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by FET-500 » Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:56 am

It's sad. The station has a lot of history. I remember harassing the on-air talent over the country music format in the early '80's.
We would demand that Mark Farnsworth play Led Zeppelin in the middle of his set, and then pillory him for not doing so.

Mark always knew who it was; we all got our FCC licenses on the same day.



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by Deleted User 14935 » Thu Mar 28, 2019 1:01 pm

Listening to 1460 right now on my Panasonic RF-2400D a little scratchy but listenable in Utica, Mi.



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by CK-722 » Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:48 pm

I'm getting what I would estimate to be about 0.1 mV/m near there on the GM Delco (2003) Trail Blazer Radio. Mid Day around Solar Noon, I was getting what was probably WBNS Columbus Daytime Skywave stronger at times than WPON, on the GM Delco 2003 Trail Blazer radio.


Is THAT where they got the idea for the 486-SX?

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Re: WPON Update - 2019 What Next for the station.

Post by Deleted User 14935 » Thu Mar 28, 2019 5:03 pm

With WPON getting closer to actually putting this thing on the air what next ? Will they remain Oldies and what about 1160 ?



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by CK-722 » Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:23 pm

I just made some rough calculations. If WPON is running 250 watts, nondirectional from an 82 degree tower, the inverse field is about 150 mV/m @ 1 km, or 93.2 mV/m at 1 mile. If the signal is 0.1 mV/m at 30 miles, this corresponds to a whole path conductivity of 3 mS/m.

With an IDF of 524 mV/m @ 1 km, 325 mV/m @ 1 mile at 90 degrees true, the measured field would be 0.325 mV/m @ 30 miles. 30 miles East would be somewhere in the vicinity of Metro Parkway and Hayes Rd., near the border of Sterling Heights and Clinton Township. That's the maximum IDF in the pattern.

WCXI 1160

With an IDF 2125 mV/m @ 1 km, 1320 mV/m @ 1 mile at 90 degrees true, the measured field would be 2.244 @ 30 miles. This would still be in the vicinity of Metro Parkway and Hayes Rd., near the border of Sterling Heights an Clinton Township.

If they were running 3750 watts nondirectional for testing, the inverse field would be about 360 mV/m @ 1 mile. The measured field would be 0.612 mV/m.


Is THAT where they got the idea for the 486-SX?

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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by innate-in-you » Fri Mar 29, 2019 2:02 am

I notice that the deepest null in WPON's daytime pattern is at about 190-200deg.
Was this null primarily designed to protect WSDS on second-adjacent, or WLQR on first-adjacent? (WLQR's license was in force when the new CP app was made).
Now that WLQR has been deleted, could the phasing, field ratios and power input to the new towers be recalibrated to provide a better signal southward?



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by fuzzpower » Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:24 am

1160 could go back to classic country. Another option is to move the sports format there, and put classic country on 1090.



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by Deleted User 14935 » Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:49 am

We don’t need another do nothing Sports station network feed. They should bring in a music specialty format, I have a couple formats that could be tried, Classic Country, True Classic Rock 1964-1973, Classic Soul, All Motown, Or Just broker the station to You and I at reasonable rates per hour like WPON did back before the shutdown, Anyone could have a music radio show but keep the station music intensive.



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by fuzzpower » Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:22 am

It wouldn’t be another sports feed- just moving 1090s format to 1160. 1090 could be leased out I am sure- someone did it last year with a rap format. Only lasted one month because there was virtually no revenue. A classic country format would likely do better, but would still take work to make money.



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by borderboy653659200 » Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:42 pm

Or they could broker it to Ron Cameron like 1400 The Patriot .



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by Deleted User 14935 » Fri Mar 29, 2019 1:29 pm

fuzzpower wrote:
Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:22 am
It wouldn’t be another sports feed- just moving 1090s format to 1160. 1090 could be leased out I am sure- someone did it last year with a rap format. Only lasted one month because there was virtually no revenue. A classic country format would likely do better, but would still take work to make money.
Why would you want to waste a soon to be great signal on 1160 for some lame ass sports programming that 1090 offers. Kind of stupid wouldn’t you say. What really has 1090’s programming have to offer and how many listeners do they have. Actually turn in 1090’s license and go silent is what I would do, The land that the towers are on is worth more than the station itself. Look where the towers are at in a Commercial or Industrial setting, I see $$$$$ Just for that piece of real estate.



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by innate-in-you » Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:35 pm

Forget sports. The Detroit area has an FM sports station, thus no AM sports station could possibly compete.
This is because the very same demographic that listens to sports (WM 35-60ish) has the most hate for AM radio.

The WPON site is also undesirable real estate. Low lying ($$$ for flood insurance), not easy to access, and far from thuroghfares.



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Re: WPON Update - 2019

Post by Deleted User 14935 » Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:48 pm

Both AM 1160 and 1460 need to do something that isn’t offered on AM or FM, Plain and simple. And as I said before the owner should seriously consider shutting down WCAR 1090 and turn in the license. That station has been neglected for years and besides I have lightbulbs in my backyard that are more powerful.



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