Rare catch on 720 AM at night

EnbyCee · Post by **EnbyCee** » Fri Dec 28, 2018 12:52 pm

Driving on I-80/90 from Chicago to Toledo last night, I was attempting to listen to the Blackhawks game on WGN. Near the Indiana-Ohio state line where groundwave/skywave cancellation can occur on Chicago AM stations, I could faintly make out a station under WGN playing old-timey Christmas carols, Burl Ives and Bing Crosby. According to radio-locator every other station on 720 in North America at night is either miniscule power or obviously heavily nulled away from the Midwest to protect WGN. Is it possible I heard CHTN from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island running 7500 watts? Unless one of the Mexican stations on 720 was playing English language Christmas songs for some reason.

EnbyCee · Post by **EnbyCee** » Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:39 am

It was around 8:30-9 PM Eastern time. And they were playing the full songs, not 30-45 second clips as bumper music for talk shows.

EnbyCee · Post by **EnbyCee** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 2:19 pm

Yep. Part of the magic of radio you'll never have digitally. Of course, it was even more fun before 500 stations ran Hannity or Snoory, but I digress.

Rare catch on 720 AM at night

Rare catch on 720 AM at night

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