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The new 910AM News Talk Superstation

Discussion pertaining to Detroit, Ann Arbor, Port Huron and SW Ontario
billmich88888
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Re: The new 910AM News Talk Superstation

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Colonel Flagg wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:03 pm
Editorcj wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:45 pm Kevin hired some Southfield Police to hang out in the parking lot as the recently fired employees gathered their belongings and vacated the office today.
I didn't know that unpaid volunteers could be fired, but okay...

Even at my place of residence, squarely in the major lobe, WFDF is unable to overcome the noise floor.
do you have an unusually high noise floor.

What AM stations can you get inside your house?
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Re: The new 910AM News Talk Superstation

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Some of your problems with the noise floor may be from when 910 AM is operating on their Auxiliary transmitter which is 10000 watts.
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The imaging voice is or at least sounds like the Fox Sports guy. Not the best choice that's for sure.

The only ads I've heard other than PSAs and schedule promos are sales positions for the station. Call and ask for Kevin himself!
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Re: The new 910AM News Talk Superstation

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billmich88888 wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2023 9:45 am
Colonel Flagg wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:03 pm
Editorcj wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:45 pm Kevin hired some Southfield Police to hang out in the parking lot as the recently fired employees gathered their belongings and vacated the office today.
I didn't know that unpaid volunteers could be fired, but okay...

Even at my place of residence, squarely in the major lobe, WFDF is unable to overcome the noise floor.
do you have an unusually high noise floor.

What AM stations can you get inside your house?
Reliably, I can get:

630, 760, 800, 950, 1130, 1160, 1270, 1310, 1340, 1500, 1550

The noise floor varies hour by hour. If WWJ is not running full power, it becomes unlistenable. 580 is unlistenable inside, but it's fine in my driveway on the car radio.

The only way to get rid of the noise floor altogether is to fire up an old tube radio. There's an old Philco here I'd like to restore. I also have a couple 1960's era Panasonic stereo receivers that don't seem to be effected by it, but they are big and bulky.
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Re: The new 910AM News Talk Superstation

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and what's your location?
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billmich88888 wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2023 4:39 pm and what's your location?
Telegraph and Quarton
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Re: The new 910AM News Talk Superstation

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Colonel Flagg wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2023 7:29 pm
billmich88888 wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2023 4:39 pm and what's your location?
Telegraph and Quarton
We can meet at the Burger King on Maple for lunch next time I'm out that way 😆
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Re: The new 910AM News Talk Superstation

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or at the old machus red fox........

I got some friends i want you to meet... :P
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billmich88888 wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:39 am or at the old machus red fox........

I got some friends i want you to meet... :P
WFDF should hire you and Mega for morning drive. :smokin I miss the old Machus Red Fox. Andiamo ain't that great... I miss Hogan's too. Used to run into Mitch Albom in the bar.

I'm going to see how an old Monkey Ward's tuner handles the noise floor on AM. Not that there's much left on AM to listen to these days.
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Colonel Flagg wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:43 am
billmich88888 wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:39 am or at the old machus red fox........

I got some friends i want you to meet... :P
WFDF should hire you and Mega for morning drive. :smokin I miss the old Machus Red Fox. Andiamo ain't that great... I miss Hogan's too. Used to run into Mitch Albom in the bar.

I'm going to see how an old Monkey Ward's tuner handles the noise floor on AM. Not that there's much left on AM to listen to these days.
Is that an analog tuner? If so, do you get the whistle from the IF harmonic? Is this part of your "noise floor"?

I plugged the Zip Code corresponding to Quarton and Telegraph into the V-Soft Zip Code Utility. I can't figure out why 910 wouldn't come in reliably at the location you specified. At least as reliably as the others you listed. I have checked my location in the same general direction with the Potomac FIM-41, and right before Sunset, when both WWJ and WFDF are 50000 watts, the field strength is virtually the same. There is no whistle on the FIM-41.
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Sad that a great radio station that highlighted POC got knocked off for this. I truly liked the old station. But that’s the power of money in today’s world. Old rich white men drowning out diverse voices.
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MotorCityRadioFreak wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:57 pm Sad that a great radio station that highlighted POC got knocked off for this. I truly liked the old station. But that’s the power of money in today’s world. Old rich white men drowning out diverse voices.
Uh.... that's status quo reasserting itself...
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