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LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
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LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
93.9 for some reason is broadcasting in monaural and is rebroadcasting 99.9 from Toronto (even the commercials).
88.7's transmitting equipment is working so poorly that I cannot decode stereo and am only picking up a scratchy monaural signal. Their signal has been terrible here for the past month or longer.
96.7 CHYR despite having to battle co-channel interference from AM 1340's idiotic translator, comes in better on my home theater receiver than 88.7! Picking up CHYR in stereo with only a modest amount of scratchiness.
88.7's transmitting equipment is working so poorly that I cannot decode stereo and am only picking up a scratchy monaural signal. Their signal has been terrible here for the past month or longer.
96.7 CHYR despite having to battle co-channel interference from AM 1340's idiotic translator, comes in better on my home theater receiver than 88.7! Picking up CHYR in stereo with only a modest amount of scratchiness.
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Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
It's almost like they don't care.
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Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
88.7 used to come in strong in the Toledo area and even down as far as Bowling Green Ohio, now it's scratchy just south of Monroe. It seems CIMX has been running at reduced power for sometime now or looks like it anyway.
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Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
If the signal is weak in southern Monroe County, they are definitely broadcasting at reduced power.
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Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
Years ago, the signal in say Lambertville, Temperance, or Erie was just as good if not better than a Toledo station. Over the state line it's gone. So yeah, they have reduced it by a lot.
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Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
Been that way since right around when they flipped formats. 89X used to blast into northwest Ohio whereas most Detroit FMs are hit and miss.
But hey, we have 7000 other shitty douchebro/woo girl country stations to listen to anyway.
Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
Bro country yeah, ick.CurlyHoward wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 11:15 amBeen that way since right around when they flipped formats. 89X used to blast into northwest Ohio whereas most Detroit FMs are hit and miss.
But hey, we have 7000 other shitty douchebro/woo girl country stations to listen to anyway.
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Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
This is why you can't hear CIMX clearly around Toledo anymore:
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?c ... service=FM
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?c ... service=FM
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Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
Not necessarilyMWmetalhead wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 6:49 amIf the signal is weak in southern Monroe County, they are definitely broadcasting at reduced power.
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Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
If it's routinely weak down there, then equipment failure is occurring or they are at reduced power. WTPG's field strength in southern Monroe County should be weaker than CIMX. Even when WTPG powered up to their current specs, receiving CIMX in the car used to be pretty easy until getting south or east of downtown Toledo.
It wouldn't surprise me if CIMX's antenna system is hosed.
It wouldn't surprise me if CIMX's antenna system is hosed.
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Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
Last December I was picking up 88.7 around Perrysburg. I think 88.9 was at their current facilities.
Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
88.7 Fades around Perrysburg, a total non-factor after that and not to mention, there is a translator in Findlay Ohio on 88.7.
Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
That's what I was thinking. Last time I was up in T-town CIMX was spotty at best.MWmetalhead wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 2:07 pmIf it's routinely weak down there, then equipment failure is occurring or they are at reduced power. WTPG's field strength in southern Monroe County should be weaker than CIMX. Even when WTPG powered up to their current specs, receiving CIMX in the car used to be pretty easy until getting south or east of downtown Toledo.
It wouldn't surprise me if CIMX's antenna system is hosed.
Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
From what I have seen in the Canadian Database, CIMX and CIDR are diplexed into the same antenna system. Both are directional, and the pattern is slightly reduced to the West. So the single antenna system malfunction might explain why both are reduced.
Both stations have auxiliary facilities, but they appear to be alternate transmitters with reduced ERP into the same antenna.
Both stations have auxiliary facilities, but they appear to be alternate transmitters with reduced ERP into the same antenna.
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Re: LMAO @ Bell Media's shitty FM stations
I've noticed no issue with CIDR's signal strength; they are simply broadcasting in monaural for some reason.
88.7 is the only station where signal strength is degraded (and seemingly growing slowly worse with time).
88.7 is the only station where signal strength is degraded (and seemingly growing slowly worse with time).
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