[BC] Nighttime AM IBUZ NOW - Don't Wait

[Kevin Tekel]

Dana Puopolo wrote:
> KDKA's nighttime interference free zone extends 750 miles from
> Pittsburgh.  This brings it WAY up into all of New England and most of
> the Canadian Maritimes. WINS running IBOC would obliterate all of this
> east of New York City.

This is already happening now that 1030 WBZ is running IBOC from 6 AM to
6 PM.  Here in NJ, the hash completely obliterates 1020 KDKA's skywave
signal as well as the local groundwave signal of 1040 WCHR, and leaves an
annoying squealing hiss on top of 1010 WINS and 1050 WEPN.

Here are some audio samples of this mess, recorded in December 2003:

ftp://ftp.amstereoradio.com/uploads/wbzscan1.mp3
ftp://ftp.amstereoradio.com/uploads/wbzscan2.mp3
ftp://ftp.amstereoradio.com/uploads/wbzscan3.mp3

WBZ finally shuts off their IBOC about a minute before the end of the
third clip, and suddenly reception of all the other neighboring stations
returns to normal.  And listen to that loud hash (on 1020 kHz) in the
first clip -- if nighttime IBOC is approved, that will unfortunately
become a very, very familiar sound to all of us... SHHSSHHHHSHSSSSSHHSS!!




	
		
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