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It seems bizarre to have those towers sitting in the middle of prime real estate.
AM stations sometimes relocate, but it can be an expensive and difficult process -- especially when multiple towers are required. I doubt they could get enough for the land to justify the relocation, not to mention the problems they'd have finding a new site and still being able to get the signal strength they want at night.
Strictly speaking for myself, no. Not at all here. I just got a receiver for the garage, and was loading the presets and even with a nice antenna I couldn't pull any more than 2 stations. Of course this was a non-elevated antenna and during the day, but still I was surprised how dead the spectrum was.
I'm from Cincinnati though, and still listen to podcasts from 700WLW, a talk radio station there, downloaded from the internet on my smartphone.
Strictly speaking for myself, no. Not at all here. I just got a receiver for the garage, and was loading the presets and even with a nice antenna I couldn't pull any more than 2 stations. Of course this was a non-elevated antenna and during the day, but still I was surprised how dead the spectrum was.
I'm from Cincinnati though, and still listen to podcasts from 700WLW, a talk radio station there, downloaded from the internet on my smartphone.
I listen to Dave Ramsey approximately 10 minutes a month on WPTF...Otherwise its all FM or Ipod.
Does anyone listen to AM radio anymore? It seems bizarre to have those towers sitting in the middle of prime real estate. I can't remember, but how close are the power lines to the towers?
The only thing I ever listen to that is on AM is Jim Rome's radio show. Haven't consistently been in a place with an AM radio though during the time it's on, so I often stream an AM station with the show instead of actually listening. If things change, I will totally be listening daily though via AM.
There is an array of 5 antenna towers in Cary, clearly visible as you drive along Cary Parkway.
Google Maps: 35.801562,-78.813574
Anyone have any idea what they're for? They're too tall to be cell phone towers, and the only other place I've seen an linear array like that was in Fairfield Ohio where the VOA used to operate.
Just curious as to what they do.
It's on a need to know basis. What's your need to know?
I *could* tell you, but then, well, let's just say it would have consequences.
That land is probably more valuable to put houses on than to broadcast radio.
FWIW, the reason there were 4 towers is the station operated (from there ) as Directional station; the signal did not transmit in all directions, it was 'shaped' to cover a certain direction, or t avoid interference to another station on the same frequency.
From what else I've been able to dig up, the transmitters have moved to the WPTF tower array, 3 towers, at Maynard & Chatham, between E. Chatham & Hiway 54.
That land is probably more valuable to put houses on than to broadcast radio.
FWIW, the reason there were 4 towers is the station operated (from there ) as Directional station; the signal did not transmit in all directions, it was 'shaped' to cover a certain direction, or t avoid interference to another station on the same frequency.
From what else I've been able to dig up, the transmitters have moved to the WPTF tower array, 3 towers, at Maynard & Chatham, between E. Chatham & Hiway 54.
These were longtime landmarks, and I miss them.
Yup. The 25 acres is going to be developed for mixed use, with townhomes, offices, and retail.
Strictly speaking for myself, no. Not at all here. I just got a receiver for the garage, and was loading the presets and even with a nice antenna I couldn't pull any more than 2 stations. Of course this was a non-elevated antenna and during the day, but still I was surprised how dead the spectrum was.
I'm from Cincinnati though, and still listen to podcasts from 700WLW, a talk radio station there, downloaded from the internet on my smartphone.
700AM-WLW is a landmark heritage radio station in Cincinnati with a strong signal covering multiple states in the Midwest region. Here in the Southeast similar legacy stations include 750AM-WSB in Atlanta, 1110AM-WBT in Charlotte, and 680AM-WPTF in Raleigh. Many of these longtime AM broadcasters now have an FM simulcast, as WSB is now 95.5 and WBT can also be heard on 99.3 to the west of Charlotte.
Does anyone listen to AM radio anymore? It seems bizarre to have those towers sitting in the middle of prime real estate. I can't remember, but how close are the power lines to the towers?
I still listen to AM to pick up basketball games.
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Set of radio towers in Cary
