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Preset Predicament: How To Replace What's Gone
We knew it was coming and now it's here - the delayed launch of the new 1150 and 820. I have several radios that now are left with a big hole to fill on the presets for AM. I can substitute Funny 820 with the new CKOC. But that still leaves room for a new entrant where Bloomberg 1150 used to be.
Frankly, I have no idea what to put there. So far, it's filled with the usual AM choices - 610, 640, 680, 1010, 740, 960 etc. Any suggestions what should get the last newly opened spot on the digital dial?
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We knew it was coming and now it's here - the delayed launch of the new 1150 and 820. I have several radios that now are left with a big hole to fill on the presets for AM. I can substitute Funny 820 with the new CKOC. But that still leaves room for a new entrant where Bloomberg 1150 used to be.
Frankly, I have no idea what to put there. So far, it's filled with the usual AM choices - 610, 640, 680, 1010, 740, 960 etc. Any suggestions what should get the last newly opened spot on the digital dial?
How about a night time station like WCBS? Oh right. It's going too.
Maybe KYW?
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I have a few night-time only ones on there, but I'd prefer one that comes in 24 hours a day to fill the void. Not a big sports fan, so 1050 is out, although I do have 590 for Jays games. The same goes for WGR. Not much there for me.
I honestly can't think of anything that is something I would willingly want to tune into that has a listenable signal.
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Thread Starter- Marc1178
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At night you could try these in the GTA / Southern Ontario
(1) 680 News
(2) AM 740 / Zoomer
(3) 770 WABC
(4) 1030 WBZ Boston
(5) 1060 KYW Philly
(6) 1150 CKOC or 1220 CFAJ
Locally where I live.
(1) 580 CKWW Windsor
(2) AM 800 CKLW Windsor
(3) News Radio 950 WWJ Detroit
(4) 1030 WBZ Boston
(5) WTAM 1100 Cleveland
(6) 1380 WPHM Port Huron
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Not repeating others' suggestions (many good ones):
1280 Ryerson, er TMU
1460 CJOY while it lasts
900 and/or 1540 (between sunset and sunrise) to join the DX parade, reporting what you hear...
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I'm late in saying thanks for all the suggestions. Some are worth considering. Others I don't think would work. The TMU station at 1280, for example, is so weak where I am in North York, I'm not even sure the signal would be listenable.
But it certainly says something about the state of radio. I have a device with 19 presets, a combination of both AM & FM. And I can't find enough stations I like to fill them all. That's pretty sad.
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I sometimes listen to CKDO at AM 1580, oldies, they slip in some rare/seldom heard ones from time to time.
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You can find plenty of talk on WBEN 930
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The reception ain't great and I'm not sure how often All Trump radio would be on my playlist. Yet I think it is one of the presets, just to fill some space.
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