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Powering Up
CKLW’s AM800 skywave signal will get whacked in many locations once they unleash this monster signal.
- Kilgore
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Hey Charlie O'Brien, we know you're lurking, so what's your take on this?
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WLW in Cincinnati operated at 500KW from April 17, 1934 until March 1, 1939. The transmitter was kept as standby emergency service from 1939-1943 under call letters W8XO.
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This station, then known as PJB, used to be 500,000 watts. Just found a YouTube recording of CKLW from 1982 where PJB is heard in the background.
From Vancouver in the late 1960s, after 1:00 AM Sunday nights when the Alaskan station on 800 signed off, it was CKLW if you pointed the antenna to the East and PJB if you pointed it to the SouthEast. Cannot remember them being much different in terms of signal strength.
Here is the problem. If you are not located where most of CKLW's current night pattern sends the signal, then I could see PJB being a major issue, though CJAD, XEROK and other stations are also on 800.
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I went to radiolocator.com to check out the signal patterns for CKLW, CJBQ and CJAD. Both CJAD and CJBQ have north/south patterns with severe night time nulls to protect each other. According to the maps, CJBQ's night signal does not reach Kingston while CJAD's night signal won't reach Cornwall. CKLW has an east/west pattern with a daytime fringe signal almost reaching Mississauga. Night time London at best for groundwave. I have heard them here during the day with a fair signal but having a SONY 2010 radio probably helps a bit.
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CJBQ has a huge fan following 2 - 7:00 p.m. weekdays, including a former SOWNY board moderator who is said to be an unabashed fan
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Ah, wait a few years until the solar cycle aligns and the sun belches out a good one! That'll send PJB northwards like the good old days!