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August 4, 2026 7:10 pm  #1


U.S. Low Power FM Asks FCC For Power Boost Over Tropo Interference

Well here's a first for me - a low power FM radio station in Valdosta, Georgia is asking the FCC for permission to raise its already meagre 100 watts to 250, because there has been so much tropo this year, that listeners are having trouble hearing WFAG-FM locally without other signals from hundreds of miles away overriding it.

"Unusual signal propagation has been causing headaches for chief engineers not long after Edwin Armstrong first conducted his experiments from the Alpine Tower.

This is especially true in the summer, but in a location like the Georgia Sawgrass region, tropo is possible all year round. Located less than 60 miles from the Gulf Coast, the area sits in prime territory for tropospheric enhancement."


(Could this be Saul's next road trip destination? )

I'm not sure I've ever heard of a case quite like this, but the details behind it are in the article below. 

Georgia LPFM Asks FCC to Raise Power Due to Atmospheric Conditions