Comments on: CFRA Ottawa gets power boost toward Montreal http://blog.fagstein.com/2012/09/26/cfra-power-boost/ Can you think of a better name? Thu, 23 May 2013 00:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Radio fan http://blog.fagstein.com/2012/09/26/cfra-power-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-534054 Radio fan Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:21:06 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=12692#comment-534054 CFRA and CJAD were once exciting stations with full newsrooms and impact in their communities. Now it's just rip and read

]]> By: Arnold The Pig http://blog.fagstein.com/2012/09/26/cfra-power-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-533987 Arnold The Pig Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:02:56 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=12692#comment-533987 Great, listen to CFRA all the time. Know many anglos in Montreal that do the same. A good counter balance to the left wing BS on CJAD. Steve Maddely or Andrew Carter? 580 for me.

]]> By: Mimo http://blog.fagstein.com/2012/09/26/cfra-power-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-533976 Mimo Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:20:42 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=12692#comment-533976 I don't see how the power increase would affect 600's application. 600 is far enough away from 580 that it wouldn't bleed over onto it. Most (especially analogue tuners) spread out the lower end of the dial more so than the upper. Here in Ottawa, CFRA doesn't even affect reception of stations on 560 or 600 unless you're in the south side where you could suffer from overload and the radio desenses somewhat. You don't hear CFRA at either frequency at all.

Counter that with the distance between Montreal and Ottawa, and by the time the signal does reach Montreal, there's been enough signal loss to not make it a factor for any station wishing to use 600.

]]> By: Marc http://blog.fagstein.com/2012/09/26/cfra-power-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-533973 Marc Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:52:36 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=12692#comment-533973 Their daytime signal has been the same for ages and won't change; and 600 was fine. I doubt the nighttime signal will be all that strong here.

I'm sure 600 will be fine; it never made it past Baie d'Ufré at night, anyhow. It was *very* directional.

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2012/09/26/cfra-power-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-533970 Fagstein Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:47:11 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=12692#comment-533970

I wonder how many more AM frequencies won't be usable in Montreal as a result... will 600 still be open?

The CRTC apparently doesn't consider the CFRA application to be mutually exclusive to the 600AM one here.

]]> By: Alex H http://blog.fagstein.com/2012/09/26/cfra-power-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-533963 Alex H Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:23:32 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=12692#comment-533963 I wonder how many more AM frequencies won't be usable in Montreal as a result... will 600 still be open?

]]> By: William http://blog.fagstein.com/2012/09/26/cfra-power-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-533948 William Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:23:20 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=12692#comment-533948 Cool, I enjoy CFRA...will be good to hear them in the evening.

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