Air America Radio on 1690 in Atlanta

[Tim4319]

Is anyone living in the Atlanta area having trouble listening to AAR on 1690? Do you know if they are still affiliated with 1690? Because, all day, while at work, I stream AAR via the internet. Then, when it is time to get off I use to listen to them in my car. Now, for the last couple of weeks, I get nothing but static when I try and listen to them. Some how, Sean Hannity and Neil Boortz come in loud and clear on 750 WSB. Can someone please shed some light this for me?

[Spider Jerusalem]

1. Low-power signal.

The transmitter is in DeKalb County (Avondale Estates), and it's only ten thousand watts, and drops to a thousand at night. Weather patterns may have something to do with it, too...solar interference can really fuck with AM signals; solar radiation creates a lot of wideband noise that keeps medium-wave radio signals from travelling very far.

[Tim4319]

6. Thanks for enlightening me!

Now I have a better understanding.

[RebelOne]

2. I have the same problem.

I work in Marietta and live in Woodstock. I can't get reception from 1690 at either location. Oh yes, Hannity comes in crystal clear. I listen to WSB on the way home to get the traffic reports.

[Tim4319]

4. Same here.

I work in Alpharetta and live in Kennesaw.

[KharmaTrain]

3. Daytime Vs. Nightime

This station reduces its power from 10,000 to 1,000 watts at local sunset. Right now that's about 5:30pm in Atlanta, but it'll move to 7pm next month.

They also just moved the station's antenna's to a new temporary location (Cheap Channel "moved" this station from near Augusta) using an antenna shared with another station and not really adequate for giving a great signal to the entire area.

Here's it's night time coverage:



WSB is 50,000 watts. Maybe if enough people listen to 1690, Cox Communications, that owns WSB will see the importance of balance in their programming.

[Tim4319]

5. Thanks

Now I have a better understanding.

[MsTryska]

7. Ah so it isn't fixed to drop at 7pm. it's local sunset.

I had no idea - i've been wondering why the signal's been crappy on the drive home, when it was okay during the summer. I figured it was somethign to do with Daylight Savings time.