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Why did WJRZ 100.1 have a translator on 107.9 Manahawkin at one point?

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WJRZ wipes out 99.9 and 100.3 in HD within a 10 mile radius. The only reasoning I can come up with is nearby WBHX 99.7 or WWFG 99.9 from Ocean City, MD bleeding onto 100.1 but the transmitter for WJRZ was literally in the next town.
 
The 107.9 translator W300AO is for the HD2 of WJRZ. The 100.5 translator in Toms River used to be on 100.7 and was W264AM. It moved to 100.5 a few years ago and became W263DA. It was used to improve building penetration in Toms River.
 
A long time ago, like 20 years or so WJRZ had 2 simulcasts along with its main signal, one on 100.7 in Toms River: (W264AM, now 100.5 W263DA) and also 107.9 from a tower outside their studio on Beach Blvd in Manahawkin. (W300AO - Now relaying WRAT for the same area). Not sure why either of them were needed when 100.1 has a strong signal in most of Ocean County, other than, as mentioned, better building penetration in downtown Toms River, and perhaps Manahawkin. They are better off relaying their sister station (WRAT), just like WJLK and WOBM recently started doing on 96.7 (Monmouth) and 104.1 (Ocean).
 
KyleAndMelissa22 said:
A long time ago, like 20 years or so WJRZ had 2 simulcasts along with its main signal, one on 100.7 in Toms River: (W264AM, now 100.5 W263DA) and also 107.9 from a tower outside their studio on Beach Blvd in Manahawkin. (W300AO - Now relaying WRAT for the same area). Not sure why either of them were needed when 100.1 has a strong signal in most of Ocean County, other than, as mentioned, better building penetration in downtown Toms River, and perhaps Manahawkin. They are better off relaying their sister station (WRAT), just like WJLK and WOBM recently started doing on 96.7 (Monmouth) and 104.1 (Ocean).
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A number of stations seem to have taken translators just so a competitor would not have them..
 
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