> I usually can catch them in the city proper, in the car they
> are listenable, at home, its according to the radio model
> and location of the antenna. Today, over in Maple Shade they
> were stronger, in fact all over the Cherry Hill, Maple
> Shade, Moorestown areas they are clearer than in Philly.
> This area is further from their Xmtr than the city, it seems
> they jump over the city and gain strength going east, just
> like WIFI-92 in the 70's, weak in the city and strong on the
> eastern/southeastern outskirts, further from their Xmtr.
>
It because of the terrain. The places that you mention in South Jersey are in the Delaware River basin, and the general topography slopes downhill toward the west and northwest. In other words, you have better line of sight toward "Frank's" transmitter site than do folks in Philly proper.
It is common for listeners on the east side of a river basin or valley to have better reception of stations to the west and vice versa. Up north in New England, you can experience this effect by picking up Boston stations for the second time as you drive westward on I-90 from the CT River valley and Springfield (100 miles west of Boston).
Do you get Allentown/Bethlehem stations in that area reasonably well too? Just curious if that line of sight argument extends that far north.
