Far northwest Chicago suburb....
Days: Semi-local WLBK from DeKalb, IL. 1kw non-directional, about 25 miles to my southwest. Signal here is fair-good.
Nights: WLBK powers down and disappears. 1360 at night here is pretty much a mess. with WSAI most likelu to rise to the top, but very much prone to fading. WTAQ (Green Bay) occasionally puts in an appearance. This is a relatively mew development. It used to be pretty much just the opposite.
Retro: WMOB from Mobile, AL was something of an unlikely regular a few years ago when they were running their 9kw directional day power at night. At the time it was widely heard throughout the Midwest. I havent't heard them lately, however, so I guess they're now behaving themselves.
I've driven by the transmitter site a number of times, Just off I-10. It's adjacent to Mobile Bay in a saltwater swamp. Evem with the swamp and the salt water, the day signal isn't anything special. That's due to very poor ground conductivity in the area combined with the tight directional pattern. I don't know for sure, but my guess is that WMOB is protecting WSMB (or whatever it is now, 1350). to the west, and WCOA Pensacola, 1370, to the east.
Days: Semi-local WLBK from DeKalb, IL. 1kw non-directional, about 25 miles to my southwest. Signal here is fair-good.
Nights: WLBK powers down and disappears. 1360 at night here is pretty much a mess. with WSAI most likelu to rise to the top, but very much prone to fading. WTAQ (Green Bay) occasionally puts in an appearance. This is a relatively mew development. It used to be pretty much just the opposite.
Retro: WMOB from Mobile, AL was something of an unlikely regular a few years ago when they were running their 9kw directional day power at night. At the time it was widely heard throughout the Midwest. I havent't heard them lately, however, so I guess they're now behaving themselves.
I've driven by the transmitter site a number of times, Just off I-10. It's adjacent to Mobile Bay in a saltwater swamp. Evem with the swamp and the salt water, the day signal isn't anything special. That's due to very poor ground conductivity in the area combined with the tight directional pattern. I don't know for sure, but my guess is that WMOB is protecting WSMB (or whatever it is now, 1350). to the west, and WCOA Pensacola, 1370, to the east.