Could it be--a MN TIS in Mass.?

[raccoonradio]

Today 5:40 pm on rt 128 in Peabody MA was getting something on 1610--a loop that talked of a park (or something) In Minnesota. Visitor's Center, etc, and a 507
area code was given. That's Minn.

From here

Information Radio Stations across America

State-by-state list of Travelers Information Stations used by DOTs, parks and local governments.

theradiosource.com

I see

• Pipestone National Monument, National Park Service (NPS) - 1610AM (fixed Information Station)

And that park's number is a 507 area code

 

[speer360]

Or a local municipality bought a second hand one with the recording not cleared?

 

[raccoonradio]

Interesting if so...testing out but the old info still on there.

 

[gar hi]

Just during the day, a TIS can get out much farther than it's intended audience.

In Florida, I could easily hear the Tampa International Airport TIS on 1610 where I lived 10 miles away.

 

[raccoonradio]

This morning at 10:30 AM I was picking it up again strong on Rt 128 Beverly and Danvers MA then a bit weaker (less volume) as I headed up I-95 north through Boxford and Topsfield. Could be old transmitter repeating previous looped message?

 

[raccoonradio]

Audio

http://raccoonradio.freehostia.com/Air/MNTISinMA.mp3

 

[IM42A]

I get this TIS after sundown here in Columbia SC, weak, fades in and out, but it's there:

https://www.radiodiscussions.com/th...crease-to-cover-coronavirus-emergency.724228/

 

[speer360]

I get this TIS after sundown here in Columbia SC, weak, fades in and out, but it's there:

https://www.radiodiscussions.com/th...crease-to-cover-coronavirus-emergency.724228/

100 watts on a otherwise empty channel will do that. 1610 is used frequently for TIS, 1710 not so much.

 

[IM42A]

100 watts on a otherwise empty channel will do that. 1610 is used frequently for TIS, 1710 not so much.

Exactly. The lack of any competing signals on 1710 makes this possible. As I understand it, the transmitter is on the side of a building in a built-up urban area.

 

[raccoonradio]

New signs direct travelers to tune in - Pipestone County Star

Signs alerting travelers to KPXT in Pipestone 1610 on the AM dial have finally been installed on six highways leading into Pipestone. The signs were posted about three weeks ago five miles outside city limits on state Highway 23 south and north; U.S. Highway 75 south; and state Highway 30 east...

www.pipestonestar.com

The message says KPXT--and I found this online. 10 watts?!??

 

[speer360]

New signs direct travelers to tune in - Pipestone County Star

Signs alerting travelers to KPXT in Pipestone 1610 on the AM dial have finally been installed on six highways leading into Pipestone. The signs were posted about three weeks ago five miles outside city limits on state Highway 23 south and north; U.S. Highway 75 south; and state Highway 30 east...

www.pipestonestar.com

The message says KPXT--and I found this online. 10 watts?!??

From 2023. 10 years later, they prob have replaced hardware. I would reach out to pipestone if you have to the time for this mystery.

 

[speer360]

From 2023. 10 years later, they prob have replaced hardware. I would reach out to pipestone if you have to the time for this mystery.

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