KFAY Night Signal

[Ryan Williams]

I was up in Benton County near the Sam's Club Home Office late last year and to my surprise KFAY had a very good signal in my hotel room at night. On paper it doesn't seem like it would be very good or maybe even audible... https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=KFAY-AM&h=N

Has it always been that strong in the northern part of the market?

 

[joebtsflk1]

Suspect KFAY is running the 6 kW signal at night?? (Almost looks like an ND pattern, but still needs 2 towers)

 

[Kent]

That would be my guess, too, though I didn't really listen to KFAY 1030 much when I lived in Fayetteville and rarely went north of Sunset in Springdale. I can't imagine it would put much of anything into Benton County after dark given the signal contours. I don't think they've changed much in the nighttime signal since KFAY moved to 1030 from 1250 in the mid-80's.