<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><font color="#202122" face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);">iHeartMedia<b> </b>Inc., formerly Clear Channel Communications — or was that Network 23? ;-) owns all of the following in the Boston market:</span></font></div><div><b style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Lato, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: none; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: rgb(32, 33, 34); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);"><br></b></div><div>FM</div><div>WJMN 94.5 </div><div>WZRM 97.7</div><div>WZLX 100.7</div><div>WBWL 101.7 (Lynn)</div><div>WXKS-FM 107.9</div><div><br></div><div>AM — Ancient Modulation ;-)</div><div>WRKO 680</div><div>WBZ 1030</div><div>WXKS 1200</div><div><br></div><div>Programming/formats are widely varied, but some content sharing may occur, (e.g. traffic & breaking news?)<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div> = Steve — KB1LKR =</div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 11, 2023, at 1:15 AM, gary@garyfrascarelli.com wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Helvetica; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">They do NOT share programming….in fact they consider themselves competitors even though commonly owned.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Gary Frascarelli, Landscape Artist<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ham Radio Operator, W1GFF<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">www.garyfrascarelli.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> bars <bars-bounces@w1hh.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christopher Lennon<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 10, 2023 10:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> Craig Davidson <cwdavidson1@yahoo.com><br><b>Cc:</b> ARTHUR PIZER <apizer@comcast.net>; Craig Davidson via bars <bars@w1hh.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bars] WRKO RFI on 14.280 MHz<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Ah, I see. I am not an AM radio listener. They share programming. When I turned in I heard a station ID of WBZ.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Chris<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Feb 10, 2023, 7:36 PM Craig Davidson <<a href="mailto:cwdavidson1@yahoo.com">cwdavidson1@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Thanks for the report Chris!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">I don't understand the relationship completely, but WBZ is one of 3 "iHeartRadio" stations in the Boston area that includes WRKO. Looking at online info, WRKO call themselves WRKO-680, and wikipedia states the transmitter is in Burlington. I think the two stations share programming, including news broadcasts. Again, not sure how it all ties together, but I do hear the 680 KHz station identifying as WRKO.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">-Craig K1CWD<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="m_2527346888229966769ydp7a8a4671yahoo_quoted_6317616821"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 07:19:58 PM EST, Christopher Lennon <<a href="mailto:kwaj.speedo@gmail.com" target="_blank">kwaj.speedo@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id="m_2527346888229966769ydp7a8a4671yiv4808604216"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I live in Bedford. I hear 680kHz loud and clear, but that is WBEZ.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I only have an SDR receiver with a simple wire antenna set up at the moment. I didn't hear anything on 14.280.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Chris W2BPL<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id="m_2527346888229966769ydp7a8a4671yiv4808604216yqt92143"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">On Fri, Feb 10, 2023, 12:32 PM ARTHUR PIZER <<a href="mailto:apizer@comcast.net" target="_blank">apizer@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Hi all I’ve been sending these replies from my iPhone voice to text feature from my cafeteria during lunch at work so I apologize for any typographical errors or that is to say transcription errors when I get home I will give a listen for my shack tonight 73 Art <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">On 02/10/2023 12:27 PM Craig Davidson via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Thanks for all the replies from everyone. I'm not sure if everyone sees the replies through the reflector, but wanted to add some additional info: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I have two rigs, an ANAN 7000 and an IC-7300. Both rigs see the AM signal at 14.280. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I can tell it's WRKO because I switch to the AM band and hear the same dialog on their station. Of course, their station is booming because I'm only a few miles away. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">There is no overload condition on the front-ends of either receiver that I can tell. I can reduce the input attenuation and the signal is still there, although reduced somewhat with the attenuation, which is to be expected I think if it's actually interference being picked up by the antenna, as opposed to an RFI path after the front-end. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I have two wire antennas with two separate feedlines, and have the interference on both antenna's. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">This just started recently, and can't correlate it to any change I made in my station. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Thanks, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Craig <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="m_2527346888229966769ydp7a8a4671yiv4808604216m_-6761788924976599268ydp61924819yahoo_quoted_6533687204"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 11:32:10 AM EST, Craig Davidson via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id="m_2527346888229966769ydp7a8a4671yiv4808604216m_-6761788924976599268ydp61924819yiv0830870119"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Good Morning, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Has anybody else noticed interference at 14.280 from the WRKO station broadcasting at 680 KHz? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">This seems to have started a few days ago. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I'm pretty sure it's not receiver overload on my end, but actual out-of-band stuff generated by the station (granted that my QTH is very close to the transmitter in Burlington). <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I tried calling the station numbers I had available but just get voicemail. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Anybody deal with this before, or have good contact info for the station engineer? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Thanks, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Craig, K1CWD <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">_______________________________________________ <br>bars mailing list <br><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a> <br><a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org" target="_blank">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">_______________________________________________ <br>bars mailing list <br><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a> <br><a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org" target="_blank">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">_______________________________________________<br>bars mailing list<br><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org" target="_blank">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>bars mailing list</span><br><span>bars@w1hh.org</span><br><span>http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>