EAST COAST HURRICANE ALLEY 50kw MW STATIONS
HERE'S AN UPDATED LIST:
If you want to hear local hurricane coverage and enjoy the challenge
of MW DXing, here's a list of MW 50kw flamethrowers along or near
hurricane Irene's projected path.
Stations marked ND have non-directional antennas, and are probably
the easiest to hear.
Those marked DIR have directional patterns (at least at night)
with at least some lobes pointing other than purely east.
Those marked DIR* have directional patterns (at least at night)
that point east.
However, IIRC, the FCC may allow some DIR stations to
broadcast a non-directional pattern during disasters such as
hurricanes. That's why the list includes WTAR-850; although
it's 25kw DIR* at night, it may be readable to the northwest
if it uses its daytime pattern.
WPTF 680 khz Raleigh, NC DIR
WBT 1110 khz Charlotte, NC DIR
WTAR 850 khz Norfolk, VA DIR* (25kw - see above)
WRVA 1140 khz Richmond, VA DIR
WFED 1500 khz Washington, DC DIR*
WBAL 1090 khz Baltimore, MD DIR*
KYW 1060 khz Philadelphia, PA DIR
WPHT 1210 khz Philadelphia, PA ND
WFAN 660 khz New York, NY ND
WOR 710 khz New York, NY DIR
WABC 770 khz New York, NY ND
WCBS 880 khz New York, NY ND
WINS 1010 khz New York, NY DIR*
WEPN 1050 khz New York, NY DIR*
WBBR 1130 khz New York, NY DIR*
WQEW 1560 khz New York, NY DIR
WTIC 1080 khz Hartford, CT DIR
WRKO 680 khz Boston, MA DIR
WEEI 850 khz Boston, MA DIR*
WBZ 1030 khz Boston, MA DIR (points west!)
WWZN 1510 khz Boston, MA DIR*
WGY 810 khz Schenectady, NY ND
WDCD 1540 khz Albany, NY DIR
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