For awhile Sunday there was a howl/buzz on WJAS. They have 2 transmitters. If one was bad they should just switch to another.
I do know that most of the time no one is there. Everything is automated. Even so at the very least the program director or engineer should be able to do something.
I have run our Pgh station from my cell phone.
Whoever is in charge at WJAS must not have anyone assigned to monitor the program. They did a better job with the radio station in my high school. Also, it appears that they have almost no sponsors for Rush’s show...commercials are almost all PSA’s.
Well I’m in Boston and can’t hear the station locally but while howl and buzz could be a trans. problem, if it’s not long from sunset or sunrise it could be an AM radio problem.
WJAS day signal
http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WJAS&service=AM&status=L&hours=D
WJAS night signal
http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WJAS&service=AM&status=L&hours=N
To all: Stations sometimes have to power down or change pattern as we get into night, and in the time just before then you may get interference, howls, etc.
radio-locator says:
Daytime Power 7000 Watts
Nighttime Power 3300 Watts
Daytime Number of Towers 1
Nighttime Number of Towers 2
So there’s a power decrease and a change in pattern and some times of year before the change goes into effect you get a weaker signal or one with interference. Here in Boston I live just to the east of WRKO 680 (Rush, Levin, Howie Carr etc)
and at night they have to push their signal north and south to avoid interfering with other stations. And before the switch, there’s problems with the signal.
Maybe that’s the situation with WJAS.
(I come to Pitt. twice a yr and the next time will prob be around July for the furry convention, visiting friends, and tourist stuff)
The WJAS tower(s) are just to the E of the Pitt. Zoo & PPG Aquarium, SE of the intersection of Rt 8 (Washington Blvd) and Rt 130 (Allegheny River Blvd)