Good news for eastern Iowa - Air America out of Chicago ----

[rurallib]

I live between IC and Muscatine. The past couple weeks I have been able to get AirAmerica out of Chicago on my walkman radio. The frequency is 820AM.
If I can get it with two local stations very close to 820 (KXIC at 800 and KWPC in Muscatine at 860) then folks in Davenport etc should be able to pick it up. I believe they upped their power during the daylight hours.

[Pirate Smile]

1. They switched to a new stronger signal and moved down the dial a few notches.

http://www.wcpt820.com/

"WCPT HAS MOVED THREE STEPS TO THE LEFT!!!
WCPT has moved three steps to the left! Instead of broadcasting at 850-AM, we've moved to 820-AM. While that might be three small steps on the radio dial, it’s one giant leap for Progressives all over Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana.

Our new signal at 820-AM literally doubles our coverage area. Instead of broadcasting at 2,500 watts from Crystal Lake Illinois, our new transmitter moves 40 miles right to the heart of Chicago, giving us twice the power for all the people! In fact, WCPT’s new 5,000 watt daytime signal is the best signal of any major AM station in Chicago. Yes, we did say daytime because the 820-AM signal is also licensed by the FCC to sign-on at sunrise and sign-off at sunset. For those with questions on the FCC’s daytime radio rules, please go to the “About WCPT” section of this website. Although we would love to broadcast all day and all night, the new WCPT at 820-AM is now heard from as far north as Milwaukee to as far south as Kankakee. It finally put us on a level playing field with the rest of Chicago’s talk radio stations; just in time for the 2008 election season.

Thanks to each and every WCPT listener for being so loyal to the station and helping us take this very important step. Like Johnny Appleseed, you have helped us by spreading the word on our station. We are especially thankful to the people who live in areas where our signal at 850-AM was (to say the least) not very strong. Your ability to withstand radio noise has now been rewarded with a static-free signal!!"

[Bluzmann57]

2. Yep. I'm in Davenport and get it ok

Sittin' here listening to Big Eddie right now. And loving it. Usually listen to Steph and Ed, or at least parts of their shows. Randi at 2 just isn't my cup of tea, and the station gets increasingly difficult to get at around 4:00 or so.
On edit- Just for the curious, the 820 frequency is the same one that "The Score" WSCR sports talk started out at. They now boom across the Midwest at another frequency. Perhaps WCPT can follow suit and become a major player in Midwest radio. They are trying.

[rurallib]

3. Be sure to tell ALL your friends

I sent a note to some friends with the PACG. Spread the word far and wide and be sure to send 'em a thank you note.

[pstans]

4. That's awesome

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