Not quite IBOC, but.....

[cd637299]

Hi

Not sure if this is the correct section to put this.....PLEASE tell me that this is just a temporary problem.

WRMA 106.7 has turned off its IBOC.....but the last 2 days, when I tune to 106.5 & 106.9, there is a sort of "dead air"-like thing, like an open carrier (more on 106.5 than on .9). Definitely not IBOC hiss, otherwise there'd be a 3-bar signal.

We have had thunder & lightning here the past week, but believe me, I always try to disconnect the antenna when it arrives.

Just wondering if:
(A) this is a WRMA thing
(B) this is a lightning-related thing
(C) my Sony is losing it's punch

Any ideas? "A" would be a preferable answer.

cd

[Jim Thomas]

Hi

Not sure if this is the correct section to put this.....PLEASE tell me that this is just a temporary problem.

WRMA 106.7 has turned off its IBOC.....but the last 2 days, when I tune to 106.5 & 106.9, there is a sort of "dead air"-like thing, like an open carrier (more on 106.5 than on .9). Definitely not IBOC hiss, otherwise there'd be a 3-bar signal.

We have had thunder & lightning here the past week, but believe me, I always try to disconnect the antenna when it arrives.
cd

Just wondering if:
(A) this is a WRMA thing
***95% sure its a WRMA thing. Obviously they have something going on with their signal that is affecting the side bands.

(B) this is a lightning-related thing
***If it was, you would be noticing it across the FM band and not just on 106.5 or 106.9


(C) my Sony is losing it's punch
***same answer as (B)

[cd637299]

fair enough....maybe they are attempting IBOC again soon, and I'd certainly understand. 'Course that'll kill Habana Radio, but it was good while it lasted.

cd

[cpldc]

Our local WMMJ 102.3 did the exact same thing. 102.1 and 102.5 were just dead air, but strong at three bars on the Sony's display. It took a few months to fix, and sometime in the middle they were analog-only; I got one station in dead-band that I hadn't heard before. Now it's unfortunately back to standard IBOC hiss.