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In the Thread: The new FM Classical scene in Boston

Post Subject: New WCRB reception from West Suburbs. . .Posted by scooter on: 12/2/2009

Hi Romy,

I live close to the old WCRB Waltham Studios, although I am on a hill facing north-east. Unlike neighbors from Newton and Wellesley (and in my car) I actually have had good (9/10) reception from WCRB's Lowell transmission tower (did not listen much however given the quality of the programming and sonics).

I have a small directional Winegard antenna connected to a Sansui TU-717 that Ken Bernanke recently aligned. The secret obviously is the hill with the antenna correctly aimed, although the properly aligned Sansui sounds correct.

Today (6:00pm) - WCRB's broadcast quality was terrible. Lots of static, artificial compression, no bottom end. . .

Tonight (1:45am) -Just turned on the radio. Less static, although more than I remember hearing over the past year from WCRB. Overall transmission is not optimal but sound quality is better than WCRB has had for years and better than it was this afternoon. Definite step in the right direction.

Still not the old WGBH : (

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