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Equipment,
Signal Coverage, and Basic Facts
Current Frequency: 1710 khz AM
Previous Frequency: 1700 khz AM (2004-2015)
Transmitter location: Shirley Center/North Shirley, Massachusetts
Sign on date: April 4, 2004
Effective Radiated Power: 100 milliwatts (1/10th of a watt) FCC Part 15 maximum power level.
Antenna: Home constructed 3 meter vertical, impedance matched with a base loaded tuning coil and elevated about 17 feet above ground level.
Transmitter: ASMAX2 low power C-Quam AM Stereo transmitter.
Coverage Area: The neighborhoods of North Shirley, Shirley Center, and Woodsville in the town of Shirley, Massachusetts. Maximum range is 2.5-3 miles. (This range is during daylight hours in locations AWAY from power lines. See map below.) During the most ideal conditions (daytime - morning - winter - dry weather), the signal can be received on a high quality car radio at "hot spot" locations over three miles away.
Do you only hear the strongest AM stations on your car radio and the rest is noise? Chances are your antenna connection is faulty or corroded. If your vehicle is still under warranty, your dealer will repair the problem free of charge. Also check the antenna, ground, and power connections at the head unit.
Format: folk, Americana, classic country with new age overnight.
Heritage: Walden 1120 AM, Concord, MA (1989-1997), Folk Image.com (1997-2004)
Earliest Format Inspirations: WSLE, 92.1 FM "The Folks Station" in Peterborough, NH (late 1970's and early 1980's, which had a good signal in Shirley) and WCAS, 740 AM in Cambridge, MA (1970's).
| Troubadour 1710 Transmitter and
Antenna (with the Liberty & Justice 1640 array in the background) L to R: 97.9 FM (defunct) , 87.9 FM (defunct), 1710 AM, 1640 AM |
Troubadour 1710 Signal Coverage |
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Darker shaded area is
primary daytime coverage and dependable nighttime coverage. Lighter shaded area is secondary daytime coverage.  |