WCPT moving to 820 AM

[vireo]

From "850 Club" email:

It’s a good thing that we did not issue membership cards because if we did, they would simply be a collector’s item as of Monday, November 26th. That’s because beginning that day, WCPT is moving three steps to the left. Instead of broadcasting at 850-AM, we are moving to 820-AM. While that might be three small steps on the radio dial, it’s going to be one giant leap for Progressives all over Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana.

Our new signal at 820-AM will literally double 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. In fact, WCPT’s new 5,000 watt daytime signal will be the best signal of any major AM station in Chicago. Yes, I did say daytime because the 820-AM signal is also licensed by the FCC to sign-on at sunrise and sign-off at sunset. Although we would love to broadcast all day and all night, the new WCPT at 820-AM will now be heard from as far north as Milwaukee to as far south as Springfield.

The 820-AM signal has been very successful in the past. In fact, it was to fist signal of WSCR (The Score) and I can tell you from personal experience as The Score’s first General Manager that our new signal will 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.

Speaking of playing fields and seasons, I am happy to tell you that Ed Schultz is coming back to Joey’s Brickhouse on Thursday night, December 6th. That is the night when the Bears play the Washington Redskins. We could not think of a better reason to bring Ed to Chicago than a combination of Washington politics and Bears football…until today. Now Ed’s appearance will not only be for watching the Bears beat the Redskins, but it will also be a celebration of our new home at 820-AM. Admission to the event is ten dollars, but the boys at Joey’s have promised a menu of great food that will more than pay for the admission price. For information, please call Joey’s Brickhouse at [phone].

Finally, I have to thank each and every WCPT listener for spreading the news, like Johnny Appleseed, on the station and helping us take this very important step. I am especially thankful to the people who live in areas where our signal at 850-AM has (to say the least) not been very strong. Your ability to withstand radio noise will now be rewarded with a static-free signal beginning on Monday, November 26th. It’s our way of extending the Thanksgiving weekend an extra day!

Let me be the first person to welcome you to the 820 Club,

Harvey Wells

WCPT General Manager

:woohoo:

[sueh]

1. Woo Hoo!!

I'll be able to listen on an actual radio, at home and in the car!!! I'll be able to step away from the computer!!
Well done, WCPT!! Thank you! :applause:

[krkaufman]

3. FYI/FWIW... this FM transmitter attached to my computer ...

... has allowed me to broadcast the AAR stream (and podcasts) within the reaches of my house, enabling me to listen via any tuned-in FM radios. I can stroll about the house and not miss a rant. (link)

p.s. Here's the tweak for boosting the transmitter's signal... http://www.xmfan.com/viewtopic.php?t=3257

[mopinko]

2. man, sounds like a great reason for a chicago du get together

who's there?

[krkaufman]

4. No word on changes to the website's URL

http://www.wcpt850.com

[LTR]

5. There is

http://www.wcpt850.com/news/view?articleID=74

I wrote about it on my blog too:

http://ltradio.blogspot.com/2007/11/wcpt-doubles-power.html

[madrchsod]

6. YES!!

i can get 820 out here in oberweis country... there`s signs everywhere...even my next door neighbor...HELP!!!

he`s a good general manager too.....

:woohoo:


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:applause:

[dogfacedboy]

10. Oberweis CANNOT be allowed to win.

This is critical. "The Milkman" MUST be kept out of office.

I won't even patronize his business any longer...and I loooovvve those Oberweis chocolate shakes!

[leeman67]

7. this is great news, but unfortunately the station still goes off the

air when the sun goes down. And now that we are into the winter months, that basically means it's off the air before 6pm.

[izzybeans]

8. Awesome I can never get a signal.

[LSK]

9. wow, good thing I saw this post

I would have been pissed.

[Paulie]

13. I had no idea either LSK

But saw a sign on my way from the airport at 4:30am, and I was listening to Randy. Which was very odd if it's to be a daytimer only station. :)

[Bluzmann57]

11. I live in Iowa

around three hours from Chicago, and I'm sitting here listening to Randi Rhodes over the air. And I am loving it! At last, we here in the QCA can hear progressive talk over the air again! Great job WCPT!

[SlingBlade]

12. Great News

Now I listen to them without the fade