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AM Radio and Eclipse
« on: April 05, 2024, 2319 UTC »
This is a 2017 article, pertinent to Monday's events.
https://skyandtelescope.org/2017-total-solar-eclipse/how-to-hear-the-solar-eclipse/

Listed below are 50,000 watt Class A stations in totality path with UTC eclipse peak:

Dallas 1842 UTC  KRLD 1080
Cleveland 1915 UTC WTAM 1100
Buffalo 1920 UTC WWKB 1520

There will be 50,000 watt Class A stations just outside of totality path in San Antonino, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Detroit, Windsor (Class B) Hamilton (Class B) and Toronto Ont, Montreal Que, Rochester and Schenectady NY
« Last Edit: April 06, 2024, 1344 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: AM Radio and Eclipse
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2024, 0928 UTC »
Also, if you live a couple hundred miles to either side of the path of totality, switch your radio on and tune around anyway. I was a couple hundred miles north of the path of totality of the last one, and heard DX from a couple hundred miles south of the path.

No harm in switching it on, seeing what's there.
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Re: AM Radio and Eclipse
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2024, 1240 UTC »
Thinking about it, CFRX 6070 AM Toronto might get some wider reception outside of its limited east coast afternoon coverage area.
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