VOCM is locted almost 50 Kilometers away from signal hill, their transmitter site is almost 100KM away. Littles more then a few ;)
However it is cool that VOCM is getting to Wales. VOCM seems to have a problem with keeping clean transmissions, you can pick them up on 760,860,960,1060, and as well as all the ways down to 30khz!
Are you confusing VOCM 590 with VOCM 560 ? In either case, neither of them is 50km away from downtown St.John's. You can probably see Cabot Tower from the roof of the VOCM Bldg. on Kenmount Rd. and I think they still transmit from that building. Even the 560 building in Conception Bay isn't 50 Kms away in a straight line across the bay.
BTW, Signal Hill has had its name at least 100yrs before the invention of radio
I know about signal hills history i worked for parks canada as a marconi tour guide.
560 CHOV does not exist anymore it is not 103.9 CHVO - KIXX Country. VOCM is 6 or 7 KM from signal hill at the end of kenmount road. my math is bad. however they do not broadcast from there anymore, VOCM-FM does , VOCM AM broadcasts from a phased vertical towers known as the the " twin towers" in mount pearl next to the RCI broadcast site.
Correction on Marconi information, he received the signal in Newfoundland , it was sent from Poldhu, England
vo1001swl 1 year ago
Hey, pretty neat. VOCM 590 is located just a few kilometers from the site where Marconi sent the first trans-Atlantic wireless signals.
I have driven to the top of Signal hill many times and tuned a regular car radio to stations that are broadcasting from great distances.
searchlight22 3 years ago
searchlight2, thanks for the comment, wonderful.
remlap 3 years ago
VOCM is locted almost 50 Kilometers away from signal hill, their transmitter site is almost 100KM away. Littles more then a few ;)
However it is cool that VOCM is getting to Wales. VOCM seems to have a problem with keeping clean transmissions, you can pick them up on 760,860,960,1060, and as well as all the ways down to 30khz!
VO1GXG 3 years ago
VO1GXG,
Are you confusing VOCM 590 with VOCM 560 ? In either case, neither of them is 50km away from downtown St.John's. You can probably see Cabot Tower from the roof of the VOCM Bldg. on Kenmount Rd. and I think they still transmit from that building. Even the 560 building in Conception Bay isn't 50 Kms away in a straight line across the bay.
BTW, Signal Hill has had its name at least 100yrs before the invention of radio
searchlight22 3 years ago
I know about signal hills history i worked for parks canada as a marconi tour guide.
560 CHOV does not exist anymore it is not 103.9 CHVO - KIXX Country. VOCM is 6 or 7 KM from signal hill at the end of kenmount road. my math is bad. however they do not broadcast from there anymore, VOCM-FM does , VOCM AM broadcasts from a phased vertical towers known as the the " twin towers" in mount pearl next to the RCI broadcast site.
VO1GXG 3 years ago
Thanks mate you have some wonderful videos!
remlap 3 years ago
Great MW-DX ! 5*****
mathiasvolta 3 years ago