Catholic radio

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Kaily:
I listen to catholic radio in my car on 1090 AM, but just recently they stopped the program at 5:00pm and that’s when I used to listen to Catholic Answers, I live in the Kansas City area, anyone know why they stopped airing after 5:00pm?
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It’s a low powered “daytimer” station. Their licence only permits operation during daylight hours and requires them to sign off in the evenings to protect stations with more powerful signals. So as the days gets shorter, they have to sign off earlier, as they longer, they get to go later.

The problem which Brendan notes is likely similar. WDEO airs 24 hours, but with different transmission patterns and signal strengths day vs night, due to atmospheric conditions which effect signals uniquely. They, therefore, must give way to the signal of the more powerful Canadian station which probably has a higher class license that must be protected at night when the signal travels farther. He’s close enough to still hear WDEO, then, (on the fringes) but another DX station is also coming in.
 
I live near Buffalo NY. We have a wonderful station WLOF, which is mostly EWTN but they have a few local shows too. I get it clearly in my car (it’s 101.7 FM) but I have trouble getting it in my house. It’s a blessing!
 
Since I only have the AM option so far (no computer of my own yet), I mainly listen to catholic radio while driving. The trailer I live in seems to be one big am signal weakener, especially for the higher channels (and the “local” station in Sacramento is AM 1620).

I have no TV so I depend on radio and newspaper for my information be it religious or secular.
 
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kevinfraser:
How does Catholic Radio fit into your life?
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Not enough options. I listen on sirus sattelite in my truch and on the internet at home and work, its on sort of 24/7
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By the will of God I am able to listen to Catholic radio (EWTN) via digital satellite radio (Sky Digital Channel 897, in the UK). I know this category did not feature in your poll, but I felt obliged to mention it.
 
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PTD:
I live near Buffalo NY. We have a wonderful station WLOF, which is mostly EWTN but they have a few local shows too. I get it clearly in my car (it’s 101.7 FM) but I have trouble getting it in my house. It’s a blessing!
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I second that. We get WLOF over here across Lake Ontario. I suppose it skips across the water, but I guess that should be no surprise. Jesus walked on water so His message certainly could skip across it. 🙂
 
Ave Maria Radio is helping me determine whether God wants me to convert to Catholicism (and I’m very close). I listen in the car on AM radio, and also record programs from the Internet and listen to them on my iPod at work.
 
Just a follow up to my first post on Catholic radio. I recently bought a relatively low cost radio I can move around easier then the “built in radio” and the “boom box” I usually use. Though I still get poor reception and have to frequently move the radio around move the dial to find the best signal, I can listen a bit more than just when I am driving around in my car.

Does satellite radio overcome many of the things that weaken AM signals? When I get my finances in better standing, I may get satellite radio and eventually I want to get a computer and ipod so I can download Catholic recordings and/or listen to "net streamed"materials.
 
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Carolyn:
I’m in Detroit and listen to 990 am. I listen in my car. I love Dr Ray and Heart Mind & Strength with Gregg and Lisa Popchak. They offer great advice on parenting (gee, I don’t even have any kids and I enjoy listening), marriage, family life etc.
I also enjoy Catholic Answers.
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I like that station too. I like to listen to Al Kresta’s show during the drive home from work, and then to whatever’s on after Sunday Mass (usually a speaker from the Cardinal Maida Institute). Unlike Brendan, I can usually get 990 AM to come in at night, although only in my car- not on my home radio. I cannot, however, get a clear signal when driving under the overpasses on I-94 in Detroit.

I tend to prefer 1090 (WCAR) in the mornings- they broadcast Mass from the Shrine of the Little Flower- very soothing during morning rush hour. It’s especially fun when it’s a school Mass- the kids do the readings and the priest usually gives a good homily for them.

We sure are lucky in the Detroit/Ann Arbor area, aren’t we?
 
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ThornGenX:
Does satellite radio overcome many of the things that weaken AM signals? When I get my finances in better standing, I may get satellite radio and eventually I want to get a computer and ipod so I can download Catholic recordings and/or listen to "net streamed"materials.
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Well, it’s using something of an entirely different set of transmission capabilities. So some of the problems will, indeed, be overcome. But it can have problems of it’s own. The other night, due to interruptions of the digital signal (weather related?), the station I was listening to on XM kept just plain cutting out. VERY frustrating.
 
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