Radio_TVGuy:
Really? Explain the long-range reception of the Melbourne commercial FM offerings that get right down to Lorne (without ducting). And even there the signal strength is still quite strong enough.
Here’s a reference from a 2021 post discussing Mixx FM 92.7 Lorne being off-air…
It’s a bit of an unusual situation down there at Lorne in particular. Even though it does have a lap alignment to Colac only 50km away, the Melbourne and Geelong stations come in at high strength and most people visiting the area come from that way anyway as opposed to Colac so there is little motivation to switch from what they are comfortable with.
OK so sure it might be outside the DAB+ license area for Melbourne but the FMs from Melbourne being heard in Geelong at local strength indicates the commercial FM offerings from Melbourne indeed cover Melbourne and Geelong. Both cities. The full-power Melbourne FM stations are strong enough in Lorne as well as the Geelong offerings so clearly that’s something.
Any coverage of the Melbourne FM stations in Geelong is fortuitous - ie. It’s lucky. They are not officially licenced to broadcast to Geelong as Geelong isn’t in their official licence area. Don’t know how else to explain it. It’s also called “overspill”. Overspill can sometimes not easily be avoided
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