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KYUK Drops AM 640 Tower. Plans future AM return.

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RF101

KYUK's AM 640 tower is a casualty of the changing permafrost conditions,

"After half a century of use, KYUK's AM transmitter came down on Thursday as part of a planned upgrade. It means the 640 AM channel will be unavailable for a time and communities will have to tune in on 90.3 FM and rely on repeaters scattered throughout the region to get a radio broadcast. KYUK programming is also available streaming online. Reporter Francisco Martínezcuello sat down with General Manager Shane Iverson to get the details...." (more)


Photos, video, and audio at:
www.kyuk.org

KYUK takes down AM tower

After half a century of use, KYUK's AM transmitter came down on Thursday as part of a planned upgrade.
www.kyuk.org www.kyuk.org

Also story here...

alaskapublic.org

Bethel radio station KYUK takes down old AM tower

After half a century of use, Bethel public radio station KYUK's AM transmitter tower came down on Thursday as part of a planned upgrade.
alaskapublic.org alaskapublic.org
 
The AM will be back up in a week or two.. your headline is a bit mis leading,@RF101 suggesting this is something other then a routine tower replacement.

Theyre a great radio station!!
 
Definition of "future" : t > 0 . The headline remains true. Besides, in Alaska you never know what events can transpire like earthquakes, bad weather, flight cancellations, etc. that mess up buildout plans.
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
The AM will be back up in a week or two.. your headline is a bit mis leading,@RF101 suggesting this is something other then a routine tower replacement.

Theyre a great radio station!!
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What is fascinating is that it lasted 50 years with the tower standing on a buried wooden post!
 
RF101 said:
Definition of "future" : t > 0 . The headline remains true. Besides, in Alaska you never know what events can transpire like earthquakes, bad weather, flight cancellations, etc. that mess up buildout plans.
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The crew and gear are already on site, work begins on monday to replace it, if it hasnt begun already
 
DavidEduardo said:
What is fascinating is that it lasted 50 years with the tower standing on a buried wooden post!
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True that, @DavidEduardo we have some coax and antennas at our KSKO rebroadcast stations that havent lasted 20 years... some far less
 
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