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1220 WATX Hamden looking to use a long wire to get back on the air

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This was on the FCC web

OWNERSHIP OF THE WATX TRANSMITTER SITE HAS RECENTLY CHANGED AND THE NEW SITE OWNER HAS DENIED THE WATX LICENSEE ACCESS TO ITS LICENSED TRANSMITTER SITE. WATX, WHICH HAS NEW OWNERSHIP AND IS CURRENTLY OPERATING UNDER SILENT AUTHORITY, SEEKS TO RETURN WATX TO THE AIR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. STA OPERATION WITH USE OF AN EMERGENCY LONG WIRE ANTENNA IS REQUESTED. TECHNICAL DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

COORDINATES (NAD 27) 41-22-40 N 072-57-05 W
FREQUENCY 1220 KHZ
ANTENNA LENGTH 57.9 M
ELECTRICAL LENGTH 84.8 DEG
ANTENNA HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND 6.1 M
DISTANCE FROM LICENSED SITE 1.92 KM
DAYTIME POWER .25 KW
NIGHTTIME POWER .076 KW
 
Use these updated Google Map coordinates to see the location of their proposed antenna.
41.3778744746, -72.9509349349

It looks like an empty field on Calamus Meadow Road just west of the intersection of Dunbar Hill Road.
 
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