Broadcast station on Highway 380

[firstimelongtime]

There's a older installation on the south side of highway 380 just west of highway 289 (Preston Rd.) From the antenna array, I think there may even be a rhombic, I take it that it is a HF broadcast station. Years ago when flying over it in a light plane it would wipe out the radio in the plane with static.
Is/was it one of those HF christian broadcast stations?
Thanks!

 

[AndyWaldrop]

You're not getting that confused with the old KXVI (1600 AM) site which, if memory serves me correctly, was near the intersection of Hwy 121 and Preston Rd, are you?

 

[jd]

Is/was it one of those HF christian broadcast stations?

That's right. It's the transmitter site for shortwave station KAIJ, about 3 1/2 miles west of Preston. Coordinates, in case you want the aerial view, are: 33 13' 05" N 96 51' 48" W.

 

[firstimelongtime]

Thanks for the info JD.

This entry from the program listing on the KAIJ website:
7pm to 8pm Schiptures (sic) for America Pastor Peter Peters

 

[CW]

Thanks for the info JD.

This entry from the program listing on the KAIJ website:
7pm to 8pm Schiptures (sic) for America Pastor Peter Peters

Last I remember, KAIJ was owned by Dr Gene Scott in CA....with his death and his ex-pornstar wife, Mellissa taking over, I wonder if its been sold?

 

[Mediafrog+]

Last I remember, KAIJ was owned by Dr Gene Scott in CA....with his death and his ex-pornstar wife, Mellissa taking over, I wonder if its been sold?

Scott never owned it, but leased the entire broadcast day. After his death in 2005, the station began running different programming.

You can find out more about KAIJ at http://kaij.us/

Longtime shortwave listeners will remember that this station was originally KCBI, co-owned with local KCBI (FM.) That was in the early 80's...was only on for a few hours during local afternoons then.

I've been wondering how long this facility can keep operating, as the Collin County urban sprawl is rapidly overtaking it.

 

[jd]

Longtime shortwave listeners will remember that this station was originally KCBI, co-owned with local KCBI (FM.) That was in the early 80's...was only on for a few hours during local afternoons then.

I've been wondering how long this facility can keep operating, as the Collin County urban sprawl is rapidly overtaking it.

When I was at KPLX I worked with the late David Briggs, who put KCBI Shortwave on the air. Even then I wondered whether it was a wise move to do a start-up of a shortwave station, and I really wonder how profitable it is now. You're right about the location of the transmitter; that land has got to be worth a bundle.