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radioislife2020 said:
i was under the impression that lpfm's could only go as high as 100ft
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That's correct. 100 watts at 100 feet, or you have to reduce power to go higher. IIRC this one is at like 30 or 40 feet up on the roof of a two story house. The house sits atop a hill that is way above average terrain. The roof view looks out at downtown and the Brazos River bottom. The attached video link shows weak reception near Riesel, Texas. Nothing but open flatland to the East.

12.11.2024 KWFM at 18 miles

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I meant to post this last week, but "Joe" has been off the air for many weeks. Heard it off last month and was reminded about it last week when I was driving by the antenna location.
 
Actually the Mennonites have a very rich musical history. In worship, they use no instruments, One former Mennonite station experimented with basic classical, some sacred classical and Mennonite sacred and hymn selections with BBC News (not overnight but for morning & evening news). Being a 'peace' denomination they would likely not be opposed to a secular format with 30 and 60 second 'Mennonite Thoughts' here and there amid the music.
 
b-turner said:
Actually the Mennonites have a very rich musical history. In worship, they use no instruments, One former Mennonite station experimented with basic classical, some sacred classical and Mennonite sacred and hymn selections with BBC News (not overnight but for morning & evening news). Being a 'peace' denomination they would likely not be opposed to a secular format with 30 and 60 second 'Mennonite Thoughts' here and there amid the music.
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this is incorrect. Mennonites use musical instruments in church. The Church of Christ does not use instruments but sing acapella.

Regarding the station, the Mennonites have nothing to do with it. Strange they keep getting drug into the conversation.
 
I have hours of Mennonite hymns sung acapella from Mennonite Churches. Some sects may use musical instruments and some may not. There's a Presbyterian sect that is acapella and only sings the Psalms. The Church of Christ is, across the board acapella. The Primitive Baptists are acapella.
 
stan said:
this is incorrect. Mennonites use musical instruments in church. The Church of Christ does not use instruments but sing acapella.
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That depends on the Mennonites. Much like the Christian church (of which they're a part; they're Anabaptists), they have multiple sub-denominations. The most conservative among them do not use instruments. The Amish, who are a type of Mennonite, are commonly associated with living off the grid and horses and buggies, but not all Amish congregations have such requirements. Some Amish congregations would probably be more progressive than some of your conservative Christian denominations, especially those who live along the West Coast.

Having said that, I don't think you would find the most conservative Mennonites operating a radio station.
 
radioislife2020 said:
i was under the impression that lpfm's could only go as high as 100ft
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LPFMs that are at heights above average terrain higher than 30 meters will have their effective radiated power adjusted to make a 60 dBu service contour of 5.6 km. (§73.811).
 
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