No mention on their website about the fire. Online, they are just plugging along with regular programming. Does anyone know if the KBRT transmitter was destryoed in the Catalina/Avalon fire?
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KBRT 740 Internet Only on 5/11
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dbdigital
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RadioFanBoy said:
This is from their website:
"Due to the fire we are temporarily unable to transmit our signal. At this time we do not know when we will be on air but keep checking our website for updates. We do know that the transmitter is OK and as soon as possible we will have it up and running again."
Although the fire was in the same direction as their transmitter and tower, the transmitter is farther inland whereas the fire was very close to and threatening Avalon. Also, Stage Road would have no doubt acted as a natural fire break.
KRBT probably just lost power.
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ercjncpr said:
Most transmitter sites are unattended.
DavidEduardo said:
Thanks for the correction. I guess I was referring to actual physical control. I do not think that they have remote control at their Costa Mesa studios/offices otherwise why would the CE have to live there on the island? Plus, he did not lose power at the site because it is powered by propane generator. Could you explain how come he had to turn the transmitter off?
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John McNary
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There's been a house there for decades, dating from the old KBIG days. The engineer probably gets it instead of pay, knowing that cheapskate outfit.
Who said the transmitter was turned off? The power is out on the entire western side of the island, thanks to KBRT's brilliant use of power tools in a dynamite keg.
Who said the transmitter was turned off? The power is out on the entire western side of the island, thanks to KBRT's brilliant use of power tools in a dynamite keg.
ercjncpr said:
The only probably reason for having someone on site is the inaccessability of Catalina; if anything goes wrong, it would take a great deal of time to get an engineer there from the mainland, but if there is someone living at the site they can be there much faster. I would guess normal "point of control" is in Costa Mesa and that the engineer is there for emergencies. Remember, too, that the microwave path has serious issues, and they use multiple antennas and a diversity reception technique... perhpas the engineer also helps pick the best STL method, especially when the path is being diflected.
Since tower work was being done, the engineer would have had to power down or reduce power on the towers being worked on to comply with OSHA. After the fire started, I would assume the gas valves were shut off to avoid any chance of fire; the smoke would have represented a danger to the air handling (HVAC and Filtration) systems as any particulate has the potential to cause shorts or to clog the cooling.
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doublecashkgb
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A waste of a frequency. Crawford should be made to pay for the destruction.
doublecashkgb said:
Why Crawford? It was a contractor to the station that reportedly started the fire; riggers usually have very large insurance policies due to the hazardous nature of their work.
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John McNary
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EDwalker said:
Furious and angry, yes.
Knowledgable about radio history, you bet.
Worked there? Nope.
Demanding accountability for an act that was reasonably foreseeable to cause damage, yes sir.
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