KRXA = 10,000 watts Daytime at 540kHZ = Huge Signal
> > It has been mentioned on this board that KOMY 1340 AM in
> > Santa Cruz, California is going Lib Talk this Monday.
> > Another station in that area, KRXA 540 AM, will be going
> Lib
> > Talk on Thursday, July 21st. More from the July 14th
> > Monterey County Herald.
> >
> KRXA will be programmed with liberal talk without using AAR,
> making it the fourth (I think) such station to launch in
> recent months. Scheduled hosts include Ed Schultz, Thom
> Hartman, Stephanie Miller, and local talk host veteran Peter
> B Collins, who also appears to be a part owner.
>
It's worth noting for KRXA that 10,000 watts that low on the dial (540kHz) makes it a *HUGE* signal. Of course the signal is directional with a lot of energy going over the ocean, just like AAR/KTLK/Los Angeles, but it's still a great signal for the central California coast AND inland. Powers down to only 500 watts at night, but even that is still a lot of power for that low on the dial.
Any DX-er's reading this...how far north and south on the Pacific Coast can you hear the station??? How far inland? The Bay Area? Does the signal conflict with San Francisco's conservative talker KSFO at 560kHz? How many people will the station reach, day and night, both in and out of the local market?
BTW, the other powerhouse on 540kHz if of course CKW 50kW from Regina, SK, Canada that goes everywhere on the Continent.
KRXA Pattern Plot FCC PDF file...Daytime
http://www.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/273765-865.pdf
Radio-Locator, Daytime
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KRXA&service=AM&status=L&hours=D
web site
http://www.krxa540.com/