Nurse Jeff and I were scratchin' our heads wondering which US AM station has the most nighttime towers; the most towers (day & nite) and the least amount of nighttime power? For example: KFRX Dallas (1190) has 12 nighttime towers in Rockwall and 4 daytime towers in Irving = 16 towers. WNOV Milwaukee (860) has a blazing 5 watt nighttime power setting. Can you top this?
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Tower & Power Queens
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> Nurse Jeff and I were scratchin' our heads wondering which
> US AM station has the most nighttime towers; the most towers
> (day & nite) and the least amount of nighttime power? For
> example: KFRX Dallas (1190) has 12 nighttime towers in
> Rockwall and 4 daytime towers in Irving = 16 towers. WNOV
> Milwaukee (860) has a blazing 5 watt nighttime power
> setting. Can you top this?
>
I remember seeing several stations that had ONE watt nighttime power. Anyone remember what these were? (I remember looking at these on radio-locator, and in my opinion the BLUE contours of stations with a conductivity of 30 mS/m are small enough for allowing enough power and antenna on PART FIFTEEN of 25mV/m to that radius in a location with a ground conductivity of 0.1mS/m.)
> US AM station has the most nighttime towers; the most towers
> (day & nite) and the least amount of nighttime power? For
> example: KFRX Dallas (1190) has 12 nighttime towers in
> Rockwall and 4 daytime towers in Irving = 16 towers. WNOV
> Milwaukee (860) has a blazing 5 watt nighttime power
> setting. Can you top this?
>
I remember seeing several stations that had ONE watt nighttime power. Anyone remember what these were? (I remember looking at these on radio-locator, and in my opinion the BLUE contours of stations with a conductivity of 30 mS/m are small enough for allowing enough power and antenna on PART FIFTEEN of 25mV/m to that radius in a location with a ground conductivity of 0.1mS/m.)
> Nurse Jeff and I were scratchin' our heads wondering which
> US AM station has the most nighttime towers; the most towers
> (day & nite) and the least amount of nighttime power? For
> example: KFRX Dallas (1190) has 12 nighttime towers in
> Rockwall and 4 daytime towers in Irving = 16 towers. WNOV
> Milwaukee (860) has a blazing 5 watt nighttime power
> setting. Can you top this?
>
DAMN !
that night pattern (kfrx) is one piece of work !
http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine...bSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=221001&sHours=N
> US AM station has the most nighttime towers; the most towers
> (day & nite) and the least amount of nighttime power? For
> example: KFRX Dallas (1190) has 12 nighttime towers in
> Rockwall and 4 daytime towers in Irving = 16 towers. WNOV
> Milwaukee (860) has a blazing 5 watt nighttime power
> setting. Can you top this?
>
DAMN !
that night pattern (kfrx) is one piece of work !
http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine...bSearchType=Appl&sAppIDNumber=221001&sHours=N
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cranium
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FM King?!?
I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM station up in Michigan...WOOD !
Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've ever seen.
I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM station up in Michigan...WOOD !
Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've ever seen.
T
TXengineer
Guest
Re: FM King?!?
> I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM
> station up in Michigan...WOOD !
>
> Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've ever
> seen.
>
How about WBCT in the same market at 320kW?
> I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM
> station up in Michigan...WOOD !
>
> Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've ever
> seen.
>
How about WBCT in the same market at 320kW?
Re: FM King?!?
WBCT, hmmm... I guess "Major Wood" might be appropriate there...
> > I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM
> > station up in Michigan...WOOD !
> >
> > Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've
> ever
> > seen.
> >
>
> How about WBCT in the same market at 320kW?
>
WBCT, hmmm... I guess "Major Wood" might be appropriate there...
> > I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM
> > station up in Michigan...WOOD !
> >
> > Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've
> ever
> > seen.
> >
>
> How about WBCT in the same market at 320kW?
>
C
CW
Guest
Re: Tower & Power Queens (Deleted by Moderator)
Post deleted by moderator.
Appears a second post immediately below "this one" may have been
accidentally deleted at the same time. If so, I do apologize,
it was not intentional.
--Les<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Les on 02/27/06 09:39 PM.</FONT></P>
Post deleted by moderator.
Appears a second post immediately below "this one" may have been
accidentally deleted at the same time. If so, I do apologize,
it was not intentional.
--Les<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Les on 02/27/06 09:39 PM.</FONT></P>
C
CW
Guest
Re: FM King?!?
> I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM
> station up in Michigan...WOOD !
>
> Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've ever
> seen.
102.9 in Houston used to be a super power FM (280+ kw) back in the 60s and 70s...but when they wanted to raise the tower from 700ft to 1000ft, the FCC made them back down to 100KW.....
> I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM
> station up in Michigan...WOOD !
>
> Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've ever
> seen.
102.9 in Houston used to be a super power FM (280+ kw) back in the 60s and 70s...but when they wanted to raise the tower from 700ft to 1000ft, the FCC made them back down to 100KW.....
W
wattagecottage
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Re: FM King?!?
> I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM
> station up in Michigan...WOOD !
>
> Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've ever
> seen.
>
MYYYYYYYY, That's a BIGGIN'!!!!!! LOL<P ID="signature">______________
I've been listening to your show on the radio, and you seem like a friend to meeeeeeeee</P>
> I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM
> station up in Michigan...WOOD !
>
> Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've ever
> seen.
>
MYYYYYYYY, That's a BIGGIN'!!!!!! LOL<P ID="signature">______________
I've been listening to your show on the radio, and you seem like a friend to meeeeeeeee</P>
K
k9ez
Guest
Re: FM King?!?
> > I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM
> > station up in Michigan...WOOD !
> >
> > Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've
> ever
> > seen.
> >
> MYYYYYYYY, That's a BIGGIN'!!!!!! LOL
>
How about WBCT in Grand Rapids at 320 kW!
> > I dunno...but one of my favorites is the 288,000 watt FM
> > station up in Michigan...WOOD !
> >
> > Appropriate call letters...it's the biggest stick I've
> ever
> > seen.
> >
> MYYYYYYYY, That's a BIGGIN'!!!!!! LOL
>
How about WBCT in Grand Rapids at 320 kW!
Re: FM King?!?
> How about WBCT in Grand Rapids at 320 kW!
The *biggest* is KRUZ 103.3 in Santa Barbara. Only 105kw, but at 903m (nearly 3000') above average terrain. (WBCT is only 238m high)
If KRUZ were to lose their grandfathered "superpower" status, they'd be forced to reduce power to something on the order of 1.4kw.
http://www.w9wi.com/articles/grand_fm.htm
> How about WBCT in Grand Rapids at 320 kW!
The *biggest* is KRUZ 103.3 in Santa Barbara. Only 105kw, but at 903m (nearly 3000') above average terrain. (WBCT is only 238m high)
If KRUZ were to lose their grandfathered "superpower" status, they'd be forced to reduce power to something on the order of 1.4kw.
http://www.w9wi.com/articles/grand_fm.htm
> I remember seeing several stations that had ONE watt
> nighttime power. Anyone remember what these were? (I
I can find two of them on 1550KHz alone. (WSRY Elkton MD and WZRK Lake Geneva WI. Both are directional, so have far less than one watt effective radiated in some directions!)
Whether these stations are actually *using* their night power I don't know. (in fact, the NRC AM Log specifically says WSRY signs off at 6pm or sunset, whichever comes first, so they're definitely *not* using their watt...)
The lowest-powered stations I can find that the NRC believes are actually *using* their night power are a pair of two-watters. (WMCL 1060 McLeansboro, Ill. and WVBF 1530 Middleborough, Mass.)
> nighttime power. Anyone remember what these were? (I
I can find two of them on 1550KHz alone. (WSRY Elkton MD and WZRK Lake Geneva WI. Both are directional, so have far less than one watt effective radiated in some directions!)
Whether these stations are actually *using* their night power I don't know. (in fact, the NRC AM Log specifically says WSRY signs off at 6pm or sunset, whichever comes first, so they're definitely *not* using their watt...)
The lowest-powered stations I can find that the NRC believes are actually *using* their night power are a pair of two-watters. (WMCL 1060 McLeansboro, Ill. and WVBF 1530 Middleborough, Mass.)
> > I remember seeing several stations that had ONE watt
> > nighttime power. Anyone remember what these were? (I
>
> I can find two of them on 1550KHz alone. (WSRY Elkton MD
> and WZRK Lake Geneva WI. Both are directional, so have far
> less than one watt effective radiated in some directions!)
>
>
> Whether these stations are actually *using* their night
> power I don't know. (in fact, the NRC AM Log specifically
> says WSRY signs off at 6pm or sunset, whichever comes first,
> so they're definitely *not* using their watt...)
>
What do you think is the station with the highest allowed nighttime power which signs off at sunset?
I know KBRT in Avalon, CA, licensed to 113 watts at night, signs off at sunset. KCBS from San Francisco booms in like a local at night usually.
> > nighttime power. Anyone remember what these were? (I
>
> I can find two of them on 1550KHz alone. (WSRY Elkton MD
> and WZRK Lake Geneva WI. Both are directional, so have far
> less than one watt effective radiated in some directions!)
>
>
> Whether these stations are actually *using* their night
> power I don't know. (in fact, the NRC AM Log specifically
> says WSRY signs off at 6pm or sunset, whichever comes first,
> so they're definitely *not* using their watt...)
>
What do you think is the station with the highest allowed nighttime power which signs off at sunset?
I know KBRT in Avalon, CA, licensed to 113 watts at night, signs off at sunset. KCBS from San Francisco booms in like a local at night usually.
Salt Lake City area stations
> > How about WBCT in Grand Rapids at 320 kW!
>
> The *biggest* is KRUZ 103.3 in Santa Barbara. Only 105kw,
> but at 903m (nearly 3000') above average terrain. (WBCT is
> only 238m high)
>
> If KRUZ were to lose their grandfathered "superpower"
> status, they'd be forced to reduce power to something on the
> order of 1.4kw.
>
> http://www.w9wi.com/articles/grand_fm.htm
>
The Salt Lake City FM towers are located several thousand feet above the valleys that they serve. Below is a link to the coverage map of KBER-FM in Ogden, Utah.
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KBER&service=FM&status=L&hours=U
> > How about WBCT in Grand Rapids at 320 kW!
>
> The *biggest* is KRUZ 103.3 in Santa Barbara. Only 105kw,
> but at 903m (nearly 3000') above average terrain. (WBCT is
> only 238m high)
>
> If KRUZ were to lose their grandfathered "superpower"
> status, they'd be forced to reduce power to something on the
> order of 1.4kw.
>
> http://www.w9wi.com/articles/grand_fm.htm
>
The Salt Lake City FM towers are located several thousand feet above the valleys that they serve. Below is a link to the coverage map of KBER-FM in Ogden, Utah.
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KBER&service=FM&status=L&hours=U
WKXG 1540 Greenwood MS
WKXG 1540 kHz ND1 Nit LIC GREENWOOD MS US 0.002 kW
KBOA 1540 kHz ND1 Nit PLAN KENNETT MO US 0.001 kW
WAKY 1540 kHz ND1 Nit PLAN GREENSBURG KY US 0.001 kW
WJJT 1540 kHz ND1 Nit PLAN JELLICO TN US 0.001 kW
there's a few
> > Nurse Jeff and I were scratchin' our heads wondering which
>
> > US AM station has the most nighttime towers; the most
> towers
> > (day & nite) and the least amount of nighttime power? For
>
> > example: KFRX Dallas (1190) has 12 nighttime towers in
> > Rockwall and 4 daytime towers in Irving = 16 towers. WNOV
>
> > Milwaukee (860) has a blazing 5 watt nighttime power
> > setting. Can you top this?
> >
>
> I remember seeing several stations that had ONE watt
> nighttime power. Anyone remember what these were? (I
> remember looking at these on radio-locator, and in my
> opinion the BLUE contours of stations with a conductivity of
> 30 mS/m are small enough for allowing enough power and
> antenna on PART FIFTEEN of 25mV/m to that radius in a
> location with a ground conductivity of 0.1mS/m.)
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by mikl73 on 03/01/06 03:40 AM.</FONT></P>
WKXG 1540 kHz ND1 Nit LIC GREENWOOD MS US 0.002 kW
KBOA 1540 kHz ND1 Nit PLAN KENNETT MO US 0.001 kW
WAKY 1540 kHz ND1 Nit PLAN GREENSBURG KY US 0.001 kW
WJJT 1540 kHz ND1 Nit PLAN JELLICO TN US 0.001 kW
there's a few
> > Nurse Jeff and I were scratchin' our heads wondering which
>
> > US AM station has the most nighttime towers; the most
> towers
> > (day & nite) and the least amount of nighttime power? For
>
> > example: KFRX Dallas (1190) has 12 nighttime towers in
> > Rockwall and 4 daytime towers in Irving = 16 towers. WNOV
>
> > Milwaukee (860) has a blazing 5 watt nighttime power
> > setting. Can you top this?
> >
>
> I remember seeing several stations that had ONE watt
> nighttime power. Anyone remember what these were? (I
> remember looking at these on radio-locator, and in my
> opinion the BLUE contours of stations with a conductivity of
> 30 mS/m are small enough for allowing enough power and
> antenna on PART FIFTEEN of 25mV/m to that radius in a
> location with a ground conductivity of 0.1mS/m.)
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by mikl73 on 03/01/06 03:40 AM.</FONT></P>
K
k9ez
Guest
> > I remember seeing several stations that had ONE watt
> > nighttime power. Anyone remember what these were? (I
>
> I can find two of them on 1550KHz alone. (WSRY Elkton MD
> and WZRK Lake Geneva WI. Both are directional, so have far
> less than one watt effective radiated in some directions!)
>
>
> Whether these stations are actually *using* their night
> power I don't know. (in fact, the NRC AM Log specifically
> says WSRY signs off at 6pm or sunset, whichever comes first,
> so they're definitely *not* using their watt...)
>
> The lowest-powered stations I can find that the NRC believes
> are actually *using* their night power are a pair of
> two-watters. (WMCL 1060 McLeansboro, Ill. and WVBF 1530
> Middleborough, Mass.)
>
WZRK does not use the 1w authorization.
> > nighttime power. Anyone remember what these were? (I
>
> I can find two of them on 1550KHz alone. (WSRY Elkton MD
> and WZRK Lake Geneva WI. Both are directional, so have far
> less than one watt effective radiated in some directions!)
>
>
> Whether these stations are actually *using* their night
> power I don't know. (in fact, the NRC AM Log specifically
> says WSRY signs off at 6pm or sunset, whichever comes first,
> so they're definitely *not* using their watt...)
>
> The lowest-powered stations I can find that the NRC believes
> are actually *using* their night power are a pair of
> two-watters. (WMCL 1060 McLeansboro, Ill. and WVBF 1530
> Middleborough, Mass.)
>
WZRK does not use the 1w authorization.
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