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when did mgm go 50kw

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oasisrulz

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I can remember as far back as June of 1978, they were still on the 200' 20kw site, I am trying to figure out when they moved to the 50kw 350' tower they are on now...was it in the early 80's...I know its the same site, and how did they ever get FCC approval to double in height and power, must of been easier back in the day.
 
A little more history ...

WMGM was something like 2800 watts mono at around 150 feet on the old 185 foot AM tower
until 1972. At that time, they took it up to 20,000 watts (stereo) with a 5 bay Phelps-Dodge
antenna. The old AM tower was so rusty, the tower crew wanted no part of it, so they put
up a new tower at the same time. Like Mike said, it went to 50,000 watts on the new 385 foot
tower in 1985. We applied for 549 feet, but the FAA knocked it down because of the airports.
It was supposed to be non-directional, but at the last minute the owners of WNNJ in Newton, NJ
changed their minds and didn't sign an agreement to allow us to do it. They were stuck at 5000
watts due to then un-resolved issues with 103.5 in New York (Lake Success) They later struck
a deal and got up to 20,000 watts.


The AM had been a shunt-fed on the 1972 tower, and I put a base insulator on it an made
it a series fed, which worked pretty well, but the hollow leg tower developed rust and we
took it down and moved the AM to a folded unipole on the new tower.
 
And with the permanent closure of Bader Field, can't the B cluster (WAYV/WFPG/WMGM) now get the green light to go to full B height at 150 meters? Or is the band that jammed now that Allentown, Lancaster and Newton won't permit it?
 
We had FAA approval 2 years ago to go 549 feet at the WFPG site, but
we saw no advantage of going higher and reducing power. WMGM and
WAYV may have different agreements with their co-channel neighbors.
 
I think there would definitely be an advantage in some directions for all three stations depending on the cost. But in the directions of each station's short spacings, there would be no significant advantage.
 
The Class Bs in AC routinely go over 100 miles inland in the summer due to tropo. I'm sure the co-channel stations inland and in Long Island and Connecticut wouldn't want even more interference from the Atlantic City stations.
 
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