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WMNC-FM (92.1, Morganton) now at 25kw

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As of this week, tower and transmitter upgrades are complete and Morganton's WMNC-FM 92.1 is now running 25kw ERP...formerly they ran 6kw. This was contingent on adjacent 92.3 WKRR (Rock 92, Greensboro) downgrading (on paper -- WKRR made no physical changes), which they did. WMNC's application was made in March, CP was granted in August, and here they are. Not a bad turnaround time.

Brief story and pix here -

http://www.bigdawg92fm.com/Home/home.html
 
Be careful now, not too much power or it will wind up being the latest move in to the Charlotte market! ;D
 
I think it would go to the Asheville market before Charlotte. I'm not an engineer, but it looks like 91.9 and 92.3 would prevent it from moving into the Charlotte market.
 
Back when I first saw in Broacasting Magazine that WKRR was going to boost power, I was listening in Statesville to see what it would be like.

They hadn't done anything yet. The station I was hearing in the parking lot of Davis Hospital, where my father was visiting someone, was actually WQXX. That's 50 miles. And that's when WQXX was 3000 watts, not 6000.

I had heard WKRR another time in the car, before the increase, but it wasn't that strong (I didn't know they hadn't done anything yet). It was WRLT "Lite 92" and playing what we would call "soft rock" today. As I recal, it was a lot like EZ-104 and Magic 99.5.

I did hear WKRR their first night on the air at home, loud and clear.
 
I don't keep up with the rule changes as much as I used to. When did the gods at the FCC start allowing a c-3 operation on a class A channel like 92.1. What is the rationale? And when did they start doing it?
 
I don't know if there was a rule, but the FM channel allotments had certain channels listed as class A's and the other channels were Class C's. 92.1 mhz was on channel 221-A. In this area there were only class A & Class C FMs. This was in the days before the 80-90 docket which created class c-1, c-2, & c-3s in the early to mid 80's. Does anybody else remember?
 
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