Re: [IRCA] WLS/WMVP

[Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:50 AM 10/16/2005 -0700, Pete Taylor wrote:
>Just trying to understand what's going on in Chicago since I do not
>recall reading about either WLS or WMVP changing sites. WMVP is DA-2
>(U4)  so obviously could not move to WLS's single stick. If it is the
>reverse, with WLS moving to the WMVP site and using one of their
>sticks, it seems unlikely the engineers could get it all tuned up in
>one night. Also,  if this is the case, is there some other rationale
>besides economics for this move? Whatever, it doesn't mean much to me
>since I have never heard KOMO off; WLS made it through CJDC/KDXU once
>on a night WSCR, WGN and WBBM also showed.

It's my understanding that work will soon get underway to shorten the 
towers at WMVP, which are old and structurally unstable. There are 
apparently some big NIMBY issues with the town of Downers Grove, where the 
WMVP site is located, that are preventing ABC from simply tearing down the 
old towers and replacing them with new ones, as would be the sensible 
course of action in a rational world. Shortening the old towers is far from 
ideal, but it may be the best they can do for now.

(The area around the WMVP towers is some of the most heavily developed 
around any of the old-line 50 kW stations anywhere in the country; the 
small piece of land where the three towers sit is completely surrounded by 
residential development that's far from inexpensive. There aren't a lot of 
good options for WMVP!)

While that work is going on, WMVP will operate ND from the WLS site, no 
doubt at reduced power. What we were hearing last night was the work 
getting underway to make that happen.

s


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