[IRCA] Fwd: [mwc] 1070 KHz CBA in its final days

[Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>]

via MW Circle list:


>From R75 group.
>
>Sylvain Naud
>Portneuf, QC
>Canada
>
>--- In icomr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "leblanccam" <leblanccam@...> wrote:
>
>Hello to all in the group. Just in case some of you MW BCB DXers are 
>interested, the 50KW powerhouse on 1070KHz CBA near Moncton, New 
>Brunswick, Canada is scheduled to be taken off the air on April 7th, 
>2008 shortly after 1130Z. This will mark the last of this area's AM 
>transmitters. The next nearest one being some 40 miles away near the 
>Nova Scotia border. This particular transmitter has a bit of history 
>behind it as it was the first all solid state 50KW transmitter ever 
>made for a commercial broadcaster. The manufacturer was Nautel and the 
>serial number is 1. CBA is currently simulcasting on its new FM 
>frequency of 106.1 MHz. I do not belong to any other group, so if this 
>posting is picked up by some other DX group, please feel free to pass 
>the news along. Regards to all.
>

*****************************
Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada 

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