Re: [IRCA] Quite possibly the smallest licensed radio station...

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

WGAB Newburgh, Indiana on 1180Khz is licensed for 670 Watts Day and 1 Watt
at night.

WGEN Geneseo, IL on 1500Khz is 250 Watts Day and 1 Watt at night

1 watt for WGAB actually sufficently covers their COL and ALMOST does the
job for WGEN!

Some stations, espoecially those with solid state transmitters DO drop to
their night pwoer, as it's less stress and work for the transmitter to drop
to 5 watts then turn it off and on every day for years. Electricity may run
a few bucks higher, but it's less wear, tearand repair on the transmitter
overall to let it run continuously.

Paul Walker
www.realradiousa.com



On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 10:09 AM, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS <
DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sounds like a "how low can ya go" reverse auction but I found one just
> slightly worse than Paul's weaklings.
>
> 1550 WMSK MORGANFIELD KY 145 6 NDA  C&W //FM 95.3 EX-WMSK/WYGS.  They
> are 145 watts day, 6 watts night.
>
> The problem in comparing low power stations that appear to be full time,
> is that just because you are authorized a night power or pre sunrise,
> post sunset etc., is that many stations don't use them and just sign
> off.  Case in point is one my locals WGNR-AM 1470 Anderson, IN.  They
> are authorized 1Kw days and 35 watts nights.  I have heard them sign off
> at 4:30 PM in Winter - 45 minutes before LSS.
>
> Dave in Indy
>
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> Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 14:55:28 -0400
> From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Quite possibly the smallest licensed radio
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>  WDQN 1580 Duqoin, IL is 170 Watts Day and 6.6 Watts at night.
>
> WMJl 1500 Marion, KY is 175 Watts Day only.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Mike McKenna <way2twohot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > The old 10 watt class " D " stations no longer exist -- acceptt for
> those
> > that are grandfathered in to place.  The class " D " stations can use
> any
> > open frequency, from 88.1 to 107.9.   But as far as records show, the
> old
> > KGGK - FM in Garden Grove, CA that began as a 100 watt station,  and
> the
> > existing KHAM - 99.5 in Britt, Iowa with 200 watts ERP are the lowest
> > powered class A - commercial stations.    KDOL 1340 in Mojave, CA once
> was
> > restricted to 100 watts - fulltime.  The 1340 is now full power at 1
> kw.
> > WMAM - 570 in  Marinette, Wisconsin with only 250 watts days and only
> 100
> > watts at night -- must be the lowest powered commercial AM.
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