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Re: [IRCA] Silent station info
- Subject: Re: [IRCA] Silent station info
- From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:05:59 -0600
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KVLE 610 wasn't making much if any money for The Radio Colorado Network and
was nothing more then a simulcast of KRCN 1060. They just weren't that
motivated to fix the problem, simple as that.
Paul Walker
www.onairdj.com
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW <
AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I noticed KVLE/610 in Vail CO on the FCC silent stations list. I did
> some followup and found that they actually have an STA for being off the
> air. From the STA request:
>
> ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 1, 2008, A CONCRETE TRUCK BACKED UP INTO ONE OF
> THE GUYED WIRES SUPPORTING THE TOWER BROADCASTING THE OPERATIONS OF
> LICENSEE'S STATION KVLE (AM), VAIL, COLORADO (FCC FACILITY ID NO.
> 16272). AS A RESULT, THE BROADCAST TOWER COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND AND THE
> STATION WENT SILENT. LICENSEE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT TOWER AND POURED NEW
> CONCRETE FOOTERS FOR THE TOWER BASE. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT TOWER HAS
> NOT YET ARRIVED. ALSO, WITH THE ONSET OF INCLEMENT WEATHER DUE TO THE
> WINTER SEASON, LICENSEE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ERECT THE REPLACEMENT TOWER
> UNTIL WARMER WEATHER IN THE SPRING. THEREFORE, LICENSEE RESPECTFULLY
> REQUESTS THE COMMISSION GRANT TEMPORARY SILENT AUTHORITY FOR ONE HUNDRED
> EIGHTY DAYS (180) FROM THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REQUEST.
>
> It makes me wonder why the operator would not come up with a temporary
> solution to get the station back on the air even if it meant with
> limited coverage. There are a number of temporary solutions that are
> readily available such as a temporary long wire antenna or rental of a
> skirt fed tower on a trailer which is available from several sources.
> And especially in a place like Vail where they are off the air during
> all of the winter ski season which must be their most lucrative months.
> And being off the air for so long will surely result in a loss of
> listenership that will never be regained.
>
> Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
> Westminster CO
> http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/
> http://community.webtv.net/N0NNK/
>
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