[IRCA] KYOS 1480 Merced CA

[<martinfoltz@xxxxxxx>]

This is from my recent KYOS email verie. I sent the CE an email and mentioned we would be interested if he built the tower and did some testing.

Martin

You may also be interested in knowing that KYOS has been on the air since 1936.  Just after World War II, it moved to a transmitter site on Old Lake Rd.  At that time, copper was very scarce, so they made the copper ground radials for the 3 tower array out of copper covered steel.  Larry and I both have always thought that those ground radials were probably rusted through and long gone.  We had a lot of trouble with our pattern.
 
About 2 years ago, we lost the property that we were located on and moved the station to a single tower.  Instead of 5,000 watts full time, we now operate at 4,700 watts day power and 1,200 watts night power.  We have a construction permit to add an additional tower.  Hopefully, we will have that built soon.
 

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