STA Filed and Granted today for WMT

WE REQUEST SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY ('STA') TO OPERATE STATION WMT(AM)
DURING NIGHT MODE WITH TEMPORARY FACILITIES.

HIGH WINDS, PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIDELY REPORTED AUGUST 10, 2020
DERECHO EVENT, TOPPLED A TOWER IN THE NIGHT ARRAY, THE DAYTIME
NON-DIRECTIONAL FACILITIES WERE NOT HARMED.

WE ARE REQUESTING TO OPERATE AN EMERGENCY ANTENNA CONSISTENT WITH 73.1680
CONSISTING OF THE NON-DIRECTIONAL DAYTIME FACILITIES, WHICH IS A VERTICAL
ELEMENT OF THE DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA SYSTEM, WITH POWER REDUCED TO 25% OR
LESS OF THE NOMINAL LICENSED NIGHTTIME POWER, OR, A HIGHER POWER NOT
EXCEEDING LICENSED POWER WHILE INSURING THAT THE RADIATED FILED STRENGTH
DOES NOT EXCEED THAT AUTHORIZED IN ANY GIVEN AZIMUTH FOR THE CORRESPONDING
NIGHTTIME HOURS OF DIRECTIONAL OPERATION. EMERGENCY OPERATION.

THE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE SERVED BY WMT CONTINUING TO PROVIDE
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY DURING REPAIRS.

On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 9:58 PM Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com> wrote:

> WMT 600 Cedar Rapids lost a tower and is currently off the air. This makes
> the 3rd known station to lose a towe4, along with KROS and KFXN.
>
>
> https://600wmtradio.iheart.com/content/2020-08-11-legendary-am-600-wmt-radio-cedar-rapids-off-air-after-high-wind-storm/
>
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