Re: [IRCA] KKOL

[Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan

KVI-570 is also on Vashon, as is KIRO-710.  With six 50kw transmitters 
and a 5kw at the bottom of the dial, Vashon wouldn't exactly be the 
first place I'd look for a summer home :)  880 is northwest of the 
I-405/I-90 interchange in Bellevue, as are 1540 and 1150.

Not having read KKOL's application, I assume there are good reasons it 
can't diplex with its sibling KGNW on Vashon Island.  It would have been 
a better choice in terms of Seattle coverage, and would have been one 
less transmitter site for Salem to deal with.

Bruce

Dan Strassberg wrote:
> Patrick: KKOL is not on Vashon Island. They are on land leased from the Port
> of Tacoma. I believe the site is a couple of miles east and slightly north
> of KHHO. The stations on Vashon are, AFAIK, 1000, 820/950, and 770/1090. I'm
> not sure about 710--but probably them too. 880 is not on Vashon. As was
> demonstrated by 950's original 50-kW site (diplex with 850), Tacoma is not a
> particularly good location for AMs licensed to Seattle--even if they run 50
> kW. The path is pretty long and enough of it is over land with poor
> conductivity (as opposed to salt water) that the signal in Seattle is not
> huge. Being so high on the dial doesn't help either. However KKOL was stuck.
> You can read all about it in their application for the new 50-kW operation
> at CDBS. Despite the higher power, the new site does not provide a coverage
> improvement compared with the old two-tower site in the Port of Seattle, and
> the 50-kW signal in downtown Seattle must be noticeably weaker than the old
> 5-kW signal. Further evidence of the difficulty of finding an acceptable AM
> site in the Seattle area is the time KKOL spent (must have been at least
> three years) on the ship while they obtained all of the necessary permits
> after they had settled on the Tacoma site. And then, for anyone who thinks
> the Pacific Northwest is tower-friendly country, there's the KRKO saga ;>(
>
> --
> Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@xxxxxxx
> eFax 707-215-6367
>
> -----Original message-----
>
> Dan,
>
> Thanks. 159 degrees would put a null towards The Dalles OR (1300-KACI)
> and 260 would put a null towards Aberdeen (1320-KXRO). Then at about 230
> degrees (my direction), they probably put little signal also I would
> guess. If they protect 1320 KXRO, I presume they will protect 1280
> Tumwater WA too. 1290 would not be much of an issue, with Portland gone,
> and Port Angeles going,  but their 1300 KACI null would also protect
> KUMA 1290 Pendleton OR. 1310 Newport OR would be far enough not to be an
> issue, as Newport is over 100 air miles down the coast from me and I am
> over 100 miles from Vashion Island too. . But having their site on
> Vashion Island, they can easily pipe their signal North to cover most of
> the Puget Sound area.
>
> 73,
>
> Patrick
>
> Patrick Martin
> KAVT Reception Manager
>
>
>
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