[IRCA] KMA's New Middle Tower is Up

[DXERak@xxxxxxx]

You may recall that a few weeks ago I posted info relayed to me by  Ernie 
Wesolowski of Omaha, concerning KMA 960 Shenandoah IA. Ernie revealed that  on 
5/31 the station had taken down the deteriorating 48-year-old middle tower in  
its three-tower array, which was in bad need of replacement. The station 
planned  on using one of the two remaining towers at reduced nighttime power while 
the  new tower was being built.
 
This afternoon I got a phone call from Ernie. Last Thursday he made a visit  
to the station. The new tower is now up, but there is a great deal of  
engineering to complete before the station returns to its nighttime directional  
pattern. The station expects to be back to U2 5000 5000 by about August 1. In  the 
meantime, it will be on its current STA, which sets its nighttime  
non-directional power at 1250 watts.
 
BTW, a short video clip of the old tower coming down is still on the KMA  
website, _http://kma960.com_ (http://kma960.com) . 
73     Bill Dvorak     Madison  WI     Column Editor  NRC DX News   DDXD-West



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