Re: [IRCA] Quite possibly the smallest licensed radio station...

["John Cereghin" <jcereghin@xxxxxxxxx>]

WSRY, Elkton MD-1550 goes to 1 watt at night.  What's the point?  I
used to live in Elkton and I doubt it can be heard across town after
dark.

John Cereghin
Smyrna DE

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 10:09 AM, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS
<DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sounds like a "how low can ya go" reverse auction but I found one just
> slightly worse than Paul's weaklings.
>
> 1550 WMSK MORGANFIELD KY 145 6 NDA  C&W //FM 95.3 EX-WMSK/WYGS.  They
> are 145 watts day, 6 watts night.
>
> The problem in comparing low power stations that appear to be full time,
> is that just because you are authorized a night power or pre sunrise,
> post sunset etc., is that many stations don't use them and just sign
> off.  Case in point is one my locals WGNR-AM 1470 Anderson, IN.  They
> are authorized 1Kw days and 35 watts nights.  I have heard them sign off
> at 4:30 PM in Winter - 45 minutes before LSS.
>
> Dave in Indy
>
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> Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 14:55:28 -0400
> From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Quite possibly the smallest licensed radio
>        station...
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> WDQN 1580 Duqoin, IL is 170 Watts Day and 6.6 Watts at night.
>
> WMJl 1500 Marion, KY is 175 Watts Day only.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Mike McKenna <way2twohot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> The old 10 watt class " D " stations no longer exist -- acceptt for
> those
>> that are grandfathered in to place.  The class " D " stations can use
> any
>> open frequency, from 88.1 to 107.9.   But as far as records show, the
> old
>> KGGK - FM in Garden Grove, CA that began as a 100 watt station,  and
> the
>> existing KHAM - 99.5 in Britt, Iowa with 200 watts ERP are the lowest
>> powered class A - commercial stations.    KDOL 1340 in Mojave, CA once
> was
>> restricted to 100 watts - fulltime.  The 1340 is now full power at 1
> kw.
>> WMAM - 570 in  Marinette, Wisconsin with only 250 watts days and only
> 100
>> watts at night -- must be the lowest powered commercial AM.
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