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[IRCA] Silent station info
I noticed KVLE/610 in Vail CO on the FCC silent stations list. I did
some followup and found that they actually have an STA for being off the
air. From the STA request:
ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 1, 2008, A CONCRETE TRUCK BACKED UP INTO ONE OF
THE GUYED WIRES SUPPORTING THE TOWER BROADCASTING THE OPERATIONS OF
LICENSEE'S STATION KVLE (AM), VAIL, COLORADO (FCC FACILITY ID NO.
16272). AS A RESULT, THE BROADCAST TOWER COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND AND THE
STATION WENT SILENT. LICENSEE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT TOWER AND POURED NEW
CONCRETE FOOTERS FOR THE TOWER BASE. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT TOWER HAS
NOT YET ARRIVED. ALSO, WITH THE ONSET OF INCLEMENT WEATHER DUE TO THE
WINTER SEASON, LICENSEE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ERECT THE REPLACEMENT TOWER
UNTIL WARMER WEATHER IN THE SPRING. THEREFORE, LICENSEE RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTS THE COMMISSION GRANT TEMPORARY SILENT AUTHORITY FOR ONE HUNDRED
EIGHTY DAYS (180) FROM THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REQUEST.
It makes me wonder why the operator would not come up with a temporary
solution to get the station back on the air even if it meant with
limited coverage. There are a number of temporary solutions that are
readily available such as a temporary long wire antenna or rental of a
skirt fed tower on a trailer which is available from several sources.
And especially in a place like Vail where they are off the air during
all of the winter ski season which must be their most lucrative months.
And being off the air for so long will surely result in a loss of
listenership that will never be regained.
Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO
Westminster CO
http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/
http://community.webtv.net/N0NNK/
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