Did WTOP have to get a special temporary authority to use daytime
power/pattern for this?

If not, what portion of the rules grants the authority to do so in the
middle of the night. "Experimental time?"

Ted.




From:
Organization: Airwaves Digest http://www.Airwaves.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.broadcasting
Date: 9 Feb 2004 15:57:58 GMT
Subject: WTOP DX test

Here's notice of an upcoming DX test...

PLEASE NOTE: Even if you don't hear a test, be sure and drop a card,
letter, or e-mail to the station personnel, thanking them for going to
the trouble to run a test!

Sunday, March 14, 2004 - WTOP-1500, Washington, DC will conduct a DX
test from midnight - 1am EST. The test will consist of WTOP's regular
all-news format; the station identifies frequently. The test will be
run at WTOP's full power of 50000 watts, and will switch to a
daytime-directional antenna pattern for the duration of the test.

Reception reports may be sent to:

WTOP Radio
3400 Idaho Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016

WWW: http://www.wtopnews.com/

(Arranged by Lynn Hollerman for the IRCA CPC.)

Also, if you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via either
e-mail or in rec.radio.shortwave! And if you send a reception report
to
a station, please remember to include return postage with your
report...


Lynn.
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