"Telamon" wrote in message
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"David Eduardo" wrote:

Actually, it is 25 kw with a top-loaded 1/8 wave vertical. There is no
"nice" antenna anymore.

Well I found this on Radio Magazine
http://beradio.com/searchresults/?terms=KFI&ord=d

KFI Tower Felled by Plane Crash
La Mirada, CA - Dec 19, 2004 - The Associated Press reports that a
private plane crashed into the tower of KFI-AM at 9:45 a.m. on Dec. 19.
The single-engine Cessna 182 brought the 760' tower down. The two people
on the plane were killed. Their identities have not yet been released.

The plane was en route to Fullerton Airport from El Monte when it
crashed. Fullerton airport is about one mile from the tower site. The
FAA reports that the pilot did not issue any distress reports.

KFI's tower has resisted earthquakes and a brush with a private plane
once before. The tower survived the previous air incident. The tower's
guy wires were replaced in March 2004 after 47 years of use.

KFI reports that the station was off the air for about an hour before
switching to an auxiliary tower at the same site at about 5kW. The
station is licensed for 50kW into the main antenna.

I have heard them claim 50kW in the past and I thought 640 was one of
the old "clear channels."

It still is a clear channel. However, they have not been able to rebuiled
the fallen tower and are still using the aux, but with hihger power than the
first few hours.

Did they reduce power after putting up a new antenna?

The 1/8 wave antenna was the auxiliary tower, used when the 1/2 wave one was
being maintained. There has been no replacement or new tower built.