KTBN - WRNO
 

** U S A. George Jacobs tells me that KTBN will be closing down permanently
at 0100 UT March 30. So DX it while you can on 15590 or 7505. We suspected that
was going to happen, as another client of his, WRNO, gets those two frequencies
for A-08. George says WRNO hopes to start testing their Katrina-damaged
transmitter in early April, and programming in late April, but that`s only
tentative. In turn, WBCQ gets former WRNO unused frequency 15420 from April 1,
ex-17495 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

dxAce
Michigan
USA

KTBN - WRNO
 

dxAce wrote:
** U S A. George Jacobs tells me that KTBN will be closing down permanently
at 0100 UT March 30. So DX it while you can on 15590 or 7505. We suspected that
was going to happen, as another client of his, WRNO, gets those two frequencies
for A-08. George says WRNO hopes to start testing their Katrina-damaged
transmitter in early April, and programming in late April, but that`s only
tentative. In turn, WBCQ gets former WRNO unused frequency 15420 from April 1,
ex-17495 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

dxAce
Michigan
USA


Cool!

KTBN - WRNO
 

dave wrote:

dxAce wrote:
** U S A. George Jacobs tells me that KTBN will be closing down permanently
at 0100 UT March 30. So DX it while you can on 15590 or 7505. We suspected that
was going to happen, as another client of his, WRNO, gets those two frequencies
for A-08. George says WRNO hopes to start testing their Katrina-damaged
transmitter in early April, and programming in late April, but that`s only
tentative. In turn, WBCQ gets former WRNO unused frequency 15420 from April 1,
ex-17495 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Cool!

Apparently currently owned by Good News World Outreach, so you can guess what the
type of format will be.

The days of rock n' roll are long gone.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

KTBN - WRNO
 

I did note KTBN today on 7505 then switching to 15590 at 1500. EiBi says 15590
starts at 1400.

dxAce wrote:

** U S A. George Jacobs tells me that KTBN will be closing down permanently
at 0100 UT March 30. So DX it while you can on 15590 or 7505. We suspected that
was going to happen, as another client of his, WRNO, gets those two frequencies
for A-08. George says WRNO hopes to start testing their Katrina-damaged
transmitter in early April, and programming in late April, but that`s only
tentative. In turn, WBCQ gets former WRNO unused frequency 15420 from April 1,
ex-17495 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

dxAce
Michigan
USA

KTBN - WRNO
 

** U S A. George Jacobs tells me that KTBN will be closing down
permanently
at 0100 UT March 30.

Didn't TBN pay an arm and a leg for that SW station?? "From the West to
the world!"

WHy would they want to shut it down and not sell it to someone else?


Probably high electricity costs to run something like that. Not sure what
type of transmitter they have but I am sure that in Utah it is costing a
pretty penny to run that sort of operation. Maybe TBN is figuring out that
Shortwave isn't their high priority medium as well.

Well, why wouldn't they sell the facility to someone else?

KTBN - WRNO
 

Doodle wrote:
** U S A. George Jacobs tells me that KTBN will be closing down
permanently
at 0100 UT March 30.
Didn't TBN pay an arm and a leg for that SW station?? "From the West to
the world!"

WHy would they want to shut it down and not sell it to someone else?

Probably high electricity costs to run something like that. Not sure what
type of transmitter they have but I am sure that in Utah it is costing a
pretty penny to run that sort of operation. Maybe TBN is figuring out that
Shortwave isn't their high priority medium as well.

Well, why wouldn't they sell the facility to someone else?



1) No percieved market for the sale. Unwilling to sell at a loss.

2) Other plans for the facility. Recovered real estate. Sale of
assets piecemeal.

3) No one ever said broadcasters were the sharpest knives in your back.

KTBN - WRNO
 

** U S A. George Jacobs tells me that KTBN will be closing down
permanently
at 0100 UT March 30.

Didn't TBN pay an arm and a leg for that SW station?? "From the West
to the world!"

Well, why wouldn't they sell the facility to someone else?

1) No percieved market for the sale. Unwilling to sell at a loss.

2) Other plans for the facility. Recovered real estate. Sale of assets
piecemeal.

3) No one ever said broadcasters were the sharpest knives in your back.

Good answers!

KTBN - WRNO
 

D Peter Maus wrote:
Doodle wrote:
** U S A. George Jacobs tells me that KTBN will be closing down
permanently
at 0100 UT March 30.
Didn't TBN pay an arm and a leg for that SW station?? "From the
West to the world!"

WHy would they want to shut it down and not sell it to someone else?

Probably high electricity costs to run something like that. Not sure
what type of transmitter they have but I am sure that in Utah it is
costing a pretty penny to run that sort of operation. Maybe TBN is
figuring out that Shortwave isn't their high priority medium as well.

Well, why wouldn't they sell the facility to someone else?



1) No percieved market for the sale. Unwilling to sell at a loss.

2) Other plans for the facility. Recovered real estate. Sale of assets
piecemeal.

3) No one ever said broadcasters were the sharpest knives in your back.

SWBC is dead. Now that the lunatic fringe is abandoning it there's no
reason to hang on.

For Sale: 1999 R8B-1 owner

KTBN - WRNO
 

dave wrote:
SWBC is dead. Now that the lunatic fringe is abandoning it there's no
reason to hang on.

For Sale: 1999 R8B-1 owner

Since it's so useless, I'll take it off your hands for $20 if you pay shipping.

--
One meter, to within 0.0125% accuracy (off by just under .005 inches):
Three feet
Three inches
Three eights of an inch

KTBN - WRNO
 

clifto wrote:

dave wrote:
SWBC is dead. Now that the lunatic fringe is abandoning it there's no
reason to hang on.

For Sale: 1999 R8B-1 owner

Since it's so useless, I'll take it off your hands for $20 if you pay shipping.

Allright, we're bidding! I'll offer $21 if he pays shipping.