"dave" wrote in message
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VegasNightOwl wrote:
Type, or paste, the transmitter location co-ordinates, 36.15611°N
115.25667°W and it's funny to see an AM tower taking up an entire city
block.

Here's the 'hood 16 years ago. The more recent scarring indicates they
need better performance from the ground and have buried some "screen".

http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=10...=8&fc=ffffff99



I also recall seeing a 3 or 4 tower array along Silverado Ranch Road between
Gillespie and Bermuda. The area has been built up but you can clearly see
where the building was and the foundations for the 4 towers along with some
ground trenching for the radials. I don't have the the lat-long but look on
google maps for Silverado Ranch Road east of LV BLVD. The last tower came
down in 2003. I've been trying to find out what station it was but not
having any luck.


VegasNightOwl

On Jul 7, 11:09*pm, "Brenda Ann"
wrote:
"VegasNightOwl" wrote in message

...



It's just funny to see it directly from overhead and in the middle of a
residential area. *What happened was the system was in place out in the
middle of nowhere for years, but as growth occured it built up around the
transmitter site.


- And, like KGA in Spokane, the idiots
- that moved into those new projects
- started bitching about the radio tower
- in "their" neighborhood....

That Radio Tower is such an Eye Sore
and at night the Fluorescent Light in the
Bathroom never quite goes off again;
once you turn it on.

That Radio Tower is SO CLOSE to my
backyard; that I get headaches when
Rush Limbaugh is talking on the Radio

That Radio Tower is SO CLOSE to my
House; sometimes at night I can hear
Coast-to-Coast AM with George Noory
on my Toaster in the Kitchen ;;-) ~ RHF

On Jul 7, 7:30*am, dave wrote:
VegasNightOwl wrote:
Type, or paste, the transmitter location co-ordinates, 36.15611°N
115.25667°W and it's funny to see an AM tower taking up an entire city
block.

- Here's the 'hood 16 years ago. *The more recent scarring indicates
they
- need better performance from the ground and have buried some
"screen".
-
- http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=10...62&lat=36..156...

With a Nighttime Power of just 43 Watts :
They need all the help from the ground that
they can get. ~ RHF

"RHF" wrote in message
...
On Jul 7, 7:30 am, dave wrote:
VegasNightOwl wrote:
Type, or paste, the transmitter location co-ordinates, 36.15611°N
115.25667°W and it's funny to see an AM tower taking up an entire city
block.

- Here's the 'hood 16 years ago. The more recent scarring indicates
they
- need better performance from the ground and have buried some
"screen".
-
- http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=10...762&lat=36.156...

With a Nighttime Power of just 43 Watts :
They need all the help from the ground that
they can get. ~ RHF

"dave" wrote in message
. ..
VegasNightOwl wrote:
wrote in message
. ..
VegasNightOwl wrote:
Type, or paste, the transmitter location co-ordinates, 36.15611°N
115.25667°W and it's funny to see an AM tower taking up an entire city
block.

Here's the 'hood 16 years ago. The more recent scarring indicates they
need better performance from the ground and have buried some "screen".

http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=10...=8&fc=ffffff99



I also recall seeing a 3 or 4 tower array along Silverado Ranch Road
between
Gillespie and Bermuda. The area has been built up but you can clearly
see
where the building was and the foundations for the 4 towers along with
some
ground trenching for the radials. I don't have the the lat-long but look
on
google maps for Silverado Ranch Road east of LV BLVD. The last tower
came
down in 2003. I've been trying to find out what station it was but not
having any luck.


VegasNightOwl


720 has a 4 tower array in Henderson, but I think they've always been
there. I got a contact at Cox in LV, he'd know. I'll try to remember his
name...



It's actually a 3 tower array. Plug these co-ordinates into Google Maps and
it is smack right on.

36° 04' 22" N, 114° 58' 20" W



VegasNightOwl

"dave" wrote in message
. ..
RHF wrote:
On Jul 7, 7:30 am, wrote:
VegasNightOwl wrote:
Type, or paste, the transmitter location co-ordinates, 36.15611°N
115.25667°W and it's funny to see an AM tower taking up an entire city
block.

- Here's the 'hood 16 years ago. The more recent scarring indicates
they
- need better performance from the ground and have buried some
"screen".
-
-
http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=10...762&lat=36.156...

With a Nighttime Power of just 43 Watts :
They need all the help from the ground that
they can get. ~ RHF
.

43 Watts is plenty if the frequency's clear.




There was a station back in Pennsylvania, WESA, that used to be daytime
only. Then they were granted permission for night time transmissions.
Their night time power was 10 watts down from their 250 daytime power. Not
sure how it ever faired but it was interesting to even think if anybody
copied them outside of 200 miles or so.


VegasNightOwl

"VegasNightOwl" wrote in message
...

"dave" wrote in message
. ..
RHF wrote:
On Jul 7, 7:30 am, wrote:
VegasNightOwl wrote:
Type, or paste, the transmitter location co-ordinates, 36.15611°N
115.25667°W and it's funny to see an AM tower taking up an entire city
block.

- Here's the 'hood 16 years ago. The more recent scarring indicates
they
- need better performance from the ground and have buried some
"screen".
-
-
http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=10...762&lat=36.156...

With a Nighttime Power of just 43 Watts :
They need all the help from the ground that
they can get. ~ RHF
.

43 Watts is plenty if the frequency's clear.




There was a station back in Pennsylvania, WESA, that used to be daytime
only. Then they were granted permission for night time transmissions.
Their night time power was 10 watts down from their 250 daytime power.
Not sure how it ever faired but it was interesting to even think if
anybody copied them outside of 200 miles or so.


VegasNightOwl


When the new (at the time) station in Milwaukie (suburb of Portland, OR)
came on the air on 1010 KHz a couple decades or so ago, it had a daytime
power of 10KW, and a nighttime power of 10W. I couldn't figure out why they
bothered. They may have been heard within a few blocks of the tower site
(omni stick), but further than that they would have been destroyed by
splatter from KOMO 1000 in Seattle, which puts in a 'local' level signal at
night.

"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
...

"VegasNightOwl" wrote in message
...

"dave" wrote in message
. ..
RHF wrote:
On Jul 7, 7:30 am, wrote:
VegasNightOwl wrote:
Type, or paste, the transmitter location co-ordinates, 36.15611°N
115.25667°W and it's funny to see an AM tower taking up an entire
city
block.

- Here's the 'hood 16 years ago. The more recent scarring indicates
they
- need better performance from the ground and have buried some
"screen".
-
-
http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=10...762&lat=36.156...

With a Nighttime Power of just 43 Watts :
They need all the help from the ground that
they can get. ~ RHF
.

43 Watts is plenty if the frequency's clear.




There was a station back in Pennsylvania, WESA, that used to be daytime
only. Then they were granted permission for night time transmissions.
Their night time power was 10 watts down from their 250 daytime power.
Not sure how it ever faired but it was interesting to even think if
anybody copied them outside of 200 miles or so.


VegasNightOwl


When the new (at the time) station in Milwaukie (suburb of Portland, OR)
came on the air on 1010 KHz a couple decades or so ago, it had a daytime
power of 10KW, and a nighttime power of 10W. I couldn't figure out why
they bothered. They may have been heard within a few blocks of the tower
site (omni stick), but further than that they would have been destroyed by
splatter from KOMO 1000 in Seattle, which puts in a 'local' level signal
at night.




I'd have to wonder why bother either at 10 watts. Then again, you have alot
of people who are up all night and you never know who will be tuning in.
However, 10 watts on even a somewhat open frequency and depending on the
surround terrain, hills, flat, etc., coverage could be further than you
anticipate, even with a regional powerhouse like KOMO on a nearby frequency.


VegasNightOwl

"dave" wrote in message
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VegasNightOwl wrote:
wrote in message
. ..
VegasNightOwl wrote:
wrote in message
. ..
VegasNightOwl wrote:
Type, or paste, the transmitter location co-ordinates, 36.15611°N
115.25667°W and it's funny to see an AM tower taking up an entire
city
block.

Here's the 'hood 16 years ago. The more recent scarring indicates
they
need better performance from the ground and have buried some "screen".

http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=10...=8&fc=ffffff99



I also recall seeing a 3 or 4 tower array along Silverado Ranch Road
between
Gillespie and Bermuda. The area has been built up but you can clearly
see
where the building was and the foundations for the 4 towers along with
some
ground trenching for the radials. I don't have the the lat-long but
look
on
google maps for Silverado Ranch Road east of LV BLVD. The last tower
came
down in 2003. I've been trying to find out what station it was but not
having any luck.


VegasNightOwl


720 has a 4 tower array in Henderson, but I think they've always been
there. I got a contact at Cox in LV, he'd know. I'll try to remember
his
name...



It's actually a 3 tower array. Plug these co-ordinates into Google Maps
and
it is smack right on.

36° 04' 22" N, 114° 58' 20" W



VegasNightOwl



Whatever. KDWN comes in like a local here in SoCal.


During the winter months I can copy KFI-640 at 10am or even at 11am without
much of a problem. After that, I loose it for a bit then very late in the
afternoon it comes in again.


VegasNightOwl

VegasNightOwl wrote:
wrote in message
. ..
VegasNightOwl wrote:
wrote in message
. ..
VegasNightOwl wrote:
Type, or paste, the transmitter location co-ordinates, 36.15611°N
115.25667°W and it's funny to see an AM tower taking up an entire city
block.

Here's the 'hood 16 years ago. The more recent scarring indicates they
need better performance from the ground and have buried some "screen".

http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=10...=8&fc=ffffff99



I also recall seeing a 3 or 4 tower array along Silverado Ranch Road
between
Gillespie and Bermuda. The area has been built up but you can clearly
see
where the building was and the foundations for the 4 towers along with
some
ground trenching for the radials. I don't have the the lat-long but look
on
google maps for Silverado Ranch Road east of LV BLVD. The last tower
came
down in 2003. I've been trying to find out what station it was but not
having any luck.


VegasNightOwl


720 has a 4 tower array in Henderson, but I think they've always been
there. I got a contact at Cox in LV, he'd know. I'll try to remember his
name...



It's actually a 3 tower array. Plug these co-ordinates into Google Maps and
it is smack right on.

36° 04' 22" N, 114° 58' 20" W



VegasNightOwl



Whatever. KDWN comes in like a local here in SoCal.