WWL 870 Super Strong in Wisconsin
 

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:17:31 -0500, "delphi4"
wrote:

Damn good answer... too bad he wasn't here asking me something.

I gather your dick woukd have exploded, chump.



"patgkz" wrote in message
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On another related topic: While watching FOX News TV yesterday....did
anyone else hear Shepherd Smith told "it's none of your fu**'ing business"

Michael wrote:
"patgkz" wrote in message
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Last nite before Katrina hit, WWL was floudering in here at S-7 to
S-9.....tonight, a different story.

Now booming in at steady +10dB.



Audible here in NJ with the R75 and 200' "Frankenstein" Roof wire. Though I
need to listen in LSB to cut out intermod from 880 WCBS just above.


20 over 9 in SW Michigan at 03:30 UTC. R-75, 155' longwire.

Tony

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"patgkz" wrote in message
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Last nite before Katrina hit, WWL was floudering in here at S-7 to
S-9.....tonight, a different story.

Now booming in at steady +10dB.

Heard them pretty well tonight at around 02:30. Just using a KA-1102 off its
whip.

Jackie

"Tony Calguire" wrote

Does anybody know when they eventually came back up, and what the story
was?

In my sleep stupor I heard the announcer this Tues. morning at around 5AM
Central state that they had enough diesel fuel to run generator power for
another 24 hours and that he didn't know how they were going to be able to
deliver more. He didn't say if he was referring to the studio or the
transmitter power. Mentioned he and staff sleeping on the floor but will
carry go on.
Many mention of people's cell phone batteries going dead about now and no
power to recharge.

patgkz wrote:
Last nite before Katrina hit, WWL was floudering in here at S-7 to
S-9.....tonight, a different story.

Now booming in at steady +10dB.

Maybe all that water surging into the area juiced up their antenna
efficiency?

On another related topic: While watching FOX News TV yesterday....did
anyone else hear Shepherd Smith told "it's none of your fu**'ing business"
by a person he was interviewing. Smith asked a street-person why he was
walking his dogs in the middle of a CAT-5 hurricane........good answer, I
guess!

Yes, they are booming into Virginia as well. It's an understatement to
say there's a lot of confusion among both rescuers and the rescued in a
situation like that. And a lot of frustration on the part of residents
who can't even get to the remains of their homes for at least a week.
I'm tempted to say if anyone is caught looting or stealing under those
circumstances they should be taken out back, given a 5 minute trial and
shot.

Recently read that the WWL transmitter site has a one month fuel supply.
If the generator can hold out that long!
After that it's pffft.


"SeeingEyeDog" wrote in message
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"Tony Calguire" wrote

Does anybody know when they eventually came back up, and what the story
was?

In my sleep stupor I heard the announcer this Tues. morning at around 5AM
Central state that they had enough diesel fuel to run generator power for
another 24 hours and that he didn't know how they were going to be able to
deliver more. He didn't say if he was referring to the studio or the
transmitter power. Mentioned he and staff sleeping on the floor but will
carry go on.
Many mention of people's cell phone batteries going dead about now and no
power to recharge.

"-=jd=-" wrote in message
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On Fri 02 Sep 2005 08:35:03p, "Brenda Ann" wrote in
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"SeeingEyeDog" wrote in message
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Recently read that the WWL transmitter site has a one month fuel
supply. If the generator can hold out that long!
After that it's pffft.


I'm betting not. WWL is an important regional resource, and I'll wager
that when they begin to run low of diesel at the transmitter site that
they'll be able to get more diesel delivered to the site somehow. I do
know that diesel is being delivered to buildings in downtown New
Orleans. I gather from the fact that WWL is still on the air that the
site is above water and accessible (the engineers have been and gone
since the storm).



I wouldn't worry about running out of fuel, as certainly they would be
able
to get a resupply within a month. I would be more concerned about the
actual
generator running 24x7 for a month without suffering some mechanical
failure.
Unless it's not just a stand-by generator and is one of the more robust
ones.


*broadcast engineer hat on*

They don't usually bother with 'back up' generators. They install ones that
are good for the long haul. At KBOO, a 19,000 watt station, we had a 100KW
generator installed at the transmitter site. A commercial one, built to run
for 10,000 hours MTBF. Also sure they have a preventative maintenance
schedule to keep it in top shape. Easy enough to have silent times during
the wee hours to do the maintenance.

"-=jd=-" wrote in message
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On Fri 02 Sep 2005 09:54:09p, "Brenda Ann" wrote in
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"-=jd=-" wrote in message
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On Fri 02 Sep 2005 08:35:03p, "Brenda Ann" wrote
in message :


"SeeingEyeDog" wrote in message
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Recently read that the WWL transmitter site has a one month fuel
supply. If the generator can hold out that long!
After that it's pffft.


I'm betting not. WWL is an important regional resource, and I'll wager
that when they begin to run low of diesel at the transmitter site that
they'll be able to get more diesel delivered to the site somehow. I do
know that diesel is being delivered to buildings in downtown New
Orleans. I gather from the fact that WWL is still on the air that the
site is above water and accessible (the engineers have been and gone
since the storm).



I wouldn't worry about running out of fuel, as certainly they would be
able
to get a resupply within a month. I would be more concerned about the
actual
generator running 24x7 for a month without suffering some mechanical
failure.
Unless it's not just a stand-by generator and is one of the more robust
ones.


*broadcast engineer hat on*


And may I say, That looks absolutely "Jaunty"!


They don't usually bother with 'back up' generators. They install ones
that are good for the long haul. At KBOO, a 19,000 watt station, we had
a 100KW generator installed at the transmitter site. A commercial one,
built to run for 10,000 hours MTBF. Also sure they have a preventative
maintenance schedule to keep it in top shape. Easy enough to have silent
times during the wee hours to do the maintenance.


Then they probably have enough for a bit of HVAC and maybe hot-water too
(even if it's from the microwave in the breakroom). I hope they have good
locks on sturdy, steel doors!


We (we actually shared the transmitter shack with 5 other stations) even had
a nice little room where we could stay at the shack in bad weather. Fully
outfitted with food, water (running and bottled), refrigerator, microwave,
television, the works.

On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:26:00 -0700, John Rethorst
wrote:

In article ,
"patgkz" wrote:

Last nite before Katrina hit, WWL was floudering in here at S-7 to
S-9.....tonight, a different story.

Now booming in at steady +10dB.

Maybe all that water surging into the area juiced up their antenna
efficiency?

How did their antenna survive the storm?
The didn't. WWL is now broadcasting from somewhere else.

"matt weber" wrote in message
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On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:26:00 -0700, John Rethorst
wrote:

In article ,
"patgkz" wrote:

Last nite before Katrina hit, WWL was floudering in here at S-7 to
S-9.....tonight, a different story.

Now booming in at steady +10dB.

Maybe all that water surging into the area juiced up their antenna
efficiency?

How did their antenna survive the storm?
The didn't. WWL is now broadcasting from somewhere else.

Their towers and transmitter site did survive the storm. They are
broadcasting from a different studio location (LSU?)

Brenda Ann wrote:
"matt weber" wrote in message
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On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:26:00 -0700, John Rethorst
wrote:


In article ,
"patgkz" wrote:


Last nite before Katrina hit, WWL was floudering in here at S-7 to
S-9.....tonight, a different story.

Now booming in at steady +10dB.

Maybe all that water surging into the area juiced up their antenna
efficiency?

How did their antenna survive the storm?

The didn't. WWL is now broadcasting from somewhere else.


Their towers and transmitter site did survive the storm. They are
broadcasting from a different studio location (LSU?)



NBC reported the other night that "several" of the N.O. stations
had combined their resources at a central location to keep broadcasting.

Tony

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I am listening to a United Radio Broadcasters radio station of New
Orleans in New Orleans right now,I just now tuned into the station,I
think the guy said WWL 870.Folks are calling into the station about
there are still folks trapped in their houses and they need food and
water and medical aid and they are worried about Martial law and in 72
hours they think will be folks knocking on their doors and they will be
told they will have to leave their homes even though they are in a safe
unflooded area.Some folks are calling in and saying they haven't seen
the red cross or any other help yet.A woman in Algiers (New Orleans
metro area) is saying she isn't allowed to go to the other end of
Jefferson Street to get ice.The 17th Street Canal breach has been
repaired.There are still many people in New Orleans without any help and
they are worried sick.
cuhulin

That is what tv station WLBT www.wlbt.com did a few years ago when
their tall tv tower got knocked down.They have a new tv tower now.
cuhulin

Pumping will now begin at the 17th Street Canal locatin.The guy on WWL
said they are going to pump their tails off! They are going to check
that Levee from stem to stern and they are going to fix what needs
fixing.They are going to get that water down and out of New Orleans.
cuhulin

"Tony Meloche" wrote in message
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Brenda Ann wrote:
"matt weber" wrote in message
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On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:26:00 -0700, John Rethorst
wrote:


In article ,
"patgkz" wrote:


Last nite before Katrina hit, WWL was floudering in here at S-7 to
S-9.....tonight, a different story.

Now booming in at steady +10dB.

Maybe all that water surging into the area juiced up their antenna
efficiency?

How did their antenna survive the storm?

The didn't. WWL is now broadcasting from somewhere else.


Their towers and transmitter site did survive the storm. They are
broadcasting from a different studio location (LSU?)



NBC reported the other night that "several" of the N.O. stations had
combined their resources at a central location to keep broadcasting.


Yes. This applies to studio facilities. The transmitter sites themselves are
mostly still intact, and being fed remotely. They could get special
permission from the FCC to relocate transmitter facilities, but that takes
quite a while, they certainly would not be operating already under that
authorization.

WWL's AM TX is the primary for what is now called the "United Radio
Broadcasters of New Orleans".

This from Radio Online http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/$rol.exe/roundup

Groups Form United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans


In response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, 15 area stations
including those owned by Clear Channel, Entercom and local independents have
joined together to form the United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans. The
joint effort is meant to provide the region with complete, reliable and
consistent broadcasts of emergency recovery and relief information.

The group is comprised of outlets operated by Clear Channel, Entercom and
independent stations KLCL-AM/Lake Charles and KJEF-FM/Jennings. The
collaboration features Entercom's WWL-AM 870, enhanced by the resources of
the other Entercom and Clear Channel outlets in the region. The Louisiana
Network out of Baton Rouge is also providing facilities support.

The effort began Thursday night with a broadcast at 10pm CT. Programming
consists of continuous news, information and coverage of local relief
efforts, and will include live feeds from street reporters and interviews
and updates from local officials and relief coordinators. A toll-free 800
number will allow listeners to call in with their experiences, eyewitness
reports and questions.

Additionally, the stations will share a helicopter to transport engineers to
transmitter sites and assist in the evacuation of employees as needed.
Independent broadcasters in the region interested in joining the effort
should call 225-231-1860. (09-02-05)

I wonder if WWL 870 knows they have such an admiring and attentive and
captive audience out there?
cuhulin