You may recall that a few weeks ago I posted info relayed to me by Ernie Wesolowski of Omaha, concerning KMA 960 Shenandoah IA. Ernie revealed that on 5/31 the station had taken down the deteriorating 48-year-old middle tower in its three-tower array, which was in bad need of replacement. The station planned on using one of the two remaining towers at reduced nighttime power while the new tower was being built. This afternoon I got a phone call from Ernie. Last Thursday he made a visit to the station. The new tower is now up, but there is a great deal of engineering to complete before the station returns to its nighttime directional pattern. The station expects to be back to U2 5000 5000 by about August 1. In the meantime, it will be on its current STA, which sets its nighttime non-directional power at 1250 watts. BTW, a short video clip of the old tower coming down is still on the KMA website, _http://kma960.com_ (http://kma960.com) . 73 Bill Dvorak Madison WI Column Editor NRC DX News DDXD-West
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