KDUN has been off/on/off/on a lot through the years. Back in the days of KRAF 1470, they were quite stable. Reedsport is not a big town. Maybe 5,000 and running a 50 KWer probably is not all that inexpensive. Plus I believe there are some FMers in the area, let alone Coos Bay/North Bend stations 25 miles away. The GM told me that the reason KDUN boosted power was because they needed to get their signal over the powerline hash that the local PUD would not do anything about. With 10 KW, selling in North Bend/Coos Bay, the powerline hash would cover their signal. The noise down there must be horrible. I remember driving through Newberg OR, 25 miles from Portland and the powerline noise there was bad enough to QRN many Portland stations.
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