Woah, $1million for an Antenna? Im no engineer, but that seems very very steep to me. $1 mil is probably for the entire HD conversion for all 5 stations.
How can he forget what country HE is going to set up a new 200KW AM station in? When he remembers what country it's in, let us know. Paul Walker www.realradiousa.com On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 11:28 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -- > Good Evening, > > Had a chat with my neighbor who is the chief engineer for > CBS radio in Portland, OR. Construction has started on > the new antenna tower for the 5 HD FM stations that CBS > owns in Portland. > > He mentioned that the cost of the antenna is $1,000,000. > It has a elevator that stops 60' from the top of the tower. > The location is on the hill near the other towers above the > city of Portland. > > He said that it would be a long time before CBS considers > HD for KFMD 970 AM. Also mentioned that one the guys building the > tower, his next job is setting up a 200 kw MW station. My . > neighbor forgot what country the station was in. > > Dennis, > Salmon Creek, WA > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > -- Sincerely, Paul B. Walker, Jr. http://www.realradiousa.com http://www.radio-talk.net http://www.myspace.com/walkerbroadcasting [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
