Paul
I should have been more clear in my earlier post. KYAK was definitely a
daytimer when it was on 630, based on published information from that
time period. See for example the Van Jones log on Lee's website
http://amlogbook.com/jones/0561.pdf or the 1968 Broadcasting Yearbook
posted at
http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC-YB/1968/B%201%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201968.pdf
I vividly recall it being a daytimer back then, partly because it was
such a tantalizingly hopeless DX target, partly from visiting the
station when I was in Anchorage, and partly because it seemed like such
an absurd idea to have a daytime only station in Alaska.
You're correct pointing out that a station can sign off at 11 pm if it
has full time authority.
Bruce
Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
Just because KYAK signed off at 11pm, doesnt make it a daytimer. Most
daytimers who have flea power sign off at sunset. However, that being said,
some stations dont stay on all night even if they could..... so KYAk signing
off at 11pm is no indication that it was actually a daytimer.
KIAM 630 Nenana powers down from 10KW to 3.1KW, KNOM 780 Nome powers down
from 25KW to 14KW, KINY 800 powers down from 10KW to 7.6KW, KTKN 930
Ketchikan powers down from 5KW to 1KW andKXLJ 1330 Juneau powers down from
10KW to 3KW
Paul Walker
www.onairdj.com
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On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Bruce Portzer <[email protected]> wrote:
Karl
The only such daytimer I can think of was KYAK-630 Anchorage in the late
60s. I think they were on the air sunrise-sunset at the time. I was up
there in July 1969 and KYAK signed off at 11 pm (local sunset). I would
have to assume KYAK was on only 4-5 hours during the winter, unless they had
pre-sunrise authority. If that's the case, they might've been on 6 am -2
pm or thereabouts during December & January I'm not sure how long KYAK
operated with this facility - I think it was a couple of years. It moved to
650 in October 1969.
I don't think there have been any Alaskan daytimers since then. There may
be a couple that reduce power at sunset, but I can't recall for sure.
Bruce
Karl J. Zuk wrote:
A question:
How does the FCC handle daytime only stations who are very far north?
If you are licensed to a town that experiences 'midnight sun' or close to
it,
are you allowed to operate until local sunset - or maybe 24 hours a day -
if the sun never sets?
Do these stations need to operate only very short hours during the height
of winter
or are their concessions made for this circumstance?
A broader question: Are there any daytimers located that far north to
begin with?
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