I should have mentioned that I have about 40 years in broadcasting, AM, FM, TV.
KLGZ (1600 AM) in Algona, Iowa does a marvelous job too. BUT it is very local! Storms and situations move and change. Many of the high power stations are, or course, directional and even with that they cover very much area. Of course no one in central Nebraska is going to tune to KXEL, especially since that is in more or less in one of its nulls. That would be silly. KRVN is a great station, albeit that their night pattern covers only the SW portion of Nebraska. No one in Algona or Des Moines or Waterloo would tune to KRVN either. There are many stations all over the place but there are many places not as well served. However – what in an emergency? Here in Algona – the one in Iowa – night reception of A. M. is somewhat difficult but possible. There are still many people in rural areas and there is much travel and many travelers in remote areas. ==> My position is not specifically for KXEL in particular nor was I proposing “more protection.” Distant reception may or not be useful much of the time – BUT – in some crisis situation it can at least be a back-up plan! I will confess to some sense of anxiety over the current state of our national security. Tom Gruis. From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 11:55 To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Cc: Name missing - dxld@yahoogroups_com <[email protected]>; National Radio Club NRC am@nrcdxas_org <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRCA] KXEL Petition More protection? Why?? Most of these isolated population centers have local or semi local stations these days... And stations like KCHE Cherokee IA...or KNLV Ord Nebraska or KBRX ONeill Nebraska do an excellent job serving their local communities. No one in central Nebraska is going to tune to KXEL 1540 for emergency information. Paul On Friday, February 26, 2016, Les Rayburn <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Paul, While generally I respect your positions, I have to disagree on this one. The Class A stations provide vital service to audiences who are isolated from population centers. If you travel much in the Western US, and even parts of the East, you’ll find there are more of these areas than some would believe. More importantly, during regional emergencies, Class A stations offer perhaps the only communication link that is wide-reaching, infrastructure independent, and reliable. During Hurricanes Katrina, and Rita as well as Superstorm Sandy, I witnessed this first hand. We sheltered evacuees from New Orleans in our neighborhood in advance of Katrina, and by listening to WLW, they were able to get breaking news about their neighborhoods. For days, it was literally the only reliable source of information about the disaster. Saw this repeat again in Washington, DC during Sandy, as people evacuated from New Jersey—and relied on the Class A’s in the Northeast to get reliable information after cellular networks, the Internet, and other links had failed. If anything, I think the FCC should consider more protection for the Class A stations. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. > On Feb 26, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. > <[email protected] <javascript:;> > wrote: > > Here's my response: > > I’m all for the changes… And I’m a DXer and broadcaster!! > > Who cares about WGY in Boston or Pittsburgh? Who cares about KDKA in > Cincinatti or NYC? > > Reduce Class A Statiobs protection down from 750 miles to 300 miles and be > done with it. Most people, if they really wanna listen to WGY or KDKA from > far away listen online. > > The only people this 750 mile rule really help are DXers and the few > distant distant listeners who don’t have Internet. > > Why service a few at the sacrifice and cost of many? Allow small stations > night power or more night power to provide local programming > > > Paul > > On Friday, February 26, 2016, Dr. Tom Gruis <[email protected] > <javascript:;> > wrote: > >> >> >> My comments on the KXEL petition: >> >> >> >> Response to KXEL petition - 02.26.2014. >> >> >> >> In addition to the above, I submit that in a national emergency the high >> power stations would provide needed dissemination of information within its >> day and night coverage areas and provide redundancy should that be needed! >> Low power and FM stations would be much less capable of providing the >> public's interest, convenience, and necessity. Further, with the heightened >> concerns about national security to limit available, operating, and viable >> communications systems operating within the law seems at best foolhardy! In >> terms of rapid emergency or even, God forbid, catastrophic periods the high >> power stations would be a more immediate and possibly coordinated >> communications facility. Many ground stations would be much more difficult >> to sabotage than concentrated systems such as cable and satellites. And >> remember the proven reliability and simplicity of the A. M. systems and >> wireless communications in general. >> >> >> >> Tom E. H. Gruis, Ed. 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