On May 20, 2011, at 7:42 PM, Jim Lux wrote:
1070 kHz is also KNX, a 50kW clear channel station in Los Angeles. That might be why the pattern's so small in any direction but southeast at night.So what is generally south east from Houston. Galveston, I know, but that's not very far away. Are they trying to broadcast to Cuba as well? Or the Yucatan peninsula or oil rig and boat crews out in the gulf?
Nah; KNTH is north-north-west of the population center, and thus 'throws' its pattern toward the population center. FCC rules require a certain field strength for the station's 'city of license' and to do that the pattern is pointed towards the population center. I remember hearing some SBE (Society of Broadcast Engineers) friends talking about this 'crazy 11 tower array in Texas' years ago; nice to actually see it from the air.... :-)
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