WRCR 1700 Off Air

[ChrisSmolinski]

Due to moving to a new location: http://www.wrcr.com/2017/08/07/temporary-shutdown-on-am-1700-due-to-equipment-move/

"We have cleared paperwork with the FCC but there are still a few hurdles to clear before we can get our broadcast equipment moved to its new, better transmitting location."

Hopefully this will take a few days. Or weeks. Better yet, months.

[skeezix]

From the FCC (BSTA-20170725ABF)

The STA shows 2.5 kW daytime.

Exhibit 16
Description: EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES

THE LICENSEE OF WRCR HAS HAD AN ONGOING DISPUTE WITH THE OWNER OF ITS CURRENTLY LICENSED TRANSMISSION SITE. ITS TRANSMITTER SITE LEASE HAS NOW BEEN TERMINATED AND IT IS SUBJECT TO AN EVICTION ORDER; ACCORDINGLY, THE EMERGENCY STA FOR TEMPORARY TRANSMISSION FACILITIES IS BEING FILED. THE PROPOSED TOWER IA A GROUNDED, TAPERED, SELF SUPPORTING, TOWER. THE PROPOSED ANTENNA SYSTEM CONSISTS OF THE TOWER AND A SINGLE CABLE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOWER AND RUNNING UP THE CENTER OF THE TOWER TO A POINT 160 FEET ABOVE GROUND WHERE A HORIZONTAL WIRE WILL CONNECT TO EACH TOWER LEG.

APPENDIX 1 IS A REFERENCE MOM MODEL FOR A 1/4 WAVE MONOPOLE WHICH PROVIDES RADIATION EFFICIENCY, BASE IMPEDANCE, HORIZONTAL PLANE PATTERN AND ELEVATION PLANE PATTERN DATA.

APPENDIX 2 IS THE SAME DATA FOR THE PROPOSED ANTENNA. SINCE THERE IS NO GROUND SYSTEM THE RADIATION EFFICIENCY IS MODESTLY GREATER THAN A QUARTER WAVE MONOPOLE, THE FEED POINT RESISTANCE IS CLOSE TO 50 OHMS, THE HORIZONTAL PLANE PATTERN IS NEARLY PERFECTLY OMNI-DIRECTIONAL WITH AN RMS OF 1091.8 MV/M@1 KM FOR 10 KW. THE ELEVATION PATTERN IS SIMILAR TO A QUARTER WAVE RADIATOR AND IS FREE FROM UNDESIRED LOBES IN THE ELEVATION PATTERN.       

[PirateSWL]

Praying they never come back to 1700, absolutely kill me here, so damn close to them !