1060 testing at higher power

[dan.strassberg@worldnet.att.net]

The FCC must have come through yesterday with program 
test authority for 1060's CP for 40 kW-D/22 kW-CH DA-2-
D. At 8:08 this morning, the station dropped carrier for 
about 15 sec and came back _much_ stronger. My guess is 
that they are now running proofs on the CH pattern, and 
as is the FCC's custom, the station is running at half 
the power specified in the CP. When the CH phase of the 
testing is complete, they will move on to testing the D 
pattern at half power. After that, they will run at 11 
kW-CH/20 kW-D until the FCC grants full-power program-
test authority. Then Infinity will complain about 
prohibited overlap with WBZ and 1060 will be back to 
running half power (or maybe CH power) during 
noncritical hours. At some point, hearings will 
scheduled. My guess is that, at that time, Mr Langer 
will voluntarily cut back the D power to save himself 
the legal and consulting engineering bills and obtain a 
license to cover.

I'm still curious to see whether 1060 will apply for 
full-time status. I believe they could get about 150W-N 
using the CH pattern. However, the possibility of 
presunrise authority with higher power and considerably 
higher power during the half hour or so between local 
sunset here and local sunset in Philadelphia as well as 
somewhat higher power from Philadelphia sunset until two 
hours past Natick sunset may tip the scales in favor of 
remaining a daytimer. Under the FCC's latest rules, the 
local 1060, as a daytimer located to the east of the 
dominant station on a Class A channel and outside of the 
dominant station's 0.5 mV/m 50% skywave contour, is 
entitled to remain on the air at _some_ power for two 
hours after local sunset.