Re: Query: Since WEIM Faces the Ocean, Why Does It Power Down At Night?

[dan.strassberg@att.net]

And, oh yeah, if WEIM tried to increase power, the AM 
1280 in Gardiner ME would be a problem--day and night.
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> Gee, since there's a "lurker" from WEIM out there, maybe he can answer 
> this question...WEIM's array points ESE toward the mighty Atlantic Ocean;
> but for as long as I can remember, it has reduced power from 5KW to a puny
> 1KW at sunset.  Why can't they just squeeze the pattern a little and keep going
> at 5K?  I only mention this because I just recently returned from upstate NY/
> Western Mass...and when I do, I check in at 1280 in the vicinity of Rt 2 @ 495
> (also 960) after dark.  Sometimes they're fine, other times, like last Sunday
> (07/07) they're being battered by co-channels, probably in La Canade.
> If WEIM had 5000 watts (or more!) it probably wouldn't interfere with
> other outlets at 1280 it seems to me.