Re: WXKS-AM

[aread@speakeasy.net]

If you're only going to do a measly 10 watts, why not have it done through a TIS-style antenna.  Small, cheap, easy-to-locate.  Logan Airport's 1650AM TIS is audible...barely...in my car on Soldier's Field Rd. by WBZ.  That's pretty damn far.  It's very audible in most of downtown where buildings aren't shadowing it too much.

I know it's not the rules, but we're talking about a new way of rules anyway...

- Aaron


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan.Strassberg@att.net [mailto:Dan.Strassberg@att.net]
> Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2003 09:34 PM
> To: 'Dan Billings'
> Cc: elipolo@earthlink.net, boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Subject: Re: WXKS-AM
> 
> Aside from the ongoing cost of paying rent to WJIB and WNTN, the biggest 
> expense of this upgrade would most likely be preparing the applications to file 
> with the FCC. I still think that the entire non-recurring cost of the project 
> could be held to less than $25,000. Now, what would be a reasonable rent? Say 
> Bob and Rob Rudnick, who owns WNTN, could settle on a formula for the rentals 
> based on the transmitter power. WWZN reportedly pays either $20,000 or $25,000 
> per month to the owners of the Waverly Oaks Industrial Park for their 50-kW 
> station. That's either $.40 or $.50/watt/month. Suppose WXKS could get 10W at 
> each site. That would make the monthly rental either $40.00 or $50.00 at each 
> station. I doubt that Bob would think about such an offer for even two seconds--
> but he probably would listen to an offer of $400 or $500/month. I've never met 
> Rob, but he'd probably listen to such an offer also. In the end, though, I 
> don't think either would accept.
> --
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> > I don't think improving the night signal of WXKS-AM is a priority for CC,
> > but the idea of CC helping to pay the bills for WJIB is quite delightful.
>