RE: New AM @ 540 in Jaffrey, NH

[dan.strassberg@att.net]

549 is a typo, although I believe it happens to be a MW frequency in Europe, 
Asia, and Africa (probably also Australia) and it would be one in Antarctica IF 
there were any MW stations there. In fact, the only continents where it is NOT 
a MW frequency are North and South America.

The application is NOT new; it was filed two years ago, apparently as a ploy by 
Stephen Wendell, permittee of the now-deleted WKNJ, the long, long unbuilt 550 
daytimer in Franlin Lakes in far northern New Jersey. (As a last-ditch move to 
save the CP, Wendell had applied to move WKNJ to Harriman NY so he could diplex 
with the AM 910 licensed to (I believe) New city NY in Rockland County.)

Anyhow, Wendell's original purpose in applying for the Jaffrey CP appears to 
have been to block WLUX (now WLIE), the 540 station in Islip NY, from 
increasing its day power and going directional days. The reason Wendell wanted 
to block that move was that it caused prohibited overlap with WKNJ. What 
finally happened was that WLUX asked the FCC to revoke Wendell's CP for WKNJ 
because he had failed to construct for (I think) 17 years. The FCC DID pull the 
CP and DID grant WLUX a CP. WLUX DID construct and I believe has since been 
granted a license to cover.

The reason that the Jaffrey station was in today's FCC actions is that Wendell 
filed to modify his application to reduce the specified night power. In the 
original filing, it was specified as 430W. Today, the FCC announced that it had 
accepted an application to revise that to 330W. No CP has yet been granted. 
Wendell had already revised the application to reduce the day power and change 
the day pattern to protect WLIE's upgraded day facilities.

My presumption is that the reason for the latest reduction is that WLIE also 
improved its night facilities. (It used to run 214W-N ND but now is directional 
at night and runs just enough additional night power to produce an rms inverse-
distance field of 140.35 mV/m @ 1 km--the equivalent of 250W into an antenna of 
minimum efficiency.) Thus, WLIE now qualifies as a Class B AM and must be 
protected from interference from stations newer than itself.

No doubt, if the Jaffrey station is built, it won't be the first station built 
out of spite. However, my guess is that if the application is granted and the 
station is built, Wendell will be getting what he richly deserves--an 
opportunity to lose not merely the money he spends on land acquisition and 
construction but also the money he spends operating the station until he can 
unload it on some greater fool. Undoubtedly, the greater fool will be a 
religious broadcaster. I wonder if Blount will pick it up to simulcast WDER. 
--
dan.strassberg@att.net
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> Heading says 540AM, Detail says 549(Euro?)AM. Are there US stations
> operating at 540 AM?
> 
> Paul Hopfgarten
> East Derry NH 03041
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> > [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of
> > Laurence Glavin
> > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 7:01 PM
> > To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> > Subject: New AM @ 540 in Jaffrey, NH
> >
> >
> > A check of today's (06/16) FCC Daily Digest reveals an application
> > fir a new AM operating at 549khz in Jaffrey, NH.  Weird...
> > it will have slightly higher power at night, 250/430 with a
> > DA-2.  Sounds expensive, but we all know that region has
> > LOTS of disposable income!  (Could it be "religious"?)
> >
> > Laurence Glavin
> >
> >
> >
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