So Near And Yet So Far

[Larry Weil]

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> In a message dated 12/17/2008 12:02:43 PM Eastern Standard 
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> Why don't radio station's have back up power anymore?

Did they ever, especially the small ones?

I suspect the answer is money.  Not only do generators cost money to buy and
install, they also need to be maintained, and tested regularly, all of which
costs money.  And a lot of the smaller stations do not have full-time
engineering staffs, meaning this all would need to be paid for on an hourly
basis.

Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH