WRCA, WUNR

[Dan.Strassberg]

After studying WUNR's and WRCA's power-increase applications
(both filed on 2002) and listening to both stations, albeit briefly,
yesterday day and night, I believe that WUNR was most likely running
1.25 kW ND last night, as specified in its STA. WUNR might be running
5 kW DA during daylight hours using its new pattern. If I read the
applications correctly (and I may not have done so) WUNR's NIF contour
is 6.9 mV/m whereas WRCA's is 8.4 mV/m. (Seems to me I recall seeing a
lower number--in the 5s--for WUNR in an earlier reading of its app
several years ago, but I did not find that number this time.) Anyhow,
according to the NIFs, 1600 is slightly quieter than 1330 at night in
this area. However last night in Arlington Heights, WUNR was totally
buried by what I believe was WWRL, whereas WRCA was merely bothered by
what I assume to have been mostly WWRV. I can therefore believe that
WRCA might have been running its night pattern with 5 kW last night.
During the daytime, WRCA sounded noticeably stronger than it did last
night, suggesting that it is running more than 5 kW by day--with one
or the other of its two new patterns.




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