[BC] Arrays separated by highways

[Paul Smith W4KNX]

The former WSUN 620 St. Petersburg, FL.  In the middle of Tampa Bay with a
couple of beautiful old Blaw Know towers on each side of Gandy Blvd.  Was on
the cover of Radio Guide a few months back

Paul Smith
Sarasota, FL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Fybush" <scott at fybush.com>
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Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:22 PM
Subject: RE: [BC] Arrays separated by highways


> Also...
>
> KTSA 550 has been mentioned. WPEN's old site in Philadelphia (still its
> licensed day site) has a street running between towers 2 and 3. And
there's
> the 920/1460 in Las Vegas (Bill Croghan's stations), which have a
> residential street running between two of the towers and the third. This
> summer, I found another - WAYY 790 Eau Claire, Wisconsin has a street
> between two towers and the third. And KSTP in St. Paul has its night array
> on one side of US 61, its daytime almost-Franklin and the transmitter
> building on the other side.
>
> I think I'm still missing at least one here...
>
> s
>
> At 05:02 PM 11/19/2005, you wrote:
> >Yes!  I should know that... (and another 620!) I had it on the cover of
> >Radio Guide a couple of years ago.
> >
> >So, for you home-gamers:
> >         WDAE - Tampa, FL - 620
> >         KWAL  - Wallace, ID - 620
> >         KFMB  - San Diego, CA - 760
> >
> >If someone wants to add the coordinates for "viewing," that would be
nice.
> >
> >
> >At 12:54 PM 11/19/2005, Golchert, Michael A. wrote
> >>         WDAE, St.Pete/Tampa.  That array should be very interesting
very
> >>soon, as the towers are going to be replaced.  Salt air and bird
> >>droppings are taking their toll.  Got to get it done before Hurricane
> >>Season (Gandy Blvd., which runs between the towers is one of the major
> >>evacuation routes for St. Pete).
> >>
> >>
> >>Michael A. Golchert
> >>AM Field Engineer
> >>Cell: 205.329.4619
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
> >>[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Barry Mishkind
> >>Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 10:47 AM
> >>To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List
> >>Subject: [BC] Arrays separated by highways
> >>
> >>At 09:43 AM 11/19/05, Dave Dunsmoor wrote
> >>
> >> >And one of these days I'm going to stop in at the station west of
> >> >Wallace, Idaho to visit. I'm intrigued by the tower situation they
> >> >have, I-90 running right between their two towers, and at least 20'
> >> >over the top of whatever ground counterpoise they may have. Puts this
> >> >discussion of radial depth into practical perspective. But they seem
to
> >>
> >> >have good coverage, at least east-west anyway (can't easily go north
or
> >>
> >> >south from there).
> >
> >
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