Antennas

AM Improvement Proceeding Proceeds at FCC

The FCC opened a rulemaking proceeding, MM Docket 13-249 on the Revitalization of the AM Radio Service.  In it, the…continue reading

Inventor of Antennalyzer Passes Away

Wendell C. Morrison of Waukesha WI passed away on February 27, 2013.  He was 97. An associate of Dr George…continue reading

AM Power and Operational issues

AM Station Power Class Present Maximum Proposed Region II US-Mexican US-Canadian A 50 kW Day 50 kW Night 100 kW…continue reading

KNSN nee KSON gets new tower after 2004 Collapse

From CGC Communicator – The new KSON(AM) tower was completed and activated today at about 4:30 p.m. according to Joel…continue reading

Are your tower lights on?

The FCC has issued waivers of the requirement to visually check tower lights annually instead of every three months when…continue reading

After 20 Years the FCC Acts!

Consultants and Station Owners have been asking for twenty years for relief on burdensome rules to prove the performance of…continue reading

Radio-Locator Decoded

I have received a lot of questions about the contours shown on the Radio-Locator maps. For AM they are: Red…continue reading

Crawford Broadcasting opens Copper Theft Forum

Crawford Broadcasting has started a forum to investigate means of combating the rash of copper thefts from ground systems. You…continue reading

KFI Tower falls Again!

The historic KFI tower fell in December 2004 when a private aircraft hit the tower.  After three years of seeking…continue reading

Possible Copper Alternative

For those of us who have found the “Yellow Gold” in the ground at tower bases disappearing: Ron Nott of…continue reading