I wonder how many AM stations today have a backup power system to keep them on the air during an emergency. The thread a few weeks back was the powerful AM station being a life line during a major event like WWL was during Hurricane Katrina.
Back in the 1970's, during a visit to the WLS site near my home back then I personally witnessed a backup power test. The very friendly engineer on duty at the site showed me their two separate ComEd feed lines coming in from two different directions. He even briefly interrupted one leg of one 3 phase line causing their emergency backup diesel generator to kick on and run for 10 minutes. The big diesel fuel tank could keep the generator running for several days if ComEd power was completely lost. Keeping all that equipment available cost money and I wonder if WLS or other big AM stations still have backup diesel generators. Tom Jasinski Below from Pete Taylor on March 13th. Pretty blustery here in Tacoma this afternoon but it has calmed down considerably. A semi got blown over on he Narrows Bridge..... A few blinks earlier but no power outages for us. Apparently there are about 45,000 peeps up north who weren't so lucky. If our power goes out, I hop on 1350-1370 since if ours goes but, KKMO?s does too. It is about a mile away. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com