[BC] FM History

[Scott Bailey]

I know WMC-FM (99.7) in Memphis had 300 KW Horizontal Effective Radiated Power 
for a long time.  I think today it's been lower to 290 KW Horizontal Effective 
Radiated Power. I have no clue why they lower the Horizontal Power. Vertical 
Power is at 96 KW. They are on a channel that is licensed to WWTN-FM, licensed 
to Hendersonville, TN, but the transmitter site is on the south side of 
Nashville between Franklin and Murfreesboro. It was original licensed to 
Manchester, TN.  Cumulus did all these City of License changes to five FM's in 
the Nashville Market and it's got things all screwed up in my head.

Scott Bailey
WMRO-AM, Gallatin, TN 

----- Original Message ----
> From: rj carpenter <rcarpen at comcast.net>
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> It wasn't only Big Bad RCA.  Prior to WW2 there were a few major 
> large-coverage FM stations. One example would be W43B Paxton, near 
> Worcester, Mass. It had an ERP of about 300 kW, IIRC. I visited the 
> site, probably in the winter 1951/2. There were still a few dregs of the 
> 50 kW low-band transmitter. WGTR was then running a 1 kW high-band rig. 
> A very depressing sight on a dreary day.
> 
> A few super-power stations made it to the new band, but most have the 
> equivalent of 100 kW ERP at 1000 ft or 2000 ft, depending on Zone.
> 
> My friend W3XO (ex-W3KMV) attributed the near-demise of the super-power 
> FM stations to what he called the CBS Single Market Plan. CBS was a 
> major player in Class I AMs and didn't want wide-coverage FM upstarts. 
> Google doesn't provide me with a refernce.
> 
> bob c.
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