[BC] AM Triplex...

[ACN]

Glen, I do remember that 1270 when it was a Palm Desert daytimer.   Wasn't 
the transmitter in a van or something.    I visited it but it was some time 
ago.  As I recall it was up a little sandy hill to the tower.    The studio 
was in a strip mall in Palm Desert.

I wonder what tower I used to see.

That 5 tower directional on 1140 is something else and the 920 goes off the 
air out here in La Quinta for practical purposes at sunset.

Tom

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Tom recalled:

>Glen, I remember when the 1450 had a tower about half way to Indian Wells 
>on the left side of 111 going toward La Quinta.

I would think that would have been a much better site.

As you know, no AM covers the entire area well.    Too much sand.

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Well, actually, their tower was just north of 111 (East Palm Canyon Drive) 
and east of Araby Drive in south Palm Springs.  Nowhere near Indian Wells, 
Palm Desert, or even Rancho Mirage.  It was on Indian land and the property 
owners wanted the station (then KPAL, now KGAM) to vacate the premises. 
Thus, they wound up diplexing on KWXY's tower.

I wonder if you are thinking of the old KGUY on 1270, which was located just 
north of the Whitewater wash, east of Cook Street on the border of Palm 
Desert and Indian Wells.  I pulled a weekend board shift there for awhile. 
They relocated to Texas Canyon, north of Thousand Palms, two towers, and 
this week are KNWT.

You're right about the ground conductivity.  Old maps showed it as 0.5, but 
it seems to be 2.0 now; I don't know why.  At night in the winter, you can 
see a station's tower lights and not be able to hear them.  I wouldn't dream 
of trying to cover this market on AM.

Glen Kippel
KHCS
Palm Desert, CA


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