[BC] AM Stations cranking it up on Football Night

[BOYDSIRBOYD at aol.com]

SCOTT, 
 
WFGW has licence for 50k watts during the day and 500 watts at  night.  this 
will change to 47k watts during the day and i think still 500  watts at night. 
i'm still working on that project. it has moved form BLACK  MOUNTAIN to 
SWANNANOA onto a new tower combimed with 1350 (who in the past has  run up the 
wattage for football games).
just a reminder that WFGW does not do any sports what-so-ever.
 
bill
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The station is on 1010, and I made it clear on another  radio site that the 
reason they have to drop thier power is because of  interference they can cause 
to WINS-AM and CFRB-AM. They are licensed for 47  watts at night. This 
station is a Class "D" station.
I  have a feeling this coming Friday Night they will crank it up to 1 KW for 
the  ballgame. They have been known to go up to thier day power, 5 KW during a 
friday  night football game, according to field strength readings that have 
been  recorded on them in the past by my engineer.
I ask the  group, if this starts happening, should I contact the Tennessee 
Association of  Broadcasters or just get the engineer of WINS or CFRB to file a 
complaint  against them. They say it's none of my business what they do on 
thier channel,  but when we broadcast the same game and follow the rules, is it 
right?
In High School Football, there are rules the players must follow.  If we are 
to set good examples for our teens, I feel we must follow the FCC's  rules in 
radio.
--
Scott Bailey 
President/General Manager 
WMRO-AM,  Magic 1560 
Gallatin, TN