[BC] 1610Khz

[Alan Gearing]

1610 kHz was the expanded band migration channel assigned to KALT(now 
KPYN), 900 kHz, Atlanta, TX.  Atlanta, Texas is outside the coordination 
distance with respect to both Canada and Mexico so the US could use 1610 
there.  The 1610 license was canceled in 2005 for being dark more than 
one year.  As to why it was allowed to lapse, perhaps the 900 kHz 
facility had better coverage?  Theoretically, the 1 mV/m contour extends 
further with 1 kW on 900 kHz than with 10 kW on 1610 kHz.

Al Gearing

Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
> Speaknig of 1610, how did Jimmy Swaggart EVER get a licensed for KALT
> Atlanta, TX on 1610Khz with 10KW Day and 1KW Night?
>
> I heard it was on the air for sometime, then dismantled and the
> license was let to lapse. I bet that was one good signal. How was it
> ever licensed and WHY in the world was it let to disappear and go by
> the wayside, never to be seen again?
>
> Paul Walker
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