[BC] Chucks AM Grounding Question

[Craig Healy]

> The same for CT. I got a call years ago from the consultant tuning up the 
> 50
> kW 990 station in Greenville, RI asking if the conductivity could REALLY 
> be
> that low. In a word, YES!

When WLKW-990 was built by RCA in 1961, they had a problem.  It was 50kw 
with a six tower array aimed right at Providence.  The best they could do 
was 18mv/m in downtown, rather than the 25mv/m required.  In the end they 
had to get a waiver.  To this day, any stations NW of Providence are never 
heard all that well.

Craig Healy
Providence, RI