WWCR BURNS TO THE GROUND
George Thurman
Recently Scott R. Weis (KB2EAR) sent out an article about a new
communications show that would be starting soon on WWCR Nashville and
the LTRN satellite network. His article was written April-10. This
gives me the impression that many people have not yet heard what happend
at WWCR.
A fire completely destroyed the station Sunday morning April-4.
Everything was lost in the fire. All 3 shortwave transmitters
and thier 5-kw xmtr used on thier local station WNQM, along with
all financial and business records..everything.
Thanks to loaner equipment from other local stations, WNQM is back
on the air with 1-kw operating from a trailer.. They hope to have
at least 1 Shortwave transmitter back in about 2-weeks...but
that will be booked all of the time with Dr. Gene Scotts programming.
Second one should be on line in about 6-weeks.
No exact cause as to what started the fire, but there is a strong
feeling that it may have been faulty electrical wireing(sp) between
the second and the just installed third trensmitters.
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GEORGE S. THURMAN (312) 509-6308 g...@gagme.chi.il.us
Robert Smathers
>
>Recently Scott R. Weis (KB2EAR) sent out an article about a new
>communications show that would be starting soon on WWCR Nashville and
>the LTRN satellite network. His article was written April-10. This
>gives me the impression that many people have not yet heard what happend
>at WWCR.
>
>A fire completely destroyed the station Sunday morning April-4.
>Everything was lost in the fire. All 3 shortwave transmitters
It was sad (that fire incident) but the best thing I heard was that
Spectrum would launch on the LTRN on schedule (it is not dependant
on the status of WWCR being back on the air).
Let's Talk Radio network -- satellite Spacenet 3R/21 at 5.8 wideband, FYI.
Robert
rob...@triton.unm.edu