WDKA 50 (49) Delay

[NN2E]

Saw a crawler on WDKA 50 Paducah, KY. earlier. Looks like they're gonna stay on CH 50 for a while. It mentioned not having the CH 49 DTV stuff ready until October. I'll try to find out more, later.
73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds

[Trip]

Any word on this? I had been trying to confirm it but came up with nothing...

- Trip

[NN2E]

I called WDKA and they tell me it's taking longer than expected to make the changeover.
The person I spoke to was not an Engineer, so I didn't get any real technical details, but it sounds like they just don't have the manpower to get this done quickly.
73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds

[antennanut]

Will their power or antenna height increase, or remain the same?

[NN2E]

I checked with the station Engineer...
They are now running (on channel 50) a directional antenna and 195 KW ERP.
When they go back to channel 49 they'll be running 535 KW ERP and an omnidirectional antenna. HAAT will probably not change.
73, Ed NN2E
Owner / Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds