[SFDXA] WBCQ: A One-of-a-Kind Shortwave Radio Station

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  WBCQ: A One-of-a-Kind Shortwave Radio Station

A brokered programming business model has kept the station on the air 
for 26 years

By James Careless <https://www.radioworld.com/author/jamescareless> 
Published: July 24, 2024

/There are all kinds of shortwave radio stations in the world, but WBCQ 
seems unique./

/Located in Monticello, Maine, WBCQ is an up-to-500,000 watt shortwave 
powerhouse that covers the world via 7.490 MHz, 9.330 MHz, 5.130 MHz, 
3.265 MHz, and 6.160 MHz — depending on the time of day, to maximize 
signal propagation by bouncing off the ionosphere.
/

“Then we have the classic side of WBCQ, which was built years earlier, 
that has older equipment,” Weiner continued. “Some of it belongs in the 
Smithsonian, but it’s very reliable and very repairable. This 
*Collins/Gates/Harris* transmitter farm uses much smaller log periodic 
antennas, curtain arrays and other antennas.”

*https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/news-makers/wbcq-a-one-of-a-kind-shortwave-radio-station?lrh=1b748867371c55b8787077761c929b2d609da4e2a61b052e1aff396228c5e3ea
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