Then and Now 
Friday, January 11, 2008, 10:04
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Several years ago we started building the new transmitter room at WLIO. Below, Fred Vobbe (R) meets with Dave (L) of M&W Construction to discuss the plans for the building.



In the picture below, Brent from ERI changes the beacon on the top of the tower. The beacon, which was originally installed in 1969 was an incandescent 1240 watt bulb. It was replaced with an energy efficient LED beacon that consumes just 40 watts!



Meanwhile, the new Channel 8 antennas arrived. They were installed in early March, and provide the area with 27,500 watts of coverage. These antennas are custom built E.R.I. antennas.



And finally, the new transmitter arrives. The channel 8 transmitter is a 5,000 watt Axcera "Innovator" digital transmitter. This transmitter will normally operate at 3,990 watts to provide 27,500 watts ERP (Effective Radiated Power).



The transmitter has eight power modules, and two exciters.

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