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WAGM features WBCQ’s multi-million dollar shortwave station installation
MONTICELLO, Maine – The town of Monticello will soon be home to one of the largest short wave radio stations in the world, according to those involved. In this week’s Aroostook 2020, Newssource 8’s Ashley Blackford finds out what this major project could mean for the area.
Here at the Winter SWL Fest, there has been much chatter about the new Ampegon rotatable antenna and transmitter system at WBCQ. WBCQ made the following press releasee yesterday: (Source: WBCQ) For Immediate Release: March 2, 2018 WBCQ The Planet Announces New Showcase Radio Facility Plymouth Meeting, PA: WBCQ The…
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Benjamin, who shares the following news tip via Radio Insight: Family Broadcasting Corporation is selling shortwave Christian “World Harvest Radio” WHRI Furman SC to Allan Weiner for $1.25 million. Weiner also owns shortwave Talk “The Planet” WBCQ Monticello ME as well as Talk/Rock 780 WXME/98.3…
(Source: Radio World via Andrea Borgnino) Ampegon says it is about to deliver and install its first rotatable shortwave high-power array antenna on the North American continent. The system, which will be installed WBCQ in the United States, is designed for the transmission of shortwave signals of up to 500…
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Please, the funding for these two projects are totally separate according to Allan. Personally, I don’t feel miffed at all as I donated too to replace one of their old transmitters.
Now if only we could hear some content worth listening to on this so called “free speech advocate” station instead of primarily religious indoctrination. Perhaps Democracy Now should buy airtime.
Is it just me or is anyone else miffed that WBCQ asked their listeners for financial help when their transmitter building caught on fire last year? I pitched in to help them and spread the word on social media. Only a couple weeks later we learned from an Ampegon press release that WBCQ was building a multi-million dollar shortwave station…supposedly the largest in the world. They started construction last summer…months before the building fire. WBCQ kept that close to home I’m sure knowing that there would be less donations to their fire fund if listeners realized they had a multi-million investment going on. I felt trumped.
I’m sorry but I’m beginning to see WBCQ more as an opportunist and less a free speech advocate. Disheartening.
I just hope FOX news doesn’t buy air-time.
I’m with you Kurt, isn’t free speech and religious are antonym ?
I wonder from what book they came about this heavenly antenna design.
Please, the funding for these two projects are totally separate according to Allan. Personally, I don’t feel miffed at all as I donated too to replace one of their old transmitters.
Now if only we could hear some content worth listening to on this so called “free speech advocate” station instead of primarily religious indoctrination. Perhaps Democracy Now should buy airtime.
Is it just me or is anyone else miffed that WBCQ asked their listeners for financial help when their transmitter building caught on fire last year? I pitched in to help them and spread the word on social media. Only a couple weeks later we learned from an Ampegon press release that WBCQ was building a multi-million dollar shortwave station…supposedly the largest in the world. They started construction last summer…months before the building fire. WBCQ kept that close to home I’m sure knowing that there would be less donations to their fire fund if listeners realized they had a multi-million investment going on. I felt trumped.
I’m sorry but I’m beginning to see WBCQ more as an opportunist and less a free speech advocate. Disheartening.