{"id":29675,"date":"2017-12-15T14:17:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T18:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=29675"},"modified":"2021-09-06T13:33:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T17:33:57","slug":"wbcq-seeks-help-after-fire-takes-out-their-main-transmitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/wbcq-seeks-help-after-fire-takes-out-their-main-transmitter\/","title":{"rendered":"WBCQ seeks help after fire takes out their main transmitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/WBCQ-Transmitter-Fire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29676\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/WBCQ-Transmitter-Fire-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/WBCQ-Transmitter-Fire-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/WBCQ-Transmitter-Fire-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/WBCQ-Transmitter-Fire-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/WBCQ-Transmitter-Fire.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllanWBCQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBCQ&#8217;s Twitter feed<\/a>, Allan Weiner announced that the station&#8217;s transmitter building suffered a fire on December 10, 2017:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lost one of our main transmitters in a fire. Total loss. Need to replace. Please help. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DItb23ZHE0\">https:\/\/t.co\/DItb23ZHE0<\/a>. Donate what you can. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x6K0XwxXDF\">pic.twitter.com\/x6K0XwxXDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Allan Weiner (@AllanWBCQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllanWBCQ\/status\/941689991490625541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Allan has set up a Go Fund Me campaign to begin the process of raising enough money to purchase a used transmitter. Here&#8217;s the note from their Go Fund Me page:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Free speech radio WBCQ international shortwave suffered a fire in its main transmitter building on December 10th. The building was saved but our main 50 killowatt trasnmitter completely burned up inside and is a total loss.<\/p>\n<p>We are dedicated to the cause of free speech radio and have been for 19 years. There was no insurance and we have limited funds. We need to replace this transmitter to insure there is at least one free radio station broadcasting programs of individuals wishing to express their free speech rights to the world.<\/p>\n<p>At least $20000 is required to buy a used transmitter and have it shipped to the radio station in Maine. We are on a reduced power backup transmitter and need to return to full 50KW power as soon as possible. Thank You.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Click here to view WBCQ&#8217;s Go Fund Me campaign and support the purchase of a transmitter. [Link Removed]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Dave Zantow for the tip!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On\u00a0WBCQ&#8217;s Twitter feed, Allan Weiner announced that the station&#8217;s transmitter building suffered a fire on December 10, 2017: Lost one of our main transmitters in a fire. Total loss. Need to replace. Please help. https:\/\/t.co\/DItb23ZHE0. Donate what you can. pic.twitter.com\/x6K0XwxXDF &mdash; Allan Weiner (@AllanWBCQ) December 15, 2017 Allan has set up a Go Fund Me [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,3,43],"tags":[1110,657,6701,658],"class_list":["post-29675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-allan-weiner-worldwide","tag-wbcq","tag-wbcq-fire","tag-wbcq-the-planet"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7ID","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24910,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/wbcq-files-application-for-a-new-transmitter-and-antenna\/","url_meta":{"origin":29675,"position":0},"title":"WBCQ files application for a new transmitter and antenna","author":"Thomas","date":"March 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to an intrepid SWLing Post\u00a0reader who shares\u00a0the following FCC application from Allan Weiner\u00a0at WBCQ: Click here to download. 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WBCQ did not mention the name of the private investor behind the construction.\u00a0 Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kim Elliott, who shares the following note: On\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/wbcq-logo.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":36728,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/video-wagm-visits-wbcq-and-interviews-allan-weiner\/","url_meta":{"origin":29675,"position":2},"title":"Video: WAGM visits WBCQ and interviews Allan Weiner","author":"Thomas","date":"March 31, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: WAGM) The skyline in Monticello looks a lot different now. A 260 foot tower that will be soon be home to one of the largest short wave radio stations in the world is nearing completion. News Source 8's Ashley Blackford has the story. 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So your show on Friday 3\/11 (10pm Eastern - midnight) will be broadcast on 9330 and 5130.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"wbcq-logo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/wbcq-logo.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":48586,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/video-wbcq-worlds-last-chance-radio-technical-notes\/","url_meta":{"origin":29675,"position":4},"title":"Video: WBCQ\/World&#8217;s Last Chance Radio &#8211; Technical Notes","author":"Thomas","date":"April 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following video posted on the WFFJ-TV YouTube channel: https:\/\/youtu.be\/9dUaMXxWYao Description: \"Sit down interview with Allan and Angela Weiner, owners of WBCQ radio - 9.330 AM. Technical discussion about station construction, its electronics and the importance, and relevance, of short-wave\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WBCQ-Antenna-Farm-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WBCQ-Antenna-Farm-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WBCQ-Antenna-Farm-3.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WBCQ-Antenna-Farm-3.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WBCQ-Antenna-Farm-3.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3455,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/wbcq-to-send-digital-message-over-shortwave-tonight\/","url_meta":{"origin":29675,"position":5},"title":"WBCQ to send digital message over shortwave tonight","author":"Thomas","date":"May 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: Missed this broadcast? 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