{"id":33627,"date":"2018-08-17T09:39:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T13:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=33627"},"modified":"2019-03-31T07:42:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T11:42:18","slug":"wagm-features-wbcqs-multi-million-dollar-shortwave-station-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/wagm-features-wbcqs-multi-million-dollar-shortwave-station-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"WAGM features WBCQ&#8217;s multi-million dollar shortwave station installation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_31285\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ampegon-Shortwave-Antenna-Tower.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31285\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ampegon-Shortwave-Antenna-Tower.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ampegon-Shortwave-Antenna-Tower.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ampegon-Shortwave-Antenna-Tower-251x300.jpeg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Source: Ampegon)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wagmtv.com\/content\/news\/Tuning-in-to-Monticello-490955221.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WAGM<\/a>\u00a0via Richard Cuff)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>MONTICELLO, Maine &#8211; 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&#8217;s Aroostook 2020, Newssource 8&#8217;s Ashley Blackford finds out what this major project could mean for the area.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wagmtv.com\/templates\/2015_Sub_Video_Share?contentObj=490955221\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wagmtv.com\/content\/news\/Tuning-in-to-Monticello-490955221.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view this video at WAGM.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/wbcq\">Click here for archived posts about WBCQ.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>[Note: If the embedded video function wdoes not function properly, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wagmtv.com\/content\/news\/Tuning-in-to-Monticello-490955221.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here to view at WAGM<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: WAGM\u00a0via Richard Cuff) MONTICELLO, Maine &#8211; 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&#8217;s Aroostook 2020, Newssource 8&#8217;s Ashley Blackford finds out what this major project could mean for the area. Click here to view [&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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,960,3,43],"tags":[2054,34,7222,657,658],"class_list":["post-33627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-ampegon","tag-shortwave","tag-wagm","tag-wbcq","tag-wbcq-the-planet"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8Kn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36728,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/video-wagm-visits-wbcq-and-interviews-allan-weiner\/","url_meta":{"origin":33627,"position":0},"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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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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antennas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antennas","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/antennas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/wbcq-logo-300x300.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":44817,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/wbcq-purchases-world-harvest-radio-whri\/","url_meta":{"origin":33627,"position":2},"title":"WBCQ purchases World Harvest Radio (WHRI)","author":"Thomas","date":"August 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Benjamin, who shares the following news tip via Radio Insight: Family Broadcasting Corporation is selling shortwave Christian \u201cWorld Harvest Radio\u201d WHRI Furman SC to Allan Weiner for $1.25 million. Weiner also owns shortwave Talk \u201cThe Planet\u201d WBCQ Monticello ME as well as Talk\/Rock\u00a0780 WXME\/98.3\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;International Broadcasting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WBCQ-Antenna-Farm-1.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-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WBCQ-Antenna-Farm-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WBCQ-Antenna-Farm-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/WBCQ-Antenna-Farm-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29965,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/ampegon-to-install-its-first-rotatable-array-antenna-at-wbcq\/","url_meta":{"origin":33627,"position":3},"title":"Ampegon to install its first rotatable array antenna at WBCQ","author":"Thomas","date":"January 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"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":42147,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/guys-mind-blown-when-he-stumbles-upon-wbcqs-ampegon-antenna\/","url_meta":{"origin":33627,"position":4},"title":"Guy&#8217;s mind blown when he stumbles upon WBCQ&#8217;s Ampegon antenna","author":"Thomas","date":"February 23, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Van Hoy, who shares a link to this YouTuber who stumbled upon shortwave station, WBCQ, while driving through rural Maine in 2018. 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