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KNBR (AM 680) Antennas, Redwood City, CA, 2024 (cdn.masto.host)
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KNBR (AM 680) Antennas, Redwood City, CA, 2024.All the pixels, none of the sports, news, or weather, at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54#photography

Two radio antenna masts in a field. The taller mast, on the right, is a guyed tower with a hexagonal structure at the top. The shorter mast on the left, toward the background, is freestanding.
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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

The rapid decline in recent years of local content on the mediumwave bands has considerably reduced the romantic mystery of tuning around and seeing what you find. It's mostly now a sterile mix of mass-produced, syndicated right wing talk, sports, and so on. But there are still a handful of stubbornly local stations producing their own programming.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @mattblaze I secretly love when the power goes out (not for too long though) so I can get out a portable radio and DX on the shortwave and medium wave bands. No matter the content, get a thrill from hearing a signal from a far-away place.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @mattblaze It wasn't unusual at all to hear the midnight baseball rebroadcasts of Giants games on KNBR up here in Portland. A clear channel meant something in those days.Thank you for advising people to stay away from the tower. There really isn't a "safe" place to be on a transmitter site unless you are part of a crew and following strict protocols. (Full disclosure: I've worked on transmitter sites and know a whole lot more about specific dangers than an average person.)

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