Kintronic recently supplied a custom AM/Medium Wave Balun to KJNP-AM 1170 kHz, beaming from the arctic outpost of North Pole, Alaska. KJNP is in the process of replacing their 425′ tower, which has been in place since they began broadcasting 50 years ago. They will use this AM/Medium Wave Balun from Kintronic to broadcast from […]
Kintronic will be introducing a line of FM Dummy Loads at the NAB Show this year. These Forced Air-Cooled FM Dummy Loads range in operating power from 5 to 75 kW, with a peak envelope power (PEP) of up to twice the average power rating. Painted in the signature Kintronic blue, our FM loads range in […]
Transworld Radio Bonaire officially completed its Power Up project on January 30th with a formal dedication ceremony of the new transmitter and antenna system. TWR is now operating the most powerful transmitter in the Western hemisphere! It is coming in loud and clear in Key West, Florida, demonstrating that the Power Up project is […]
The latest location to be lighting up the airwaves with a KTL antenna system is the most exotic place yet – Christmas Island in the group of South Pacific islands comprising the Republic of Kiribati. Kintronic was able to supply the complete antenna system to the Kiribati government station Radio Kiribati. The whole system includes […]
Early this year Kintronic supplied Canada’s Trafalgar Broadcasting with ATUs, filter cabinets and a new phasor to facilitate the diplexing of AM stations CJMR and CJYE in Oakville, Ontario. It was a unique situation in that the ATU buildings were very small, requiring their roofs to be removed in order to lower the ATU and […]
We are one step closer to the completion of the WMAL WSPZ diplexing project, as our team wrapped up the installation of the WMAL 4-tower DA-1 open panel and shelf phasor and other accessories in the new Kintronic-supplied prefab concrete transmitter building last week. Next stop: Germantown, Maryland, for the final installation, tuning and commissioning.
Broadcom International recently released a report on the commissioning of a diplexer supplied by LS Telcom of South Africa for the Sentech MW site in Welgedacht, South Africa. Kintronic Labs supplied the DRM-capable antenna system consisting of the diplexing unit for the operation of 2×50 kW operating frequencies (540 kHz and 702 kHz) connected to […]
With the official closing of the FCC Spectrum Auction, many businesses are anticipating a flurry of action as TV stations must find new real estate for their antennas and associated equipment to get their stations back on air ASAP. KTL is pleased to announce two recently developed products that enable LPTV antennas to be installed […]
Real AM Revitalization was the subject of the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers’ (AFCCE) presentation by AFCCE President Bob Weller, PE, together with Tom King; Don Everist, PE, President of Cohen Dippell & Everist Consulting Engineers; and Jonathan Edwards, PE, Principal Engineer with Cityscape Consultants to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The title of the […]