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We were able to get KBTN-FM back on the air Monday. Inside the van
are an STL receiver and a 250 watt exciter. At first, we ran it off a
generator, until commercial power was restored Tuesday. It will be a
few days before we can begin rebuilding. But, this little bit of
'inventive engineering' at least has the station on the air.
The tower, an ERI put up by Rocky Mountain Erection about 10-years ago, survived the tornado with no apparent damage. We will have it plumbed and tensioned just to be sure.
While this is a big loss to us, it pales by comparison to the loss of life in this deadly storm. Over 20-people were killed, many close to this location. Kinda puts things into perspective, doesn't it?
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