3 ms·

Unedited version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqIysr3o_vY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqIysr3o_vY But apparently they went to the wrong site. Accordi

by lisper 3y ago

Unedited version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqIysr3o_vY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqIysr3o_vY But apparently they went to the wrong site. According to [1], the WJLX tower was next to another tower (for WIXI) which is still standing, but that second tower is not visible anywhere in the video. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39413347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39413347

RF_Enthusiast 3y ago
The WIXI site, 0.35 miles away, has a white building [1] [2] [3]. One-third of a mile distance in a forested area is a reasonable distance to not see the WIXI tower from the ground. I'm pretty sure the YouTube video is at the correct location. It's clearly not at WIXI. [1] WIXI: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CM1MwZBCDnCQgtUH7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/CM1MwZBCDnCQgtUH7 [2] WIXI zoomable map: https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=WIXI https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=WIXI [3] WJLX zoomable map: https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=wjlx https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=wjlx Edit to add: I went through every AM station listed at https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&latd=33.8549&lond=87.2707 https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&latd=33.8549&lond=87.2707 and there are no other AM stations in that region.
- lisper 3y ago
  > It's clearly not at WIXI. Well, yeah, that is not in dispute. The question is: how do we know they were at the WJLX site and not just some random abandoned building in the middle of nowhere?
  - RF_Enthusiast 3y ago
    That's a fair and reasonable question to ask. Here is video of an unrelated party filming the WJLX transmission site 11 years ago: https://youtu.be/l1Srg9WEPzw?si=CVBcR3MrZ4BiaZgc https://youtu.be/l1Srg9WEPzw?si=CVBcR3MrZ4BiaZgc The video from 11 years ago matches the site in the new video.
    - orbital-decay 3y ago
      It also shows that there was no AM broadcast 11 years ago either. (I wonder if that person filed a FCC complaint back then...)
michaelt 3y ago
Compare the building from the video to the photo released by the radio station: https://imgur.com/a/Qj9Aqaj https://imgur.com/a/Qj9Aqaj Looks like the same place to me.
- miah_ 3y ago
  That image is _from_ the video. The guy standing to the right is the friend of the person who made the video.
  - michaelt 3y ago
    Scroll down, there are two images. The top image is indeed from the video. The bottom image, taken in a different season and with the radio tower present, was released by the station themselves. The buildings are exceptionally similar.

by lisper 3y ago

RF_Enthusiast 3y ago

The WIXI site, 0.35 miles away, has a white building [1] [2] [3]. One-third of a mile distance in a forested area is a reasonable distance to not see the WIXI tower from the ground. I'm pretty sure the YouTube video is at the correct location. It's clearly not at WIXI. [1] WIXI: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CM1MwZBCDnCQgtUH7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/CM1MwZBCDnCQgtUH7 [2] WIXI zoomable map: https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=WIXI https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=WIXI [3] WJLX zoomable map: https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=wjlx https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=wjlx Edit to add: I went through every AM station listed at https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&latd=33.8549&lond=87.2707 https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&latd=33.8549&lond=87.2707 and there are no other AM stations in that region.

lisper 3y ago
> It's clearly not at WIXI. Well, yeah, that is not in dispute. The question is: how do we know they were at the WJLX site and not just some random abandoned building in the middle of nowhere?
- RF_Enthusiast 3y ago
  That's a fair and reasonable question to ask. Here is video of an unrelated party filming the WJLX transmission site 11 years ago: https://youtu.be/l1Srg9WEPzw?si=CVBcR3MrZ4BiaZgc https://youtu.be/l1Srg9WEPzw?si=CVBcR3MrZ4BiaZgc The video from 11 years ago matches the site in the new video.
  - orbital-decay 3y ago
    It also shows that there was no AM broadcast 11 years ago either. (I wonder if that person filed a FCC complaint back then...)

michaelt 3y ago

Compare the building from the video to the photo released by the radio station: https://imgur.com/a/Qj9Aqaj https://imgur.com/a/Qj9Aqaj Looks like the same place to me.

miah_ 3y ago
That image is _from_ the video. The guy standing to the right is the friend of the person who made the video.
- michaelt 3y ago
  Scroll down, there are two images. The top image is indeed from the video. The bottom image, taken in a different season and with the radio tower present, was released by the station themselves. The buildings are exceptionally similar.