Montanavision, Inc.
Project client in 2006.
Citadel Communications
Citadel Communications Corporation
Citadel Broadcasting Company
KHKK-FM
Modesto, California, 104.1 The Hawk.
This station was originally KHOP-FM.
KHKK-FM Transmitter Site
West of Modesto, in the foothills of the Coast Range, is the KHKK-FM transmitter site. The Jampro JSCP-6 antenna on a 340 foot tower gives great coverage of the California Central Valley, 20-June-2006.
Continental 816R-2A Transmitter
Continental 816R-2A transmitter was in service as the main analog transmitter at KHKK for about 20 years.
Equipment Rack
Equipment rack holds Marti RPU repeater system, subcarrier equipment, Marti telemetry link transmitter, Continental coaxial switch controller, Moseley MRC-1620 remote control, Moseley PCL-606 STL receiver, secret weapons, and UPS.
Harris HT25CD Transmitter
Kevin and David pose with the new main analog transmitter for KHKK, a Harris HT25CD, 29-June-2006.
Coaxial Switch
Central to the transmitter plant is this coaxial switch, which allows either analog transmitter to be placed on the air.
Dummy Load
This air-cooled dummy load allows a transmitter to be tested without placing it on the air.
KHKK Transmitter
Equipment rack and new transmitter, showing cable ladder, exhaust duct, and low-pass filter.
Jim with transmitter
During our stay in Modesto, temperatures frequently topped the century mark. The transmitter building was limping along on only one air conditioner, so the inside temperature was in the 90's. Despite the conditions, Jim was very happy to have the new transmitter on the air.
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This page updated 14-Mar-2016.