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		<title>Inspect Your Tower Regularly</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[July 2024] Almost every list of “Good Practices” includes a regular inspection of a station’s tower(s) and antenna(s). But what should be included, how often, and how thoroughly often being in a wide list of variables to play. Bob Jellison shared his advice, based on over thirty years of inspecting towers and antennas. When was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Understanding LED Tower Lighting</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[June 2024] For many stations, maintaining their broadcast tower(s) requires several different areas of expertise, from mechanical to electrical. This article will discuss why stations not using LED lighting should give it strong consideration in their next budget cycle. Not only are the latest models reliable, but the savings can make the conversion much easier. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[February 2020] Some folks really like heights. Looking out from the top of a 1500 or 2000-foot tower can bring special satisfaction. For them, climbing a 200-foot stick was almost sort of like the rest of us getting up on a large step-ladder. However, regardless of height, good tower guys always play it very safe. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Static Dissipators: Black Magic or Real Protection?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 01:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[November 2018] One of the biggest sources of damage to broadcast stations is from static buildup and lightning strikes. It can be in the middle of Summer, during a cold, dry, period in Winter, or anytime humidity drops low. Thus, any time is a good time to plan. After all, putting a tall metal stick [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Did You Know? New Rules For Short Towers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chuck Hastings]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2017 02:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[September 2017] Trying to stay current with FCC rule changes can make one feel that it is getting harder and harder to keep up with all the various rules and laws that govern businesses these days. Here is one of those “Did you know?” questions: Did you know that broadcast towers between 50 feet and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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