Translator updates for Clanton, Citronelle

WKLF-AM has been on Clanton-area translator W238BS lately, at 95.5 MHz.  The signal, however, isn't so great all over the city.  That will change, as a construction permit has been issued to raise the power, from 19 to 175 watts from the current TX site.  The new facilities should allow WKLF to completely blanket the Clanton city limits now.

In Mobile County, Edgewater is making moves with translator W214BW, licensed to the fresh-sounding Citronelle.  It's on 90.7 MHz, with a currently authorized 13 watts.  The new permit will move it south of the city limits to the Gulfcrest community, with 225 watts.

Interesting tidbit #1:  W214BW doesn't appear to exist, from looking at Google Maps Street View.  The FCC data shows it on a structure 190 feet above ground level in a residential area of Citronelle, but such a structure clearly does not exist on the Street View.  No structure exists at the CP location, either.

Interesting tidbit #2:  This sucker's on the move towards Mobile.  There's an application behind the CP already to move it further down the road, to right outside Pritchard.

Interesting tidbit #3:  While checking out the situation in the area, I noticed that a translator licensed to Malbis in Baldwin County is shown with a CP to move from 90.7 to 90.9 MHz.  That would seem to facilitate Edgewater's move into Mobile-proper.  “But however comma” there's a rub — that permit expired November 2009.  So who knows what is going on down on the bay.

Interesting tidbit #4/annoying thing about religious translators #1,334: W214BW is listed on this site as relaying Mobile religious powerhouse WBHY, but Radio-Locator has it relaying WPAS from Pascagoula.   The construction permit data says WAOY Gulfport. The application most recently accepted says WPAS. Damnit people, pick a station and stick with it!  We're going with WPAS.  For now…