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== Potosi Mountain Broadcast Facility == |
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Potosi Mountain serves as a major [[FM]] broadcast transmitter site for Las Vegas, with 7 full power [[FM station|FM stations]] transmitting from the top of Potosi, along with 1 FM Translator<ref>http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=FM&sKilometers=4&sLatitude=35-57-57.0&sLongitude=115-30-03.0&tabSearchType=Within+Search</ref>. The stations are [[KNPR]] 88.9, [[KCNV]] 89.7, [[KOMP_(FM)|KOMP]] 92.3, [[KPLV]] 93.1, and [[KXPT]] 97.1 all licensed to Las Vegas, [[KFRH]] 104.3 licensed to [[North Las Vegas,_Nevada|North Las Vegas]], and [[KXTE]] 107.5, licensed to [[Pahrump,_Nevada|Pahrump]], Nevada. |
Potosi Mountain serves as a major [[FM]] broadcast transmitter site for Las Vegas, with 7 full power [[FM station|FM stations]] transmitting from the top of Potosi, along with 1 FM Translator<ref>http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=FM&sKilometers=4&sLatitude=35-57-57.0&sLongitude=115-30-03.0&tabSearchType=Within+Search</ref>. The stations are [[KNPR]] 88.9, [[KCNV]] 89.7, [[KOMP_(FM)|KOMP]] 92.3, [[KPLV]] 93.1, and [[KXPT]] 97.1 all licensed to Las Vegas, [[KFRH]] 104.3 licensed to [[North Las Vegas,_Nevada|North Las Vegas]], and [[KXTE]] 107.5, licensed to [[Pahrump,_Nevada|Pahrump]], Nevada. |
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A translator, K276BL, also operates from up here on 103.1, simulcasting [[KSOS]] 90.5 from Las Vegas. [[KXTE]] was the first |
A translator, K276BL, also operates from up here on 103.1, simulcasting [[KSOS]] 90.5 from Las Vegas. [[KXTE]] was the first tenant to broadcast from the top of the mountain and the first station in the [[United States]] to transmit in [[HD_radio|HD Digital]].<ref>http://www.fybush.com/sites/2006/site-061110.html</ref> |
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There is also an [[amateur television]] repeater located there. |
There is also an [[amateur television]] repeater located there. |
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Revision as of 17:20, 11 September 2010
| Potosi Mountain | |
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 View from the east | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,517 ft (2,596 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 3,012 ft (918 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 35°57′55.8″N 115°30′05.4″W / 35.965500°N 115.501500°W[1] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Clark County, Nevada, USA |
| Topo map | USGS Potosi |
Potosi Mountain, located in Clark County, Nevada, is one of the six high points surrounding Las Vegas, Nevada. Potosi Mountain is about 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Las Vegas. It is most famous as the site of the TWA Flight 3 air crash that killed 22 passengers, most notably the actress Carole Lombard, on January 16, 1942.
The Geographic Names Information System lists two variant names for the location: Double Up Mountain and Olcott Peak.[3]
Potosi Mountain Broadcast Facility
Potosi Mountain serves as a major FM broadcast transmitter site for Las Vegas, with 7 full power FM stations transmitting from the top of Potosi, along with 1 FM Translator[4]. The stations are KNPR 88.9, KCNV 89.7, KOMP 92.3, KPLV 93.1, and KXPT 97.1 all licensed to Las Vegas, KFRH 104.3 licensed to North Las Vegas, and KXTE 107.5, licensed to Pahrump, Nevada. A translator, K276BL, also operates from up here on 103.1, simulcasting KSOS 90.5 from Las Vegas. KXTE was the first tenant to broadcast from the top of the mountain and the first station in the United States to transmit in HD Digital.[5]
There is also an amateur television repeater located there.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Olcott". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ "Potosi Mountain, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
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"Potosi Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-11-00.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ http://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=FM&sKilometers=4&sLatitude=35-57-57.0&sLongitude=115-30-03.0&tabSearchType=Within+Search
- ^ http://www.fybush.com/sites/2006/site-061110.html
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