KKOB 770 tower ballooned.
770, KKOB, radio tower down again by Fiesta balloon clipping guywire. As happened before exactly one icosayear ago.
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/hot-air-balloon-hits-radio-tower-near-balloon-fiesta-park/

Here`s an audiovideo, set to music, isn`t that nice?
https://www.koat.com/article/tower-collapse-video-balloon/62581474

One KOAT report says the downed tower was one they rely on at night. So that means it can`t go direxional to protect WABC. KOAT TV refers to KKOB as its “media partner“ — ha, long divorced from KOB TV. Check for it tonight. More bits:
https://www.koat.com/article/tower-collapse-balloon-fiesta-park-2024/62580632

Geez, people don`t know the correct term is guywires:
“”At this time, it looks stable. We have no sagging in any of the guidelines. The anchors are in place. There is only one guidewire that’s going over one of the anchors from the previous tower that collapsed. So, at this time, we’re we’re very hopeful that the second tower is structurally stable,” Harris said.“

KOB, originally, should have known better than to locate its 50 kW towers so close to an area which would eventually be filled with HABs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

Glenn Hauser, WOR iog (2024-10-12)

The FCC reports that 5 (up from 4) AM stations are off air.
I found a remote KiwiSDR near Ocala FL that appeared to be operational normally.

A quick bandscan at 2300utc suggests the following stations may be silent
WTBN 570 Pinellas Park
WBOB 600 Jacksonville
WWBA 820 Largo
WTWG 910 Plant City
WORL 950 Orlando
There could be others. As they are not heard  on this SDR http://21084.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/

73 Steve Whitt to mwcircle iog (2024-10-11)

AWR. This is the antenna currently in use for 1395 kHz:
https://vk.com/wall-158109176_3640?z=photo-158109176_457240364%2Falbum-158109176_00%2Frev
And this is the transmitter, whereever this used solid-state rig came from:
https://vk.com/wall-158109176_3656
Does AWR’s “Peterson is gone, so let’s cancel everything” include mediumwave as well? The question concerns besides 1395 kHz also 1548 kHz at Trincomalee-Pekara, which in this case could soon close altogether.

Kai Ludwig to WOR iog (2024-10-11)

Vidin: 43°50’24.94″N 22°42’55.55″E
The big ARRT antenna is gone.

Marco (2024-10-11)

All MW antennas were replaced and slightly relocated.
44° 9’37.47″N 86°53’56.31″E [near Urumqi / Ed]
Some have cage antennas, some don’t.

Marco (2024-10-11)

Back on air in the Netherlands !!! I’ll post a video later, but low power AM station “EYE AM radio 1134” from Alkmaar came through very nicely today.
It was S 6.5 last year, but now exceeds that in terms of signal strength with S 7.5 thanks to a higher antenna.
My QTH is Wâlterswâld in Northern Netherlands.
Eye am radio 1134 Khz, 100 Watt PEP, 25 Watt carrier indeed. The most used power for LPAM in the Netherlands.

Arend Westra to mwcircle iog FB group (2024-10-06)

FL emergency MW may increase audibility.
Be on the hearout for FL MW stations which if they have power may be running day power/nondirexional facilities at night, less/not normally audible where you may be.

73, Glenn Hauser, WOR iog (2024-10-10)