Limited Time DX Opportunity: KBOZ-1090 Bozeman MT has long been licensed for 5 kW at night with a slightly misshapen skinny WSW-NE Figure 8 directional pattern that takes five towers to create and sends almost no power in other directions. But they are currently operating 1250 watts non-directional at night and get out quite well. They are almost always there here in Edmonton despite KPTR-1090 Seattle WA pushing the non-directional equivalent of 100 kW in my direction. KBOZ’s STA was just renewed so they will be running 1250 watts for a while longer. Their CP is for only 32 watts non-directional at night, so this 1250 watts STA won’t last forever. KBOZ’s original night pattern had to protect CHEC-1090 Lethbridge AB, which has since changed call letters and moved to FM.
Jon Pearkins jon@pearkins.com, IRCA DX Monitor March 14, published March 9 via WOR iog (2026-03-10)