If a major disaster near/in Wake happened (think bombing, riots, nature etc) which channels/TGs and why?

[KK4JUG]

Back in the 50's I lived deep in the Ozarks in Arkansas. We were in a valley and no TV was available. At night, the only radio stations (sometimes) available are those same 50,000 clear channel stations. Usually it was WLW, KMOX or WWL. And then there was XERF in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico. That's a whole different story.

 

[kn4ptu]

For those who are as old as I am, WBT in Charlotte had a transmitter building that could double as a command room in a war time setting. Had all kinds of neat stuff for broadcasting. Power pattern and output would be changed at night to broadcast up and down the east coast. Same with several other AM stations over the years. We had folks who thought in advance should the need arise.

Article from 2007 on the WBT bunker that was part of the CONLRAD then the EBS system. Doesn't seem that WBT is a PEP (Primary Entry Point) station for the current EAS (Emergency Alert System).

From NAB: "WBT studio waited for bombs to fall" | Radio & Television Business Report

At NAB last week, RBR had dinner with Mark Washburn, TV/Radio Writer for the Charlotte Observer, at a dinner hosted by NAB's Dennis Wharton. He told us about a tour he took, and subsequent story he wrote on Charlotte's heritage News-Talker WBT-AM a few years ago. A very interesting story, which...

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