KBSJ Transmitters

The new KBSJ radio transmitting facility near Jackpot, Nevada. This new signal on 91.3 FM will broadcast Boise State Radio's "NPR News 91" service over a wide area in southern Idaho and Northern Nevada.   Boise State Radio's Director of Engineering Steve Johnston points out the three 7.5 kW wind turbines for the new radio station KBSJ. The site is about 8630 feet above sea level   Here's Eastern Region Chief Engineer Tom Lowther inside the transmitter building. That's a lot of batteries.   The propane fuel tanks and generator The tanks and generator are used when the wind hasn't blown for a while

KBSJ Transmitters Up Close
Close-up of the FM transmitting antenna   A view of the city of Contact, Nevada - the closest human(?) settlement