KDWN 720 signing off for good 3/1/23

KDWN 720 Las Vegas signs off for good on March 1 2023

[@RaginYajun020]

That tweedling you heard after The Star-Spangled Banner was supposed to be a slow-scan image of their transmitter site.

[@hamandcheese25]

Best example of the SSTV I’ve found yet for the sign off, anyone know what format was used? I can’t get my decoder to pick it up automatically

[@miklk1973]

try scottie1 since it was recorded from an open mic it isn't a perfect decode but you can get the image still I loved hearing the SSTV thrown in there. I think the engineer for the station is a ham. I have see his UA-cam page before. de KK4IOH

[@n4njj]

@@miklk1973 the engineer at that station is a ham featured in a lot of my UA-cam videos. Not many young people getting into radio whether it be broadcast, LMR, or even ham radio. He's a great guy.

[@miklk1973]

@@n4njj I enjoyed seeing the facilities in your video.

[@bigdaadio.K2WW]

QST QST QST DE KDWN
BK
KDWN QRT
SIGN ON 7 APRIL 1975
QTH LV NV USA
PWR 50KW
QRT 1 MARCH 2023
RIP AJ WILLIAMS
ART BELL W6OBB SK
TNX FOR LISTENING 73
KDWN QRT KDWN QRT KDWN QRT

[@XMguy]

I wish I could have picked it up in Tennessee.

[@DJPaoloDelaCruz]

Wait a sec, what's the difference between this feed and the other video you uploaded (the one with the formal end of history notice by the 4-month-old station manager)?

[@nickd2011]

It was initially supposed to sign off on 2/28 but it stayed on 2 more days. The final sign off was on 3/2

[@DJPaoloDelaCruz]

@@nickd2011 Did you copy pasta your reply by mistake? 🤣
Anyways, that made sense for Audacy in Vegas.