And It Was Good
Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 09:56 EST
I got a call this morning at 10am from Hydro Quebec, "The electricity is connected." This mean that we now have another official expense in the form of electricity usage. I don't mind that so much, since it also means that we can power our transmitter and broadcast watts to listeners. It's a very positive step forward.
Our AM guy and his assistant are on the site daily, leveling out the ground and putting the finishing touches on the transmitter house. They're also putting down gravel so that we don't have to deal with the whole "lake of mud" situation again, should we get hit by a minor hurricane. The electrician will be back on Wednesday to finish up the installation of the HVAC and smaller electrical outlets.
The AM guy has also got the movers to bring out transmitter down from Asbestos in the first week of July. At the same time, he's going to bring in two or three large equipment racks for the station and the house. Of course, this means that we're going to have to clean out the engineering room at the station. It's a bit of a clusterfuck right now, so it's going to be quite an ordeal.
Let There Be Light
Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 10:15 EST
I just received word that the electrician has installed the electrical entrance to our transmitter house. I used to call it a shed, but I think 'transmitter house' evokes much nicer images. Anyway, as I might have said before, the electrical entrance is the hook-up to the Hydro Quebec grid. Now, we have to wait for Hydro to come in and do their end of the hook-up. This takes, usually, anywhere from 1 to 7 business days. It should be all done and set to go by next Friday (20th.) Then the electrician comes back and finishes up all the details inside, including the lighting, exhaust blower, and the miscellaneous electrical outlets. He'll be back the day after Hydro works their magic.
Otherwise, things are going well. We're going to put some more gravel down around it to help prevent the whole 'mud lake' situation next time it rains. We also need to level out the earth at the request of the landlord.
On the station's side, we're planning for some exciting new station IDs, stingers, and drops for when we launch. I'm quite excited about this part. Maybe once we have a bunch done, I'll post a few sneak previews on the blog.
