PDXradio readers:

In late July I drove by both the "office" address and proposed antenna site of KTMI. The office is a small home ("for sale" no less) near the downtown portion of Lebanon. The proposed antenna farm is several miles east of town. It's just a big empty field still and frankly not the best for HF as there are some low ridges in the area.

Anybody know anything further? Antennas listed are rhombics and a log-periodic. Transmitters supposedly will be in SSB. If their paperwork is about to expire they better hurry up.

Glenn Hauser's WorldOfRadio.com website posted the follow info about the station recently:


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Main Station Record - KTMI

Permittee: Transformation Media International, NA
Call Sign: KTMI File Number: IHFCP-20050204
License/Renewal: Grant Date: 00/00/00 Expire Date: 00/00/00
CP/Pending Applications: IHFC/P-20050204 CP expires 10/3/08

Transmitter Location: SW corner Totem Pole Rd & Mt Hope Dr. Approx 7
miles East of Lebanon
Transmitter City: Lebanon, OR

Coordinates: 44 34 00 N Latitude 122 50 00 W Longitude

Tower Heights: 100 Meters OHAGL 100 Meters OHAMSL
Obstruction Markings: XXX
Conditions: XXX
Target Zones: [blank but already spelt out in HFCC registrations]

Address: Transformation Media International, LP
Radio Station KTMI
240 2nd Ave. SW
Lebanon, OR 97321

Transmitters:
Power No. of
No. Model (KW) TXs Freq. Tol. Emission
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1 Harris Planck, 745 Exciter 50.00 1 0.0015% 9K00A3E
2 Harris Planck, 745 Exciter 50.00 2 0.0015% 9K00A3E
3 Harris Planck, 745 Exciter 50.00 3 0.0015% 9K00A3E
4 Harris Planck, 745 Exciter 50.00 4 0.0015% 9K00A3E

Antennas:
Gain Azimuth Beamwidth Elevation.
No. Model (dB) (Deg) (Deg) (Deg)
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1 LPH20/23.8/21. 8.10 70 80.00 16.00
2 RH110/70/20 19.30 309 16.00 19.00
3 RH80/70/30 17.90 130 22.00 16.00
4 RH80/70/30 17.90 110 22.00 16.00
(via Glenn Hauser, DXLD)

This looks to be connected to Bob Lund, who if I am correct also owns an alternative christian format LPFM in Albany. Probably a good bet that the shortwave will also be a christian station.

And his family also has ties to a CP new AM in the area. This would be a international shortwave station.

"KTMI" would be a good set of calls for some sort of News/Talk parody.