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== Cairn at Loch nan Uamh == |
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{{for|the radio station in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, formerly assigned WGTX|WDSP}} |
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{{Infobox Radio station |
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| name = WGTX |
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| image = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Dunes logo.jpg]] --> |
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| city = [[Truro, Massachusetts]] |
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| area = [[Cape Cod, Massachusetts]] |
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| branding = ''"Dunes 102 FM"'' |
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| slogan = "Cape Cod's Oldies" |
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| frequency = 102.3 [[MHz]] |
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| format = [[Commercial radio|Commercial]]; [[Oldies]] |
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| erp = 3,000 [[watt]]s |
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| haat = 40.9 [[meter]]s |
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| class = A |
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| facility_id = 68214 |
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| owner = Dunes 102 FM, LLC |
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| webcast = [http://dunes.purestream.net:13030/ Dunes 102 Live Feed] |
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| website = [http://www.dunes102.com dunes102.com] |
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| affiliations = [[Classic Hits (ABC radio network)|Classic Hits]] ([[ABC Radio]]) |
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'''WGTX''' (102.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "Dunes 102 FM") is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Truro, Massachusetts]]. The station is owned by Dunes 102 FM, LLC. |
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==History== |
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Shortly after the station was licensed (as WTUR in 1988 and later WCDJ in 1992), the original owners, Truro Wireless, Inc., ran into opposition from the Truro local government, who objected to a radio tower being built within the town limits. Until such a tower was built, the station could not air a regular broadcast schedule. In lieu of a tower, WTUR/WCDJ would occasionally broadcast just long enough, via a small transmitter, at 340 [[watt]]s, to keep their [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] license intact. |
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[[Image:03_Princes_Cairn_TWO.jpg|right|thumb|At this place Prince Charles departed for France (20 Sept 1746 O.S.)]] |
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On 19th September 1746, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart Charles] arrived from "Cluny's Cage," that wonderful refuge on Ben Alder, accompanied by Locheil, John Roy Stewart, and others. There they found L'Heureux, the French frigate that was to carry him to safety. All that day, the 19th, they embarked the refugees that were to accompany the Prince into exile, and on the 20th they sailed away from Scotland. The Prince never saw it again, except perhaps in the dreams which may have helped to mitigate the bitterness of his later life<ref>"The Highlands in History" by C.R. MacKinnon of Dunakin. Published by Collins in 1961</ref>.<br /> |
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_nan_Uamh '''Loch nan Uamh'''] is also the place where the Prince first set foot on mainland Great Britain on 25 July 1745. It is also the place from where Charles escaped to the Hebrides after Culloden.<br /> |
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"On the evening of 26 April the Prince, Colonel O’Sullivan, Captain Felix O’Neil, Father Allan MacDonald, Donald MacLeod, Ned Burke and several boatmen set out to sea from the shore of Loch nan Uamh. The weather was terrible and the boat began to fill with water. Even MacLeod who knew the seas well thought all was lost. The sailors prayed for deliverance, prompting the Prince to comment that while the clergyman who was with them ought to pray, the rest would be better employed bailing out the water. Next morning they struggled into a creek at Roisinis on the north-east point of Benbecula." Walking with Charlie<ref>Steve Lord [http://www.bonnieprincecharlie.me.uk Walking with Charlie]</ref>. |
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[[Image:Cairn_princes_cairn_sign.jpg|right|thumb|Road sign to Cairn]] |
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The cairn can be found just off the '''A830''', sometimes known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_the_Isles '''Road to the Isles'''], O.S Map 40 (Mallaig & Glenfinnan) Ref NM720844, or with this [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&msid=117505437514088061503.00044b3c14278bf4f5a47&ll=56.887299,-5.734692&spn=0.040699,0.104713&z=14 Google map]. For details on how to get there see Steve Lord's book. The nearest railway station is Beasdale about 2.5 miles to the West. |
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The Prince's Cairn was erected by the [http://www.1745association.org.uk 1745 Association] in 1956. |
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==Notes== |
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On [[March 29]], [[2007]], the FCC granted a transfer of the license of the former WCDJ to Dunes 102FM LLC.<ref>{{cite web |work=Federal Communications Commission |title=Application Search Details |url=http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1145890}}</ref> The new owners got the call letters changed, and now, as WGTX, they have begun broadcast service as "Dunes 102: Cape Cod's Oldies Radio".<ref>{{cite news |first=Clea |last=Simon |work=The Boston Globe |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2007/08/09/for_old_cape_frequency_a_new_sound_and_name/ |title=For old Cape frequency, a new sound and name |date=2007-08-09}}</ref> The format is an upbeat presentation of [[oldies]] from the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s, with a target demographic of 25-54. The station is programmed from the "[[Classic Hits (ABC radio network)|Classic Hits]]" syndicated network feed. |
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The new owners will continue to upgrade the facility along the way and expect to provide full service to the upper and lower Cape from a 180ft tower on the Town of Truro's Safety Building site on [[U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts|Route 6]]. |
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[http://www.1745association.org.uk/Loch%20Nan%20Uamh.htm Details of the unveiling ceremony in 1956] |
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==References== |
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*{{FMQ|WGTX}} |
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*{{FML|WGTX}} |
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*{{FMARB|WGTX}} |
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{{Cape Cod Radio}} |
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{{Oldies Radio Stations in Massachusetts}} |
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[[Category:Radio stations on Cape Cod|GTX]] |
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[[Category:Oldies radio stations in the United States]] |
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Revision as of 08:23, 13 October 2008
Cairn at Loch nan Uamh
On 19th September 1746, Charles arrived from "Cluny's Cage," that wonderful refuge on Ben Alder, accompanied by Locheil, John Roy Stewart, and others. There they found L'Heureux, the French frigate that was to carry him to safety. All that day, the 19th, they embarked the refugees that were to accompany the Prince into exile, and on the 20th they sailed away from Scotland. The Prince never saw it again, except perhaps in the dreams which may have helped to mitigate the bitterness of his later life[1].
Loch nan Uamh is also the place where the Prince first set foot on mainland Great Britain on 25 July 1745. It is also the place from where Charles escaped to the Hebrides after Culloden.
"On the evening of 26 April the Prince, Colonel O’Sullivan, Captain Felix O’Neil, Father Allan MacDonald, Donald MacLeod, Ned Burke and several boatmen set out to sea from the shore of Loch nan Uamh. The weather was terrible and the boat began to fill with water. Even MacLeod who knew the seas well thought all was lost. The sailors prayed for deliverance, prompting the Prince to comment that while the clergyman who was with them ought to pray, the rest would be better employed bailing out the water. Next morning they struggled into a creek at Roisinis on the north-east point of Benbecula." Walking with Charlie[2].
The cairn can be found just off the A830, sometimes known as the Road to the Isles, O.S Map 40 (Mallaig & Glenfinnan) Ref NM720844, or with this Google map. For details on how to get there see Steve Lord's book. The nearest railway station is Beasdale about 2.5 miles to the West.
The Prince's Cairn was erected by the 1745 Association in 1956.
Notes
- ^ "The Highlands in History" by C.R. MacKinnon of Dunakin. Published by Collins in 1961
- ^ Steve Lord Walking with Charlie