Thanks for the info jtr115!
It seems they had to get the station (KBUD 1570 AM - aka the old KKCL) back on the air before a year of it being off the air passed and they lost the license. Thus, the temporary antenna and wattage.
1570 AM's old tower owner did not want the station's transmitter back there, so Vic is going to apply for a new permanent antenna at the new site.
They are using a 100 ft. longwire and antenna tuner until they can get their engineering docs submitted for a more permanent solution.
Here's the temp system according to the FCC docs:
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