abstract:WMIK in Middlesboro, Kentucky, operates on an assigned frequency of 560 KHz with a daytime power of 2500 watts. Pre-sunrise and nighttime power are 500 watts and 88 watts respectively.
The BBC's Caroline Wyatt said the troops had been on patrol alongside Afghan police officers when their vehicle - believed to be a Snatch Land Rover or weapon-mounted WMIK version - was blown up.