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artmorris
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Posted: Tue Jun 30th, 2009 04:20 pm |
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FCC Adopts New Regulations Allowing AM
Broadcast Stations to Use FM Translator
Stations For “Fill-in” Purposes
In response to the National Association of Broadcasters' July 14, 2006 Petition for Rule Making, and
after a Notice of Proposed Rule Making proceeding, the FCC today adopted and released a Report
and Order adopting the NAB’s proposal that AM stations be allowed to use FM translators to
retransmit their AM service within their AM stations' current coverage areas. The action was taken to
"permit AM broadcasters to better serve their local communities and thus promote the Commission's
bedrock goals of localism, competition and diversity in the broadcast media."
According to the Report and Order, "AM broadcast stations will be allowed to use currently authorized
FM translator stations (i.e., those now licensed or authorized in construction permits that have not
expired) to rebroadcast their AM signals, provided that no portion of the 60 dBu contour of any such
FM translator signal extends beyond the smaller of: (a) a 25-mile radius from the AM transmitter site;
or (b) the 2 mV/m daytime contour of the AM station. In addition, AM broadcast stations with Class D
facilities…will be allowed to originate programming on such FM translators during the periods when
their AM station is not operating."
The new rules are scheduled to take effect on the later of: (a) thirty (30) days after publication of the
text or a summary of the Report and Order in the Federal Register, or (b) announcement in the
Federal Register of OMB approval of the new rules and requirements involving Paperwork Reduction
Act burdens.
We intend to issue a more detailed Advisory on the Report and Order. You may read the Report and
Order simply by using the following link: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-
59A1.pdf.
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Jamie Turner
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Posted: Wed Jul 1st, 2009 12:51 am |
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| I think this is the best idea the FCC has come up with in a while. KRMS re-transmits on 97.5 in Osage Beach and KLTI in Macon re-transmits on 92.5. KRMS has a good signal in the daytime, but has a hard-time hitting Camdenton after sundown. As for KLTI, they are a daytimer. This may save a few radio stations.
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Sneaky Snooper
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Posted: Thu Jul 2nd, 2009 12:54 pm |
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Jamie Turner wrote: I think this is the best idea the FCC has come up with in a while. KRMS re-transmits on 97.5 in Osage Beach and KLTI in Macon re-transmits on 92.5. KRMS has a good signal in the daytime, but has a hard-time hitting Camdenton after sundown. As for KLTI, they are a daytimer. This may save a few radio stations.
And Ron Johnson would be racing to the FCC right now to get a license for an FM translator...This has me wondering if MeyerCom might be inclined to do likewise.
As for KLTI, at *some* point they're moving to Springfield, so I'm curious how they will handle that.
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mobbydude
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Posted: Mon Jul 13th, 2009 03:23 am |
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| Its about time the FCC helps the AM Daytimers, and the AM's with signal issues. Now how do you get a translator? Last edited on Mon Jul 13th, 2009 03:23 am by mobbydude
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Buddy Dornster
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Posted: Mon Jul 13th, 2009 03:53 pm |
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| The FM translator must be an existing translator within the 2 mv daytome countour of the AM station. You can get the signal to the translator via any pracitcl means, but it still must be a translator. If further interested, send me a message by clicking above.
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