[BC] Decluttering AM (was: Listening t ests... how valid?)

[Kevin Tekel]

Phil Alexander wrote:
> But say you could move the FM's in there with digital, what would you
> do with the AM band and how would you get significant over the horizon
> coverage for national security in times of disaster, natural or
> otherwise, such as WCBS, WSB and WWL etc?

IMO, the first priority in moving AM stations to FM should be given to
Class C "graveyard channel" stations, since they are the most horrendously
overcrowded and weren't given any chance to move to the AM Expanded Band.
Then the next priority would go to Class D stations, especially those
occupying the "clear channels" on AM.

As those stations leave the AM band, Class B stations can be given the
opportunity to either relocate to a vacated Class C channel, move to FM,
or stay put on their existing frequency.  Finally, Class A stations can
stay put where they are, with the opportunity to upgrade to 100 kW.

The basic idea is to move the small local stations off the band, and then
the remaining regional and clear-channel stations can be reconfigured to
take advantage of a "decluttered" AM band.




	
		
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