[BC] City Of License/Transmitter site question

towers at mre.com towers at mre.com
Tue Jul 28 11:48:58 CDT 2009


In this day and age, it's a far remote error for the FCC to make on  siting.

If the license says the coordinates are X, the station is operating at
coordinates X and is otherwise conformant with the license, what's the
problem? The FCC approved the siting.

MM

> We're dealing with an LPFM here.
>
> The station was licensed sometime in 2005 to one town. Just before CP
> expiration,  It came on the air  from it's licensed  (according to the
> co-ordinate son the license) transmitter site.
>
> Problem is, that transmitter site is some 20 miles away from the city of
> license and this LPFM, in no way covers the COL.
>
> What rules out here, with regards to transmitter site and coverage? The
> requirement to be in/near your COL and cover it... or be where the
> transmitter site co-ordinates are, regardless of the fact they cause you
> to
> not cover your COL and are too far away?
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Paul B. Walker, Jr.
> www.onairdj.com



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