[BC] Band Migration

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In a message dated 01/23/2006 12:48:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
dynotherm at earthlink.net writes:

> I doubt you would get much cooperation from the higher power Class B's,
>  many of whom now have 50 kW daytime with 5, 10 or more at night.
>  Some of these are on Class A channels (consider WHB) some on Class B
>  channels (consider WWJ). Some of these have highly directional signals.
>  Others are directional only at night.

Naturally, those could stay put. They should be given the option. The other 
possibility is change frequency, perhaps even to a 1'st adjacent, since so many 
of those stations would have vacated... they could end up with more night 
power, easier patterns, etc. Even if they kept the same power/patterns, just the 
migration of all the co and adjacent stations would give them a better 
coverage area at night.

>  Possibly, you could move Class C stations to a new FM band and give

Those should be the "automatic" moves... since they're designed to be "local" 
and non-D, anyway, put them all on the new FM band. I don't think too many of 
them would object too loudly if they had enough "overlap" time to allow 
listeners to get radios (or have existing analog ones modified.)

>  them the equivalent coverage with a Class A FM license, but unless you
>  can closely duplicate the present coverages of Class B and Class D AM
>  stations you are sure to run into the complaints that "I didn't get
>  enough coverage,"

How many stations on AM are 1Kw or less? Those would be *The Prime Candiates* 
for a move to a new FM band. How much "cleaner" would the AM dial be if, say, 
100% of those stations migrated? Probably quite drastically. Daytimers with 
substantial power could change frequency and keep their original power, only 
now they'd get a substantial night power as well. Or they could migrate to the 
new FM.

It all makes too much sense, technically. If only...

Willie...