[BC] All Things Considered on FM allocations...take 2

[Paul Smith W4KNX]

I know at one time there were several of them on the same frequency at
schools all over the Detroit suburbs.  WSDS in Plymouth was one but did
upgrade to 200 watts and is no longer a class D.

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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of Greg Newton
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [BC] All Things Considered on FM allocations...take 2


--On Tuesday, January 31, 2006 9:17 PM -0200 "Douglas B. Pritchett"
<dpritchett1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> While I normally shun NPR programming (their vocal delivery drives me
> nutz), I look forward to this story.
> Some might say it's ironic that, in some cases, public (NPR) broadcasters
> helped kick the 10 watters to the curb when they had to upgrade or die .
> Can't cite an example here and now, but I'll see what I can find.

They did file comments in the rulemaking that did away with Class D
supporting the elimination of the small stations, arguing that would allow
them to get more full-powered NPR members on the air. This would supposedly
better serve the audience and be a more efficient use of the spectrum. IIRC
(wrote a paper that touched on this about 10 years ago), they actually
promised that they would have several hundred new stations on the air over
that next decade...fell a little short of that.
--
Greg


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