[BC] Re: A Few Translator Questions

[Mark Humphrey]

AFAIK, all of the AM rebroadcast STAs granted over the past couple of
years have been for translators that were previously authorized to
rebroadcast an FM station.  In fact, the translator license document
should show the FM as primary station, even if it was modified after
the STA was granted.

In fccinfo.com, click on the "Other Applications" link for the
translator in question and it should tell you the status of the STA.
It shouldn't show as a pending app if it has been granted.  However,
you may not be able to access the application document because the FCC
still accepts paper filings for STAs.

Mark

On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr.
<walkerbroadcasting at gmail.com> wrote:
> I know of a Northwest Texas AM station that applied for translators under
> the guise of an STA.
>
> They show up in the Database as a Class A Applicaiton with the same call
> letters as the AM/FM Combo.
>
> The translators werne't filed for during a window, but under an STA. They
> still sit there as AN APP but I have no idea if they were granted, as
> FCCINFO.com shows an STA as an APP forever.
>
> Is that legal? Has an AM ever been granted an FM translator by simply
> applying for whjat frequency and power level they want and submitting the
> encessary paperwork?
>