[BC] put stations back in their city of license

[Tom Spencer]

PeterH wrote:
> On Feb 2, 2010, at 9:00 AM, Tom Spencer wrote:
>
>   
>> The 80-90 drop ins, alone, aren't nearly the problem as much as the
>> rimshot move-ins.
>>
>> Put those stations back into their local markets, and watch the ad
>> dollars from local merchants paying for LOCAL programming roll in.
>>
>>     
>
> By that same reasoning, WOR and WABC, in the New York metro, should  
> be forced to move back to their original community of license,  
> Newark, New Jersey.
>   
Of course - but with 50 kw, they're not  really "local" within the 
meaning of the term... Like WLW and other Class A AMs, they serve the 
larger area.

OTOH, can you imaging:

"the Big One - W L W, Mason!"

> And, WGY, which was effectively stolen from KGO, should be forced to  
> directionalize, protecting KGO, and KGO should be forced to operated  
> ND-U into a fully conforming radiator, at least 600 feet, by my measure.
>   
Works; that way, the 810 here MIGHT be able to stay on at night!  DA-N, 
with a major lobe oriented about 025°T and one of the minima at about 
215°T...

> Additionally, WCKY should be forced to move back to its original  
> community of license, Covington, Kentucky.
>   
Sure, see WLW above!  The signal will still cover Greater Cincinnati, 
regardless of COL when you're running 50 kw... or 500 kw ND-U... <grin>
> Finally, elected degrades from Class A to Class B should be  
> rescinded, and the original Class As should be restored to full Class  
> A power, and community of license. I could see 1190 going to  
> Indianapolis rather than Fort Wayne, as a sole exception to this rule.
>   

I'll buy that! 

50 kw ND-U!

>   
>> And any 80-90 that's short-spaced should be taken down...
>>     
>
> Translating this to the AM band, marginally-engineered AMs on U.S  
> Class A clear channels should be forced to upgrade their facilities  
> to at least 10 kW during all hours, irrespective of the capital cost  
> to the licensee, and if such upgrade is not physically or  
> economically possible, then these stations should be forced to go  
> Class D, or to go silent. No exceptions!
>   
I don't know about 10 kw minimum, but the idea is to eliminate the Ds as 
much as possible... so, unless they can meet the minimum required for  
the Class... then they either go to secondary service or.. yeah, dark - 
or FM Expanded Band (76-88 MHz)... or a different frequency on AM, at 
least...   See AM 810 above - the ONLY reason that it can't get ANY 
night power AT ALL is skywave from Schenectady....

You know, in looking at the way the FCC allocated the Expanded AM 
Band... there should be room for LOTS more stations between 1600 and 
1700 with 10 kW D 1 kW N ND.

And even more if the day power is reduced to 5 kW or 1 kW...

Or 10 Watts... <grin>

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Tom Spencer
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