[BC] Class D AM towers

[Alan Gearing]

Jeff:

Don't know if its a typo in your email, but its "new" Class D (daytime 
only) stations that the FCC won't approve.  They still grant new Class 
C's, including a number during the last AM filing window. (These operate 
fulltime on "local" channels and were formerly classified as Class IV 
stations) .  Note:  An existing licensed Class B station can give up its 
protected nighttime operation and hence become a "new" Class D daytime 
only station, but a brand new station will not be authorized from the 
start as a daytime only.

Also, you probably haven't seen yet an earlier response of mine noting 
that there are 10 existing Class C stations with DA's - mostly daytime 
but there are three with nighttime DA's

Regards,

Al Gearing

Jeff Glass wrote:
> In a message dated 2/14/2010 4:42:24 PM Central Standard Time, broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:
>    
>> BTW...it's KYPA. 1230 is a Class C channel and Class C's can't have a DA.
>> This makes no sense.
>>      
>> MM
>>      
> Mike,
>
> According to what I'm reading, the FCC does not license new class C stations anymore. Regarding the directional antenna, please see 73.182 (B) (3). I have so far been able to find but one directional class C station in the CONUS non a local channel. Don't remember the call; maybe it's the one to which you refer.
>
> Jeff Glass
>
>    

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