[BC] Class C AM Stations

[PeterH]

On Feb 16, 2010, at 9:58 AM, Kevin Raper wrote:

>> There are no more *Border Blasters*. Haven:t been for YEARS.
>
> There will be if Scott has his way!

FWIW, Mexican border area stations have maintained their power, or  
have significantly reduced their power, with one exception.

Mexicans within the interior haven:t changed their power at all,  
except for those increases which were specifically provided for by  
*Rio*.

There is no way that the U.S. is going to allow increased power for  
the former U.S. I-As, although we are certainly allowed to do so.

An increase to 100 kW days, but the usual, and required 50 kW at  
night seems reasonable, but only for those stations which operate ND  
during days.

That idea would eliminate any increase for KGO, WWL, WBZ and WWKB, as  
these are DA-1, but would allow for increases for many other major  
market I-As and several major market I-Bs.

The bottom line is this ... there is no relief in sight for small or  
even medium market stations, period.

These had better go to FM or go to streaming, because AM is, and has  
always been a *demand allocation* system, although it did not start  
that way with the 1928 *Band Plan*.

But, it IS that way, now, and forever more.

Get used to it.

Game over!