[BC] TV in Western (Muskegon) Michigan,

[Craig Bowman]

And please understand that this is just me but... upconverting an old 
analogue plant to digital is like getting a new FM license and 
simulcasting your AM signal using a consumer receiver.  Yea, you'll be 
on but Muskeegon is a VERY competitive market and trying to compete as 
an also-ran will struggle to succeed.  That is a lot of money for that 
market.  I payed $600,000 for a Class A in Orlando with a 1.5M pop.

Craig Bowman

>
> On 2/25/12 12:28 PM, Tom Spencer wrote:
>> What about a converter at the TX site?  Same analog STL, etc.  Jumping
>> from 38+ to 49 and analog to digital with present box?  Are there such
>> animals out there that can easily be moved that far?  Plus the changes
>> to the exciter(s)?   I'd think at a minimum the stuff out on Mill Iron
>> Rd. would be all that would have to be ASTC.  As long as what's coming
>> off the antenna meets the standard, that's all, right?
>>
>> The FCC shows the -LD as an omni, BTW, at 15 kW ERP.  and the 51 dBu
>> curve as better than the 74 dBu curve of the analog 33.8 kW DA...

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Craig Bowman
Durand, MI
989-277-8835