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96.3 Austin - is it on?

Someone filed a petition to deny against it and the FCC rescinded it.

Hahaha.
 
AnyHuman said:
Someone filed a petition to deny against it and the FCC rescinded it.

Hahaha.
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That "someone" was KGID/Giddings who apparently has an axe to grind with this whole situation. Previously, they filed a Petition to Deny based on claims apparently not substantiated to the FCC's liking because it was converted to an Informal Objection and then denied.

This time, though, KGID sharpened the axe and included an affidavit with photos of the site that was licensed to cover. Looks like the sharpening paid off.

In the interest of full disclosure, I am in no way associated with any entity who is party to this application.
 
Bob Cole Needs To Be Stop 101.9 Round Rock Is Ruining 101.9 KJZX LP Austin 105.3 Entercom Moved To 96.3 Later Then 95.9 InAble To Resque 105.3 KSMG Seguin But Bob Cole Just ReBlocked The Signal Right Now Poor 98.5 KRXT Is Being Abused By Another 1 Of Bob Coles Nasty Translator On 98.5 https://fccdata.org/?facid=139280
 
Bob Cole is not doing this. The FCC approves EVERY translator application because it meets their criteria (their rules on separation). If it didn't the application would not be granted and the station would not have been built. Bob Cole is running stations per what the FCC said he could cover. Granted paper and reality are not an exact science. In some instances, there is legitimate interference but mostly it is people hearing a distant station that never was supposed to be received at such a distant location per their protected coverage area. For example, I once listened to an Oklahoma FM growing up but as the dial became more crowded, the station could not be received. Given they were about 90 miles away from me. Those stations that eliminated my ability to listen 90 miles away did nothing wrong. They simply covered an area that the station I once listened to was never supposed to nor licensed to cover.
 
TXRadioJunkie said:
That "someone" was KGID/Giddings who apparently has an axe to grind with this whole situation. Previously, they filed a Petition to Deny based on claims apparently not substantiated to the FCC's liking because it was converted to an Informal Objection and then denied.

This time, though, KGID sharpened the axe and included an affidavit with photos of the site that was licensed to cover. Looks like the sharpening paid off.

In the interest of full disclosure, I am in no way associated with any entity who is party to this application.
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Me neither good for KGID.

http://www.kgid.fm/
 
I Could Understand If I Was Complaining About A Station 100 Miles Away But 98.5 KRXT Is Only 58 Miles From Austin Also The Operators At The Station Are Upset With The 98.5 Translator In Austin Bob Coles Channel Can Makes It All The Way To Sun City Georgetown Plus Entercom Already Moved Off 105.3 Due To People As Well As MySelf Sending The FCC Signal Interference Although San Antonio Is Almost 80 Miles 105.3 Had Enough Power Almost To Reach Round Rock Texas On A Daily Basis It Use To Cover Central Austin With Little To No Static The Fact I Still Hear 105.3 KSMG Put Up A Great Fight Against This Thing Shows Entercom Made The Right Decision Of Moving Even If The Signal You Listen To Was Not Lisans For Your Area Its Nice To Hear Something Different In Your City Would Sell A Station I Have Loved AirWaves Since I Was 8 And If Theres Interference To A Radio Station I Hold Dear I Dont Just Set Back And Let It Keep Getting Bullied By In UnWanted Signal
 
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If you are curious, you can look at Radio Locator and the station coverage maps. To get an idea, click on the coverage map, (ie: KRXT in Rockdale). You'll see 3 circles. the inner two circles are protected. The outer circle is not. By FCC Rules, a station can apply to go on the frequency and as long as the new station does not reach that second circle, it would be approved. KRXT, as a 6,000 watt FM, would not be protected 58 miles away.

Please do complain. The FCC encourages this and even if you are not in the primary coverage, your complaint matters. And do let the station know. They can compile the complaints and submit them. I must admit, a station filing a complaint of actual listeners not able to hear the station says a bunch. My point I really want to stress: file a complaint and offer your complaint to the station as well. Then be patient. The FCC will look at it and generally tell the translator to take corrective action. They have sided with listeners beyond the protected coverage in the past.

Nobody is doing anything illegal (ie: bullying). You only build a station after the FCC approves it. That means it meets the separation requirement, etc. As in KRXT, the protected coverage only extends a couple of miles east of Taylor, doesn't make it to Temple or even Elgin. As far as the FCC is concerned, that's the coverage that KRXT is allowed without interference. So, the translator might be keeping you from listening to a distant station, but the FCC would not have allowed the translator if it caused interference to the protected area. Because reality and engineering study are not always identical, the FCC realizes that's what is on paper is not always the way it plays out in reality. I might not be explaining this well but it is sort of like this: you buy a home in a new subdivision. Your view out the back door extends 2 blocks. On the next block a house is built obstructing the view you had. In reality the house was built beyond your lot. Only your lot is protected. That is sort of what is happening with translators and LPFMs.
 
So you wouldn't tell the station you can no longer hear? Did you know you must send a copy to the one you're complaining about? Think of it like court. Both sides get to know what they are accused of. No, they're not mad. They got a license legally from the FCC and they invested money, so they'd like to keep it.
 
AnyHuman said:
If I were to file a complaint with the FCC against a station, one of the last things I'd do is let the said station know I was snitching, and get them mad.
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The documentation of a complaint will be known to the station as part of any FCC proceeding that the complaint causes to be opened.

Generally, general public complaints are not filed using the formal complaint procedures, format and style. They may or may not cause further investigation. A formal complaint pretty much requires a response, on the other hand. While most formal complaints are filed by counsel, it's not unknown for an individual, group or licensee to file on their own using the proper procedures. But in such cases, the station or licensee being filed against is generally either given an opportunity to respond or has an investigation launched to find out if the complaint has validity.
 
b-turner said:
They have sided with listeners beyond the protected coverage in the past..
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But... it looks like new rulemaking will put much more stringent requirements on out of protected contour complaints, requiring more of them, more documentation and limiting the extent to which out of protected contour protection might be granted.
 
96.3 is on regardless what the FCC says. Just heard it playing Tejano music and announcing the call letters KOKE 1600 AM. Oh well at least Austin has Tejano again like SA. Just don't think this is legal.
 
They have an ammendment to the rescinded license to cover app so maybe it's ok but I'm not a lawyer and don't know the rules perfectly.
 
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