Which would explain why they have that Laramie booster, since that's where the money really is, and would explain you see a lot of move-ins from rural and suburban areas, right?
Are commercial radio stations also under assault? Other than that, I could see how republican legislatures would want to reduce funding for something they disagree with.
Me too, the wording was just a bit confusing. By the way, do you have any new filings in your area?
The booster is because despite 50,000 Watts on a hill only 20-25 miles NW of Laramie, right off the highway...... theres mountain in the wall between the KLMI main site and laramie, terrain shielding the signal
Another issue with non-comms in a state like Wyoming or Montana: Distance between towns and the terrain between. Usually that means lots of translators or satellite stations peppering the state. All those translators and satellite stations need maintenance, capital updates, land and tower leases and other legal expenses. When dealing with a town or community that has less than 1,000 persons, maybe fifty or sixty of that small community would be considered regular donors?
Then you have KUWR where a lot of Laramie's stations is on Pilot Hill. That mountain allows a station to cover both Laramie and Cheyenne good, although it requires a lot of watts, and even then, there are some parts of Cheyenne that is not coverd by Pilot Hill. Meanwhile, Cheyenne area stations doesn't quite make it to Laramie unless there is tropo (the exception being KPAW and KOLT). I always wonder if stations like KUWR (but also KLWV, KCGY, etc) should apply for an FM booster in the Cheyenne area. I take it that's the heart of the KSUW/KBUW problem as well, those mountains.
On a related note, I always wondered how much donors an LPFM or a religious NCE gets from their community? Also, yes, that's what the state should do
That's a struggle for LPFM's in general. They have very limited coverage, budgets, and funding to begin with. Trying to sustain one, even with a certain amount of volunteers, is many times a dead end.
Looking at the applications in Virginia, 99% of the list are churches or Baptist Chapel'(s) who already have a ton of translators across the state.
Yet count how many times you see on PBS the name of the Koch foundation (I don't know so much about NPR).Bingo! We've talked elsewhere about budget cuts at Yellowstone Public Radio and Montana Public Radio.
I just took a look at funding stories at Wyoming Public Media, and they too are under assault from their government.
Non commercial radio is under attack by state legislatures, who see it as liberal and a target for cuts.
