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New Commercial FM Stations Coming to Three Indiana Cities

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Harvey_Dogg

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93.5 Columbus, 106.1 Fowler, and a new one in Madison too. These are channels that were once granted CP's to applicant's who failed to construct their stations. Now, the FCC is going to put new commercial stations on these frequencies.

And shame on people who tie up radio frequencies when they don't have the money. I put that Fowler frequency in 30 years ago. I put in the Columbus frequency about 20 years ago.

I would have built these stations way back then. But, now I'm old.
 
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Sounds like good news, but this left me with more questions than answers. How is the FCC going to achieve this again? I don't currently see any new CP's or Auctions on any of these frequencies, but I presume the time-frame might be Summer 2022 or 2023 for someone to scoop it up, and then around 2026 or so the FCC will "force" these stations to go on air? So Columbus, IN already has that AM translator on 93.5 that will have to move. I think the next auction is for TV spectrum, so an FM one, especially FM Commercial seems unlikely. What is your source again?
 
Indianapolis has a translator on 93.5 for WIBC. It can be heard in Columbus. Indy is about 50 miles away. They won't have to move.

WCSI AM n Columbus has a translator on 98.1.

The FCC PUBLISHED THESE FREQUENCIES IN THE DAILY DIGEST ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

I don't know when they will be auctioned.
 
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Harvey_Dogg said:
Indianapolis has a translator on 93.5 for WIBC. It can be heard in Columbus. Indy is about 50 miles away. They won't have to move.

WCSI in Columbus has a translator on 98.1.

The FCC PUBISHED THESE FREQUENCIES IN THE DAILY DIGEST ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

I don't know when they will be auctioned.
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Sounds good to me!
 
Does anyone think these frequencies will go to K-Love? Who else would want to build a new radio station in 2025 or 2026?
 
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Harvey_Dogg said:
Does anyone think these frequencies will go to K-Love?
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They are a likely candidate
Harvey_Dogg said:
Who else would want to build a new radio station in 2025 or 2026?
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As I mentioned above, and as Mr. Lance just posted, the stations don't decide this. If there is someone out there who wants to build their station as soon as possible, they go in at the next available window. I realize that by 2026 that radio will be in a fairly sorry state, I still feel like FM has the extra potential for longevity and reaching a new generation.
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Considering the past three FCC auctions of vacant FM allocations were in 2012, 2015, and 2021, do not expect another auction until 2024 at the very earliest.
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Thanks for the clarification.
 
gr8oldies said:
Were these 80-90 dropins from 30 years ago that were never built? I guess I'm being dense today.
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They're frequencies that I found and got allotted a long time ago, back when I was much younger.
 
ZantennaG1 said:
They are a likely candidate

As I mentioned above, and as Mr. Lance just posted, the stations don't decide this. If there is someone out there who wants to build their station as soon as possible, they go in at the next available window. I realize that by 2026 that radio will be in a fairly sorry state, I still feel like FM has the extra potential for longevity and reaching a new generation.

Thanks for the clarification.
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I've owned some commercial radio stations and helped others start many more.
 
ZantennaG1 said:
They are a likely candidate

As I mentioned above, and as Mr. Lance just posted, the stations don't decide this. If there is someone out there who wants to build their station as soon as possible, they go in at the next available window. I realize that by 2026 that radio will be in a fairly sorry state, I still feel like FM has the extra potential for longevity and reaching a new generation.

Thanks for the clarification.
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I've owned some commercial radio stations and helped others start many more.
 
For those interested in how many Indiana FM's came about CLick here . This story tells the beginning of the low power movement click here . Radio was fun back then.
 
Harvey_Dogg said:
I've owned some commercial radio stations and helped others start many more.
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Your first post came through, so no need for the redundancy, but I thank you for making sure in this extremely odd winter we're having. And now to respond to your post, hey, I'm glad to hear that you've got that experience, and I'll take that into consideration when responding to you in the future.
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For those interested in how many Indiana FM's came about CLick here . This story tells the beginning of the low power movement click here .
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Awesome!
Harvey_Dogg said:
Radio was fun back then.
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Agreed.
 
FM Allotment Records from CDBS are now added to the FM Query.
Limited data is included for Canadian and Mexican stations in the border zone.

KML Maps Class Frequency
Call ---------- Channel | Service | Status City State Country File Number FacilityID ERP HAAT Licensee/Permittee
NEW 228 A FA 93.5 MHz VAC COLUMBUS IN US - - kW - m -
- 249 A FA 97.7 MHz VAC RENSSELAER IN US 7309 - kW - m -
- 265 A FA 100.9 MHz VAC MADISON IN US - - kW - m -
- 291 A FA 106.1 MHz VAC FOWLER IN US 96464 - kW - m -



*This is the FCC's Vacant Commercial Allotment list for Indiana. Why is Renselear's 97.7 here? WLQI has been on 97.7 for 49 years. Actually it was NCE Class D station WPUM that went off. They were on 93.3 not 97.7.
 
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Harvey_Dogg said:
They're frequencies that I found and got allotted a long time ago, back when I was much younger.
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You are an inspiration to those of us that know your story. Building several stations from the ground up, including WKLU in Brownsburg while being legally blind, shows that if you have the inspiration to do something, you can do it!

My hats off to you sir.
 
Thanks! I still love radio. I would build 93.5 in Columbus. WHUM needs an upgrade.
 
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