IHM ownership question

[davideduardo]

Anyways, the concept of "city of license" really is archaic,

That is why it is referred to as a "Community of License" in recent times.

 

[victorres43]

That is why it is referred to as a "Community of License" in recent times.

Ah, I made a verbatim statement. I may deem the "community of license" as practically archaic, as well. And a somewhat strange concept if one is observing from outside the US.

 

[Yabadabado1]

That is why it is referred to as a "Community of License" in recent times.

Case in point. One of the EMF Air 1 [as of now] "repeaters/translators" city of license was billed as Wadsworth, OH....even though it was 2 cities away in Akron. A mighty whopping 74 watts on 102.5 FM! I'm still sorta mad about the frequency because I used to be able to pick up WDVE out of Pittsburgh sometimes. Now...no more! Since I don't listen to Air 1 not sure if they're still saying Wadsworth is their "city of license".

 

[PTBoardOp94]

Anyways, the concept of "city of license" really is archaic, and sometimes only points to the history of the station 40-50 years ago. Can you imagine discussing how relevant WKTU is to Lake Success, New York? Or how WSBB-FM is to Doraville, Georgia? How about the importance of KBLX to Berkeley?

You could also discuss how KRTH is relevant to Los Angeles instead of Pasadena or Burbank. It's a little strange to say that a broadcast facility which covers thousands of square miles should give special treatment to a small sliver of that area.

 

[gr8oldies]

You could also discuss how KRTH is relevant to Los Angeles instead of Pasadena or Burbank. It's a little strange to say that a broadcast facility which covers thousands of square miles should give special treatment to a small sliver of that area.

We can also remember when facilities changes required a legal fiction where a station suddenly became the first or second aural service to West Podunk

 

[davideduardo]

Ah, I made a verbatim statement. I may deem the "community of license" as practically archaic, as well. And a somewhat strange concept if one is observing from outside the US.

No more strange than Mexico that shows stations as belonging to the place where their transmitter is located. Most of the Mexico City AM stations don't show up as Ciudad de México any more. Some major cities seem to have no stations at all because of this!