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105.5 FM

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Radio-Bored-Op

Okay, so 105.5 last week all static.
I *thought* I knew the AM station that was using 105.5 repeator, using
radio-locator.com I couldn't find using
Buffalo, 14150, lockport, Cheektowaga, etc
but did not yield any station @ 105.5 - I was thinking Canadian or Canadian college but
nothing....


The following day, thinking to check it again, it was playing "cool" / hip sounding jazz. I was quick to rule out a Canadian college station and/ or a cbc-Canadian station simply because of the lack of any station IDs, information, legal IDs, etc as the same could be said about a US station, however, some college stations in NY have demonstrated they will simply play music.

But, this feels different. the signal starts to lose reception going over the Grand Island Bridge by the Tonawanda's and the opposite direction it starts to get static or interference closer one would get to the keybank center

Thoughts ????

Even a pirate broadcaster would drop some scary audio or push some outsider music. . .
Hope someone knows ....
 
There are two 105.5s listed for WNY. They are translators for WDOE in Dunkirk and WCJW in Warsaw. Neither should get anywhere near the area you describe. I'm guessing that it's a pirate.
 
SirRoxalot said:
There are two 105.5s listed for WNY. They are translators for WDOE in Dunkirk and WCJW in Warsaw. Neither should get anywhere near the area you describe. I'm guessing that it's a pirate.
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Knew about CJ country and there 37 repeator stations LOL _ they rarely buy have made it in my area, the Tonawanda's, however, in 104.9

ps
Thanks for the reply. ☆
 
I also happened to tune in on what I recall was this past Saturday evening, and also on Tuesday afternoon, to 105.5. As I have been listening to a Canadian station at 104.5 quite a bit lately, and I manually tune in, I discovered this broadcast at 105.5 FM, as I dial backwards. I immediately realized this was a new station … or so I thought. The music verged on the edges of genre, what I can only describe as Acid Jazz, Trip-Hop and Chill-Out style electronica.

What really struck me as intriguing, was the use of samples, that were unmistakably from crime shows, film-noir, detective films, espionage films, and the like. There were numerous usages of these samples between songs.

I also noticed on more than one occasion that there seemed to be a rather familiar female vocalist, singing in French over some of these tracks.

I regret not recording any of it, as I have been unable to “find” that music / broadcast again at 105.5 FM since. Perhaps it was some kind of exhibition?

I was able to receive the broadcast as far off as the West Side of Buffalo, and in Tonawanda….

As I really enjoyed the music, I hope the broadcast returns.

Any information would be appreciated.
 
I hope whomever is running the station is aware that the FCC now has a law with a lot more teeth if they choose to go after a pirate.

he PIRATE Act gives the FCC additional enforcement authority, including higher penalties against pirate radio broadcasters and any person who permits the operation of pirate radio broadcasting, of up to $100,000 per day per violation, up to a maximum of $2 million.

Pirate Radio | Federal Communications Commission​

www.fcc.gov/enforcement/areas/pirate-radio
www.fcc.gov/enforcement/areas/pirate-radio
 
Sooo..... could one make the case this frequency is capable / able to get another FM repeater - but for someone that actually wants it as a hobby....

such as myself ? why yes thanx for asking
 
Radio-Board-Op said:
Sooo..... could one make the case this frequency is capable / able to get another FM repeater - but for someone that actually wants it as a hobby.... such as myself ? why yes thanx for asking
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Admirable sentiment, but the answer is "no" for a number of reasons, mostly tech-related. Word is the FCC may open a non-com freq south of Buffalo. There's your ticket.
 
@Rusty Bridges
So If I foot the bill for my old high school to have an FM station... that's the way to get a decent signal, have it play actual music that people enjoy and the work around being alumni to qualify for the non-comm status
 
Radio-Board-Op said:
So If I foot the bill for my old high school to have an FM station... that's the way to get a decent signal, have it play actual music that people enjoy and the work around being alumni to qualify for the non-comm status
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100 watts maximum ERP with antenna 100 feet above average terrain maximum height. May have to be certified not-for-profit such as a 501(c)(3). Check the FCC Rules.
 
To clarify - the FCC doesn't "open a frequency" for new LPFMs or full-power NCE. When it opens a filing window, as it did in 2021 for full-power NCE FM, it's up to each individual applicant to find a frequency and location at which to apply.

(You don't want to try to do this yourself. You want a consulting engineer like yours truly who knows all the rules, especially in Canadian border areas.)

In the 2021 window, Ellicottville was the closest to Buffalo where anyone found an open channel to use. You can safely assume there's no space left in Erie or Niagara counties for full-power NCE, and I'd add Genesee and Orleans to that list, too.

It is possible, but not yet confirmed, that the FCC *might* open an LPFM window later this year. The last two LPFM windows didn't produce any workable applications around Buffalo, and I wouldn't bet on there being any workable channels this time, either.

Anyone considering applying should already have an established nonprofit corporation in place to serve as the applicant. And it would be a good idea to get a consultant on board now too.
 
Fybush's post properly sorts out the specifics. My response to Board-Op ("opening a frequency") was intentionally broad based so as to make it digestible. There's no disagreement in the suggestion that the process of applying for the right to broadcast on publicly owned airwaves (i.e., "license") is best guided by a professional who is conversant with the Rules.
 
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