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CTListener said:
Which, I assume, is why the owners of the station carried on those translators have never complained about WCOD, nor has WCOD complained about the translators, correct? The presence of WCOD and the translators on the same frequency has no impact on the bottom line of the operators of either?
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In general, no. We do know that stations can be used outside their protected contour, but not on most radios... and most listeners won't do the work to search out fringe signals.

So in a practical world, that fringe overlap makes no difference at all.

When I have only seen fringe signals be the subject of protest if a new signal blocks the is when the fringe signal is something unique, like a NPR station where no other affiliate is available. Or perhaps the only station in a format with a passionate following, like AAA. But nobody is going to do that for the major formats that are replicated in every market and area.
 
nowradioguy said:
Gee, I wonder if THEY have a few words to say about all this, which cannot be repeated (!) here. 🤭
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I doubt that WCOD cares, their 40Dbu predicted pattern does not come close to the North Shore, if you want to talk about a station that is "broadcasting to the fishes" they are the prime example.... fish, whales, sharks, seals, tuna...

WCOD would not have a fin to stand on if they tried to claim translator interference from 106.1, either on the Hancock or up at the intersection of 93 and 495

I did not know that the "Newburyport" translator moved from Amesbury to Andover, but I bet that was made possible by WFNQ's moving their transmitter from Hudson NH to Merrimac NH, not a far move, less than 10 miles if I had to guess but just enough to squeeze in without a complaint from Binnie
 
CTListener said:
Which, I assume, is why the owners of the station carried on those translators have never complained about WCOD, nor has WCOD complained about the translators, correct? The presence of WCOD and the translators on the same frequency has no impact on the bottom line of the operators of either?
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The translators would not be able to get the FCC to force WCOD to do anything, if the WCOD signal is a bit out of their predicted pattern because it is over water with nothing to interfere with the signal, or slight tropo ducting.

Being the existing Class B at 50KW WCOD gets to complain about interference from a translator or LPFM, but not the other way around
 
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