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Their is one problem to this. The 60 dbu signal of the translator exceeds 960's 2 mv/m contour at some point. This is in violation of the FCC rules concerning translators and existing stations. The only way to get around this is to use one of their existing HD channels.

Are you sure about this? I believe that is the case with the nighttime signal, which has a null to the north/northeast, but the daytime signal is a straight circle and should put a primary signal well beyond that of the translator. I seem to remember that FCC rules require the protected contour of the translator to be solely within the daytime signal contour.

Yes, this is the case with the AM daytime coverage. It is close, but the translator coverage does exceed their daytime 960 coverage in the southerly direction. Remember, 960 is located approximately 7.5 miles in a northerly direction from where the translator is located. What is ironic, the 960 night time coverage will meet the requirements in the southerly direction, but not the north. It is the south where they loose out in the daytime mode of operation. This is due to the fact that their 5 KW night directional signal is shooting south and is stronger than their daytime 5 KW due to the directional pattern.