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107.5 near Frankfort

I get this when I click MP3 Stream Highband:

Windows Media Player cannot play the file because the specified protocol is not supported. In the Open URL dialog, try opening the file using a different transport protocol (for example, "http:" or "rtsp:").

No clue.

???

PS "Turn the Page" now playing. Maybe I DON'T want to hook up to it anyway...?
 
Lafayette Unplugged said:
PS "Turn the Page" now playing. Maybe I DON'T want to hook up to it anyway...?
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you do don't like bob segar hes a big hitmaker from way back into the decades and even has hits today which are played on 935 and rocket!
 
Like I said, to each his own. I'm not going to get into the "what most people love hearing thousands of times I frickin' hate" exchange.

But if this endeavor seeks to be "on the edge" or "alternative" to the status quo, they ain't cuttin' it with "Smoke on the Water" and "Turn the Page" with the first two tunes I saw when I was trying to hook it up.

:'(
 
Are you sure this is part 15? If it goes more than 1 block on FM, it's called a pirate station.
Since September 11, the FCC has been raiding pirate stations with swat teams and
fining them $10,000.
Only on board whip antennas are allowed on your transmitter. Your signal strength
cannot be more than .5 mv at 10 feet. That's about the same signal level that WKHY
has in Frankfort.
You are allowed to go further on AM.
Expect the FCC to visit Frankfort, Indiana very soon. I wish you the best and I
am not the FCC.
 
Timewarp said:
Expect the FCC to visit Frankfort, Indiana very soon. I wish you the best and I
am not the FCC.
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"Expect A Visit" and "I'm not the FCC". Well, I guarentee if they get visited, we know who to go blame first for reporting them..

This station is Part 15 and has been in operation for sometime. If they've been on the air for as long as I suspect, they've already been visited mostlikely.

However, I highly doubt the FCC is going to make a special trip JUST for this teeny-tiny little station
 
Is this some kind of a dare? Because I have no such plans. And it was you Paul
who brought up the issue on this thread. So far it is you to blame for the attention.
Long ago, I learned-you can do it or you can talk about it. But you can't do both for very
long. And really I don't care. Good luck and get cool.
 
Timewarp said:
Is this some kind of a dare? Because I have no such plans. And it was you Paul
who brought up the issue on this thread. So far it is you to blame for the attention.
Long ago, I learned-you can do it or you can talk about it. But you can't do both for very
long. And really I don't care. Good luck and get cool.
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Paul?

Not cool.
 
There are groups working to get the FCC to loosen up on the part 15 rules and open
more oppertunities for low power FM.
Good luck and have fun with it
 
Think of the way that most people listen to radio. They listen to the station(s) that are easiest to pick up. Low power FM stations might be a good toy for the person who runs it but it's not going to have many listeners.

Timewarp said:
There are groups working to get the FCC to loosen up on the part 15 rules and open
more oppertunities for low power FM.
Good luck and have fun with it
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Low power FM MIGHT be good for a small town with an extremely small geographic area. In a big city it won't work for anyone except those within 10 blocks of the transmitter.

Timewarp said:
It's a good thing for a small town or a minority group in a big city.
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Steppenwolf said:
Low power FM MIGHT be good for a small town with an extremely small geographic area. In a big city it won't work for anyone except those within 10 blocks of the transmitter.

Timewarp said:
It's a good thing for a small town or a minority group in a big city.
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10 blocks??

Would it be more prudent to just put your speakers in the window and crank it up?

:D
 
Lafayette has 2 licensed Low Power FM stations. One at 97.3, the other at 97.7 MHz.
They are strong for about 3.5 miles. With a good receiver, you might hear them 15 miles.
The FCC also allows some low power broadcasting under part 15. If you are a school,
you can have a respectable signal all over your campus on AM. If you are an individual,
you get 1 tenth watt into 10 feet of antenna on AM. On FM you must be no more than
.5 mv/m at 10 feet. That's the same strength as a Class A 20 miles away. Max range
is 300 feet to be legal on FM.

There are active Part 15ers trying to change the law with the FCC. Good luck to them.
But, A station that only goes 300 feet wouldn't keep my kid amused for very long.
 
For FM, the FIeld Strength Limit on Part 15 is 250mv/3 meters
 
Here it is, right from the FCC. PART 15 DEVICES
Unlicensed operation on the AM and FM radio broadcast bands is permitted for some extremely low powered devices covered under Part 15 of the FCC's rules. On FM frequencies, these devices are limited to an effective service range of approximately 200 feet (61 meters). See 47 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Section 15.239, and the July 24, 1991 Public Notice. On the AM broadcast band, these devices are limited to an effective service range of approximately 200 feet (61 meters). See 47 CFR Sections 15.207, 15.209, 15.219, and 15.
 
Timewarp said:
Lafayette has 2 licensed Low Power FM stations. One at 97.3, the other at 97.7 MHz.
They are strong for about 3.5 miles. With a good receiver, you might hear them 15 miles.
The FCC also allows some low power broadcasting under part 15. If you are a school,
you can have a respectable signal all over your campus on AM. If you are an individual,
you get 1 tenth watt into 10 feet of antenna on AM. On FM you must be no more than
.5 mv/m at 10 feet. That's the same strength as a Class A 20 miles away. Max range
is 300 feet to be legal on FM.

There are active Part 15ers trying to change the law with the FCC. Good luck to them.
But, A station that only goes 300 feet wouldn't keep my kid amused for very long.
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Speaking of low power, part 15 stations in Lafayette/West Lafayette, don't forget about Purdue Student Radio on 1610 AM transmitting from the Krannert Building on the Purdue campus. The station only gets out 1-2 miles from the transmitter site before it fades to nothing, though.
 
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