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97.7 Lebanon area translator

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Now that Merlin Media will be purchasing WKDN (106.9) Camden from Family Radio, what's going to happen to the 97.7 FM translator, which is located somewhere between Manheim and Lebanon? It packs a pretty good punch for a translator. Maybe WLBR could use it to simulcast their talk format....but I doubt that will ever happen. They don't even have a website. WORD FM perhaps?
 
This translator will likely keep some type of Christian format. It is one of the few Family Radio translators not owned by FR, but is rather licensed to a non-profit called New Life Broadcasting which has a local board of directors.
http://www.ristenbatt.com/newlife/index.html

One possibility raised on the Philly board is that Family Radio could pay Merlin to broadcast on WKDN-HD2 and have the translators continue to broadcast that subchannel. Since this translator has historically had a traditional Christian format, maybe it could be used by WDAC for greater reach of WBYN/Boyertown into Lancaster/Lebanon counties, or maybe as a translator for WDAC-HD2 (Hope 94.5).
 
On the subject of translator status, does anyone know what the story is with the translator WDAC has on 104.9 in Wagontown, PA (Coiatesville area). Is that one even on the air? This one has been on the books for years apparently.
 
who cares about translators and all these non profit people buying them up and running commercials??? non profit...what a freaking joke and i am not christian bashing. but hand them out to local churches that may broadcast their own sermons and messages to keep it local. family radio out of hatfield horsham quakertown wherever they are in bucks county and montgomery county with their ads for the locals want to make puke. no local exposure. shame on you fcc for allowing these long distant pirates to pollute local airwaves.
 
If I owned WLBR AM I would grab this translator in a hurry if I could; Most younger people today listen to FM or music on their smart phones. FM translators are a godsend to struggling AMs.
 
DaveWilliams said:
On the subject of translator status, does anyone know what the story is with the translator WDAC has on 104.9 in Wagontown, PA (Coiatesville area). Is that one even on the air? This one has been on the books for years apparently.
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WDAC's hourly legal ID for the past couple of weeks has specifically been mentioning their two translators -- 103.9 in Wagontown, and 103.9 in Shillington.
 
DaveWilliams said:
On the subject of translator status, does anyone know what the story is with the translator WDAC has on 104.9 in Wagontown, PA (Coiatesville area). Is that one even on the air? This one has been on the books for years apparently.
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It's definitely on the air. I travel PA340 thru Wagontown regularly and can receive it for at least a couple of miles. The translator appears to be at Wagontown Union Chapel. On the church's roof is a mast with two yagis, with the lower one aimed to the SW and the higher one facing east. It takes a nice bite out of WPPZ.
 
Family Radio's website now lists 97.7 as a translator of their flagship station, KEAR in San Francisco.
 
W249AA aka 97.7 Lebanon Translator will remain rebroadcasting Family Radio after the transition of WKDN is completed. The plans are that the Reading, PA translator will rebroadcast KEAR-FM Sacramento, CA off a satellite feed (work in process now) and then W249AA will receive that signal and rebroadcast it. Sorry everyone the signal will remain and not be sold.
 
Translator's in the non-reserved band (92.1 and above) that are not within the primary contour of the primary station (KEAR is in California, thousands of miles outside contour) are required to pick up the station off-air (impossible). In some cases this is allowed via STL or other ground based feed; satellite reception is always prohibited. The only legal way they can do this is if they pick up a satellite translator (another translator below 92.1 mHz) off air. Maybe they have a non-comm translator in a nearby city.

KF
 
Kevin Fitzgerald said:
Translator's in the non-reserved band (92.1 and above) that are not within the primary contour of the primary station (KEAR is in California, thousands of miles outside contour) are required to pick up the station off-air (impossible). In some cases this is allowed via STL or other ground based feed; satellite reception is always prohibited. The only legal way they can do this is if they pick up a satellite translator (another translator below 92.1 mHz) off air. Maybe they have a non-comm translator in a nearby city.

KF
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I believe that is what RadioChief is saying. Once Reading's 89.3 is up and running with the satellite feed of KEAR, then 97.7 will be relaying the 89.3 signal rather than 106.9 from Camden.
 
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