Centerville High School's radio station may lose its spot on dial

[gabigley1]

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School's radio station may lose its spot on dial
Huber Heights broadcaster is threatened, too, by bid to move Urbana country station to 101.5 FM.
By Katherine Ullmer
Staff Writer

Saturday, February 03, 2007

CENTERVILLE — Centerville High School's radio station and a station in Huber Heights could be shut down if an Urbana country-music radio station gets its way.

Radio One Inc. filed an application Jan. 19 with the Federal Communications Commission to move its Urbana country-music radio station, WKSW-FM 101.7, to Enon and take over the 101.5 FM radio frequency in the Dayton area.

 

[Flying-Dutchman]

I picked this station up in Springfield when I was in high school back in the 1970s.
At that time they were 10 watts on 91.9 in the educational band. The 92.1 allocation
caused them to be moved to the commercial band.

That's right! They have already been kicked around once.

The FCC needs to protect all local stations in Allocations regardless of the output power or wealth of the licensee.

Here's a story that might be of interest. http://www.idsnews.com/news/print.php?id=39077

 

[Flying-Dutchman]

A Petition For Rulemaking needs to be filed with the FCC. It needs to be done soon!
The LPFM service and grandfathered class Ds will be destroyed.

 

[cincyradio72]

I guess the question is....what would Radio One do with the new 101.5 frequency? Obviously country would be dumped....perhaps a station similar to 106.3 in Columbus featuring gospel music? As other rumors on this board have suggested - could this be the first step beginning a much larger station swap featuring several signals?

True - Urbana would retain a station, but Kiss Country and Hot are two totally different animals. I cannot pick up Kiss here, but last time I heard they were pretty local...Hot will ALWAYS aim towards the Dayton audience.

I would think WCWT could find a spot on the education band (perhaps 90.7 or 91.1). The oldies translator could definitely find another spot since they are very low power. Yeah, another example of the small guy getting walked on by the FCC....nothing new!

 

[Flying-Dutchman]

WCWT has already been removed from the educational band (no frequencies). Centerville
is well within the 1 mv/m of WYSO and WCDR.
No channels are available in the commercial band that fit FCC spacing requirements either.
A high school station in Washington State got a special exception, a variance of the rules.
These guys need to be on the phone with attorney Michael Wagner at the FCC ASAP.
Mr Wagner can tell you if the Commission would entertain a Petition to Deny.
Also,he can request FCC engineers to try and find a channel. It will have to be
an exception to the rules if they are to survive.

 

[Toddy-0]

With all that has been said, wouldn't the same principle regarding WLW from being 500,000 watts apply to this? I would find it appauling that a simple station request/move would/could affect already sanctioned, licensed stations. Something is ajar in this whole process. It also sounds like intellectual properties could be damaged.

 

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2/14/2007 2:07:00 PM
CHS radio station could tune out
By Jim Good
Staff Writer

After 36 years of public and educational service, Centerville High School's radio station may be removed from the airwaves.

Bob Romond, high school teacher of broadcast management and career exploration and also the general manager of WCWT-FM, the school's radio station, said that due to an Urbana radio station proposing to move to the Dayton area, WCWT may be bounced from operation to allow frequency room for the larger radio station.

He said since WCWT is a small, school-produced radio station, they have few rights and can be forced from the airwaves by a bigger commercial station.