THat was then, this is now. Now every audio source imaginable is online, and I don't see the circumstance where people carry both a phone and a Walkman with them.
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Emmis to Move 1070 TX Site
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Most internet radio listening is with Amazon Alexa. There are more hd radios in cars than Alexa's in cars at this point.
How far would 1070 go if it was digital only? 100 miles?
How far would 1070 go if it was digital only? 100 miles?
They have 2 translators fed by an HD2, id wager thats where 90 plus percent of the audience is or they wouldnt be silencing the AM, at least temporarily. Digitla AM in this case can't hurt at all.. its worth a try
I doubt theyd get 12.5kw day and 2kw night.. if they downgrade to a single tower, they lose grandfathered status.. and any stations that came on after WFNI that had to protect WFNI, they have to now protect and its caleld the ratchet rule, they have to decrease interference caused, i think.
You cant just asusme/.. ok.. 50kw, 4 towers.. they can get 1/4 of that ND..
Id wager 10kw non d day and 1kw non d nights is the most theyd get.. but id not be surprised if all they got was 5kw day 250w night
My understanding is that there is a loophole that allows a new STA site to be used with 1/4 power. If you would like, ask me in a PM who their consultant was and what station it was. And it certainly could run as a nondirectional AUX while a new CP site was developed. WIND has a full-time AUX at the WYLL Day site more than 30 miles away. It just has to keep the AUX 0.5 mV/m within the 0.5 mV/m contour of the licensed facility. The Night would be more restrictive than WIND. Look at the WIND AUX APP at CDBS. A new modest LIC facility, like a near linear dogleg 3 tower for Night, would take much less land than a cardioid broadside multiplicative 2 X 3 array. The Ratchet Rule is on the way out, and works in mysterious unpredictable ways in some cases.
It's based on the present LIC site, even if it has been demolished. At least two of the four stations which were Class III-A that are now 50 kW Night were heavily ratcheted. They just had to move the TL. Now you don't even have to put an NIF over 80% of the COL, so the 10% reduction would be less problematic in that sense. To put a NIF contour over all of Indianapolis today would probably be impossible anyway.
WIND AUX APP for WYLL Day site.
It's based on the present LIC site, even if it has been demolished. At least two of the four stations which were Class III-A that are now 50 kW Night were heavily ratcheted. They just had to move the TL. Now you don't even have to put an NIF over 80% of the COL, so the 10% reduction would be less problematic in that sense. To put a NIF contour over all of Indianapolis today would probably be impossible anyway.
WIND AUX APP for WYLL Day site.
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Yes, you can get 25 percent power ND, but thats automatic based on licensed day power.. doesnt mean thats what youd get as a permanent new license
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I wouldn't recommend all digital AM in a small or medium sized city. But in a large city like Indy, I think it might be exciting to try. I wouldn't be afraid to do it and I'd put music on it.
Also, their translator on 93.5 can be upgraded as it no longer has to protect the 93.5 that I allotted to Columbus, IN. about 20 years ago. I had the FCC remove 93.5 from the Table of Allocations here. Therefore, they no longer have to protect anything to the south.
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There are AM's operating on STA's for decades.
technically, thats different then a permanent license
Translators don't have to protect vacant allocations.
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A religious group was awarded 93.5. They claimed to have built the station and got it licensed. But, they had never built it.
Basically, there are options. If WFNI wanted to be ~10000 watts Day, ~15 watts Night, nondirectional, U1, they could APPLY, GET A CP, AND LICENSE that, like WIND could probably do with their AUX to become the LIC facility. It would still be a Class B for WIND, but only Class D for WFNI. In the short run, they could run 12500 Day and 2500 Night nondirectional as an STA. KRVN 880 has run nondirectional Nights several times with substantial power.
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As you can see from their 93.5 coverage map, they did indeed have to protect 93.5 in Columbus because an unbuilt station claimed to have been constructed and obtained a license.
However, the religious group had to turn their license back in and now the FCC has deleted 93.5 from the Table of Allotments. Therefore, Emmis no longer has to protect anything south.
.Emmis 93.5
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Internet radio is kind of quirky in the car. So, thus signal could be fun to play with. Is Emmis looking to dump 1070?
No one knows but I could see it happening.
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I should talk to them. I'm looking for new toys.
To dissuade licensees from turning in licenses for the better signal AM facilities just so they won't have to compete against them, the FCC should keep the facility as an allotment, give the current licensee a certain amount of time to transfer it, and auction it off like KZQZ if they don't. To talk about surrendering the best facilities in a state is nonsense, whether it's WFNI, WGN, WLS, WJR, WFME, or whoever. This may become a big problem if big tower owners that are gobbling up towers and land start selling off AM tower properties. The FCC also has to become more flexible about re siting both AM and FM facilities that lose (or even sell) sites so they don't have to keep downgrading the best facilities. They should restore the old Section 73.213 sections allowing spacing zones as an option, for instance. And allow de minimus overlap in thinly populated land areas like they used to.
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It's 2021 in the digital age. Amplitude Modulation's days are numbered. Either digital gets established on the medium wave band or it will have the same kind of broadcasting that is on short wave right now.
They have two translators that cover much of the market population, and they will continue. I have not looked at how many streaming sources they are on, but they may feel that the local sports content is compelling enough to make the station work without the AM signal.
Not that I disagree with your overall premise, but 1070 won't likely come back as one of the best signals in the state after this. The FCC decided in the late 1960's that the country had too many AM's and put serious restrictions on new AM licenses. At one point, it was planning to stop issuing any new AM licenses, though it ultimately backed down.
When you decide you're going to sell your towers and lease them back, you take on some inherent risks. The problem is that many, if not most, AM stations are almost worthless today. It's a technology that's over a century old and has already outlived its life expectancy. The FCC tried to figure out a way to help AM stations, and its solution was to find them a way to get on FM.
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