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Emmis to Move 1070 TX Site

I'm going to check CHOK with a field strength meter Day and Night soon and see if there is any difference. I don't think KYW is using IBOC anymore. I don't blame the Canadian stations for being HONKED OFF (pun on the Geese) about IBOC, but when it stops, they should. There are very few stations still using IBOC.
 
1070 was very busy last night. Who was the Mexican/Spanish language station? Very strong, maybe Cuba? Seemed to null to the southeast. Nothing listed for Cuba. Not the same programming that is audible under WLS.
 
WCSZ, San Souci, South Carolina was the Spanish. CHOK, Sarnia, Ontario came to the top at times too. There were others in the mess as well. The frequency sounded like a graveyard channel at sunrise.
 
1310 WTLC AM is off the air right now as well. It's 10:53 A.M.
 
Looking at the WTLC array, it would be good to diplex. WTLC is nondirectional Day, so I assume you could use the other tower for WIBC/WFNI, if that helped. If there is room, they might be able to put a small footprint DA for Night there Class B. The WTLC 1310 tower is about 180.6 degrees at 1070. Very efficient. It also might help to protect CHOK, WTSO, and other nearby 1070s nondirectional with flea power Night. This is because of the vertical radiation coefficient. Wrong direction to serve Indy with a DA though.
 
gr8oldies said:
No one wants to think this, but it's very possible 1070 just goes away.
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I can see Emmis deferring on any public statement about the license until August 1, 2022, and it's quietly turned in with no public mention beyond the industry trades. Even if there's a rig set up to fire up an audible signal once a year, so as to reset the 365-day license forfeiture clock, would it even be worth it?

Emmis' deferral on admitting this would be justified as no one would really want to admit the land was worth way more than the station itself.
 
There would be notices on the FCC Website. YOU CAN'T QUIETLY TURN A LICENSE IN. It's a matter of Public Record.

It looks like it could be good opportunity to improve another station's facilities.
 
Spanish on 1070 might be WGOS High Point, NC. Caught call letters, my Spanish is not very good, but sounded like "COS". 1KW daytimer assuming they can run 24/7 since WFNI is off the air? Who ever it is , they are quite strong, over Sarnia.

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1070 even downgraded could become another black radio station or Spanish
Schroedingers Cat said:
There would be notices on the FCC Website. YOU CAN'T QUIETLY TURN A LICENSE IN. It's a matter of Public Record.

It looks like it could be good opportunity to improve another station's facilities.
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Maybe they will sell the license or donate it to a group who won't compete with Emmis for listeners?
 
media1170 said:
Spanish on 1070 might be WGOS High Point, NC. Caught call letters, my Spanish is not very good, but sounded like "COS". 1KW daytimer assuming they can run 24/7 since WFNI is off the air? Who ever it is , they are quite strong, over Sarnia.
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A station can not change operations just because another co-channel operation is silent. First, that silent station is still licensed until it surrenders the license and must be protected. Second, if the silent station surrenders its license, the other station must file an application to increase power and await FCC approval. Third, Indianapolis is not the only protected station on 1070 so probably WGOS can not make any significant improvement.
 
media1170 said:
Spanish on 1070 might be WGOS High Point, NC. Caught call letters, my Spanish is not very good, but sounded like "COS". 1KW daytimer assuming they can run 24/7 since WFNI is off the air? Who ever it is , they are quite strong, over Sarnia.

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Both are possible but the format I heard was Spanish Hits, not Spanish Christian. Nothing to do with the downgrade, but WCSZ has been cheating for years.
 
DavidEduardo said:
A station can not change operations just because another co-channel operation is silent. First, that silent station is still licensed until it surrenders the license and must be protected. Second, if the silent station surrenders its license, the other station must file an application to increase power and await FCC approval. Third, Indianapolis is not the only protected station on 1070 so probably WGOS can not make any significant improvement.
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There are 4 stations packed pretty tightly in that region including Chattanooga, High Point, San Souci and Greensboro
 
Schroedingers Cat said:
There would be notices on the FCC Website. YOU CAN'T QUIETLY TURN A LICENSE IN. It's a matter of Public Record.

It looks like it could be good opportunity to improve another station's facilities.
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I meant "quietly" in the matter of local media coverage about the action, not in the actual action itself.
 
gr8oldies said:
There are 4 stations packed pretty tightly in that region including Chattanooga, High Point, San Souci and Greensboro
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Plus Sarnia, ON, Memphis, TN, Madison, WI, Hannibal, MO, and the protected contour of KNX and the total protection of the Canadian border, even if CBA is gone.
 
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