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Stations in coastal areas can use higher power at night, as long as they go directional and aim it away from co-channel stations in the rest of the country. (In WWRU's case, that higher power ends up being aimed right over NYC on its way out to sea, coincidentally enough...)
WWRU (and the other stations with higher power at night) puts no more than 1 kW in the direction of any other station on 1660, the nearest of which is in Michigan, if memory serves.
WWRU (and the other stations with higher power at night) puts no more than 1 kW in the direction of any other station on 1660, the nearest of which is in Michigan, if memory serves.
Wait, these stations wanted directional signals and the FCC said they weren't going to let THAT happen again.
Here's another example of a directional X-band www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KFXY&service=AM&status=L&hours=D That's 24-hour directional from Enid OK, targeting Oklahoma City, hundreds of miles away from a "coastline." I remember some of the arguing points from the original application but was never able to understand the FCC's reasoning for granting that one, however.
And the FCC originally stated that all X-band stations would broadcast in stereo, too, and there would be a drop-dead date for surrendering either one or the other license (standard or X-band). We all see how that turned out. Two examples in my home state: KHVN 970 Fort Worth is still on along with KKGM 1630 and KZNE 1150 College Station is still operating alongside WTAW 1620, both pairs with separate programming.
Back to WWRU, check this quote from the FCC regulations: (t)he Commission defines a “Model 1” facility as follows in §73.14 of the Rules: ”Model 1 facility: A station operating in the 1605-1705 kHz band featuring fulltime operation with stereo, competitive technical quality, 10 kW daytime power, 1 kW nighttime power, nondirectional antenna (or a simple directional antenna system), and separated by 400-800 km from other co-channel stations.” We know about the exception for running 10kW nights along a coastline, but how did they get approval for a 4-tower ("simple"?) directional nighttime pattern and a CP for a new one?
I know...all too well.
And the FCC originally stated that all X-band stations would broadcast in stereo, too, and there would be a drop-dead date for surrendering either one or the other license (standard or X-band). We all see how that turned out. Two examples in my home state: KHVN 970 Fort Worth is still on along with KKGM 1630 and KZNE 1150 College Station is still operating alongside WTAW 1620, both pairs with separate programming.
Back to WWRU, check this quote from the FCC regulations: (t)he Commission defines a “Model 1” facility as follows in §73.14 of the Rules: ”Model 1 facility: A station operating in the 1605-1705 kHz band featuring fulltime operation with stereo, competitive technical quality, 10 kW daytime power, 1 kW nighttime power, nondirectional antenna (or a simple directional antenna system), and separated by 400-800 km from other co-channel stations.” We know about the exception for running 10kW nights along a coastline, but how did they get approval for a 4-tower ("simple"?) directional nighttime pattern and a CP for a new one?
KR4BD said:
I know...all too well.
Good luck with KHPY! It is directional (3 towers) Day AND Night.
Here's the night pattern:
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KHPY&service=AM&status=L&hours=N
Here's the night pattern:
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KHPY&service=AM&status=L&hours=N
Quote from: KR4BD on December 25, 2008, 04:44:18 pm The FCC changes it mind....
Quote from: KyDXIn on Today at 03:42:43 pm It has a mind???
Quote from: KR4BD on Today at 07:41:47 pm That's a GOOD POINT!
With apologies to that 'Club' song we sang along with in the early days of children's TV:
M I C ... K E Y ... that's the FCC. ;D
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