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FCC Happenings in Central VA

Actually... non-commercial stations don't use the auction system. The FCC selects one applicant out of however many there are. Money doesn't play a role.

- Trip
 
krisalyx said:
oh god YES please i really hope va tech will get it so we can FINALLY listen to radio IQ here, i mean i listen to it all the time when i go to roanoke, or when i'm in the west end.
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Liberty University was chosen. =(

Also, WHRO (I think) got a station in Gloucester.

- Trip
 
Money may not be a consideration in awarding non-commercial FM frequencies, but it seems obvious influence is. Otherwise, why do the CPs almost always go to the godcasters. Liberty U seems to be having a field day in VA. I guess they will duke it out with AFR and the others in Richmond. NPR/Public Radio is a disgrace in Richmond. Glad I live where we have 3 100k NPR stations, two of them NPR talk, with different schedules.
 
fortmill said:
Money may not be a consideration in awarding non-commercial FM frequencies, but it seems obvious influence is.
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Not really. The FCC has standards that are set out pretty clearly for how it chooses among competing applicants in situations like these, and those standards are followed quite closely, in large part because there would be some serious lawsuits if they weren't. The standards are complicated, and include factors like whether or not the proposed station would provide first or second noncomm service to a certain number of potential listeners (determined entirely by predicted coverage over population), whether or not the applicant is local to the area it proposes to serve, and total population to be covered by the proposed station.

I guess you could say that "influence" comes into play if you consider that there are only a few really good consulting engineers out there who understand how to work within those rules to craft the applications with the best chance of success, but the truth is anyone can do it, if they're willing to really dig deep into the rules to figure out how to win.
 
I left Richmond for Tampa and this place has too many faith based broadcasters to count. However Tampa has two non-commercial stations dedicated to classical music, public affairs, jazz, eclectic music, etc. I assumed this was because there is no TV 6 here. The non-com band is jammed.

WUSF is university run and is like WCVE

WMNF is a foundation is like a Pacifica outlet in it's focus

Both have city grade coverage for this huge area.
 
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