Four Applications For 1700 AM in Rockland County

[Barry]

According to RadioInsight, four different parties have applied to the FCC over the past few years for authorization to operate with 10 kw (1kw at night) on the extended AM band frequency. Such a signal should be audible in much of the New York Metro, during daylight hours.
The applicants include: The owner of WRCR 1300 AM in Spring Valley; Polnet, owner of WRKL 910 AM in Pomona (which just started a temporary smooth jazz format); Talkline Communications, which leases time on some of the local AM stations; and a fourth entity called S&B Broadcasting (don't know anything about them).
The article indicates an auction will take place next May to decide on the successful applicants for this and several other AM frequencies in other parts of the country that have multiple bidders.
As extended band stations get out quite well, this signal should be audible throughout much of the New York Metro area, at least during the hours before sunset.
It is interesting that with all of the talk concerning the decline of AM radio, there are at least four broadcasters vying for a frequency at the far end of the AM dial.

RadioInsight: http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/86721/fcc-to-auction-22-new-am-signals/

 

[BigJimmy]

putting any new AM station on the air now or in the future is a foolish
waste of $$$. of course some rich people do it because they want to
"play radio."

 

[kevtronics]

A signal that high on the band has poor groundwave coverage but good skywave coverage at night. Hudson County, NJ has a network of 10-watt TIS stations on 1710 kHz that get out extremely well, but that's only because nobody else is using the frequency (aside from a few sporadic pirates).