I wonder if whoever the owner of the Franklin station is has ever considered putting translator(s) on the northside of Marion county in order to cover Indianapolis?
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Franklin & translators
- Thread starter Steppenwolf
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The FCC currently has a freeze on all new translators. They say they won't
be accepting any new ones for several years. The tie up is caused by some
petitions and dockets concerning Low Power FM.
be accepting any new ones for several years. The tie up is caused by some
petitions and dockets concerning Low Power FM.
IMO the biggest problem is/was the "Great Translator Invasion" where a few non-profits that didn't even own *any* on-air stations (full power, low power, translators) were able to file for a massive "land grab" of hundreds of translator CPs across the country.
That, and the lack of any useful limit to the number of translators that may be owned by large non-commercial, educational entities.
That, and the lack of any useful limit to the number of translators that may be owned by large non-commercial, educational entities.
The Franklin station (I assume you are referring to 95.9 and not the college station) is licensed as a commercial station. Under the current translator rules, they cannot own and operate a translator outside of ther 60dbu coverage area (
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FM1105842.html). That goes roughly past Southport to 465. Within this contour, the station can own the translator and feed it through any means. Outside of this area, the only way WIAU can get a translator is for an individual who is not financially supported by the station to operate it. The translator would have to fed by over the air reception.
Non-commercial stations may translators anywhere on any available frequency so long as it is fed over the air. Within the educational band (88-92 MHz), they could feed it through other means such as satellite. This is how the satellite religious networks work.
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FM1105842.html). That goes roughly past Southport to 465. Within this contour, the station can own the translator and feed it through any means. Outside of this area, the only way WIAU can get a translator is for an individual who is not financially supported by the station to operate it. The translator would have to fed by over the air reception.
Non-commercial stations may translators anywhere on any available frequency so long as it is fed over the air. Within the educational band (88-92 MHz), they could feed it through other means such as satellite. This is how the satellite religious networks work.
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