How is this allowed to happen?

[AnyHuman]

This new 95.5 signal in San Antonio will put an end to La Ley 95.7 in the SA area when it comes on... The problem is that's a big if as this translator has never broadcast before. I've never heard it on the air and I would have if they actually broadcast before moving multiple times like that. They just move and move as much as they want and never actually get on the air. I thought that was illegal to move translators multiple times without broadcasting.'

https://fccinfo.com/CMDProEngine.ph...sAppIDNumber=3f149825372f4251b6e4c1b6063ebeb7


This article concerns a different owner, but you get the idea. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/...-whats-next-for-the-chicago-ghost-translator/

 

[clouseau]

La Ley only is protected in part of the city of San Antonio. The new translator's 54 dbu contour just needs to not overlap the 60 dbu of KLEY. it looks like it does not. Whether there is actual interference is another matter. You'll have to see when/if it comes on.

 

[Kent]

Clouseau is correct. I was thinking you only had to certify contours didn’t touch if the translator and full-power stations were co-channel, but I'm not an engineer.

As I mentioned in the thread about the 100.7’s, theoretical interference normally doesn’t stop the licensing of translators. If enough regular listeners to KLEY-FM complain to the station about interference, the station can choose to take action. The interfering translator typically gets a chance to work with the listeners and the station(s) to mitigate the interference, and, if that attempt isn’t successful, the translator must either relocate or go off-air.