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is it legal for a translator to operate when the main host hd signal is gone

this station still is operating with a strong carrier and no context or HD feed, driving around the Marlton, Medford, Mt Laurel areas it wipes out Kyw-Fm, How long will the FCC continue to DO NOTHING....
 
The thing that bothers me the most is how much money they spent for a station that they are just doing nothing with. Not saying they spent millions, but let's say someone else who would actually keep that signal active rather than just dead air has no chance to buy it. These people just spend the money for what they're letting amount to a glorified microwave
 
speer360 said:
Lack of money for enforcement I would suspect. Focusing in areas that have a large impact to legal license holders.
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b-turner said:
Somebody has to file a complaint with the FCC to get them to look in to it. That's how the FCC works now.
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Sure seems like *that* becomes the dilemma. There have been numerous threads here about the 'lack of enforcement', or to be more accurate, the lack of field agents just monitoring any given area for violators.

I'd suppose if a person is willing to 'narc' on them on a forum, taking a few more minutes to write an email *or* actual letter to the FCC to generate a genuine complaint is a line too tough to cross?? :unsure:
 
There are definitely examples of rules intentionally being ignored, but I think a lot of the HD primary sub-channel being off while the translator stays on type situations are related to flakey HD equipment, especially early generations, that are just not very robust.
 
b-turner said:
An FM translator must carry what the primary station airs. Thus, if the primary signal is down, the translator, by law, is to be as well. An AM daytimer with a translator may broadcast on the translator 24/7 as the exception to that.
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Only for 24 hours after the AM has gone off the air..its in the rules
 
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