Not sure if KDRP has found a way into Marble Falls but 88.9 (KXMP I guess) was airing KDRP Tuesday morning following Labor Day. Sent them an email asking if they now had a way to reach Marble Falls but no response so far. 88.9 had been just non-stop music, no IDs, etc. previously and listed as KXMP, Blowout, Texas.
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KDRP on 88.9 Tuesday following Labor Day
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My guess is they need to be helped out. They probably have no idea what to put on or how to run that station...
Not that it's stopped people before, but I was always under the impression that it was illegal for an LPFM to simulcast on or own a full power station, though there may be some exceptions for testing.
I don't think KXMP at 125 watts can be considered "full power."
If a station owner wants to simulcast someone else's LPFM who is to say they can't? The FCC generally does not get into programming/format decisions.
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Except for translators. Translators have to rebroadcast the programming of other stations...
I don't think KXMP at 125 watts can be considered "full power."
LOL!
If a station owner wants to simulcast someone else's LPFM who is to say they can't? The FCC generally does not get into programming/format decisions.
It's an ownership issue, not a programming one. If you have an interest of any kind in another license, you can't own an LPFM, and, if an LPFM operator buys a full-power station, the LPFM has to be sold. You also can't LMA a station you can't own, and, since LPFM operators can't own any additional stations, they can't do LMA's. Plus, it's against the law for translators to relay another station without permission. I would think that would also apply to full-power stations. Then again, operators have gamed FCC rules for years. I suppose KXMP could've gone to KDRP and gotten permission to relay the station for the fun of it. However, that smells fishy to me, especially since they couldn't likely receive compensation for airing it.
The wattage is not the dictator of the class of station. KXMP is not a low power station per the FCC. The way it works in the 88 to 92FM portion of the band, you can 'fill the hole without interference'. If that is 100 watts at 50 feet and you apply for a non-Low Power FM license, it can be granted. Antenna height above average terrain plus power equals the coverage. I recall looking at a station with a 20 foot tower and 60 watts. The antenna was on a mountain and the coverage was equal to a 6,000 watt FM at 326 feet above average terrain. I remembered thinking I'd like the electric bill each month versus having to produce 6kw into an antenna or multiple antennas. I thought a 60 watt ERP on a mountain would make for a nice solar or wind power driven FM. By the way, there is a 1 watt Low Power FM in Arizona. It is located on a tower on a mountain. Because the height above average terrain is so high, the power is reduced to lessen the coverage so it compares to a Low Power FM of 100 watts at 100 feet above average terrain.
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