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KHCH Huntsville gets application approved

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jd

The FCC okayed the proposed move of KHCH 1400 to 1410 last week. The move will require reducing their power from 600 watts full time to 250 watts daytime, 87 watts nighttime.

Moving KHCH to 1410 is being done to allow KHCB 1400 in Galveston to move to League City and install a directional antenna, but that has yet to meet with FCC approval.
 
> The FCC okayed the proposed move of KHCH 1400 to 1410 last
> week. The move will require reducing their power from 600
> watts full time to 250 watts daytime, 87 watts nighttime.

Which will still cover what they need just fine. Huntsville isn't that big.

> Moving KHCH to 1410 is being done to allow KHCB 1400 in
> Galveston to move to League City and install a directional
> antenna, but that has yet to meet with FCC approval.

Seems the main FCC objection would be opening a Pandora's Box of directional applications for graveyard frequencies should that scheme be approved.

Wonder if they would simply move an omnidirectional stick closer to Houston if the directional application fizzles?
 
> > The FCC okayed the proposed move of KHCH 1400 to 1410 last
>
> > week. The move will require reducing their power from 600
>
> > watts full time to 250 watts daytime, 87 watts nighttime.
>
> Which will still cover what they need just fine. Huntsville
> isn't that big.
>
> > Moving KHCH to 1410 is being done to allow KHCB 1400 in
> > Galveston to move to League City and install a directional
>
> > antenna, but that has yet to meet with FCC approval.
>
> Seems the main FCC objection would be opening a Pandora's
> Box of directional applications for graveyard frequencies
> should that scheme be approved.
>
> Wonder if they would simply move an omnidirectional stick
> closer to Houston if the directional application fizzles?
>
.....just thought of this, too; nowdays, as it has been for many years, listening to an am radio at that freq in BPT during the daytime typically yields the result of listening to two stations (KHCB and KAOK) simultaneously, along with other slop that lands there.....kinda weird that these 1400's are located a relatively short distance from each other......
 
> > Moving KHCH to 1410 is being done to allow KHCB 1400 in
> > Galveston to move to League City and install a directional
> > antenna, but that has yet to meet with FCC approval.
>
> Seems the main FCC objection would be opening a Pandora's
> Box of directional applications for graveyard frequencies
> should that scheme be approved.
>
> Wonder if they would simply move an omnidirectional stick
> closer to Houston if the directional application fizzles?

They could, and probably would now that the path will be clear. There have been a few instances in the past where graveyard AM's were granted directional patterns, and my gut feeling is the FCC will approve KHCB's application. It's a bit of a reach, but consider what happened with the expanded band stations: a number of them have been allowed to use directional patterns if they are along coastlines and they don't have to reduce their power at night. Since KHCB is on the coast they could argue that they don't want to waste power over the Gulf.
 
> They could, and probably would now that the path will be
> clear. There have been a few instances in the past where
> graveyard AM's were granted directional patterns, and my gut
> feeling is the FCC will approve KHCB's application. It's a
> bit of a reach, but consider what happened with the expanded
> band stations: a number of them have been allowed to use
> directional patterns if they are along coastlines and they
> don't have to reduce their power at night. Since KHCB is on
> the coast they could argue that they don't want to waste
> power over the Gulf.

Only ONE directional X Band station I know of (NJ)..there may be a second one but that would be it. Otherwise they are 10KW day, 1KW night. If wasting power was an issue, then FMs near the coast would also be allowed to be directional so they can run less xmtr power for the same ERP but the FCC does not allow that.
 
> Only ONE directional X Band station I know of (NJ)..there
> may be a second one but that would be it. Otherwise they are
> 10KW day, 1KW night. If wasting power was an issue, then FMs
> near the coast would also be allowed to be directional so
> they can run less xmtr power for the same ERP but the FCC
> does not allow that.

KHPY 1670 Moreno Valley CA runs two patterns with 10kW day/9kW night, and KFXY 1640 Enid OK is a DA-1 with the standard 10kW day/1kW night. Like WWRU 1660 Jersey City NJ, KHPY, although quite a distance inland, took advantage of the "coastal clause." Check the X-band tech rules.
 
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