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Northwest Arkansas KISR's Move

txchipk

txchipk

Today, the FCC granted a license to cover for KISR 93.7 Fort Smith's downgrade from a full class C to a C1 -- but transmitter move 19 miles northeast to the Nexstar tower that is home to Fox KFTA-TV 24. It pushes more of a stronger signal north to add more coverage north of Fayetteville. As a Fayetteville/NWA signal, it will be a rimshot -- but the market is way bigger at 500k people (12+ population) vs 283k for Fort Smith.

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I wonder if this is just step one.

Just quickly looking at the adjacent channels, and this is preliminary, specially KIGL 93.3 and KAMO 94.3, it looks possible that KISR could probably move further north with a Community of License change (West Fork or Elkins) and a downgrade to a C2. Because of those two adjacents on the north side of the market, KISR will always have some deficiency in northern Benton County. Because it is already licensed to For Smith there shouldn't be a rural radio issue in play since both places are "urbanized".

Then again, maybe they are just moving it a little so they can feed fill-in translators in Fayetteville.
 
Ryan Williams said:
Just quickly looking at the adjacent channels, and this is preliminary, specially KIGL 93.3 and KAMO 94.3, it looks possible that KISR could probably move further north with a Community of License change (West Fork or Elkins) and a downgrade to a C2.
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A move is also going to be complicated by KBFL-FM in Springfield (Fair Grove, actually). It is going to move to 93.7 as a Class A and will relocate to the tower on KOLR 10’s property just east of Glenstone and Division. Might be possible for KISR to move north as a C2, I suppose, but KBFL-FM is moving as close as it can legally get to this new facility. Despite being an almost two hour drive, NWA and Springfield are not far apart as the crow flies.

Ryan Williams said:
Then again, maybe they are just moving it a little so they can feed fill-in translators in Fayetteville.
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Check your PM's, and I'll fill you in a bit.
 
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