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New station for Orleans?

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WCIB101.9

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I was searching the FCC today, and noticed that UMASS has applied for a signal on 91.3 FM. My question is, is that can the cape support another station?
 
Why does UMass feel the need to apply for every frequency known to man?

WPAA wasn't off the air officially 5 minutes, and U Mass was filing forms.

They are getting as bad as some of those religious broadcasters.

Explain to me how this is a good use of my tax dollars and how it is educating the students?
BRING BACK STUDENT RUN RADIO
 
Don't get me started about KAWZ. They are god awful. no pun intended
 
WCIB101.9 said:
I was searching the FCC today, and noticed that UMASS has applied for a signal on 91.3 FM. My question is, is that can the cape support another station?
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I assume this is specifically U. Mass Boston that applied. If so, I assume it will be nothing more than just another repeater of WUMB. The only costs will be initial licensing fees, initial equipment, occasional maintenance, the transmitter electric bill, maybe an STL audio line, and perhaps property rental if it's located in such an area. There will be no local air staff or operating staff in Orleans, and so no other overhead to support.

Neggy said:
Why does UMass feel the need to apply for every frequency known to man?
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Because the GM wants to have a full-power Class B or Class C Public Radio station like WBUR or WGBH, but no frequency for such a powerful non-commercial station was available in eastern Massachusetts, so they apply for every little frequency that they can put a translator or repeater station on.

Neggy said:
Explain to me how this... is educating the students?
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It's not, except for a small handful who work there behind the scenes (and one recent grad who is on the air as a co-host occasionally). But, the definition of a public "educational" station is not necessarily that it "educates" the students at the institution at which it's based, but that it's programming "educates" the general public within it's listening area.
 
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