Radio Aleluya receives NOV from F.C.C.

[purpledevil]

Violating station is the FM translator at 95.1 in Angleton.

read here: http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-322014A1.html

 

[DJboutit3]

Bye bye 95.1 they do not have the money to pay the fine

 

[Mediafrog+]

95.1 fed by an Internet feed, what a surprise...not. This is probably more common than most people think. Check the DFW boards about the 95.9 translator in Garland, which was doing the same thing.

 

[OldChicago]

95.1 fed by an Internet feed, what a surprise...not. This is probably more common than most people think. Check the DFW boards about the 95.9 translator in Garland, which was doing the same thing.

I heard that it depends on the classification of the originating station. A COMMERCIAL station must use the off-air signal of the originating station only, but NON-COMMERCIAL stations can feed translators using satellites, microwave links and internet feeds. KSBJ would be a perfect example of this.


OLD CHICAGO

 

[fybush]

Even a noncommercial station can't feed a translator in the commercial band via alternate means. It's only translators between 87.9-91.9 that can be fed by alternate means. Everything else has to be fed directly, assuming it's not a fill-in translator owned by the originating station.

 

[OldChicago]

Bye bye 95.1 they do not have the money to pay the fine

If they do not come back on the air, what will happen to the frequency of 95.1?

OLD CHICAGO

 

[Mediafrog+]

If they do not come back on the air, what will happen to the frequency of 95.1?

Having to be fed OTA limits the non-comm possibilities. If the translator was in the non-comm section of the band there would be numerous bidders.

KSBJ probably doesn't need it for NGEN as KYBJ already covers that area.

KUHA might be interested in it to shore up coverage of the south side of the market. It could be fed by KUHF HD2 if the KUHA OTA signal is inadequate.

American Family Radio might be another possibility if they are able to receive the KAFR 88.3 signal at the translator site.

Perhaps a commercial broadcaster buys it to run one of their HD subchannels?

 

[johndavis]

If they do not come back on the air, what will happen to the frequency of 95.1?

OLD CHICAGO

It's a pretty safe bet that they will pay the ticket and put it back on the air.

 

[radiogooroo]

It's a pretty safe bet that they will pay the ticket and put it back on the air.

If not, I'm sure someone else would be happy to pay the ticket for them. They have a CP for 99 watts at over 1800' from the Missouri City tower farm.

That's a pretty serious translator.

 

[Mediafrog+]

If not, I'm sure someone else would be happy to pay the ticket for them. They have a CP for 99 watts at over 1800' from the Missouri City tower farm. That's a pretty serious translator.

Considering how far KSBJ's NGEN translator on 99.5 gets out with 99 watts @ 471 feet, the new Missouri City signal for 95.1 should do quite well, as long as it isn't pounded by tropo from KYKR and KNDE. Won't have building penetrating capability, but will do nicely for car reception.

 

[johndavis]

Looks like it will become a fill-in translator for KRBZ Missouri City.

That's going to make some money.

 

[Mediafrog+]

Looks like it will become a fill-in translator for KRBZ Missouri City.

That's going to make some money.

Now the question is whether KBRZ keeps the current South Asian format or leases out to someone else more interested in the FM coverage?

Houston has been way behind the curve in the trend of FM translators rebroadcasting an AM. DFW, Austin and San Antonio have had these for several years.

You are right, the airtime costs on KBRZ are probably about to significantly jump.

 

[rbrucecarter5]

Houston has been way behind the curve in the trend of FM translators rebroadcasting an AM. DFW, Austin and San Antonio have had these for several years.

Yeah, and thank goodness for the fact we are behind the curve! Dallas translators are nothing but free handouts to AM stations that don't need them, and at least in one case, they jam a popular rim shot for Collin County - KMAD. Either expand the FM band to move AM's, or keep them the _____ off FM because there just isn't room on the band for all the talk, sports, ethnic, foreign language, and religious cr@p that is currently on AM. Just because the FCC ruined the AM band with too many stations and nonsensical allocations - it doesn't mean they have to re-make the FM band in its image. Oh - wait - they already ruined the band when they approved HD and saturated it with interference. Never mind.

 

[Mediafrog+]

Either expand the FM band to move AM's, or keep them the _____ off FM because there just isn't room on the band for all the talk, sports, ethnic, foreign language, and religious cr@p that is currently on AM.

Time to bang the drum again about expanding the FM band down to 76 MHz and moving a large number of AM stations there. Although such a plan is still just chatter here in the U.S., Brazil appears to be actively moving towards actually implementing it. If Brazil goes that direction, the rest of Latin America will probably follow, which will but pressure on the U.S. to do the same.

You'll probably have to throw money at the few remaining TV stations on RF channels 5 and 6 to get them to move, but the result would be an even playing field for radio broadcasters and more opportunities for LPFM.

Of course the rapid expansion and availability options for The Internet and broadband in the near future might make the FM expansion plan ultimately irrelevant.

One thing to consider with the 95.1 translator upgrade: What does it do to the possibility of new Houston LPFM's on 94.9 and 95.3?